[Ncep.list.nos-nowcoast-status] NOAA/NOS nowCOAST Status Message - Implementation of new version postponed
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NOAA/NOS nowCOAST Status Message
830 AM EDT Wed Jun 14, 2017
Due to a Critical Weather Day, the implementation of the new version had to
postponed to Monday, June 19, 2017.
Effective on or about June 19, 2017, a new version of NOAA's nowCOAST
(https://nowcoast.noaa.gov) will implemented. The new version will
incorporate the National Weather Service’s new Storm Surge Watch and
Warning with other NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories for long duration
events on nowCOAST's map service, wwa_meteoceanhydro_longduration_hazards_time.
The spatial resolution of the storm surge watch and warnings on nowCOAST
will be at the original 2.5 km (1.6 mi) resolution. The storm surge watch
and warnings will be also be available via the nowCOAST map viewer.
The storm surge watch and warnings will be issued by NWS to highlight areas
along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the continental United States that
have a significant risk of life-threatening coastal inundation from ongoing
or potential tropical cyclone, subtropical cyclone, or post-tropical
cyclone events. Detailed information about the NWS Storm Surge
Watches/Warnings can be found athttp://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/
20170123_pa_SSWW.pdf and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/
20170309_pa_2017SeasonChanges.pdf.
In addition, the depiction of tropical cyclone forecast information on maps
available from the nowCOAST map service
wwa_meteocean_tropicalcyclones_trackintensityfcsts_time
will change effective on or about June 19, 2017. These changes were made
due in part to modifications in NHC GIS data services and graphics
depicting NHC’s 2-Day and 5-day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook for
Active Tropical Cyclones and to promote more consistency with NHC
products. Additional information about NHC changes can be found at
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/new-tc-graphics/.
Summary of changes:
- The 5-day cone of uncertainty representing the uncertainty in the
probable forecast track of a tropical cyclone will be depicted in
semi-transparent white.
- The forecast positions for remnants, post tropical, tropical depression,
tropical storms and hurricanes will be depicted with new symbols and in
black.
- The new symbol for hurricanes will contain the forecasted Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale Category (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).
- The observed (best track) positions for tropical cyclones will be
depicted in white.
- The forecast track for tropical cyclones will be depicted with a dashed
blue line.
- The tropical storm warnings along the immediate coastline will be
depicted with a solid blue line.
NOAA’s nowCOAST provides coastal intelligence on present and future
environmental conditions
for coastal and maritime users byintegrating data and information from
across NOAA and other federal and state agencies. nowCOAST was developed by
NOAA/National Ocean Service’s Coast Survey Development Laboratory, and is
hosted on NOAA’s Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) infrastructure
where it is monitored 24 x 7 by NWS/NCEP Central Operations.
For questions concerning nowCOAST, please contact nowcoast.team at noaa.gov.
For questions concerning NWS Storm Surge Watches and Warnings please
contact: nhc.public.affairs at noaa.gov
John Kelley
nowCOAST Project Manager
Coastal Marine Modeling Branch/Coast Survey Development Lab
NOAA/National Ocean Service
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