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Energy Supply Disruption: Analyzing the Impact of the Strait of Hormuz Closure · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning,
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  this
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  April
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  6,
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  2026.
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  The
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  most
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  pressing
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  national
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  emergency
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  management
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  concern
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  today
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  is
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  the
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  ongoing
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  U
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  S
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  Israel
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  conflict
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  with
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  Iran,
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  now
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  in
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  its
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  37th
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  day.
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  President
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  Trump's
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  self
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  imposed
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  pause
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  on
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  striking
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  Iranian
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  energy
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  infrastructure
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  expires
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  at
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  8pm
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  Eastern
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  Time
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  this
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  evening,
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  April
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  6,
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  Easter
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  Sunday,
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  even
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  as
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  Iranian
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  officials
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  pushed
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  back
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  Monday
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  against
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  Trump's
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  demand
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  to
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  fully
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  reopen
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  the
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  Strait
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  of
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  Hormuz.
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  The
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  strait's
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  effective
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  closure
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  since
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  late
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  February
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  is
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  being
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  described
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  by
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  analysts
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  as
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  the
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  largest
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  energy
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  supply
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  disruption
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  since
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  the
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  1970s
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  oil
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  crisis.
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  US
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  regular
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  gasoline
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  prices
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  have
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  risen
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  approximately
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  37%
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  since
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  the
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  conflict
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  began,
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  with
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  diesel
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  rising
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  even
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  more
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  sharply.
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  The
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  International
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  Energy
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  Agency
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  warned
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  this
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  week
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  that
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  April
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  will
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  bring
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  worsening
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  supply
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  constraints
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  as
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  pre
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  war
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  crude
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  oil
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  shipments
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  are
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  exhausted.
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  Emergency
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  managers
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  should
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  monitor
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  fuel
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  supply
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  chains,
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  transportation,
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  logistics
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  and
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  mutual
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  aid
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  costs
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  in
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  this
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  environment.
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  The
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  State
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  Department
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  maintains
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  elevated
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  travel
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  advisory
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  levels
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  across
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  the
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  Middle
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  East.
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  Iran,
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  Iraq,
• 1:11
  Lebanon,
• 1:12
  Syria
• 1:12
  and
• 1:12
  Yemen
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  remain
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  at
• 1:13
  level
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  four.
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  Do
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  not
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  travel
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  Bahrain,
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  Kuwait,
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  Qatar,
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  Jordan,
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  the
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  United
• 1:18
  Arab
• 1:19
  Emirates
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  and
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  Israel
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  are
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  at
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  level
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  three.
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  Reconsider
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  Travel
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  A
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  worldwide
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  caution
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  advisory
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  urging
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  Americans
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  to
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  exercise
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  increased
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  vigilance
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  globally
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  remains
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  in
• 1:28
  effect.
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  The
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  State
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  Department
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  renewed
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  its
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  travel
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  advisory
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  for
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  Ethiopia
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  on
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  April
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  1,
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  with
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  no
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  change
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  to
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  advisory
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  level.
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  Americans
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  with
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  personnel
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  or
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  operations
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  in
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  the
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  region
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  should
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  consult
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  travel.state.gov
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  for
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  current
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  guidance.
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  National
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  wildfire
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  conditions
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  are
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  running
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  well
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  ahead
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  of
• 1:45
  historical
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  averages
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  as
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  of
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  the
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  National
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  Interagency
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  Fire
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  Center
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  Incident
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  Management
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  Situation
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  report
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  from
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  Friday,
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  April
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  3rd.
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  More
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  than
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  810,000
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  acres
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  had
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  burned
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  year
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  to
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  date,
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  with
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  the
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  broader
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  2026
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  season
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  on
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  pace
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  to
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  exceed
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  1.6
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  million
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  acres,
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  more
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  than
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  double
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  the
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  10
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  year
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  average.
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  Zero
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  active
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  fires
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  nationally
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  are
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  being
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  managed
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  under
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  any
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  strategy
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  other
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  than
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  full
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  suppression.
