RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           CC: RAD Information Net

Day/date:  Friday, September 22, 1989

NOTE: Because of the staff's involvement in a Secretarial briefing on
Hurricane Hugo this morning, today's morning report will be limited to the
following summary received from Southeast Region early this morning:

INCIDENTS

89-289 - Southeastern Areas - Hurricane Hugo

The following update on Hurricane Hugo's impacts on units of the National
Park System in the Southeast was prepared by staff in the Service's
Southeast Regional Office from phone calls made to each park's
superintendent or chief ranger early today. It was forwarded to the
Washington Office at 6 a.m. this morning. Because of darkness and winds, it
was not always possible to get an accurate assessment of the storm's effects
to this point. Reports on the Virgin Islands were received yesterday
afternoon. Further updates will be provided as soon as parks are able to
evaluate the hurricane's impact and report to the regional office.

Fort Sumter National Monument

The park, which is located in Charleston harbor, was hit by the full force
of the hurricane, which traveled up the harbor with wind speeds as high as
130 m.p.h. The island was closed yesterday and will remain closed until the
24th; all NPS personnel have been evacuated. An assessment of damages will
be made after daybreak.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras stretches along about 100 miles of barrier islands from Bodie
Island on the north to Ocracoke Inlet on the south. The park was receiving
heavy surf yesterday, and was closed and evacuated. It will remain closed
until a damage assessment can be conducted.

Cape Lookout National Seashore

Cape Lookout lies along a series of barrier islands from Ocracoke Inlet at
the south end of Cape Hatteras to a point near Morehead City 55 miles to the
south. The park was closed yesterday and the island was evacuated. No
evaluation of property losses has yet been made. The park will remain
closed until the 24th.

Cumberland Island National Seashore

The 16-mile-long seashore lies on Cumberland Island just off the Georgia
coast above its border with Florida. The island was evacuated yesterday,
but little damage was expected. The park remain closed until either the
23rd or 24th, depending on conditions.

Fort Frederica National Monument

Efforts to contact the park have so far been unsuccessful.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

The park, which lies on Cockspur Island between the North and South Channels
at the mouth of the Savannah River, was closed yesterday, and the island was
evacuated last night. Damage and losses to the park are expected to be
light. Fort Pulaski will remain closed throughout the day today.

Cape Canaveral National Seashore

Cape Canaveral, a barrier island seashore near the NASA center, had higher
than usual tides and lost about $2,000 in boundary signs on the north end of
its beach yesterday. It will be open today.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

The fort, located south of Jacksonville, received higher than normal tides
yesterday, but no rain or winds. It will be open on a regular schedule
today.

Fort Caroline National Memorial

The fort, which is in Jacksonville, has not been affected by Hurricane Hugo
and will be open today.

Christiansted National Historic Site

The regional office coordinated the evacuation of the remaining employees
there yesterday. Seven persons were evacuated on the first flight out, and
another four to six persons were to have left on a second flight yesterday
evening. A team of seven park rangers are en route to the park this morning
to protect NPS facilities, including the fort and its collection of
artifacts.

Virgin Islands National Park

The superintendent reports that there's been structural damage in the park,
and that several park residences have been flattened or heavily damaged. No
further information is available at present.