1. MC252 Weather & Operations The Maritime Alliance Symposium “Ocean & Weather Impacting Business & Infrastructure” March 4, 2011 Hubbs SeaWorld Institute San Diego, California Presented by Jessica M. Cummins PMP, DABCHS Emergency Planning Analyst

2. Deepwater Horizon Platform Macondo Well Mississippi Canyon 252 April 20, 2010 Source BP

3. Severe Weather Contingency Plan-Annex Mobile ICP AOR Mobile ICP AOR

4. Purpose of the Severe Weather Contingency Plan (SWCP) Provides guidance for directing the timely and effective suspension of response operations; Provides guidance for directing the timely and effective suspension of response operations; Potential relocation of response assets; Potential relocation of response assets; and the reconstitution of those assets after the severe weather threat has passed and the reconstitution of those assets after the severe weather threat has passed

5. When Do We Activate the Plan? We monitor the weather daily and look for tropical cyclone activity which may be developing in the Atlantic Ocean (SWOC) We monitor the weather daily and look for tropical cyclone activity which may be developing in the Atlantic Ocean (SWOC) We have established “Severe Weather Readiness Conditions” (SWRC 1-6) which are initiated based on weather forecasts and trajectories towards our Area of Responsibility We have established “Severe Weather Readiness Conditions” (SWRC 1-6) which are initiated based on weather forecasts and trajectories towards our Area of Responsibility Unified Area Command in conjunction with Mobile Sector Unified Command will declare the activation Unified Area Command in conjunction with Mobile Sector Unified Command will declare the activation

6. Decision Making Process Unified Area Command in conjunction with Mobile Sector Unified Command Unified Area Command in conjunction with Mobile Sector Unified Command Timeline depicts activities to secure, evade/evacuate, and remobilize Timeline depicts activities to secure, evade/evacuate, and remobilize

7. What are we doing now? Monitoring the weather daily with UAC SWOC Monitoring the weather daily with UAC SWOC Ongoing planning throughout Branches and Resources Ongoing planning throughout Branches and Resources Identifying where responders & equipment will go ahead of storm impact Identifying where responders & equipment will go ahead of storm impact Minimizing footprint in deployment sites and staging areas Minimizing footprint in deployment sites and staging areas Communicating with appropriate local, state and federal agencies and the National Incident Command (NIC) Communicating with appropriate local, state and federal agencies and the National Incident Command (NIC)