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  The
• 2:13
  National
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  Fire
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  Danger
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  Outlook
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  projects
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  above
• 2:15
  normal
• 2:15
  fire
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  risk
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  through
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  June
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  across
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  the
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  Southwest,
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  Southern
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  Plains
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  and
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  parts
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  of
• 2:19
  the
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  Southeast,
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  driven
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  by
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  an
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  early
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  season
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  heatwave
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  record
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  low
• 2:23
  winter
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  precipitation
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  and
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  accelerated
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  snowmelt.
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  Official
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  Update
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  published
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  approximately
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  72
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  hours
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  ago
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  a
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  cold
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  front
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  is
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  moving
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  through
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  the
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  eastern
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  United
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  States
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  today.
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  Isolated
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  thunderstorms
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  and
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  flash
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  flooding
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  concerns
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  are
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  possible
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  across
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  southern
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  Texas
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  this
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  afternoon,
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  and
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  east
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  central
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  Florida
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  faces
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  increasing
• 2:44
  chances
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  of
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  heavy
• 2:45
  rain
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  over
• 2:45
  the
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  next
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  48
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  hours
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  along
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  the
• 2:48
  front's
• 2:48
  track
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  from
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  the
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  central
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  US
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  through
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  the
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  great
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  Lakes
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  into
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  the
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  Northeast.
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  Isolated,
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  brief
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  high
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  wind
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  gusts
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  are
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  possible.
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  Elevated
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  rip
• 2:56
  current
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  risk
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  is
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  in
• 2:57
  effect
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  for
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  Florida's
• 2:58
  Atlantic
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  and
• 2:59
  Gulf
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  coasts.
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  No
• 3:01
  tornado
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  watches
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  or
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  significant
• 3:03
  multi
• 3:03
  state
• 3:03
  severe
• 3:04
  weather
• 3:04
  outbreaks
• 3:05
  are
• 3:05
  currently
• 3:05
  in
• 3:06
  effect.
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  No
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  significant
• 3:08
  earthquake
• 3:09
  activity
• 3:09
  has
• 3:09
  been
• 3:10
  recorded
• 3:10
  in
• 3:10
  the
• 3:10
  United
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  States
• 3:11
  or
• 3:11
  its
• 3:11
  territories
• 3:12
  in
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  last
• 3:12
  24
• 3:13
  hours
• 3:14
  per
• 3:14
  USGS
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  monitoring.
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  Let's
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  run
• 3:17
  through
• 3:17
  the
• 3:18
  states.
• 3:18
  Alaska
• 3:19
  the
• 3:20
  FEMA
• 3:20
  disaster
• 3:20
  assistance
• 3:21
  deadline
• 3:22
  for
• 3:22
  survivors
• 3:22
  of
• 3:22
  the
• 3:23
  October
• 3:23
  2025
• 3:24
  severe
• 3:25
  storms,
• 3:25
  flooding
• 3:26
  and
• 3:26
  remnants
• 3:27
  of
• 3:27
  Typhoon
• 3:27
  Ha
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  long
• 3:28
  passed
• 3:28
  on
• 3:29
  Friday,
• 3:29
  April
• 3:29
  3rd.
• 3:30
  Survivors
• 3:31
  who
• 3:31
  applied
• 3:31
  should
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  now
• 3:32
  be
• 3:32
  processing
• 3:33
  their
• 3:33
  cases.
• 3:34
  No
• 3:34
  new
• 3:34
  declarations
• 3:35
  or
• 3:35
  emergency
• 3:36
  activations
• 3:36
  are
• 3:37
  noted
• 3:37
  for
• 3:37
  today.
• 3:38
  California
• 3:39
  Two
• 3:40
  wildfires
• 3:40
  that
• 3:40
  broke
• 3:41
  out
• 3:41
  amid
• 3:41
  Santa
• 3:41
  Ana
• 3:42
  wind
• 3:42
  conditions
• 3:42
  on
• 3:43
  Friday,
• 3:43
  April
• 3:43
  4th
• 3:44
  are
• 3:45
  approaching
• 3:45
  full
• 3:46
  containment
• 3:46
  as
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  this
• 3:47
  morning.
