1. Deepwater Horizon Weather and Sea Support EventDateTime ExplosionApril 20 – 21, 2010overnight First request for weather support (NOAA/USCG) April 210910 Weather briefings to NOAA HazMat began April 211015 First graphical forecasts to USCG District 8 Command NOLA April 211059 First 2/day spotsApril 221707 Marine ER Met DeployedApril 272015 Hourly oil burn, air, boat ops. Forecast support April 280824 Decision Support websiteMay 4Through the day Improved websiteMay 10AM

2. Deepwater Horizon Decision Support Generate Wind/Waves graphics, inundation maps and slide shows of forecast Mississippi River Flows Coordination with US Army Corps of Engineers on Mississippi River flows for determination of Spillway use Provided 28 day forecasts for all modeled rivers/streams flowing into Gulf for input into National Ocean Service’s Circulation Model Generate Wind/Waves graphics, inundation maps and slide shows of forecast Mississippi River Flows Coordination with US Army Corps of Engineers on Mississippi River flows for determination of Spillway use Provided 28 day forecasts for all modeled rivers/streams flowing into Gulf for input into National Ocean Service’s Circulation Model

3. Deepwater Horizon Decision Support National Media Contact for Weather/Oil/Hurricane Impacts –Over 150 Interviews, some global Spot Forecasts –3 Hourly Spot Forecasts for Response Operations (lat/long) –2/day Spot Forecasts –Total = 4187 2 new aviation forecasts for aircraft ops Weather support for President Obama’s motorcade and Air Force 1 flight – included heads up on squall line headed for MSY National Media Contact for Weather/Oil/Hurricane Impacts –Over 150 Interviews, some global Spot Forecasts –3 Hourly Spot Forecasts for Response Operations (lat/long) –2/day Spot Forecasts –Total = 4187 2 new aviation forecasts for aircraft ops Weather support for President Obama’s motorcade and Air Force 1 flight – included heads up on squall line headed for MSY

4. Deepwater Horizon Decision Support Deployed 2 Emergency Response Meteorologists to Houma command center –Go, no-go for all air and sea operations –1200 Formal Briefings –5000 Informal Briefings Digital wind and seas forecast for Gulf of Mexico from National Digital Forecast Database 24/7, meteorologists assigned to Deepwater Horizon situational awareness Deployed 2 Emergency Response Meteorologists to Houma command center –Go, no-go for all air and sea operations –1200 Formal Briefings –5000 Informal Briefings Digital wind and seas forecast for Gulf of Mexico from National Digital Forecast Database 24/7, meteorologists assigned to Deepwater Horizon situational awareness

5. Deepwater Horizon Decision Support One-stop-shop for weather impacts on response via website Hourly 100 foot wind forecast for dispersion operations Hourly transport wind forecast for oil burn operations Heat Index forecasts for mop up ops http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/?n=embriefing One-stop-shop for weather impacts on response via website Hourly 100 foot wind forecast for dispersion operations Hourly transport wind forecast for oil burn operations Heat Index forecasts for mop up ops http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lix/?n=embriefing