VLab Forum Members,
Please recall that the November VLab Forum will occur today, the
17th, at 11:00am – 12:00pm (Eastern Time). The talk features a
presentation titled "NWS Wave Detail Experiment: Modernizing
the Coastal Waters Forecast" which is being presented by Mark
Willis. We hope you can attend.
To participate in the forum, please register
for the webinar.
Abstract:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
National Weather Service (NWS) National Wave Team and Marine
Services Program has developed a new experimental product
(https://www.weather.gov/marine/wavedetail) that provides added wave
detail with more clarity for marine users and partners to support
better decision making. Multiple coexisting wave systems are common
at any point in the ocean, each containing its unique height,
period, and direction. Details on each of these wave systems provide
valuable information for marine customers. For example, a very short
period wave system moving parallel to the coast may provide
significant hazards to small and flat bottom vessels leaving an
inlet. Meanwhile, longer period waves moving towards the shore
produce shoaling hazards near the coast. There are a multitude of
similar scenarios that are of interest to various marine users.
Mariners need significant wave height to quickly gauge the accuracy
of a forecast based on buoy observations, and they also need the
height, period, and direction of the wave systems that make up the
significant wave height. Based on feedback and advancements in the
Nearshore Wave Prediction System (NWPS)
(https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/nwps), the proposed updated wave
component of the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) includes significant
wave height and the option to include additional wave detail of the
main wave systems. The NWS currently has several different ways of
describing waves. The new experimental product will offer more
consistency of the CWF across the nation while providing mariners
with valuable enhanced wave information.
Agenda:
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Slides:
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Talk Focus and R2O State:
- NWS Talk describe capabilities/functionality useful in NWS
weather forecast office operations
- This is not an R2O project
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