• 3:48
  The
• 3:48
  Springs
• 3:48
  fire
• 3:49
  in
• 3:49
  Moreno
• 3:49
  Valley
• 3:50
  Riverside
• 3:50
  county,
• 3:51
  approximately
• 3:51
  64
• 3:52
  miles
• 3:52
  east
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  Los
• 3:53
  Angeles,
• 3:54
  has
• 3:54
  burned
• 3:54
  4,176
• 3:56
  acres
• 3:57
  and
• 3:57
  reached
• 3:57
  95%
• 3:58
  containment.
• 3:59
  All
• 4:00
  evacuation
• 4:00
  orders
• 4:01
  and
• 4:01
  warnings
• 4:01
  have
• 4:01
  been
• 4:02
  lifted.
• 4:02
  The
• 4:03
  Crown
• 4:03
  Fire
• 4:03
  in
• 4:03
  Acton,
• 4:04
  northern
• 4:04
  Los
• 4:05
  Angeles
• 4:05
  county
• 4:06
  burned
• 4:06
  approximately
• 4:07
  345
• 4:08
  acres
• 4:08
  and
• 4:09
  is
• 4:09
  also
• 4:09
  at
• 4:09
  95%
• 4:10
  containment
• 4:11
  with
• 4:11
  all
• 4:11
  evacuation
• 4:12
  orders
• 4:12
  lifted
• 4:13
  as
• 4:13
  of
• 4:13
  Saturday
• 4:14
  evening,
• 4:14
  no
• 4:15
  structures
• 4:15
  were
• 4:15
  destroyed
• 4:16
  and
• 4:16
  no
• 4:16
  injuries
• 4:17
  were
• 4:17
  reported
• 4:17
  in
• 4:18
  either
• 4:18
  fire.
• 4:19
  Cal
• 4:19
  Fire
• 4:20
  and
• 4:20
  Los
• 4:20
  Angeles
• 4:21
  County
• 4:21
  Fire
• 4:21
  Department
• 4:22
  crews
• 4:22
  are
• 4:22
  continuing
• 4:23
  mop
• 4:23
  up
• 4:23
  operations.
• 4:25
  Florida
• 4:26
  is
• 4:26
  in
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  midst
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  its
• 4:27
  worst
• 4:27
  drought
• 4:28
  in
• 4:28
  25
• 4:28
  years,
• 4:29
  with
• 4:29
  100%
• 4:30
  of
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  state
• 4:30
  experiencing
• 4:31
  some
• 4:31
  level
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  drought
• 4:32
  and
• 4:33
  approximately
• 4:34
  79%
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  extreme
• 4:35
  drought
• 4:36
  conditions,
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  highest
• 4:37
  level
• 4:37
  since
• 4:38
  2001.
• 4:39
  Governor
• 4:40
  Ron
• 4:40
  DeSantis
• 4:41
  declared
• 4:41
  a
• 4:41
  statewide
• 4:42
  emergency
• 4:43
  executive
• 4:44
  order
• 4:44
  2633
• 4:45
  in
• 4:46
  February,
• 4:46
  covering
• 4:47
  all
• 4:47
  67
• 4:48
  counties,
• 4:48
  citing
• 4:49
  simultaneous
• 4:50
  drought,
• 4:50
  wildfire
• 4:51
  threat
• 4:51
  and
• 4:52
  cold
• 4:52
  related
• 4:53
  agricultural
• 4:53
  damage.
• 4:54
  That
• 4:55
  declaration
• 4:55
  remains
• 4:56
  active.
• 4:57
  Emergency
• 4:58
  burn
• 4:58
  bans
• 4:58
  are
• 4:59
  in
• 4:59
  effect
• 4:59
  across
• 4:59
  34
• 5:00
  of
• 5:00
  the
• 5:01
  state's
• 5:01
  67
• 5:02
  counties.
• 5:03
  More
• 5:03
  than
• 5:04
  1500
• 5:04
  wildfires
• 5:05
  burned
• 5:05
  in
• 5:06
  the
• 5:06
  first
• 5:06
  three
• 5:06
  months
• 5:06
  of
• 5:07
  2026,
• 5:08
  burning
• 5:08
  more
• 5:09
  than
• 5:09
  21,000
• 5:10
  acres
• 5:10
  and
• 5:11
  destroying
• 5:11
  more
• 5:11
  than
• 5:12
  a
• 5:12
  dozen
• 5:12
  homes.
