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Report by United States

Detailed report on the U.S. Port Meteorological Officer Network activities, goals, communication issues, award acknowledgements, and program status as of 2005.

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Report by United States

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  1. Report by United States PMO-III 23-24 March 2005 Hamburg, Germany Robert Luke VOS Operations Manager NOAA/National Weather Service National Data Buoy Center Data and Communications Branch Stennis Space Center, Mississippi

  2. Outline • Port Meteorological Officer Network: • Locations & Activities in 2005 • U.S. Voluntary Observing Fleet: • Goals & Status of the U.S VOS; • Database Upgrade • Communication Issue • Awards

  3. Port Meteorological Officer Network

  4. Eastern Region PMOs Jim Luciani (102 ships) Jim Saunders (49 ships) Pete Gibino (39 ships) Tim Kenefick (16 ships)

  5. Southern Region PMOs Jack Warrelmann(34 ships) Chris Fakes (74 ships) Paula Campbell (50 ships) Peggy Alander (47 ships)

  6. Central Region PMO(Part-Time) Amy Seeley (46 ships)

  7. Western Region PMOs Pat Brandow (144 ships) Bob Novak (28 ships) -retires Jun06 Bob Webster (50 ships)

  8. Alaska Region PMOs(Part-Time) Debra Russell (43 ships) Larry Hubble (97 ships) Rich Courtney (128 ships)

  9. Pacific Region PMO(Part-Time) Derek Leeloy (3 ships)

  10. 2005 Observations 198,734

  11. Observations per Month

  12. % SHIPS to % OBSERVATIONS

  13. PMO Ship-Based Activities in 2005

  14. Goals of the U.S VOS • To maintain an VOS Fleet of 1000 ships, producing an average of 2 observations per day, per ship. • To provide real-time surface meteorological data of a high quality to support the NWS’s marine services, climate analysis & research, and end-user applications.

  15. Program Status (as of 31 Dec 2005)

  16. COMMUNICATION ISSUE • Older 3110 Address at TELENOR expiring 01 May 2006 • Updated Transmission Procedures (Inmarsat Specific) • Warnings of non Synoptic time Transmission of observations • Selectable English or Metric data entry.

  17. AWARDS 2005 – 78 Ship Award plaques (CY2004) 2006 – 96 Ship Award plaques (CY2005)

  18. FIN

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