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NOAC Yokosuka, JapanNOAC Yokosuka, Japan
LT William Girdler
Operations Officer
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TCCOR Authorities
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Additional Areas NOAC will be askedAdditional Areas NOAC will be asked
• Hong Kong & Diego Garcia (CNFJ SOPA ADMIN)
• Iwo To (When Naval Personnel are there)
• NAF Atsugi, NAF Misawa, NAF Kadena,
• C7F (CDR Mike Roth)
– Sortie Conditions for C7F assets
• BOTTOM LINE!
– Anyplace a naval asset is threatened CNFJ wants NOAC to provide update!
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NOAC YokosukaNOAC Yokosuka
• N3 – Girdler/Bishop (6 Total)
– Theater ASW Support (CTF-54/74)
– Resource Protection (CNFJ)
– Coordination
– NOP Management
– OPS Admin
– Command Training (support)
• N5 – Savage/Green (16 Total)
– Plans (C7F)
– Afloat Support (CDS-15)
– Fleet Liaison
– ATG Support
– Command Training (lead)
– Sasebo Tech(1)
N1 - LT Rogers
Interoperability
CO
XO
Operational Reports
Admin
Detachments
Operational
Reports
Admin
“Wet”“Dry”
LCDR Sim James
25 Total Personnel - Kiyohara-san - Mr. Gedult
CDR E. J. Trehubenko
SEA AGCS Jed Johansen
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NOAC Yokosuka Tropical Cyclone Watch OfficerNOAC Yokosuka Tropical Cyclone Watch Officer(CDO)(CDO)
• “Watches” anytime a TC is forecast to come within 180NM of a CNFJ asset
• Maintains a continuous TC plot, compares to other fixes
• Analyzes all available local data
–Satellite Imagery (Center fixes, Scatterometry,
Rain rate, winds, structure)
–Outside Agencies (JMA, KMA, Hong Kong
Observatory, NWS/NOAA, ECMWF, UK)
–Model Data (Synoptic scale and Mesoscale)
–Nomograms / Wind Probability
–Local knowledge
• Prepare and deliver staff briefs
• Issues local warnings
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TS 15WTS 15W
TS 15WTS 15W
WARNING #42
18/1930Z
OkinawaOkinawa
SaseboSasebo
YokosukaYokosuka
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TS 15WWARNING
#42
1500l Fri 19 Sep50G65
0300l Sat 20 Sep45G55
0300l Sun 21 Sep40G50
1500l Sat 20 Sep40G50
0300l Fri 19 Sep50G65
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JMA
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TY 15WWARNING
#43
0900l Sat 20 Sep60G75
2100l Fri 19 Sep65G80
2100l Sat 20 Sep55G70 0900l Sun 21 Sep
50G65
0900l Fri 19 Sep70G85
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• NOAC has a small staff with many deployed
• C7F sets sortie conditions
• NOAC main focus is ASW
– Resource protection is NOAC’s “side job”
• Timing is very important for morning Typhoon Battle Rhythm in order to support CNFJ morning brief.
– NOAC needs to assess
– Conference call
– Prep brief
• People in Japan get very concerned when JTWC says one thing but when they go to JMA’s webpage, they get confused/tense when there is a difference and it leaves NOAC in the uncomfortable position of trying to explain the delta.
Facts of LifeFacts of Life
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Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts
• C7F and CNFJ are generally “Happy”
• We appreciate:
– Early communications when major changes are expected.
– Early Warnings- warn on priority systems first (ie. Storm tracking to make land fall on Japan before one that will make land fall on China)
– Not dropping warnings when storm goes extratropical until after passes naval facilities
• We need better understanding:
– Wind Probabilities products, How to apply to TCCOR Recommendations
– Wind Radii Depictions for systems undergoing extra tropical transition
– Anticipated rain amounts (minor flooding in housing)
– Potential for significant storm surge