[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (3/15/12-7AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
03/15/2012	0715	Today's Drought Monitor product for California indicates the short-term drought conditions have deepened throughout the state; 4.28% more of California is now reported as being affected. This leaves virtually no areas untouched by the below-normal precipitation, and 29.71% more of California went from being classified as experiencing "Moderate" short-term drought conditions to "Severe". Although the report does not fully include the latest series of storms we are experiencing, the data through March 13 indicates only .11% of the state as "Normal" (down 4.28% from last week), 9.75% as "Abnormally Dry" (down from 20.37% last week), 44.41% as "Moderate" (down from 59.22% last week), and 45.73% of California as "Severe" (increasing from 16.02% last week).
03/14/2012	1700	To date, GACC units have reported 306 fires for 515 acres, and achieved 149 prescribed fire projects for 11,887 acres. http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/situation/sitreport.htm
03/14/2012	0645	For progress of the series of storms affecting our GACC this week, check the Area Forecast Discussions for Northern California National Weather Service Offices: Sacramento, Eureka, San Francisco Bay Area / Monterey, Medford, and Reno .
03/14/2012	0630	In memorium - On March 10, 2005, a helicopter crash on the Sabine NF in Texas claimed the lives on three ignition personnel. Pilot Joe Gonzales, FMO Charles Edgar, and Helitack Superintendent John Greeno were all killed when their helicopter crashed soon after takeoff. John Greeno, who was acting as the Ignition Specialist, was an employee of the Stanislaus NF. For more information, visit http://www.wlfalwaysremember.org/incident-lists/113-john-greeno.html
03/13/2012	1330	Much of the GACC has so far received precipitation with this first storm of the week, and the the Eastside PSA is forecasted to receive precipitation beginning later this afternoon. See ROMAN for precipitation totals. However, Today's Weather Story issued by National Weather Service in Sacramento is forecasting that the storm after this one will be warmer and snow levels will rise to approximately 7000' by Thursday. See the Weekly SNOTEL Snowpack & Precipitation Report or choose a daily report from the California SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report for snow water equivalent details.

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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