NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES Center for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS) Storm QuickLook Product Paul Fanelli East-West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 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

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/ :42 CDT and 1.77 ft (0.54 m) at 07/24/ :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 6 th,  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 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 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 ?? Questions ?? 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