Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:25:00 EST A dome of high pressure will continue over the Intermountain West into Thanksgiving morning. Although the main storm track has shifted northward into western Canada, this will not rule out scattered rain showers accompanied by higher elevations snow across portions of Washington State during the next couple of days. Low pressure, and associated frontal system, moving through the Central Plains will bring widespread rain showers to the mid-sections of the country. Behind this frontal system, drier air with only a limited drop in temperatures will take place. However, a second system will spill into the northern tier states by late Tuesday night will bring an additional shot of cooler air from a Canadian air mass. A stalled frontal boundary will keep the weather unsettled across Florida through Thanksgiving morning. Scattered showers and thunderstorms and isolated heavier storms are all possible given the unstable air mass in place. Latest local weather forecasts, warnings, watches, and advisories...
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Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:15:51 EDT Created in October 2005, the Climate Program Office incorporates the Office of Global Programs, the Arctic Research Office, the Climate Observations and Services Program, and coordinates climate activities across NOAA. Details...
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:22:44 EDT Corals start to feel stressed when the sea surface temperature is more than 1°C above the average we expect to see in the hottest month. Even more important for corals is build-up of warm-water stress over time. Details...
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:32:55 EDT California's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring Florida's Everglades or the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar intends to hold a public meeting in Washington next month to discuss plans to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the freshwater estuary that supplies drinking water to two-thirds of Californians and is one of the most important wildlife habitats on the West Coast, Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes said. Hayes was in Sacramento to update farmers, city dwellers and environmentalists about federal efforts to free up water for crops and fisheries as the state hobbles through its third year of drought. Details...
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:33:22 EDT A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was recorded at 6:40 AM Saturday morning in the Virgin Island region, The earthquake was centered 51 miles northwest of Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands or 96 miles northeast of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Several smaller aftershocks have been recorded in the area. Details...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:15:58 EST NOAA is accepting applications through January 30, 2009 for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fifth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. Details...
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:59:20 EDT NOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Nino, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Nino, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months NOAA expects this El Nino to continue developing during the next several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is expected to last through winter 2009-10. Details...
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:21:51 EDT A Heat Advisory is in effect for the inland valleys and mountains of the through this evening. A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the West Coast and will continue to strengthen through today. A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Details...
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:16:09 EST A critical area for wildfires is forecast for interior southern California west of the coastal range, due to moderately strong offshore winds and low humidity. Details...
From NWS Hydrologic Information Center (HIC)
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:25:58 EST Heavy rain is possible over the Gulf Coast states through Saturday. Coastal Flood Warnings are in effect for parts of the Texas coast. Flood Warnings and Flash Flood Watches are in effect for parts of Texas and Louisiana Details...
NOAAWatch RSS feed
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:25:45 EDT A debris flow and flash flood warning system developed jointly by NOAA's National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey will help protect Southern Californians from potentially devastating debris flows—commonly known as mud slides— and flash floods in and around burn areas created by the recent wildfires. Details...
Mon, 19 May 2008 12:45:47 EDT On April 24, 2008 scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) forecasted the potential for a larger-than-normal Alexandrium bloom in the Gulf of Maine. Depending on weather and ocean conditions, this year’s bloom could be comparable to the historic bloom of 2005 that resulted in an estimated direct impact of $18 million to the commercial shellfishing industry in Massachusetts.
Red tides, also known as harmful algal blooms or HABs, can produce potent neurotoxins that accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and other parts of the marine food web. Shellfish contaminated with the toxin from Alexandrium, if eaten in large enough quantity, can cause illness or death from paralytic shellfish poisoning or PSP. States have well-established, rigorous shellfish monitoring programs to protect human health, so consumers are assured that commercially available shellfish are safe for consumption. Details...
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:01:20 EDT National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held in September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. National Preparedness Month 2007 is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Details...
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Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:35 EDT Dangerous seas (waves and swells) and rip currents are expected along parts of the U.S. East Coast through the weekend as powerful Hurricane Bill moves north across the western Atlantic Ocean. Local National Weather Service forecast offices will issue appropriate outlooks and advisories as warranted. Details...
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:32:32 EDT Severe weather is possible today across portions of Mississippi into western Alabama. Yesterday, over 30 reports of severe weather were received from across parts of the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast states. Tornadoes were reported in Louisiana and Arkansas. One fatality was reported in Shreveport, Louisiana, when a tree fell on a vehicle killing the driver. One injury was reported in Shreveport, Louisiana, when a steeple on a church fell onto a car, trapping the man inside. Details...
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:29:07 EDT Category G1 (minor) and G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 25 October due to high speed winds associated with a coronal hole on the Sun. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, which monitors and forecasts Earth's space environment provides accurate, reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information. Details...
