VOS Marine Partner Panel

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VOS Marine Partner Panel

• CDR Jeremy M. Adams, NOAA
• NOAA Liaison to the USCG
• August 28, 2014

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WX Planning and Decision Making
NWS WX forecasts and graphical products are
CRUCIAL to operational planning The ship
rolled unexpectedly and
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Avoidance Strategies

• Grin and Bear It
• Son of Ivan
• 3 Sisters of SW Pass
• Hatteras SE Gale
• Run and Hide
• Buoy Biomass Removal Operations

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Favorite WX Data Products/Sources

• Radiofax Wind/Waves, 500 mb Chart
• Navy WEAX
• XM WX
• NWS/NHC/TPC Website
• Weather Underground
• Weather Channel

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TurboWin or AMVER/SEAS?

• Mac or PC?
• Paper or Plastic?
• To be or not to be?

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Food For Thought

• Data QA Outreach! Answer Why? and Who
  Cares?
• Future of Navigation - Expansion of AIS
  capability
• NOS Navigation Manager and PMO Coordination
• Data Transmission Iridium, AIS
• Future of HF Broadcasted Products
• Automation

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Questions?