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NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Center for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS) Storm QuickLook Product
Paul Fanelli
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/[email protected]
1305 East-West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910
November 30, 2010
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Initiated when a tropical storm or hurricane warning is issued for the U.S. coast or its territories
Updated following NWS public advisories and at landfall Provides a synopsis of near real-time oceanographic and
meteorological observations at locations affected by a tropical cyclone 24 x 7 Monitoring and Quality Control Displayed on CO-OPS web pages and linked through NOAA All
Hazards webpage NOAAWatch
QuickLook Product
www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.govwww.noaawatch.gov
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
GIS map integrating NWS storm information, satellite imagery and water level station locations
Time series plots of water level & meteorological conditions
Water level and meteorological analysis
Can adjust water level datum (MLLW/NAVD88),measurement units (Standard/Metric)and time zone (Local/UTC).
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
• Past and forecasted storm track including error swath
•Wind contours
•Cloud cover (visible during the day, IR at night)
•Geographical depiction of stations and areas affected by the storm
Integrating Storm Track Information With CO-OPS Water Level Stations
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Storm Analysis
General synopsis of present water level and meteorological conditions across the affected region
Times and heights of the next TWO high tides, derived from NOAA Tide Predictions application Panama City, FL: Next predicted high tides are 1.78 ft (0.54 m) at
07/23/2010 08:42 CDT and 1.77 ft (0.54 m) at 07/24/2010 09:31 CDT.
Latest NWS storm advisory text
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Water Level Time Series Plots
• Real-time water level (storm tide) measurements, updated every 6 minutes
•Tidal predictions and residual (storm surge) values
•Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) line for comparison
•Historical maximum recorded water level, where available
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Real-Time Meteorological Data
Wind speed and direction Both speed and gust values displayed
Barometric pressure Air and water temperature Data update in real time, every 6 minutes
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Official memo between CO-OPS and NHC went out July 6th, 2010. Outlined potential joint partnership opportunities for the improvement of
storm surge related products
Integration of CO-OPS data with the SLOSH model Reciprocal points of contact during hurricane season to support the
NHC Storm Surge Unit, WFO’s and CO-OPS QuickLook team operations.
Delivery of preliminary water level and meteorological data following landfall or near-landfall of a tropical cyclone along the U.S. coast
CO-OPS participation on the Storm Surge Transition Team Development of a short-term anomalous water level product for a
variety of applications, including SLOSH model initialization (in progress)
NWS CO-OPS Partnership
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Quality controlled water level data from 200+ CO-OPS and partnership stations
Data updated every 6 minutes in near-real time Meteorological data where available High water advisory
Stations are highlighted on the Tides Online front page when water levels exceed 1.5 feet above predictions
http://tidesonline.nos.noaa.gov/
Additional Resources: Tides Online
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Overall Goal - Provide predictions through electronic means certified to meet USCG regulations
Expands CO-OPS’ prediction capabilities using more accurate harmonic methods
Predictions for 375 harmonic stations (accepted constituents and datums) and an additional 2497 subordinate stations (using offsets) available
Will permanently replace traditional high/low predictions on CO-OPS websites in 2012, which only lists predictions in feet above Mean Lower Low Water and times in LST/LDT.
• Fully interactive program
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.shtml
Additional Resources: NOAA Tide Predictions
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
Additional Resources: NOAA Tide Predictions
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
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Pictured left to right: Paul Fanelli (team lead), Lijuan Huang, Katerina Glebushko, Laurita Brown, Stephen Gill, Lori Fenstermacher , Colleen Fanelli, Michael Michalski
and Bill Rowell