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U.S. Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville, NC

U.S. Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville, NC. Est. 1952. Detachment Brief “Over Fifty years of Cooperation and Service”. Technical Advisor Mr. Brian Wallace. Officer in Charge LCDR Tony Boyter. Federal Climate Complex (FCC) Asheville, NC. NCDC. FCC.

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U.S. Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville, NC

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  1. U.S. NavyMeteorology and Oceanography Detachment Asheville, NC Est. 1952 Detachment Brief “Over Fifty years of Cooperation and Service” Technical Advisor Mr. Brian Wallace Officer in Charge LCDR Tony Boyter

  2. Federal Climate Complex (FCC)Asheville, NC NCDC FCC Share data and resources 14th WS (Air Force) FNMOD (Navy)

  3. Mission Provide the best available climatological products, data and services to support the global operating forces of the Navy, Marine Corps and DoD.

  4. DETACHMENT FUNCTIONS • Prepare and Distribute Climate Reference Information, Tailored Products, Mission Briefs, and Strategic Mission Planning Support (SMPS) products • Develop and Maintain Climatological Databases • Navy & USMC Observation Archive • Archive / Display METOC model output • Coordinate Marine Reanalysis Modeling projects (in support of #2)

  5. Navy Climatology Customers Navy Ships (Global) • Transit Support • Mission Planning • Severe Weather Avoidance Navy Aircraft (Global) • Mission Support • Safety of Flight Operations Staff Planners (Global) • Operational Planning • Humanitarian Assistance • War Plans • Mishap Investigation Support Procurement (DC) • Support new ship/sensor development

  6. Marine Summary for March North Sea 54°N – 001°E / 51.5°N – 004°E TEMPERATURE AIR SST SKY CONDITION WINDS WAVES N S SW 5 ft N S SW 15 kts BKN/OVC 40-50% 100°F 90°F 80°F 70°F 60°F 50°F 40°F 30°F 20°F W E W E Potential Impacts: -Visibility is reduced to 5 NM or less 30% of the time -Winds < 11 kts 40% of the time -Winds 22-33 kts 15% of the time -Seas ≥ 3 ft 70% of the time -Seas ≥ 12 ft 10% of the time -Broken to Overcast low clouds prevail 40-50% of the time -Ceilings < 1,000 ft and/or Visibility < 5 NM 35-40% of the time -Ceilings < 300 ft and/or Visibility < 1 NM 10% of the time -Precipitation occurs 15% of the time -Expect as few as 2-3 storms to affect the OPAREA. 42°F 43°F

  7. Southern track Northern track Tropical Cyclone track (June-Avg Is 2 storms) • MAY • Air Temperatures: • North of 20N: 65°F • South of 20N: 82°F • SST: • North of 20N: 65°F • South of 20N: 84°F • Winds: NNW 13kts • Precip (%): 5% • Seas: 4ft • Cig <1K ft: 10% • Vis < 5M (%): 5% MAY Air Temperature: 84°F SST: 85°F Winds: W 07kts Precip (%): 15% Seas: 3ft Cig <1K ft: 5% Vis < 5M (%): 5% JUNE Air Temperature: 80°F SST: 80°F Winds: SW 08kts Precip (%): 20% Seas: 3ft Cig <1K ft: 20% Vis < 5M (%): 5% JUNE Air Temperature: 70°F SST: 73°F Winds: SE 12kts Precip (%): 5% Seas: 3-4ft Cig <1K ft: 15% Vis < 5M (%): 5% USN Transit Brief

  8. February Marine Summary Area: 27.00N – 170.00E / 29.00N – 138.00E NORTHERN ROUTE • Impacts: • Ceiling < 3500ft and visibility < 3NM occurs 1% of the time. • Expect no tropical cyclones during this FORECAST period. • Flight Level Winds: • (5K) W 15-20 kts (20K) W 55-60 kts • (10K) W 35-40 kts (30K) W 90-100 kts MEAN TEMPERATURE Air Sea 100°F 90°F 80°F 70°F 60°F 50°F 40°F 30°F 20°F WAVES SKY CONDITION N W E S Broken Clouds NW 7-9 ft WINDS N W E 68°F 66°F S NW 13-18 kts Forecast Leg Port Visit Prepared by FLENUMMETOC DET Asheville

  9. Narrative Information: Winds over the Western Philippine Sea have little impact on operations. Forecast (Predominant conditions): Winds: 12-16 kts Waves: 5-7 ft Tropicals: 0 Expect Waves ≥ 12 ft 3% of the time Expect Winds ≥ 35 kts 1% of the time Expect to lose 1 U/W days <5 U/W days lost 5-7 U/W days lost >7 U/W days lost April

  10. Land Areas: Afghanistan Albania Canada Dem. Rep. Congo Djibouti Indonesia Iran Iraq Kashmir Kenya Marine Areas: Standardized Basin Briefs Arabian Sea / Gulf JTFEXLANT Oparea JTFEXPAC Oparea Red Sea/Gulf of Aden Gulf of Aden / Oman Mediterranean Sea Yellow Sea Sea of Japan Andaman Sea Laccadive Sea Gulf of Thailand Straits of Taiwan Strait of Malacca South America Transit Climatology Packages Available • Korea • Liberia • Lebanon • Mexico • Philippines • Spratly Islands • Syria • Taiwan • United States • Venezuela

  11. Contacting Us • Mailing address: • Officer in Charge Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography DetachmentFederal Building, Room 563 • 151 Patton Avenue • Asheville, NC 28801-5014 • Internet • Email: navy.fnmod@noaa.gov • URL: https://navy.ncdc.noaa.gov • SIPRNET • Email: request@navyclimatology.navy.smil.mil • URL: http:/navyclimatology.navy.smil.mil • Telephone: (828)-271-4232, (828)-252-7865 STU-III: (828)-271-4874 • Facsimile: (828)-271-4672

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