Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA invest $15 million to help protect Western U.S. communities from wildfire
The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced today that approximately $15 million has been provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to construct and deploy a new suite of fire weather observing systems in high-risk locations in the Western United States to support wildfire prediction, detection and monitoring. The investments support four distinct but related components of a regional fire weather observing system that relies on different technologies and approaches with the goal of improving wildfire prediction, detection and monitoring from the regional to local scales. “Catastrophic wildfires threaten the lives and livelihoods of many communities across the country, which is
Photo and Video Chronology — January 15, 2025 — Kīlauea summit eruption episode 4
Around 9:15 a.m. HST this morning, January 15, 2025, the eruption of Kīlauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed. Lava fountains are active at two vents in the west part of the caldera. Panorama image of the north and south vents in the west portion of Kīlauea caldera are erupting lava fountains during the afternoon of January 15, 2025. Lava fountains are feeding lava flows that are moving in an eastward direction on the caldera floor. USGS photo by M. Patrick. Episode 4 of the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption began this morning, January 15, 2025. Lava fountains resumed erupting from the
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: High pressure will shift eastward over the Mid-Atlantic U.S. bringing northeasterly winds across the state creating mostly dry conditions statewide (near 0-5% chance of rain). Both a mixture of sunshine and cloud cover can be expected throughout the state, but breezy wind gusts of 10-15 mph can be expected throughout Central and South Florida with stronger wind gusts upwards of 20-25 mph along the East Coast. Drier air filtering southward throughout the Suwannee Valley and interior Central Florida will create sensitive wildfire conditions as relative humidity
SPC Jan 15, 2025 1730 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
SPC 1730Z Day 2 Outlook Day 2 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1122 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Valid 161200Z - 171200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected on Thursday. ...Discussion... An upper trough over the eastern U.S. will advance slowly eastward Thursday, while the next feature -- a short-wave trough over western Canada -- digs southeastward, moving into the northwestern/north-central U.S. overnight. At the surface, cold/dry/stable conditions will persist. A pronounced cold front, associated with the digging/western upper system, will likewise shift southeastward out of Canada, but preceding high pressure will preclude
SPC Jan 15, 2025 1630 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 1630Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1015 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Valid 151630Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...Synopsis and Discussion... With weak instability in place this morning, isolated thunderstorms should continue for a few more hours along parts of the middle/upper TX Coast as an upper trough pivots southeastward over the southern Plains. This activity will remain elevated in nature, and severe thunderstorms are not expected. Across the rest of the CONUS, dry and/or stable conditions will preclude
SPC Jan 15, 2025 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0646 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Valid 151300Z - 161200Z ...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Severe thunderstorms are not expected through tonight. ...Coastal Texas... Scattered elevated convection is expected to continue across the coastal plain as warm/moist advection persists while a weak mid-level disturbance moves eastward over the western Gulf of Mexico. Deeper lightning-producing convection will focus over the open Gulf waters, but a few lightning flashes could occur near the coast. This potential is substantiated by the 12z observed sounding from Corpus
SPC Jan 15, 2025 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0630 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025 Valid 150100Z - 151200Z ...NO THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST... ...SUMMARY... Thunderstorms are not expected tonight. ...01z Update... Weak mid-level disturbance is ejecting across northeast Mexico toward deep south TX early this evening. This feature should encourage weak elevated convection along the cool side of an offshore coastal boundary tonight. 00z sounding from BRO exhibits a modestly steep 3-6km lapse rate (7 C/km), and while moist, MUCAPE is only 100 J/kg. Lapse rates will likely remain a bit too weak
SPC Dec 15, 2024 2000 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 2000Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0155 PM CST Sun Dec 15 2024 Valid 152000Z - 161200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TO THE OZARKS... ...SUMMARY... Isolated severe hail, strong/gusty winds, and perhaps a tornado may occur tonight through early Monday morning from parts of north Texas to the Ozarks. ...20Z Update... The previous forecast (see below) remains on track, and no changes were needed with this update. The latest guidance indicates some potential for embedded/loosely organized cells tracking northeastward across southeast MO
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Sunday, December 15, 2024
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Coastal showers have developed this morning along the I-95 corridor and East Coast, and additional spotty to isolated showers can be expected throughout the day (15-35% chance of rain). Elsewhere, mostly dry conditions can be expected due to strong high pressure over New England expanding southward across the western half of the state. Wind gusts of 15-20 mph can be expected by midday throughout the Peninsula, with stronger wind gusts upwards of 25-30 mph along and near the East Coast. High temperatures will reach the 70s
SPC Dec 15, 2024 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0624 AM CST Sun Dec 15 2024 Valid 151300Z - 161200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TO THE OZARKS... ...SUMMARY... Isolated hail near severe limits is possible tonight from portions of north Texas to the Ozarks. ...Synopsis... In mid/upper levels, a low-amplitude longwave pattern will remain in place over the CONUS, with progressive shortwave to synoptic troughs traversing the prevailing westerlies. The leading trough -- currently anchored by a closed low near the northern IL/IN border --