• 5:13
  Florida's
• 5:14
  peak
• 5:14
  wildfire
• 5:15
  season,
• 5:15
  April
• 5:15
  through
• 5:16
  June,
• 5:16
  is
• 5:16
  now
• 5:17
  underway.
• 5:18
  The
• 5:18
  Florida
• 5:18
  Division
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  Emergency
• 5:19
  Management's
• 5:20
  Saturday,
• 5:21
  April
• 5:21
  4
• 5:22
  morning
• 5:22
  situation
• 5:22
  report
• 5:23
  identified
• 5:24
  80
• 5:24
  active
• 5:24
  wildfires
• 5:25
  statewide.
• 5:27
  Forecasters
• 5:27
  warn
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  east
• 5:28
  central
• 5:29
  Florida
• 5:29
  Peninsula
• 5:30
  faces
• 5:30
  increasing
• 5:30
  heavy
• 5:31
  rain
• 5:31
  over
• 5:31
  the
• 5:32
  next
• 5:32
  48
• 5:32
  hours,
• 5:33
  which
• 5:33
  could
• 5:33
  bring
• 5:33
  flash
• 5:34
  flood
• 5:34
  risk
• 5:34
  even
• 5:35
  while
• 5:35
  drought
• 5:35
  persists
• 5:36
  regionally.
• 5:38
  Hawaii
• 5:39
  continues
• 5:39
  recovery
• 5:40
  operations
• 5:40
  following
• 5:41
  a
• 5:41
  major
• 5:41
  March
• 5:41
  2026
• 5:42
  storm
• 5:43
  system
• 5:43
  that
• 5:44
  produced
• 5:44
  record
• 5:44
  rainfall
• 5:45
  and
• 5:45
  triggered
• 5:46
  emergency
• 5:46
  evacuations
• 5:47
  across
• 5:47
  Oahu,
• 5:48
  Maui
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  Molokai.
• 5:51
  Thousands
• 5:51
  of
• 5:51
  travelers
• 5:52
  were
• 5:52
  stranded
• 5:52
  as
• 5:52
  airlines
• 5:53
  suspended
• 5:53
  or
• 5:54
  redirected
• 5:54
  services.
• 5:56
  Substantial
• 5:56
  recovery
• 5:57
  improvements
• 5:57
  are
• 5:57
  expected
• 5:58
  by
• 5:58
  mid
• 5:58
  April.
• 5:59
  No
• 6:00
  new
• 6:00
  emergency
• 6:00
  activations
• 6:01
  are
• 6:01
  reported
• 6:01
  for
• 6:02
  today.
• 6:03
  Several
• 6:03
  Kansas
• 6:04
  communities
• 6:04
  along
• 6:04
  the
• 6:05
  Oklahoma
• 6:05
  border,
• 6:06
  including
• 6:06
  Inglewood
• 6:07
  and
• 6:07
  Ashland,
• 6:08
  were
• 6:08
  threatened
• 6:08
  by
• 6:08
  the
• 6:09
  Ranger
• 6:09
  Road
• 6:09
  Fire,
• 6:10
  a
• 6:10
  significant
• 6:11
  wildfire
• 6:11
  that
• 6:12
  burned
• 6:12
  more
• 6:12
  than
• 6:12
  283,000
• 6:14
  acres
• 6:14
  across
• 6:15
  Beaver
• 6:15
  County,
• 6:15
  Oklahoma
• 6:16
  and
• 6:16
  spread
• 6:17
  across
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  state
• 6:17
  line.
• 6:19
  The
• 6:19
  fire
• 6:19
  prompted
• 6:20
  evacuations
• 6:20
  and
• 6:21
  is
• 6:21
  part
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  broader
• 6:22
  2026
• 6:23
  Southern
• 6:23
  Plains
• 6:24
  wildfire
• 6:24
  outbreak.
