Department of homeland security raised the homeland security advisory system (hsas) from elevated (yellow)…

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1. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
   RAISED THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM (HSAS)
   FROM ELEVATED (YELLOW) TO THREAT CONDITION HIGH (ORANGE)
   ON 20 MAY. THIS CONDITION SIGNIFIES A HIGH RISK
   OF TERRORIST ATTACK.
2. THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BELIEVES THAT AL-QAIDA
   HAS ENTERED AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD WORLDWIDE, AND THIS
   MAY INCLUDE ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE WAKE
   OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND MOROCCO,
   AL-QAIDA AND THOSE SYMPATHETIC TO THEIR CAUSE, ARE
   STILL A PRINCIPAL THREAT, BUT THREATS MAY ALSO EMANATE
   FROM OTHER ANTI-U.S. TERRORIST GROUPS, REGIONAL
   EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS, AND AD HOC GROUPS OR
   DISGRUNTLED INDIVIDUALS NOT CONNECTED TO EXISTING
   TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS OR STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.
3. WHILE THERE IS NOT CREDIBLE, SPECIFIC INFORMATION
   WITH RESPECT TO TARGETS OR METHOD OF ATTACK, THE USE
   OF TACTICS SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN RECENT TERRORIST
   ATTACKS OVERSEAS INCLUDE SMALL ARMS EQUIPPED ASSAULT
   TEAMS, LARGE VEHICLE BORNE EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, AND SUICIDE
   BOMBERS. THESE ATTACKS UNDERSCORE TERRORISTS DESIRES TO
   ATTACK SOFT TARGETS. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION,
   INCLUDING THOSE CONTAINING CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL
   OR RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS OR MATERIALS, CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED.
4. MARITIME INDUSTRY OPERATORS ARE URGED TO IMPLEMENT
   APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MEASURES THAT CORRESPOND TO
   THREAT CONDITION ORANGE UNDER THE HSAS. OFFICIALS AT
   TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES SHOULD MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF
   SECURITY AND REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES
   OR PERSONS TO THEIR LOCAL FBI OFFICE.
5. THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY CAN REPORT INFORMATION
   CONCERNING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY TO THEIR LOCAL FBI OFFICE
   THROUGH THE FBI WEBSITE WWW.FBI.GOV/CONTRACT/FO/FO.HTM OR TO
   THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION CENTER (NIPC) AT
   ITS WEBSITE WWW.NIPC.GOV/INCIDENT/CIRR.HTM
6. U.S. MERCHANT VESSELS AND CRUISE SHIPS SHOULD BE ON
   A HEIGHTENED STATE OF SECURITY, SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
   THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCYS (NIMA) BROADCAST
   WARNINGS AND SHOULD REVIEW THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION
   PROCEDURES FOR ASSISTANCE IN NIMA PUBLICATION 117.
7. ALL U.S.-FLAG OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS
   ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY THE MOST EXPEDIENT MEANS.
   THIS ADVISORY WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE PUBLISHED IN THE
   "WEEKLY NOTICE TO MARINERS" AND MARAD INTERNET WEB SITE:
   WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV
8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY CONTACT
   THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SHIP OPERATIONS,
   CODE MAR-613, ROOM 2123, 400 7TH STREET SW,
   WASHINGTON, DC 20590; PHONE: 202-366-5735,
   OR BY EMAIL TO OPCENTR1@MARAD.DOT.GOV
9. THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ELEVATED
   TO THREAT CONDITION ORANGE.
10. CANCEL THIS MSG 02 JUL.