Joint Environment Canada/NOAA Freezing Spray Project LT Christine Schultz National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center
Project Players Environment Canada Offices ▫National Lab for Marine and Coastal Meteorology ▫Prairie and Arctic Storm Prediction Centre ▫Forecast Offices National Weather Service ▫Alaska Region HQ ▫Juneau, Anchorage, & Fairbanks WFO ▫Ocean Prediction Center United States Coast Guard
Project History 2011 Joint Environment Canada/NOAA meeting in Seattle, WA Project Planning & Preparations 2012 OPC intern project 2013 Preparations ▫Website updates ▫NWS FZPY online archive ▫Updated forecaster feedback survey on NWS wiki ▫Google Forms survey for additional ship obs
Forecaster Feedback
Outreach Pacific Marine Expo Mariner’s Weather Log NOAA Alaska Port Meteorological Officers
Future Actions Complete Winter 2013/2014 Survey Evaluate survey results ▫Analyze/adapt procedure for potential future work ▫Complete analysis with feedback results
Questions? Thanks to the EC & NOAA Freezing Spray Group that has put much time and effort into this project! More information: ku.php?id=start