• 6:27
  No
• 6:27
  new
• 6:27
  Kansas
• 6:28
  specific
• 6:28
  emergency
• 6:29
  declarations
• 6:29
  were
• 6:30
  identified
• 6:30
  for
• 6:30
  today.
• 6:31
  Consult
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  Kansas
• 6:32
  Division
• 6:33
  of
• 6:33
  Emergency
• 6:34
  Management
• 6:34
  for
• 6:35
  current
• 6:35
  status
• 6:36
  Nebraska
• 6:37
  is
• 6:37
  experiencing
• 6:38
  an
• 6:38
  active
• 6:38
  2026
• 6:39
  wildfire
• 6:40
  season.
• 6:41
  Multiple
• 6:42
  wildfires
• 6:43
  are
• 6:43
  ongoing
• 6:43
  across
• 6:43
  the
• 6:44
  state
• 6:44
  as
• 6:44
  part
• 6:44
  of
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  broader
• 6:45
  Great
• 6:45
  Plains
• 6:46
  fire
• 6:46
  outbreak.
• 6:47
  No
• 6:47
  specific
• 6:48
  evacuation
• 6:48
  or
• 6:49
  declaration
• 6:50
  details
• 6:50
  were
• 6:50
  available
• 6:51
  with
• 6:51
  confirmed
• 6:52
  timestamps
• 6:52
  within
• 6:52
  the
• 6:53
  last
• 6:53
  24
• 6:53
  hours.
• 6:54
  Monitor
• 6:55
  Nebraska
• 6:55
  Emergency
• 6:56
  Management
• 6:56
  for
• 6:57
  updates.
• 6:58
  New
• 6:58
  Mexico's
• 6:59
  2026
• 7:00
  fire
• 7:00
  season
• 7:00
  has
• 7:00
  arrived
• 7:01
  early,
• 7:01
  driven
• 7:02
  by
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  record
• 7:03
  March
• 7:03
  heat
• 7:03
  wave
• 7:03
  that
• 7:04
  pushed
• 7:04
  Albuquerque
• 7:04
  temperatures
• 7:05
  to
• 7:05
  90
• 7:05
  degrees
• 7:06
  on
• 7:06
  March
• 7:07
  21,
• 7:08
  six
• 7:08
  weeks
• 7:08
  ahead
• 7:08
  of
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  previous
• 7:09
  record.
• 7:10
  As
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  April
• 7:11
  1,
• 7:12
  the
• 7:12
  Southwest
• 7:13
  Coordination
• 7:14
  center
• 7:14
  reported
• 7:14
  270
• 7:15
  wildfires
• 7:16
  had
• 7:17
  burned
• 7:17
  more
• 7:17
  than
• 7:17
  7,000
• 7:18
  acres
• 7:19
  statewide.
• 7:20
  Governor
• 7:20
  Michelle
• 7:21
  Lujan
• 7:21
  Grisham
• 7:22
  warned
• 7:22
  that
• 7:23
  conditions
• 7:23
  favor
• 7:24
  continued
• 7:24
  elevated
• 7:25
  fire
• 7:25
  activity.
• 7:26
  Stage
• 7:27
  one
• 7:27
  fire
• 7:27
  restrictions
• 7:28
  are
• 7:28
  in
• 7:28
  effect
• 7:28
  on
• 7:28
  the
• 7:29
  Santa
• 7:29
  Fe
• 7:29
  and
• 7:29
  Lincoln
• 7:30
  National
• 7:30
  Forests
• 7:31
  prohibiting
• 7:32
  open
• 7:32
  campfires,
• 7:33
  smoking
• 7:34
  outside
• 7:34
  enclosed
• 7:35
  vehicles
• 7:35
  and
• 7:36
  other
• 7:36
  open
• 7:36
  flame
• 7:37
  activities.
• 7:38
  Residents
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  emergency
• 7:39
  managers
• 7:40
  should
• 7:40
  monitor
• 7:40
  the
• 7:41
  New
• 7:41
  Mexico
• 7:41
  State
• 7:42
  forestry
• 7:42
  division
• 7:42
  and
• 7:43
  NMFireInfo.com
• 7:44
  for
• 7:45
  active
• 7:45
  incident
• 7:45
  updates.
