<div dir="ltr">NOAA/NOS nowCOAST Status Message<div>725 AM EDT Mon June 12, 2017<br>
<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Effective on or about June 12, 2017, a new version of NOAA's nowCOAST</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">(</span><a href="https://nowcoast.noaa.gov/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:windowtext">https://nowcoast.noaa.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">) will implemented. The new version will incorporate the </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span></span></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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 at </span><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20170123_pa_SSWW.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20170123_pa_SSWW.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""> and </span><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20170309_pa_2017SeasonChanges.pdf"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/20170309_pa_2017SeasonChanges.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">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 12, 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 </span><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/new-tc-graphics/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/new-tc-graphics/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">.<span></span></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Summary of
changes:<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- 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.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- The forecast positions for remnants, post
tropical, tropical depression, tropical storms and hurricanes will be depicted with
new symbols and in black.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- The new symbol for hurricanes will contain the forecasted
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale Category (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5).<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- The observed (best track) positions for
tropical cyclones will be depicted in white.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- The forecast track for tropical cyclones will
be depicted with a dashed blue line. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">- The tropical storm warnings along the immediate
coastline will be depicted with a solid blue line.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NOAA’s
nowCOAST provides coastal intelligence on present and future</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">environmental conditions for coastal and maritime users
by</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">integrating data and
information from across NOAA and other</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">federal and
state agencies. nowCOAST was developed by</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">NOAA/National Ocean Service’s Coast Survey Development</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Laboratory, and is hosted on NOAA’s Integrated Dissemination</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas">
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Program (IDP) infrastructure where it is monitored 24 x 7 by</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><font face="Consolas"> </font></span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";font-size:10.5pt">NWS/NCEP Central Operations.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">For questions concerning nowCOAST, please contact <a href="mailto:nowcoast.team@noaa.gov">nowcoast.team@noaa.gov</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Courier New"">For questions concerning NWS Storm Surge Watches and
Warnings please contact:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><font face="Consolas"> </font></span><span style="font-family:"Courier New";font-size:10.5pt"><a href="mailto:nhc.public.affairs@noaa.gov">nhc.public.affairs@noaa.gov</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br></p></div><div><br></div><div>John Kelley</div><div>nowCOAST Project Manager</div></div><div>Coastal Marine Modeling Branch/Coast Survey Development Lab</div><div>NOAA/National Ocean Service</div></div>