How will weather impact your travel plans?
Weather in one part of the country can have a significant impact on airport delays in other parts of the country. For the latest information on airport delays, check the Federal Aviation Administration site at www.fly.faa.gov
To check on the latest road conditions, as well as construction delays, the U.S. Department of Transportation offers traffic information at their site www.fhwa.dot.gov/trafficinfo/
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:58:06 EDT NOAA forecasters say a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. However, as with any season, the need to prepare for the possibility of a storm striking near you is essential. Forecasters say there is a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5). Details...
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:10:25 EDT A major earthquake with magnitude near 8.0 struck at 148 pm EDT Tuesday about 125 miles south of the Samoan Islands in the South Central Pacific Ocean. The NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Ewa Beach, Hawaii issued the first of a series of Regional Tsunami Warning messages at 204 pm EDT. The initial warning included American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tonga, and other nearby islands. A Tsunami Watch was issued for areas further removed from the epicenter, including Hawaii. The first in a series of at least four waves hit the Samoas shortly after 2 pm EDT (7 am Samoa Standard Time). News reports have been mentioning major damage on the south shores of the islands. CNN International was reporting at least 84 fatalities as of early Wednesday morning - 55 in Western Samoa, 22 in American Samoa, and 7 in Tonga. Details...
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:05:47 EDT The Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the aviation color code to Yellow and the Alert Level to Advisory based on significantly diminished dome growth over the past few weeks. Seismicity is still slightly above background. Details...
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:35:31 EST Another low pressure center and associated front will come onshore and move eastward across the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Rockies Sunday and into Monday. Increasing coverage of precipitation and intensity should increase following the passage of a cold front due to the onshore post frontal flow as a cold airmass moves onshore by later in the day on Sunday and continuing into Monday. Snow levels look to drop to around 1500 FT to 2000 FT. Details...
Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
NWS West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center Message Tsunami Information from West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Tsunami Information for Hawaii
24 Nov 2009 12:58:29 -0000 Hawaii Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Caribbean Sea
12 Sep 2009 20:16:19 -0000 Caribbean Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Pacific Ocean
17 Nov 2009 16:03:52 -0000 Pacific Tsunami Information
Tsunami Information for the Indian Ocean
08 Nov 2009 19:53:23 -0000 Indian Ocean Tsunami Information
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:46 EDT Stations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope in the event of a hurricane. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use.
New: text for TV crawls, ready to be run across the bottom of screens.
The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format, including some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is 202-401-5920. Details...
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:41:52 EST The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how to stay safe in areas hit by flooding. The advice, approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covers such areas as driving and protecting children. The PSAs, in 30-second scripts and .MP3 recorded versions, are for spot use.
The Web link below is to the sound files as well as the matching live-read texts. Details...
Landslide Information from USGS
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:47:06 +0000 Details...
Earthquake Maps from USGS
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:09 +0000  Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:25 UTC
Lat/Lon: 32.8313/-118.293
Depth: 11.71 Details...
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Volcano Information from USGS
Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 24, 2009 09:03 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGEActivity Summary for past 24 hours: A DI event continued into inflation this morning. At the summit, a circulating, bubbling, spattering, rising, and falling lava pond surface was visible in a hole in floor of a pit deep beneath Halema`uma`u Crater floor. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows are active on the coastal plain; lava flows through tubes to the coast and is entering the ocean at three broad locations west of Kalapana.
Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: Overnight, the lava pond, visible in a hole in ... Details...
Long Valley Volcanic Center Daily Update issued Nov 24, 2009 09:19 PST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREENThe real-time computer system located two small earthquakes in the vicinity of Long Valley caldera since the last update at 9:45 AM (PST) on November 23, both in the Sierra Nevada south of the caldera. Magnitude M=1.0 and M=1.2 earthquakes at 11:04 AM and 7:57 PM on the 23nd were located 11 miles ESE and 15 miles SSW of Mammoth Lakes, respectively. Details...
Kilauea Daily Update issued Nov 23, 2009 07:53 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGEActivity Summary for past 24 hours: A DI event started this morning. At the summit, a circulating, bubbling, spattering, rising, and falling lava pond surface was visible in a hole in the vent cavity floor deep beneath Halema`uma`u Crater floor. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the Halema`uma`u and east rift zone vents remain elevated. Lava flows are active on the coastal plain; lava flows through tubes to the coast and is entering the ocean at two locations west of Kalapana.
Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: Overnight, the lava pond, visible in a hole in the floor of a ... Details...
 News from NOAA
NOAA Administrator Comments on Federal Columbia River Power System Biological OpinionTue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:19 -0500 Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, provided the following statement following a federal court hearing on the on the Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion. Details...
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