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NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
National Ocean ServiceCenter for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS)
Enhancements to Storm QuickLook Product
Paul Fanelli
www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/[email protected]
1305 East-West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910
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 Storm Tide & Storm Surge Wind Speed & Gusts Barometric Pressure
QuickLook Product Overview
www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
• 24 x 7 Monitoring and Quality Control
• Displayed on CO-OPS web pages and linked through NOAAWatch
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
GIS map showingsatellite imagery, storm track & intensity information, with NOStide gauge locations highlighted
Time series plots of water level, wind speed & gusts, barometric pressure and water & air temperature, updating in real-time - every 6 minutes.
Water level and meteorological analysis, next high tide values/times and select NWS advisory Text.
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
Adding in Mean Sea Level as an option to display water level observations and predictions (in addition to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88).
Adjusting the Historical Maximum Water Level to display on the same datum as water level observations for easy comparison Presently Historical Maximum WL displayed referenced to Mean Higher High
Water (MHHW)
Enhancements in Progress
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
CO-OPS has begun gathering requirements for the next phase of the QuickLook product.
Enhancements will focus on two areas:1. Improving the GIS map display
a) Replace the existing static map within the product with a dynamic map, where users can zoom, pan, etc. and view updated satellite and/or radar imagery.
b) Allow users to easily access NOS water level and meteorological data THROUGH the map interface, rather than having to navigate to CO-OPS’ web page tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov separately.
2. Improvements to data display within the producta) Larger plots.
b) Allow next high tide predictions to update on-the-fly based on user selected options (rather than static values on MLLW).
c) Provide a summary of present observations in tabular format below time-series plots.
d) Provide additional information such as maximum 24 hour storm tide values.
The plan is to implement enhancements prior to the 2014 hurricane season.
QuickLook 2.0
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
QuickLook 2.0
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
QuickLook 2.0
NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES
CO-OPS is requesting that the National Weather Service provide a point of contact who will maintain a list of proposed requirements for the next phase of the Quicklook product.
The list of requirements should be provided by March 31, 2013 to [email protected].
CO-OPS will provide updates to the NWS point of contact during development so it is clear which enhancements will be implemented within QuickLook 2.0.
QuickLook 2.0