National Weather Service Marine Update National Weather Service

National Weather Service Marine Update National Weather Service Darren Wright National Marine Program Leader

New PORTS® Manager Chris Di. Veglio Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 2

NWS National Service Programs Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 3

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NWS Weather Forecast Offices Provides Marine & Land Provides Land Forecasts Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 4

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Coastal and Offshore areas Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 5

N A Ship T I O NTracks AL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 2016 Global (NWS High Seas Marine Zones) Shipping lanes in green: OPC NHC TAFB WFO Honolulu NHC TAFB Source of 2013 total ship tracks and background: marinetraffic. com Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 6

Probability of Visibility Tampa Bay Marine Channel Forecast Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 7

Wave and Wind Forecast Along Transect Nearshore Wave Prediction System (NWPS) Small Craft Advisory Line https: //polar. ncep. noaa. gov/nwps/viewer. shtml Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 8

Reformatted Example - MWW (changes shown in red) Current Product Reformatted Product Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 9

Text Product Consolidation - Small Craft Advisory Existing Products Future Product Dec. 2019 Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas Consolidated to Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar Small Craft Advisory for Winds Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 10

New Marine Website http: //weather. gov/marine Current Website New Website Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 11

Thank you! Questions? Darren Wright Marine Program Leader darren. wright@noaa. gov 301 -427 -9283 Department of Commerce // National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration // 12