• 7:47
  New
• 7:47
  York
• 7:47
  A
• 7:48
  planned
• 7:48
  maintenance
• 7:48
  power
• 7:49
  outage
• 7:49
  is
• 7:49
  scheduled
• 7:50
  for
• 7:50
  Monday,
• 7:50
  April
• 7:51
  6th
• 7:51
  beginning
• 7:52
  at
• 7:52
  8:30am
• 7:52
  in
• 7:53
  a
• 7:53
  limited
• 7:53
  area
• 7:53
  of
• 7:54
  Plattsburgh.
• 7:55
  This
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  a
• 7:55
  utility
• 7:56
  coordinated
• 7:56
  event,
• 7:57
  not
• 7:57
  an
• 7:58
  emergency.
• 7:59
  No
• 7:59
  weather
• 7:59
  related
• 8:00
  emergency
• 8:00
  activations
• 8:01
  are
• 8:01
  noted
• 8:01
  for
• 8:02
  today.
• 8:04
  North
• 8:04
  Carolina
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  Carolinas
• 8:06
  are
• 8:06
  experiencing
• 8:07
  moderate
• 8:07
  to
• 8:07
  locally
• 8:08
  severe
• 8:08
  drought
• 8:08
  conditions
• 8:09
  with
• 8:09
  below
• 8:10
  normal
• 8:10
  rainfall
• 8:11
  persisting
• 8:11
  for
• 8:11
  more
• 8:12
  than
• 8:12
  six
• 8:12
  months.
• 8:13
  No
• 8:14
  active
• 8:14
  weather
• 8:14
  emergencies
• 8:15
  or
• 8:15
  evacuations
• 8:16
  are
• 8:16
  in
• 8:16
  effect
• 8:16
  as
• 8:17
  of
• 8:17
  today.
• 8:18
  Conditions
• 8:19
  may
• 8:19
  warrant
• 8:19
  elevated
• 8:20
  wildfire
• 8:21
  awareness
• 8:21
  heading
• 8:21
  into
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  spring.
• 8:24
  Oklahoma
• 8:24
  has
• 8:25
  had
• 8:25
  one
• 8:25
  of
• 8:25
  its
• 8:25
  most
• 8:25
  active
• 8:26
  emergency
• 8:27
  management
• 8:27
  years
• 8:27
  on
• 8:28
  record.
• 8:29
  The
• 8:29
  State
• 8:29
  Emergency
• 8:30
  Operations
• 8:30
  center
• 8:31
  has
• 8:31
  been
• 8:31
  activated
• 8:32
  for
• 8:32
  55
• 8:33
  days
• 8:33
  in
• 8:33
  2026
• 8:34
  for
• 8:34
  winter
• 8:35
  storms,
• 8:35
  severe
• 8:36
  weather
• 8:37
  and
• 8:37
  most
• 8:37
  frequently,
• 8:38
  wildfires.
• 8:39
  The
• 8:40
  Ranger
• 8:40
  Road
• 8:40
  fire
• 8:40
  in
• 8:41
  Beaver
• 8:41
  county
• 8:41
  burned
• 8:42
  more
• 8:42
  than
• 8:42
  283,000
• 8:44
  acres
• 8:44
  and
• 8:45
  hospitalized
• 8:45
  at
• 8:46
  least
• 8:46
  four
• 8:46
  firefighters,
• 8:47
  prompting
• 8:48
  Gov.
• 8:48
  Kevin
• 8:49
  Stitt
• 8:49
  to
• 8:49
  declare
• 8:50
  a
• 8:50
  state
• 8:50
  of
• 8:50
  emergency
• 8:51
  in
• 8:51
  Beaver,
• 8:51
  Texas
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  Woodward
• 8:53
  counties.
• 8:53
  Oklahoma
• 8:54
  has
• 8:54
  received
• 8:54
  nine
• 8:55
  fire
• 8:55
  management
• 8:56
  assistance
• 8:56
  grants
• 8:56
  from
• 8:57
  FEMA
• 8:57
  in
• 8:57
  2026
• 8:58
  to
• 8:59
  help
• 8:59
  defray
• 8:59
  response
• 9:00
  costs.
