Tag: NOAA

Government Extends Outer Limits of U.S. Continental Shelf

1/16/2024 - By State.gov Today, the Department released the geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, known as the extended continental shelf (ECS). The continental shelf is the extension of a country’s land territory under the sea. Like other countries, the… SEE MORE

January 2024 high tide flooding in Camden Maine

High Tide Flooding Outlook for January 2024

1/10/2024 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for January 2024 2024 is starting off with a bang, with coastal storm conditions bringing storm surge warnings and coastal flooding around the country. NOAA's January high-tide flooding predictions do not account for real-time weather conditions where wind and weather conditions may cause additional flooding outside… SEE MORE

Percent of normal U.S. precipitation over the past 30 days (December 25, 2022, through January 23, 2023) after a series of weather events known as atmospheric rivers, fueled by tropical moisture, flooded the U.S. West with rain and snow. Places where precipitation was less than 100 percent of the 1991-2020 average are brown; places where precipitation was 300 percent or more than average are blue-green. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on analysis and data provided by the Climate Mapper website.

Climate Highlights of 2023

1/5/2024 - By HALEY THIEM This year was a busy year for our team at Climate.gov providing updated maps, graphs, stories, and deeper explanations of our planet’s changing climate. There were many weather and climate events across the globe from extreme rainfall, to record warmth, and a major ENSO transition (just to name a… SEE MORE

The WC-130J is the workhorse of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (USAF)

Wait: Hurricane Hunters Fly Winter Missions too?

1/2/2024 - By noaa.gov. This past hurricane season is history, and it’s several months until the official start of the next season on June 1. You might think the crews of the NOAA and USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft get a break during that time. Not at all! They fly winter storm missions as well. NOAA's WP-3D… SEE MORE

Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund | NOAA Fisheries

Biden-Harris Administration Makes $106 Million Available for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund as Part of Investing In America Agenda

12/23/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The Department of Commerce and NOAA are announcing the availability of up to $106 million in funding through the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) for Pacific salmon and steelhead recovery and conservation projects. This funding—which includes funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act… SEE MORE

NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson signed the MOU in San Diego, California, aboard Hōkūle‘a. (Image credit: Ryan Miyamoto)

NOAA, Polynesian Voyaging Society Agreement Aims to Shed Light on Changing Environment

12/16/2023 - By noaa.gov. Traditional science, indigenous knowledge will help communities make informed decisions about environmental stresses. NOAA and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) late last month agreeing to collaborate on the cultural Moananuiākea voyage and future PVS voyages. The Moananuiākea voyageoffsite link — a 43,000 nautical mile,… SEE MORE

A rendering of the new NOAA marine operations center building planned for Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Burns & McDonnell image.

Navy to build $146.7 million NOAA marine operations center in Rhode Island

12/11/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. The U.S. Navy awarded a $146.7 million contract to New York-based Skanska USA to design and build a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric base on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, with plans for the facility to eventually be homeport for NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic. Design… SEE MORE

Seattle Washington waterfront during high tide flooding. Image from Canva.com

High Tide Flooding Outlook for December 2023

11/30/2023 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for December 2023 We're always amazed how NOAA's high tide flooding predictions change so significantly from month to month! This month the Pacific Northwest will see the most flooding, while Florida and the Southeast will be relatively spared. Important: These predictions do not account… SEE MORE

The Precision Marine Navigation program is working with other regions to start providing test S-102 data.

Vessel Pilots Transition to New Chart Format

11/23/2023 - By nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. NOAA’s Precision Marine Navigation (PMN) program aims to seamlessly integrate high-resolution bathymetry and high accuracy positioning and shoreline data with the forecast data of water levels, currents, waves, and weather forecasts. This information can be easily accessed and integrated into maritime electronic charting systems and other decision support… SEE MORE

Gales of November

11/16/2023 - By oceanweatherservices.com. On November 10, 1975 the Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS Edmund Fitzgerald carrying a cargo of taconite pellets (iron-bearing flint-like rock used in steelmaking) sank with the loss of all 29 crewmembers in eastern Lake Superior about 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay, Michigan during a severe… SEE MORE