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ICC SITREP #9
(U/SBU) Current:
• No official confirmation by US Coast Guard (USCG) personnel of oil
spill making landfall at this time.
• Rapid Response Teams continue to investigate unsubstantiated reports
of landfall.
• No dispersant over flights scheduled for 1 May due to inclement
weather.
(U/SBU) Future:
• Strong south east winds of 23-29 miles per hour are expected to continue
through 2 May and will continue to bring oil towards the shoreline. Seas of
seven to ten feet (inner waters) and nine to 12 feet (outer waters) are
expected, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
• (UiSBU) US Northern Command reports two Modular Aerial Spray System
aircraft are pre-positioned at Stennis International airport and anticipate
commencing missions today, 1 May depending on weather.
(Above from HSIN posting 2010_05_01_0600)
NOAA Operations
(U) Homeland Security Program Office
ICC Contact: Telephone: 301.713.0136. ICC FAX: 301,713.0144
• Weekends: HSPO staffs ICC in (SSMC I) from 0730 to 1900 EDT with
reachback to Line/Staff Office reps.
o ICC operates at Level -II, Virtual activation.
o ICC Coordination calls at 01 May at 1000 and 1500 EDT
Operations
Waters
Forecast Briefing
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT OVER EAST TEXAS WILL WORK INTO THE
IMPACT AREA SUNDAY AND BECOME QUITE SLUGGISH ... LEAVING A
LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL THAT CAN BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY. THE
FRONT MAY BECOME STATIONARY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY IN
THE VICINITY OF OPERATIONS AREA. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
MONDAY ~IIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES FOR
LIGHTER WI~IDS AND DIMINISHING SEAS. A RETURN TO AN ONSHORE
FLOW REGIME IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.
Coastal Flooding impact
... HIGH TIDES WILL LIKELY POSE A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT SUNDAY...
.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH WINDS AND
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HANCOCK
455 AM COT SAT MAY 12010
SUNDAY...
... HIGH TIDES WILL LIKELY POSE A COASTAL FLOOD THREAT SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY...
. .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH WINDS AND
INCREASING WAVE ACTION WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES IN TIDE
LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE SUI\IDAY.
MSl080-011800
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HANCOCK
455 AM COT SAT MAY 12010
SUNDAY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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/0.CON.KLlX,CF.A.0001.000000TOOOOZ-100503TOOOOZ/
TANGIPAHOA-ST. TAMMANY-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-
AFTER MIDNIGHT .
GMZ575-020330
COASTAL WATERS FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO THE SOUTHWEST PASS OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND ADVISORY...
HAVE LARGE SPRING TIDE RANGES TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COIVIBINE
FLOODING ALONG HANCOCK COUNTY COAST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL
FOR THE REST OF THE GULF COASTAL AREAS FROM TERREBONNE PARISH TO THE
TODAY.
THUNDERSTORMS...
WILL REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA TODAY AI\JD TONIGHT.
MARINE ...
SOUTH WIf\IDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WHICH
TODAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ...
SCATIERED THUr---IDERSTORMS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS SUNDAY AS A FRONT
AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. SEVERAL STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH A FEW
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.
DUE TO THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM ... RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE
EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
LIKELY FOCUS OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST AI\JD SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
REGION LATE MONDAY.
MARINE ...
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL
CRAFT. THE LONG FETCH OF SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MATURE
WAVES UP TO 12 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER
WATERS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS
AND TIDAL LAKES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WII\IDS MAY DECREASE BELOW
15 KNOTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
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All product were prepared 5/1/10 with spill location forecast date 5/3/10 1800 COT
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