• 9:01
  The
• 9:01
  Oklahoma
• 9:02
  OEM
• 9:02
  April
• 9:03
  2026
• 9:04
  newsletter
• 9:05
  details
• 9:05
  the
• 9:05
  breadth
• 9:05
  of
• 9:05
  this
• 9:06
  season's
• 9:06
  activations
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  ongoing
• 9:08
  recovery
• 9:08
  operations.
• 9:11
  Governor
• 9:11
  Greg
• 9:12
  Abbott
• 9:12
  directed
• 9:12
  the
• 9:12
  Texas
• 9:13
  Division
• 9:13
  of
• 9:13
  Emergency
• 9:14
  Management
• 9:15
  to
• 9:15
  pre
• 9:15
  position
• 9:16
  state
• 9:16
  emergency
• 9:17
  resources
• 9:17
  on
• 9:18
  March
• 9:18
  31st
• 9:19
  ahead
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  multi
• 9:20
  day
• 9:20
  severe
• 9:20
  weather
• 9:21
  pattern
• 9:21
  bringing
• 9:21
  potential
• 9:22
  hail,
• 9:22
  damaging
• 9:23
  winds,
• 9:24
  flash
• 9:24
  flooding
• 9:25
  and
• 9:25
  tornadoes
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  north,
• 9:26
  west
• 9:26
  and
• 9:27
  central
• 9:27
  Texas.
• 9:29
  As
• 9:29
  of
• 9:29
  today,
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  immediate
• 9:30
  severe
• 9:31
  weather
• 9:31
  threat
• 9:32
  in
• 9:32
  most
• 9:32
  of
• 9:32
  Texas
• 9:33
  has
• 9:33
  decreased,
• 9:34
  but
• 9:34
  NOAA's
• 9:35
  Weather
• 9:35
  Prediction
• 9:36
  center
• 9:36
  notes
• 9:36
  that
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  retreating
• 9:37
  cold
• 9:38
  front
• 9:38
  may
• 9:39
  produce
• 9:39
  isolated
• 9:39
  flooding
• 9:40
  concerns
• 9:40
  in
• 9:41
  southern
• 9:41
  Texas
• 9:42
  through
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  afternoon.
• 9:43
  TDM's
• 9:44
  pre
• 9:44
  deployed
• 9:45
  Swift
• 9:45
  Water
• 9:45
  Rescue
• 9:46
  teams
• 9:46
  and
• 9:46
  urban
• 9:47
  search
• 9:47
  and
• 9:47
  rescue
• 9:48
  resources
• 9:48
  remain
• 9:49
  available
• 9:49
  if
• 9:49
  needed.
• 9:51
  U.S.
• 9:51
  territories
• 9:52
  Puerto
• 9:53
  Rico
• 9:53
  an
• 9:53
  influenza
• 9:54
  epidemic
• 9:55
  emergency
• 9:55
  declared
• 9:55
  by
• 9:56
  Governor
• 9:56
  Jennifer
• 9:57
  Gonzalez
• 9:57
  in
• 9:57
  January
• 9:58
  2026.
• 9:59
  Executive
• 9:59
  Order
• 10:00
  2026005
• 10:02
  remains
• 10:02
  part
• 10:02
  of
• 10:03
  the
• 10:03
  public
• 10:03
  health
• 10:03
  landscape.
• 10:05
  No
• 10:05
  new
• 10:05
  emergency
• 10:06
  activations
• 10:06
  are
• 10:07
  noted
• 10:07
  for
• 10:07
  today.
• 10:09
  All
• 10:09
  other
• 10:10
  states
• 10:10
  have
• 10:10
  no
• 10:10
  significant
• 10:11
  updates
• 10:11
  in
• 10:12
  the
• 10:12
  last
• 10:12
  24
• 10:13
  hours.
• 10:14
  That's
• 10:14
  your
• 10:14
  EM
• 10:14
  morning
• 10:15
  brief
• 10:15
  for
• 10:15
  Monday,
• 10:15
  April
• 10:16
  6,
• 10:17
  2026.
• 10:18
  Stay
• 10:18
  safe.