1. Building Relationships with the Marine Community

2. Started with a clean slate! – No Preconceived ideas – Started fresh Developed the “MUG” (Marine Users Group) – Consisted of the USCG, San Francisco Bar Pilots, Harbormasters, Commercial and Recreational Fishermen, Yacht Clubs.

3. History of the MUG Started in 2003. Asked for their needs and requirements – More and Smaller Coastal Zones (Four to Six Ocean Zone) – Specialized San Francisco Bar Forecast – WFO Monterey was the 1 st offices to highlight the “Point and Click” page...“Marine PFM”…and the “Marine Tabular” Forecast.

4. Six Coastal Water Zones and Two Bay Zones 1.Pt Arena to Pt Reyes out to 10 nm 2.Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt out 10 nm 3.Pt Arena to Pigeon Pt 10-60 nm offshore 4.Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos out 10nm 5.Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 10-60 nm offshore 6.Pigeon Pt to Pt Piedras Blancas 10-60 nm offshore 7.San Francisco, San Pablo, Suisun Bay and the West Delta 8.Monterey Bay New Coastal Zones - Collaboration with the MUG

5. San Francisco Bar

6. .....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. ACROSS THE BAR...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS MOSTLY WIND WAVE THIS EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO MOSTLY SWELL BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 1.4 KT AT 2:45 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 2.4 KT AT 2:19 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar issued if seas are 10 feet or greater on the Bar. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=PZZ545 San Francisco Bar Forecast

7. CDIP Point Reyes Buoy CDIP San Francisco Bar Buoy Short Period Seas USACE disposal site San Francisco Safety, Economics, Environment San Francisco Safety, Economics, Environment Long Period Swell NOAA 46026 USACE Project Site (Regional Sediment Management)

8. Marine Incidents (rescues) near SF Bar Incidents in the Vicinity of SF Bar (IVO) Data supplied by the Coast Guard. Assimilated and Disseminated by WFO Monterey. San Francisco - SAFETY 157388545TOTAL:

9. Building Relationships Safety & Efficiency “Building Relationships” Safety & Efficiency SF NWS “This buoy allows for safer transits, safer pilot boat operations, and efficiency for the shippers that call at San FranciscoBay.” Captain Bill Greig “The valuable information available from this weather buoy plays a very crucial roll in my decision that relates to safe navigation of ships across the bar.” Captain Carl Martin, Jr. “This station has been a great benefit to me as a San Francisco Bar Pilot in route planning and risk assessment.” Captain H.W. Kenyon Management Operations Adoption

10. What the Future Holds Daily Briefing from the USCG Awareness of Marine Events Near Real-Time data for the Storm Data Program New Forecasts utilizing “virtual” buoys (from Scripps) Partnership with CeNCOOS (Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System) Developing a “one-stop shop” site for mariners Leading to Effective Decision Support for the Marine Community Pillar Point – one of the most dangerous areas off the coast. Home of the “Mavericks” big wave surf contest Marine Pamphlets

11. Effective Decision Support Requires: Collaboration with end-users and information providers Understanding of management issues and information gaps/needs (requirements) Identification of user-driven solutions Time and resources to develop, test, validate and benchmark solution(s); and Management operations adoption Intent is to Coordinate instead of Isolate and Cooperate instead of Compete Place-based management issues and resource constraints call for regional-scale engagement and collaboration to achieve improved decision support

12. Collaboration: Better Together Desire to improve the way we do business and deliver science and services for the benefit of regional stakeholders

13. Daily USCG Briefing

17. Collaboration with Scripps CDIP Forecast – “Virtual” Forecast if the Buoy is not operable. – Tabular Data for the San Francisco Bar Buoy http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?moplist=San_Francisco_Harbor&mop=BP142&xitem=pm – Graphical Data for the San Francisco Bar Buoy http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?moplist=San_Francisco_Harbor&mop=BP142&xitem=wwave – San Francisco Bar Buoy Forecast (can be used if the buoy is inoperable) http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?moplist=San_Francisco_Harbor&mop=BP142&xitem=forecast

18. CeNCOOS – Part of IOOS IOOS (http://www.ioos.gov/ )http://www.ioos.gov/

19. CeNCOOS Data Portal CeNCOOS Data Portal (http://204.115.180.244/CeNCOOS/DataPortal.html)http://204.115.180.244/CeNCOOS/DataPortal.html

20. Collaboration with CenCOOS PORTS – Real Time Observations (http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml)http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml

21. Collaboration with CenCOOS Utilizing CeNCOOS Data Portal as a “One-Stop” Shop for mariners – Integrated web portal with different layers WFO Monterey asked the MUG what their requirements and needs are A “Wish List” was developed which included… – Marine Spot Forecast for SAR – Satellite overlay – Display as many webcams and observations as possible – Out of Service Buoy information – Swell grids – Chlorophyll information – Creation of a mobile version – Printer friendly page

22. Collaboration with CenCOOS Proposed example of “One-Stop Shopping” for Mariners (http://www.sccoos.org/data/harbors/sf/fullscreen.php)http://www.sccoos.org/data/harbors/sf/fullscreen.php

23. Take Away Messages Listen…listen…listen! Go out and visit our customers! The key is open communication! If something is promised and it can’t be done tell your customers. They will respect you for it. Knowing and Understanding your customers is key to understanding issues Partnership is key to better managing challenges Recent trends and new National policy affirm regional and local approaches to problem solving; NOAA is working to improve our science, services and stewardship responsibilities through regional and local outreach and collaboration; Networks like the Regional Coastal and Ocean Observing System and regionally-based Weather Service are critical intermediaries to improve federal understanding of user needs and to deliver customer required services.