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July 30, 2010
DEEP HORIZON OIL SPILL:
The EOC will continue to monitor oil spill operations and provide input to The State, Branch, and Unified Command. Boom has been dry staged for operations at the East Pass and the narrows as a precautionary measure. The success of the cap has greatly reduced the amount of oil (surface oil) skimmers can affectively attack. Please remember the cap is only a temporary solution to the leak and is not the final solution. The possibility exists that the static kill operation will start to happen as early as Sunday. This will involve forcing the oil down with drilling mud and then follow the mud with cement to permanently seal the well. Current trajectories indicate limited oil impacts for the county through Wednesday. However, we can expect possible isolated impacts from tar balls.
A citizen information line has been set up to insure the most current information is available to all residents. To listen to the current recording please dial 311 option 8, to report any oil spill you notice in your area or affected wildlife call 311 option 0, this will connect you to a live operator.
For more Deep Water Horizon information please go to the following websites:
http://www.healthyokaloosa.com/Deepwater_Horizon/
http://www.okaloosaoilresponse.com/Okaloosa_Oil_Response/Beach_Oil_Conditions_Map.html
ROAD CLOSURES:
None reported
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK:
High temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and in some areas, possibly 100 degrees will combine with afternoon humidity to make it feet even hotter.
Heat index readings could approach 108 in several areas. A heat advisory is in effect. Please pay special attention to children and animals as they can be quickly affected by the heat. Please use appropriate work rest cycles for individuals working outside.
Due to the heat, moisture and instability, there is the potential for scattered afternoon thunderstorms. Some of these storms could be strong, producing brief strong wind gusts from 35 to 45 mph, frequent lightning and brief heavy rains which will reduce visibility.
GENERAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
Heat Advisory
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm and mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98 and heat index values as high as 108. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 1am and partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest winds around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97 and heat index values as high as 109, north winds around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76 with south winds between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am and partly cloudy, with a high near 96. South winds between 5 and 15 mph.
TROPICAL FORECAST
This forecast is for the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
A tropical wave over the southeastern Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. There is a low chance, 10 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves westward at around 15 to 20 mph.
A small area of disturbed weather located over the eastern Atlantic ocean about 700 miles southwest of the Cape Verde islands is showing no signs of development at this time. However, a tropical wave that just moved off the coast of Africa is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms, and these two systems could begin to interact in a couple of days. There is a low chance, 20 percent, of tropical cyclone formation in this area during the next 48 hours.
Elsewhere, tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 48 hours.
MARINE WEATHER:
Today: Northwest winds around 10 knots then becoming west in the afternoon. Seas will be 1 to 2 feet. Bays and coastal waterways will be smooth with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Tonight: West winds around 10 knots then becoming north after midnight. Seas will be 1 to 2 feet. Bays and coastal waterways will be smooth with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday: Northwest winds around 10 knots then becoming west late in the morning; and then becoming southwest around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas will be 1 foot. Bays and coastal waterways will be smooth with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday night: Southwest winds around 10 knots, seas 1 foot. Bays and coastal waterways will be smooth with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday: Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet. Bays and coastal waterways will be a light chop with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SURF FORECAST:
Rip Current Risk: Low
A low risk of rip currents means that wind, wave and tidal conditions do not support the development of widespread strong rip currents. However, isolated weaker but potentially dangerous rip currents can still occur, especially in the vicinity of inlets, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the beach and you will eventually swim out of the outgoing current. Remember to heed the advice of the local beach patrol and flag warning systems.
Outlook tomorrow: Low
Surf Temperature: Dauphin island 87 degrees
Tides:
Dauphin Island
High 906 am / low 756 pm
Tidal range 0.2 feet
Pensacola Bay entrance
High 1219 pm / low 820 pm
Tidal range 0.2 feet
FIRE WEATHER
Humidity: 46% inland & 51% coastal
Mixing Height: 6800 inland & 5500 coastal
Transport winds: NW at 10 inland & NW at 9 coastal
Dispersion index: 84 inland & 73 coastal
RIVER LEVELS:
Yellow/Milligan: 1.64 ft (F)
Blackwater/Baker: 1.79 ft (S)
Shoal/SR 85: 3.69 ft (F)
Shoal/Mossy: 6.45 ft (S)
SUN / MOON DATA:
Sunset: 1941
End Civil Twilight: 2008
Moon Phase: waning 82%
Moonrise: 2256 Today
Moonset: 1001 Tomorrow
Begin Civil Twilight: 0537 Tomorrow
Sunrise: 0604 Tomorrow
Randy McDaniel, Okaloosa County Emergency Management
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