1. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES National Ocean Service Center for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS) Enhancements to Storm QuickLook Product Paul Fanelli www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/quicklook.shtml quicklook@noaa.gov paul.fanelli@noaa.gov 1305 East-West Hwy Silver Spring, MD 20910

2. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES  Initiated when a tropical storm or hurricane warning is issued for the U.S. coast or its territories  Updated following NWS public advisories and at landfall  Provides a synopsis of near real-time oceanographic and meteorological observations at locations affected by a tropical cyclone  Storm Tide & Storm Surge  Wind Speed & Gusts  Barometric Pressure QuickLook Product Overview www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov 24 x 7 Monitoring and Quality Control Displayed on CO-OPS web pages and linked through NOAAWatch

3. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES GIS map showing satellite imagery, storm track & intensity information, with NOS tide gauge locations highlighted Time series plots of water level, wind speed & gusts, barometric pressure and water & air temperature, updating in real-time - every 6 minutes. Water level and meteorological analysis, next high tide values/times and select NWS advisory Text. Can adjust water level Datum (MLLW/NAVD88), measurement units (Standard/Metric) and time zone (Local/UTC).

4. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES  Adding in Mean Sea Level as an option to display water level observations and predictions (in addition to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and North American Vertical Datum (NAVD88).  Adjusting the Historical Maximum Water Level to display on the same datum as water level observations for easy comparison  Presently Historical Maximum WL displayed referenced to Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) Enhancements in Progress

5. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES  CO-OPS has begun gathering requirements for the next phase of the QuickLook product.  Enhancements will focus on two areas: 1.Improving the GIS map display a)Replace the existing static map within the product with a dynamic map, where users can zoom, pan, etc. and view updated satellite and/or radar imagery. b)Allow users to easily access NOS water level and meteorological data THROUGH the map interface, rather than having to navigate to CO-OPS’ web page tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov separately. 2.Improvements to data display within the product a)Larger plots. b)Allow next high tide predictions to update on-the-fly based on user selected options (rather than static values on MLLW). c)Provide a summary of present observations in tabular format below time-series plots. d)Provide additional information such as maximum 24 hour storm tide values.  The plan is to implement enhancements prior to the 2014 hurricane season. QuickLook 2.0

6. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES QuickLook 2.0

7. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES QuickLook 2.0

8. NOAA’s CENTER for OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS and SERVICES  CO-OPS is requesting that the National Weather Service provide a point of contact who will maintain a list of proposed requirements for the next phase of the Quicklook product.  The list of requirements should be provided by March 31, 2013 to Paul.Fanelli@noaa.gov.  CO-OPS will provide updates to the NWS point of contact during development so it is clear which enhancements will be implemented within QuickLook 2.0. QuickLook 2.0