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Fleet Weather Center San DiegoFleet Weather Center San Diego
Prepared in support of conference entitled,“Mapping, Tracking, & Visualization from Harbors to
Deep Oceans26 Aug 2011
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Naval Oceanography OrganizationNaval Oceanography Organization
KNOWLEDGE-CENTRIC
Naval Oceanography
• ~$350M TOA
• 6 ships
• 1,200 military
• 1,300 civilians
Naval Special Warfare
ISR
Navigation
Precise Time and Astrometry
Fleet Operations
Maritime Operations
Aviation Operations
Fleet safety and near-term operational
readiness
National missions
Today’s Fight
Mine Warfare
Anti-Submarine Warfare
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MISSION SUPPORT PRIORITY
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Decision Superiority: Making better decisions faster than the adversary
Battlespace On DemandBattlespace On DemandLinking Forecasts to DecisionsLinking Forecasts to Decisions
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FWC, Norfolk
FWC, San Diego
FWC-SDFWC-N
FWC San Diego and FWC Norfolk AORsFWC San Diego and FWC Norfolk AORs
Fleet Weather Center San Diego has the Pacific and Indian Oceans AOR’s
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Maritime OperationsMaritime Operations
• Optimum Track Ship Routing- Hazardous weather advisories- Divert and sortie recommendations
• Joint Typhoon Warning Center- Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- Tropical cyclone forecasts for Pacific
and Indian Oceans
• Routine ship weather forecasts (WEAX)
• Aviation weather forecasts for ship-based helicopters (AVWX)
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Aviation OperationsAviation Operations
Core Aviation Weather Services
• Flight Route Weather Briefings via Web-based Flight Weather Briefer
• Severe weather warnings and advisories for Navy airfields
• Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts for Navy airfields
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Fleet OperationsFleet Operations
“Cradle to Grave” support to:
Onboard personnel work with reachback cells to determine:
• Optimum fleet maneuvers• Flight operations• Weapons loadout• Target selection
• Carrier Strike Group Commanders and ARG
• Joint and contingency operations worldwide
SGOT = 1 AGC, 3 forecasters, 4 asstMET = 1 forecaster, 1 asst
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CVN / LHD / LHA“Sensible Weather”
• Aviation Forecast• Maritime Forecast• Satellite Imagery• Upper Air Soundings• BTs• Obs
Tailored Mission Support TDAs:
NITES PC-IMAT AREPS TAWS
Strike Group Oceanography Strike Group Oceanography Teams (SGOTs)Teams (SGOTs)
Mission: Provide timely, comprehensive, and tactically relevant meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) products and services in direct support of Numbered Fleet / Navy Component Commanders, Assigned Units / Staff, and other U.S. and Joint / NATO/Coalition Forces as directed.
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Naval Oceanography ToolsNaval Oceanography Tools
Regional
Future
High resolution 3D forecast modelsGlobal
3D full physics forecast models
2D/3D rapidly placed coastal, riverine, and estuary modelsLocal
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Naval Oceanography ToolsNaval Oceanography Tools
Regional LocalGlobal
Historical Imagery
Tactical Imagery
Side Scan Sonar
Master Contact Database
Pd Radials (unaveraged for each grid point)
Pd Map
(averaged over 4nmi for each grid point)
Historical Imagery
Tactical Imagery
Side Scan Sonar
Master Contact Database
Pd Radials (unaveraged for each grid point)
Pd Map
(averaged over 4nmi for each grid point)
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Kuroshio
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BATemp: CTD section A - B
Warm core featureCold core feature
Collection Assets Annotated and Analyzed Imagery
Ocean Modeling Tactical Products
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Ship Routing Around Heavy SeasShip Routing Around Heavy Seas
For Demonstration Purposes Only
Divert track
Original track
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Joint Typhoon Warning CenterJoint Typhoon Warning Center
Routing Ships around typhoons in the Western Pacific
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Hazardous SeasHazardous Seas
AGULHAS
CURRENT
WESTWIND DRIFT
WESTWIND DRIFT
ROGUE WAVESROGUE WAVESCatastrophic ocean waves, otherwise known as "freak" or "rogue" waves, are towering waves that can measure 30 to 60 feet in height. While always UNEXPECTED, rogue waves tend to occur more often in particular areas, such as off the eastern coast of South Africa.
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Wavewatch III Global ModelWavewatch III Global Model
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Using Delft 3D Nearshore Model to Using Delft 3D Nearshore Model to Characterize Nearshore EnvironmentCharacterize Nearshore Environment
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Global Satellite ImageryGlobal Satellite Imagery
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Using Long Range Forecast Tools to Using Long Range Forecast Tools to Solve Operational ProblemsSolve Operational Problems
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Forecaster Tool KitForecaster Tool Kit
300MB Jet Stream and Vorticity
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Maritime Use of Google EarthMaritime Use of Google Earth
For Demonstration Purposes Only
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