APPENDIX G: VISIBILITY SENSOR SITES

Notes: Navy Fuel Pier

Station description: Standalone Meteorological w\Visibility, and Co-located shore ATON

station

The site is located on United States Navy Fuel Pier property. The first suggested site was the

south end of the fuel pier this site proved to be insufficient for sitting the visibility sensor. We

also visited the north end of the same pier. This location could site the visibility sensor however

it would require the fabrication of a mounting platform to be mounted in a corner of the north

pier bollard. (figure 1)

A shore side location was identified with in the security fence on the property at the end of the

paved road. That is north of the pier, near a 30’ tall concrete light pole that supports a security

camera system that we might be able to access AC power, also there is a galvanic protection

system for the pier located nearby that we could also allow easy access to AC power. Two

potential sites are in this area one nearer the water’s edge, the second is centered on the fence

between the water and tree line.

Figure 1 Fuel pier general area, the North pier location, and shore side area

Figure 2 General siting for near water site location

Figure 3 Sensor location near water where the person in photo arrow is standing, palm is outside the fence

Figure 4 Looking south from near water location

One issue with the near shore station is a ~ 20 foot tall spill boom spool with be installed along the fence

line at a future date. Figure 5

Figure 5 Looking down the fence line, white arrow galvanic protection system for the pier red arrow spill boom

Figure 6 North to tree line over 100 feet.

Figure 7 Second location

Figure 8 General setting looking north across the second station

Figure 9 back across the shore side site, toward the waters edge

Figure 10 Proposed station configuration

Figure 11 Plan view of shore area with two sensor locations identified.

Meteorological Review: The locations identified for the installation of the Visibility station on shore is

appropriate for Visibility sensor sitting. The proposed spill boom and other issues in the area could be

issues with winds coming from the west / northwest, and from the south for the spill boom. This would

need to be noted, if they choose to proceed with the installation of a full met station these issues could

negativity impact the performance of the wind sensors.