Florida Division of Emergency Management
Daily Status Briefing
For the Day of May 31, 2007
Reporting period: 1000 hrs 05/31/07 through 1000 hrs 06/01/07
State EOC Activation Status – Level 2 (Partial Activation)
I.
Weather
A. State Forecast for Florida
Hazardous Weather Outlook - Storm Prediction Center
Nothing to Report
Watches and Warnings
There are red flag warnings and fire weather watches in effect throughout the state.
There is a high risk of very dangerous rip currents along the Atlantic Beaches today.
Weather Forecast for Florida – National Weather Service Office Miami
Today- mostly cloudy in South Florida and Keys, partly cloudy elsewhere in
the state. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Keys, a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the Western Panhandle, a slight
chance of showers South Florida and Northern Peninsula. Areas of
smoke and fog north. Highs in the lower to mid 80s in the Atlantic coast
and South Florida and mid 80s to around 90 elsewhere in the state.
Tonight- mostly cloudy in the Atlantic Coast, South Florida and Keys, partly
cloudy elsewhere in the state. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the keys.
A chance of showers South Florida. A slight chance of showers in the Northern
and Central Peninsula. Lows in the lower to mid 60s in the Panhandle and Western
Peninsula and upper 60s to lower 70s elsewhere except mid 70s in the keys.
Friday and Friday night- partly cloudy in the Panhandle and mostly cloudy
Elsewhere in the state. Showers and thunderstorms likely in South Florida and
Keys. A chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Highs in The upper
70s and lower 80s in the Atlantic Coast and South Florida and mid to upper 80s
elsewhere. Lows in the lower to mid 60s in the Panhandle and upper 60s to lower 70s
elsewhere except mid 70s in the Keys.
Tropical Weather Outlook
The official end to Hurricane Season 2006 was Nov. 30, 2006. The tropical outlook has
been discontinued and will resume June 1, 2007.
II.
Drought
A. Fire Weather/Drought Indicators
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State Wide KBDI Mean – 608
Keetch Byram Drought Index (KBDI) Summary
B.
US Drought Monitor
Wildland Fires Daily Update (Source: Florida Division of Forestry)
This Fire Activity report summarizes the number of fires and acres burned for the date range
specified.
(Public Report/Wildland Fire Activity):
Fires
Acres
Reported
Burned
Week of - 05/25/07 – 05/31/07
Month of May – 05/01/07 – 05/31/07
Year to Date – 2007
22
479
2234
172
5939
158288.7
Previous Year – 01/01/06 – 12/31/06
4615
218,992
Fire Districts of
Concern
C. Burn Restrictions
A Burn Ban has been enacted statewide. The following counties, cities and
unincorporated areas have put bans in place as well: Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford,
Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton,
Hendry, Hernando, Holmes, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Marion, Martin, Nassau, Okaloosa,
Okeechobee, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, Putman, Santa Rosa, Seminole,
Sumter, Suwannee, St. Lucie, Taylor, Union, Volusia Unincoporated (and cities of
DeBary, DeLand, Deltona, Lake Helen, Oak Hill, Pierson), Wakulla, Walton.
D. Water Use Restrictions/Drought Condition
(South Florida Water Management District) SFWMD – weekly situation report, source for below information)
South Florida Water Management – SFWMD EOC is activated to a level 1
WATER SHORTAGES in SFWMD:
(Restrictions Now In Effect)
Lake Okeechobee Service Area
Northern Indian Prairie
Lake Okeechobee • Lake Okeechobee level is at 8.97 feet.
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• Lake Okeechobee is below the water shortage triggering line and is not likely to move back into Zone E
in the next two months.
Upper East Coast (Martin and St. Lucie counties) • The C-23, C-24 & C-25 canals remain above the 14.0 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 29 criteria
for restrictions on water supply pumping (5/01/07 levels): C-23 = 14.74 feet; C-24 = 14.23 feet; C-25 =
15.63 feet.
Water Conservation Areas • Water Conservation Area 1 is at 14.06 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 29 on 5/01/07.
• Water Conservation Area 2 is at 10.17 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 29 on 5/01/07.
• Water Conservation Area 3 is at 7.96 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 29 on 5/01/07.
Lower West Coast (Lee and Collier counties) • During this past week the chloride concentrations at the Lee County Olga Water Treatment Plant have
remained below 350 parts per million.
Suwannee River Water Management
A district wide Phase I Water Shortage Advisory issued by the governing board in November 2006
remains in effect. There are no mandatory restrictions, but all water users in the District are urged to
practice water conservation.
E. Lake Okeechobee Level – 8.94 FT
III.
Infectious Diseases
A.
DOH Health Alerts
Florida Department of Health Home Page
STATUS: Check here for latest information.
