Good morning.

I'm Cedric and This is your EM

Morning Brief for Friday, March 13, 2026

across the West, the National Weather Service

issues heat advisories in parts of Coastal

Valley, Southern and Central California highlighting elevated

heat illness risk for sensitive populations and

those without adequate cooling in the Pacific,

Hawaii county issues an emergency Proclamation for

a March 2026 Kona Low weather event

and Maui county posts storm updates and

shelter information as conditions intensify seismically.

The USGS magnitude 2.5 earthquakes past day

feed reflects ongoing global activity, dozens of

events in the last 24 hours with

no national US wide protective action indicated

from the feed itself.

For international operations and Traveler support, the

U.S. department of State updates Azerbaijan to

Level 3 Reconsider travel with expanded operational

context tied to regional hostilities and transportation

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Let's run through the States.

California the National Weather Service maintains heat

advisories for portions of southern Central California,

including coastal and inland zones, emphasizing high temperatures and heat illness risk, especially for

the very young, old, those without air

conditioning and people active outdoors.

Florida Hillsborough county continues an emergency ban on open burning extension, citing ongoing local

emergency conditions and continued restrictions on outdoor open burning.

Hawaii Hawaii county issues an emergency Proclamation

for the March 2026 Kona Low Weather Event.

Maui county posts Kona Storm updates and

notes shelter actions including opening times and

locations as the storm impacts the islands.

All other states have no significant updates

in the last 24 hours.

That's your EM morning brief for Friday, March 13, 2026.

Stay safe.