1. Alaska Region NWS VOS and Marine Services

2. NWS Alaska - perspective

3. AK By the Numbers 709,670 sq mi Nearshore waters 503,819 sq mi Offshore waters 75,108 sq mi of very complex coastline Total responsibility: 1,795,177 sq mi (including land)

4. NWS Alaska Region Facilities 4

5. Alaska Region Headquarters ESSDSODADM SIB DATAC WSO Annette WSO Barrow WSO Bethel WSO Cold Bay WSO King Salmon WSO Kodiak WSO Kotzebue WSO McGrath WSO Nome WSO St. Paul Regional Director NWS Alaska Region Electronics Unit Anchorage AK Field Services Unit Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center WFO Anchorage WFO Fairbanks WFO Juneau Alaska Aviation Weather Unit Center Weather Service Unit WSO Valdez WSO Yakutat

6. Marine and Coastal Services Forecast and warning services for the North Pacific, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Beaufort and Chukchi Seas Spot support for HAZMAT and SAR missions Sea ice analysis and prediction Direct contact with mariners for delivery of critical information and collection of volunteer observations 6 New experimental offshore forecasts in Arctic Sea ice analysis

7. Alaska Sea Ice Program S ea Ice Services-Current  Sea Ice Analysis and Outlooks  Decision Support Services (DSS)  Spot support for Search & Rescue (SAR)  Hazardous Material Release (HAZMAT)  Federal Partners (BOEM Alaska, MIZOPEX)  Industry (Shell Oil)  Direct contact with mariners for delivery of critical information and collection of volunteer observations  Integrated in the marine forecast and warning services for the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, and Cook Inlet 7

8. West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center 8 Monitors seismic activity 24 x 7 x 365 Issues earthquake information statements and tsunami warnings for nearly all of the North American coast Leadership in preparedness and public education

9. Coastal Alaska

10. November 2011 ~37 communities with damage over 1,000 miles of coastline (closer to 1,500miles) Presidential Disaster Declaration Damage estimates delayed until spring/summer due to ice

11. DSS November 2011

12. NDBC Observations 12

13. Guidance Limitations ET Surge

14. VOS Goals in AK More data, more data, more data! (But good quality, timely data!) Ice observations Freezing spray observations Wind/Wave observations Model Improvement 14