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Evolving Marine Services in the Great Lakes. Mike Bardou Senior Forecaster - NWS Chicago Eric Lenning SOO - NWS Chicago. Many Challenges and Questions. This takes a lot of time and energy…. ….and we have no idea how well we are doing. M A F O R S U S. “R”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Evolving Marine Services in the Great Lakes
Mike Bardou Senior Forecaster - NWS Chicago
Eric LenningSOO - NWS Chicago
Many Challenges and Questions
This takes a lot of time and energy….….and we have no ideahow well we are doing.
MAFORS US“R”
Many Challenges and Questions
Lots of effortto create/collaborate grids
and edit text products.
Many Challenges and Questions
What observationsare representative?
Many Challenges and Questions
What does our forecast represent?GLF/NSH (zones?) vs MAFOR vs
Point-Click vs Graphics
?
Many Challenges and Questions
How do customersinterpret forecasts?
Many Challenges and Questions
What do customersactually need?
(Rags vs Tugs vs Freighters)
Many Challenges and Questions
Waves!Significant vsMaximum vsOccasional
Many Challenges and Questions
Winds:Surface vs 10m vs 30m
Sustained vs GustsStability Issues
Where do we start?• Success in the aviation program• Where are we at now?• Communication is key!• Start with the customer
"Your most unhappy customersare your greatest source of learning." - Bill Gates
Communicate
Investigate/Brainstorm/ Develop
User/Forecaster Training
Evaluate
Goals for Outreach Initiative• Better understand needs of mariners• Evaluate current services• Better understand the marine environment• Better leverage current technological capabilities• Funnel insights into
product and serviceevolution/improvement
Valuable Decision Tool
Properly Interpreted
RepresentativeEffectively
Communicated
How do we do this?
• Communication! • Enlist the resources of the 5 open lake offices
(Chicago, Marquette, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo)• Identify common challenges/concerns, top priorities• Develop a common approach to outreach• Conduct visits with vessels in nearby ports• Identify improvements and work with
regional/national HQ to implement
• Feedback steers our course
Key Benefits of Visits• Establish how current forecast services are
interpreted and understood• Raise awareness of the marine environment• Gain better understanding of how obs are taken• A two-way training opportunity• Build relationships
Results thus far…
• 8 Freighters and Tug/Barges • 1 USCG Icebreaker• 3 Charter boats (who frequent the open waters)
Early Findings• “Occasional” Waves: mixed reviews• 10 and 30 m winds: mixed reviews• Forecast Discussions: not widely known about but
very enthusiastic response• Surface weather maps are important
• Desire for more ice forecast information• Desire for a more effective “one-stop” for all weather
information
• Provide periodic brief weather related training materials, service reminders, etc, via e-mail??
The Plan
• Identify exactly what we wish to include in our products, and how it will be communicated.
• Make sure every forecaster in every marine office is creating the very same products.
• Agree on objective methods for tracking the accuracy of these forecast products.
The Plan
• Track effectiveness of these products, likely through outreach efforts.
• Evaluate efficiency of the product creation process vs product accuracy/effectiveness.
• Utilize verification statistics and user feedback to evolve these products and the process through which they are created.
Thank You!Questions/Comments?