Saturday, June 1, 2013

[californiadisasters] Re: Wildfire - LA Co. / ANF - Powerhouse

Areas along Lake Hughes Road were evacuated including Cottonwood Campground and two youth detention camps. Power transmission lines in the area remain a concern.

The large change is acreage is due to more precise mapping.

Basic Information

Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Under Investigation
Date of Origin	Thursday May 30th, 2013 approx. 03:30 PM
Location	Northwest of Greenvalley
Incident Commander	Norm Walker, Type 2 Team

Current Situation

Total Personnel	958
Size	3,662 acres
Percent Contained	15%
Estimated Containment Date	Wednesday June 05th, 2013 approx. 12:00 AM
Fuels Involved	heavy brush and chapperal
Fire Behavior	Rapid rates of spread with a high resistance to control efforts. Fire Exhibited moderate to long range spotting in receptive fuels and winds from the NE. Burned actively throughout the night with poor humidity recovery.
Significant Events	The Fire made a major run to the west and north under moderate winds and very dry conditions and high temperatures. Additional evacuations along Lake Hughes Road were put in place including two youth probation camps and Cottonwood campground.Check with Santa Clarita Sheriffs Dept. for more detaled information regarding any evacuations at (661) 255-1121. San Fransciquito Canyon Road remains under a hard closure. Bouquet Canyon Road is under a soft closure open to residence only. Elisabeth Lake Road is under a soft closure open to residence only. A Red Cross evacuation center is located at Marie Kerr Park, 39700 30th St. W. Palmdale, 93551 for residence. The Large Animal Shelter located at Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 5210 W. Avenue I, Lancaster, CA 93536 has been discontinued but will be put back in place should the need arise. Small animals Lancaster Animal Shelter, 5210 W Avenue I, Lancaster, CA 93536 or Castaic Animal Shelter, 31044, Charlie Canyon Rd, Castaic, CA 913536.

Outlook

Planned Actions	A Type 2 Incident Management Team is currently manageing the Fire.
Growth Potential	High
Terrain Difficulty	High - Rugged and Steep
Remarks	*Estimated Containment is June 5, 2013. This wildfire is burning in steep rugged terrain. Powerlines are located within the vicinity.

Current Weather

Wind Conditions	5-10 G15 mph SW
Temperature	near 95 degrees
Humidity	6-10%

Source: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3399/

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[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (6/01/13-AM)

...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH TODAY.. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. BY SUNDAY...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED HUMIDITIES. CAZ215>218-263-279-020200- /O.CON.KSTO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130602T0200Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY TO SOUTHERN TEHAMA COUNTY LINE BELOW 1000 FT- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN GLENN, COLUSA, YUBA, NORTHERN SUTTER, AND BUTTE COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN YOLO- SACRAMENTO FAR WESTERN PLACER, SOUTHERN SUTTER AND SOLANO COUNTY BELOW 1000 FT-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-SOUTHEAST EDGE SHASTA- TRINITY NF AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF TEHAMA-GLENN UNIT- EASTERN MENDOCINO NF- 329 AM PDT SAT JUN 1 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215... 216...217...218...263 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...THE DELTA AREA...AND ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 5. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH DRY FUEL CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. GRASS FIRES CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

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[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (6/01/13-AM)

Date

Time

News and Notes

06/01

Powerhouse Fire, CA-ANF-002297 San Francisquito Canyon Los Angeles Co.

San Francisquito Canyon South of Lake Elizabeth road near powerhouse #1

SOCAL T/2 IMT#1 (Walker) in command

Fire has burned 3662 acres, 15% contained.

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

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[Geology2] Phivolcs raises alert level at Mayon Volcano to '1'

Phivolcs raises alert level at Mayon Volcano to '1'

June 1, 2013

The alert level at Mayon Volcano was raised to "1" from zero after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) saw "abnormal behavior" in the form of crater glow and bluish hydrogen sulfide fumes.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology head Renato Solidum Jr. said seismologists the crater glow and bluish hydrogen sulfide fumes were observed over the last two evenings.

"Ito ay kadahilanang sa nakalipas na 36-hour period, dalawang gabi namataan namin mahinang pamumula o pagbaga sa tuktok ng bulkan, o crater glow. May bluish hue na hydrogen sulfide ito ... abnormal ang pinapakita ng bulkan (In the last 36-hour period, or last two nights, we noted a crater glow and a bluish hue indicating hydrogen sulfide. The volcano had shown abnormal activity)," Solidum said in an interview on dzBB radio.

"Ang Alert Level 1 para ang publiko ay magingat (We raised the alert level to '1' so the public will take precautions)," he added.

He said raising the alert level should prompt the public to be extra careful in going near the volcano.

