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PMO-III, 23-24 March 2006, Hamburg

PMO-III23-24 March 2005

Hamburg, Germany

Report by United States

Robert LukeVOS Operations Manager

NOAA/National Weather ServiceNational Data Buoy Center

Data and Communications BranchStennis Space Center, Mississippi

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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

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Port Meteorological Officer Network

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Eastern Region PMOs

Jim Luciani

(102 ships)

Tim Kenefick

(16 ships)

Jim Saunders

(49 ships)

Pete Gibino

(39 ships)

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Southern Region PMOs

Jack Warrelmann(34 ships)

Peggy Alander

(47 ships)

Paula Campbell

(50 ships)

Chris Fakes

(74 ships)

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Amy Seeley

(46 ships)

Central Region PMO(Part-Time)

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Western Region PMOs

Bob Webster

(50 ships)

Bob Novak

(28 ships)

-retires Jun06

Pat Brandow

(144 ships)

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PMO-III, 23-24 March 2006, HamburgAlaska Region PMOs(Part-Time)

Debra Russell

(43 ships)

Rich Courtney

(128 ships)

Larry Hubble

(97 ships)

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Derek Leeloy

(3 ships)

Pacific Region PMO(Part-Time)

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PMO-III, 23-24 March 2006, Hamburg2005 Observations

198,734

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Observations per Month

1000011000120001300014000150001600017000180001900020000

JAN FEBMARAPRMAYJUN JUL AUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

# Obs

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% SHIPS to % OBSERVATIONS

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

16.0%

ANC BWI CHI CHS HON HOU JAX KDK LAX MIA NEW NOR NYC SEA SFO VDZ

% SHIPS

% VOS OBS

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PMO Ship-Based Activities in 2005

Routine inspection visits 5035

Prospective Candidate courtesy visits 42

Courtesy visits foreign-VOS 347

Un-interested Recruit courtesy visits 90

Total # Visits 5514

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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.

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Program Status (as of 31 Dec 2005)

VOS CLASS 2005 Ships 2005 Recruits

2005 De-Recruits

SEL 595 56

SUP 220 33

AUX 82 25

OTHER 53 03

Total 950 117 220*(includes Duplicate

recruits)

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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.

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AWARDS2005 – 78 Ship Award plaques (CY2004)

2006 – 96 Ship Award plaques (CY2005)

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