B.
Arbovirus Diseases - Human Cases
STATUS: Florida Mosquito-Borne Disease Summary for May.
There are no counties currently under medical alert for mosquito-borne disease. Where
mosquitoes are present, people are urged to take precautions against getting bitten.
Special Note: No locally acquired human cases have been reported this year.
Disease/Jan. – Dec., 2007
New Cases Total Cases Fatalities
0
0
0
East. Equine Encephalitis
West Nile Virus
St. Louis Encephalitis Virus
0
0
0
0
0
0
This chart is representative of data collected for the 2007 calendar year.
IV. Homeland Security
A.
Homeland Security Threat Level
May 31, 2007 — The United States government national threat level Elevated, or
Yellow.
The U.S. threat level is High, or Orange, for all domestic and international flights. Only
small amounts of liquids, aerosols and gels are allowed in carry-on baggage.
B.
Reported Events: Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages:
as reported to the
Florida State Warning Point at the State Emergency Operation Center in Tallahassee
Event Type
# Reports Last # Reports Week of
# Reports for
# Reports since
24 Hours
05/28/07-06/01/07
Month of May
Sept. 11, 2001 to
Present
Suspicious
substances/packages
1
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1
0
10,639
Bomb Threats
Suspicious Activity
1
0
1
0
471
**
2
0
NOTE: **Suspicious Activity tracked only Since July 28, 2006: 32
C.
Special Events
What
Where
Date
Listed events are expected to draw 10,000 or more persons
Sports schedules from ESPN.com
Concert schedules from Pollstar.com
D.
Homeland Security News
International
Two Iraqi journalists slain | Bush to meet Iraq president
BAGHDAD - Gunmen broke into the home of a Sunni journalist and killed him and
seven family members, while another reporter was slain in southern Iraq, police and
medical officials said Wednesday. Abdul-Rahman al-Essawi was shot to death
Monday along with his wife, son, parents and three other relatives at his home about
10 miles west of Fallujah, said Dr. Anas al-Rawi of Fallujah General Hospital.
National
Rice tells Iran it's time to change course, avoid isolation
VIENNA - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was time for
Iran to change course and give up sensitive uranium enrichment work if it wanted to
avoid becoming more isolated.“It is time for Iran to change its tactics,” Rice said just
hours before EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana was due to meet Iran’s nuclear
negotiator, Ali Larijani, in Madrid.
State and Regiona
Property tax cuts could cripple tool used to redevelop declining neighborhoods
TALLAHASSEE · A popular yet controversial tool that cities and counties across South
Florida have used for years to fight their way out of urban blight and neighborhood decline
is in jeopardy because of proposed property tax cuts.
Cyber Terrorism/Information and Technologies
Chem/Bio
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E.
Illegal Immigrant Landing – Cuban and Haitian Illegal Immigrants: as reported to the
Florida State Warning Point at the State Emergency Operation Center in Tallahassee
County
# Reported Last
# Reported
# Reported Since
24 Hours
for Month of
June 1, 2005 to
Apr
Present
Monroe
0
1,389
0
Miami-Dade
0
427
Palm Beach
0
46
0
Broward
0
227
Manatee
0
28
0
Collier
0
27
0
St. Lucie
0
3
0
Martin
0
8
0
Total
0
0
2013**
**Summary of Total: Cuban (1,723), Haitian (168), Hispanic (3), and Unknown (44)
V.
State of Florida News and Events
A. County Reports to State Warning Point:
Date/Time:
05/30
1541
Location:
Glades
Incident:
Fire - Brush/Forest
Description:
3,000 to 4,000 acre brush fire reported in the area of Harney Pond Canal near the
community of Lake Port. No injuries, evacuations or damages reported.
Status: Open.
Date/Time:
05/30
1635
Location:
Hernando
Incident:
Fire - Brush/Forest
Description:
3 to 4 acre brush fire reported in the Brooksville area.
or damages reported.
Status: Open.
Date/Time:
05/30
1654
Location:
Hernando
Incident:
Fire - Brush/Forest
Description:
Unknown sized brush fire reported in the Brooksville area.
evacuations or damages reported.
Status: Open.
No injuries, evacuations
No injuries,
Date/Time:
05/30
1854
Location:
Pinellas
Incident:
Fire - Brush/Forest
Description:
Unknown sized brush fire reported in the Palm Harbor area. 8 homes and 120 condo
units evacuated for about 1 hour for precautionary reasons. No injuries or damages
reported.
Status: Open.
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Date/Time:
05/30
2024
Location:
Bradford
Incident:
Fire - Brush/Forest
Description:
Unknown sized brush fire reported in the Starke area.
damages reported.
Status: Open.
B. Other Events
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No injuries, evacuations or