Last May 7, a steam-driven eruption occurred at Mayon, killing some foreign tourists and their Filipino guide.

Some weeks later, a Russian climber who defied warnings climbed the volcano but got stuck and injured, and had to be rescued.

Alert level 1

In a bulletin posted on its website, Phivolcs cited "visible but weak and short-lived emission of bluish (hydrogen sulfide) fumes" observed at Mayon, with persistent crater glow of Intensity I (weak).

"The persistence of weak glow may denote heating of the atmosphere above the crater due to a steady emission of magmatic gas," it said.

Sulfur dioxide varied between 55 and 388 tons a day, and for Friday averaged 290 tons a day, remaining below normal levels of 500 tons a day.

It added seismicity has been "markedly low," while recently concluded ground deformation survey by Precise Leveling indicate a slight inflation of the edifice compared to February 2013 survey data.

"In view of the observation of fumes and visible crater glow, despite most monitoring parameters remaining within baseline levels, Phivolcs is raising the alert status of Mayon from Alert Level 0 to Alert Level 1 as a precaution to the public that the volcano is exhibiting abnormal behavior," it said.

Phivolcs also reiterated its warning to the public not to venture near the 6-km radius Permanent Danger Zone.

It said the PDZ "should be a no-entry zone to the public because of the perennial danger of life-threatening rockfalls, avalanches, ash puffs and sudden phreatic or steam-driven eruptions."

Meanwhile, Phivolcs advised residents around the volcano to remain vigilant and to keep abreast of updates on Mayon's condition through local and national officials. — ELR, GMA News

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/310970/news/nation/phivolcs-raises-alert-level-at-mayon-volcano-to-1

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Re: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

It's just as well. We're going head on into all that nasty weather that OK had yesterday later today. What's so strange about this storm is that it has all the markers of a spring storm in April. But first... back to bed. lol

Lin

On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 3:51 AM, MEM <mstreman53@yahoo.com> wrote:

My Bad--Basically not viewable below Seattle, Chicago, and Boston

<http://www.solarham.net/oval.htm>

From: MEM <mstreman53@yahoo.com>
To: Geology2 <geology2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:47 AM
Subject: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

Double the thickness of your tin foil hats... and wear extra sun screen... auroras may be expected well into the mid latitudes.

Eman sent from my bunker iPhone

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: SpaceWeather. com <swlist@spaceweather.com>
Subject: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

Space Weather News for May 31, 2013
http://spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: An interplanetary shock wave (possibly a CME) hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of May 31st, sparking a polar geomagnetic storm. At the time of this alert, a G1-class storm is underway and solar wind conditions favor high-latitude auroras. Check http://spaceweather.com for details and updates.

DON'T MISS THE STORM: Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms are in progress? Storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com: http://spaceweather.com/services/ .

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Re: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

My Bad--Basically not viewable below Seattle, Chicago, and Boston

<http://www.solarham.net/oval.htm>

From: MEM <mstreman53@yahoo.com>
To: Geology2 <geology2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2013 12:47 AM
Subject: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

Double the thickness of your tin foil hats... and wear extra sun screen... auroras may be expected well into the mid latitudes.

Eman sent from my bunker iPhone

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: SpaceWeather. com <swlist@spaceweather.com>
Subject: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

Space Weather News for May 31, 2013
http://spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: An interplanetary shock wave (possibly a CME) hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of May 31st, sparking a polar geomagnetic storm. At the time of this alert, a G1-class storm is underway and solar wind conditions favor high-latitude auroras. Check http://spaceweather.com for details and updates.

DON'T MISS THE STORM: Would you like a call when geomagnetic storms are in progress? Storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com: http://spaceweather.com/services/ .

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[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (June 1)

1991: It was 37° overnight in San Luis Obispo, a record low for June.

1967: It was 24° in Idyllwild and 28° in Palomar Mountain, each the lowest temperature on record for June.

1955: It was 41° overnight in Santa Barbara, a record low for June.

1953: Coolest high ever recorded in June in Bakersfield first recorded, 65° (This record was tied on June 8, 1965).

1923: It was 38° in Escondido, the lowest temperature on record for June.

1920: It was 36° overnight in Santa Maria, a record low for June.

Source: NWS Hanford & San Diego

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

[californiadisasters] Re: Wildfire - LA Co. / ANF - Powerhouse

Basic Information

Current Situation

Outlook

Current Weather

[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - NorCal (6/01/13-AM)

[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (6/01/13-AM)

[Geology2] Phivolcs raises alert level at Mayon Volcano to '1'

Phivolcs raises alert level at Mayon Volcano to '1'

Re: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

Re: [Geology2] Fw: Geomagnetic Storm on May 31-June 1

[californiadisasters] On This Date In CA Weather History (June 1)

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