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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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