U S Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville

U. S. Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville, NC Est. 1952 Detachment Brief “Over Fifty years of Cooperation and Service” Officer in Charge LCDR Tony Boyter Technical Advisor Mr. Brian Wallace

Federal Climate Complex (FCC) Asheville, NC NCDC FCC Share data and resources FNMOD (Navy) 14 th WS (Air Force)

Mission Provide the best available climatological products, data and services to support the global operating forces of the Navy, Marine Corps and Do. D.

DETACHMENT FUNCTIONS 1. Prepare and Distribute Climate Reference Information, Tailored Products, Mission Briefs, and Strategic Mission Planning Support (SMPS) products 2. Develop and Maintain Climatological Databases 3. Navy & USMC Observation Archive 4. Archive / Display METOC model output 5. Coordinate Marine Reanalysis Modeling projects (in support of #2)

Navy Climatology Customers Navy Ships (Global) • Transit Support • Mission Planning • Severe Weather Avoidance Navy Aircraft (Global) • Mission Support • Safety of Flight Operations Staff Planners (Global) • Operational Planning • Humanitarian Assistance • War Plans • Mishap Investigation Support Procurement (DC) • Support new ship/sensor development

Marine Summary for March North Sea 54°N – 001°E / 51. 5°N – 004°E SKY CONDITION WINDS WAVES N N W BKN/OVC 40 -50% E W TEMPERATURE AIR SST 100°F E 90°F S SW 15 kts S SW 5 ft 80°F 70°F Potential Impacts: -Visibility is reduced to 5 NM or less 30% of the time -Winds < 11 kts 40% of the time -Winds 22 -33 kts 15% of the time -Seas ≥ 3 ft 70% of the time -Seas ≥ 12 ft 10% of the time -Broken to Overcast low clouds prevail 40 -50% of the time -Ceilings < 1, 000 ft and/or Visibility < 5 NM 35 -40% of the time -Ceilings < 300 ft and/or Visibility < 1 NM 10% of the time -Precipitation occurs 15% of the time -Expect as few as 2 -3 storms to affect the OPAREA. 60°F 50°F 40°F 30°F 20°F 43°F 42°F

MAY Air Temperatures: • North of 20 N: 65°F • South of 20 N: 82°F SST: • North of 20 N: 65°F • South of 20 N: 84°F Winds: NNW 13 kts Precip (%): 5% Seas: 4 ft Cig <1 K ft: 10% Vis < 5 M (%): 5% MAY Air Temperature: 84°F SST: 85°F Winds: W 07 kts Precip (%): 15% Seas: 3 ft Cig <1 K ft: 5% Vis < 5 M (%): 5% JUNE Air Temperature: 80°F SST: 80°F Winds: SW 08 kts Precip (%): 20% Seas: 3 ft Cig <1 K ft: 20% Vis < 5 M (%): 5% Southern track Northern track Tropical Cyclone track (June-Avg Is 2 storms) USN Transit Brief JUNE Air Temperature: 70°F SST: 73°F Winds: SE 12 kts Precip (%): 5% Seas: 3 -4 ft Cig <1 K ft: 15% Vis < 5 M (%): 5%

February Marine Summary Area: 27. 00 N – 170. 00 E / 29. 00 N – 138. 00 E NORTHERN ROUTE Impacts: - Ceiling < 3500 ft and visibility < 3 NM occurs 1% of the time. - Expect no tropical cyclones during this FORECAST period. MEAN TEMPERATURE Air Sea 100°F Flight Level Winds: (5 K) W 15 -20 kts (10 K) W 35 -40 kts (20 K) W 55 -60 kts (30 K) W 90 -100 kts 90°F 80°F 70°F WAVES SKY CONDITION 60°F N W 50°F E 40°F S Broken Clouds NW 7 -9 ft 30°F WINDS 20°F N W E 66°F S NW 13 -18 kts Prepared by FLENUMMETOC DET Asheville Forecast Leg Port Visit 68°F

April Narrative Information: Winds over the Western Philippine Sea have little impact on operations. Forecast (Predominant conditions): Winds: 12 -16 kts Waves: 5 -7 ft Tropicals: 0 Expect Waves ≥ 12 ft 3% of the time Expect Winds ≥ 35 kts 1% of the time <5 U/W days lost Expect to lose 1 U/W days 5 -7 U/W days lost >7 U/W days lost

Climatology Packages Available Land Areas: • • • Afghanistan Albania Canada Dem. Rep. Congo Djibouti Indonesia Iran Iraq Kashmir Kenya Marine Areas: • • • Korea Liberia Lebanon Mexico Philippines Spratly Islands Syria Taiwan United States Venezuela • • • • Standardized Basin Briefs Arabian Sea / Gulf JTFEXLANT Oparea JTFEXPAC Oparea Red Sea/Gulf of Aden / Oman Mediterranean Sea Yellow Sea of Japan Andaman Sea Laccadive Sea Gulf of Thailand Straits of Taiwan Strait of Malacca South America Transit

Contacting Us • Mailing address: Officer in Charge Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Federal Building, Room 563 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 -5014 • Internet Email: navy. fnmod@noaa. gov URL: https: //navy. ncdc. noaa. gov • SIPRNET Email: request@navyclimatology. navy. smil. mil URL: http: /navyclimatology. navy. smil. mil • Telephone: (828)-271 -4232, (828)-252 -7865 Facsimile: (828)-271 -4672 STU-III: (828)-271 -4874