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NCEP Ocean Prediction Center Service Needs (opc.ncep.noaa)

NCEP Ocean Prediction Center Service Needs (www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov). Ocean Model Workshop, Jan. 14-15, 2008 “where NOAA’s ocean obs., research and operational services come together”. OPC Customers. Commercial shipping/transportation Commercial and recreational fishing

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NCEP Ocean Prediction Center Service Needs (opc.ncep.noaa)

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  1. NCEP Ocean Prediction Center Service Needs(www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov) Ocean Model Workshop, Jan. 14-15, 2008 “where NOAA’s ocean obs., research and operational services come together”

  2. OPC Customers • Commercial shipping/transportation • Commercial and recreational fishing • Private weather and ship routing services • R&D community • NOAA HAZMAT • USCG SAROPS • MDA Information Grid • Recreational boating • U.S. Navy (Wx support) • General public (via Internet & NOAA Wx Radio) • Foreign weather services

  3. OPC Partners • NWS Coastal WFOs - Guidance • USCG – Product dissemination • NOAA/NOS • US Navy – Partnership on Operational Oceanographic Forecasts and Information Services • NOAA Corps • Foreign Weather Services - International Commitments

  4. Ocean Model and Data Based Products and Services • Open Ocean/Off Shore • SST (fishing, SAROPS, HAZMAT, operational forecasting) • Analysis (Satellites, in situ obs.) • Forecasts (ocean models) • Surface Currents (Marine Transportation, SAROPS, HAZMAT) • Analysis (Satellites, in situ obs) • Forecasts (ocean models) • Gulf Stream Analysis and Forecasts (HAZMAT, SAROPS) • SST analyses, ensemble of ocean model forecasts • Coastal guidance • Extra-tropical storm surge (WFOs) • Tidal deviation/water level (ET-Surge/SLOSH) • Ocean model (3D) analyses and forecasts • Serving the R&D community

  5. Needs/challenges (Global/Basin Ocean Circulation Models) • Validation • User/applications oriented metrics • U.S. off shore regions a priority

  6. www.misst.org • Google earth imagery

  7. Needs/Challenges (SST) • Transition of MISST/GHRSST advancements (MW+IR) into operational services • SST forecasting capability (models) • Gulf Stream analyses/forecasts

  8. NWS/OST/MDL

  9. Note: GFS wind forcing; no tides; domain of <15m depth

  10. Needs/Challenges (Coastal Guidance) • Incorporating tides (f’csting water level) • Improve forcing (e.g., blending forecast winds and model winds) • Use Ensemble/Multiple models

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