Flash Report

No: 52 Emergency Management, October 6, 2010

North Office
Operational Period: 0700 – 1700 EST
FRANKLIN COUNTY EOC: Current Level 3.
STATE of FLORIDA EOC: Current Level 3, monitoring.

Reported to Florida State Watch Office:

There are no reports from the State Watch Office for Franklin County.

Operational Overview:
The St. Joseph’s Bay staging area is operating as the Regional Staging Area to support Gulf & Franklin Counties. As of
09/05/2010 the St. Joseph’s Bay staging area is operating 10 hours per day, 7 days a week. We are currently operating out
of the GAC yard at 1151 Industrial Rd. Port St. Joe, Florida, 32456. NRA 1 & 2 Teams are on stand-by until 10/08/10.

Scheduled BP Operations Florida Branch – Port St Joe Division Beach Cleaning Teams:
 Alpha 2 – St George Island, West Segments 038 to 021.
 Alpha 3 – St George Island, East Segments 039 to 057.
 Boat team will be demobilized today.
This Operations Plan will be executed within operational, weather and safety guidelines.
Note: When assigned, each team will be composed of: 1 Supervisor, 2 HazMat Techs and 1 Coast Guard or 1 NRA rep.
No additional personnel will be authorized to be assigned.
Operational accomplishments on October 5, Franklin County:
 Alpha 1 – inspected and cleaned 6.0 miles St. George Island West SCAT Seg. (FLFK2:039-021). 17 weathered
tarballs (9.4 oz), 6 pieces of oily debris (2.2 oz) and 1 bag of trash (5.2 lbs).
 Alpha 3 – inspected and cleaned 5.0 miles St. George Island East SCAT Seg. (FLFK2:001-021). 24 weathered
tarballs (9 oz), 5 pieces of oily debris (5 oz) and 1 bag of trash (20 lbs).

Weather situation:
Subtropical Depression 17:
AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.2
NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.0 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE FORECAST ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
FROM NOAA BUOY 41043 SUGGEST THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ABOUT 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

Prepared By: Tom Smith/Tom Smith Approved By: Cary Tear, Project Manager