National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Program Hurricane Surge Workshop February 11-12, 2009 Edward Rappaport, Deputy Director National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Program
Hurricane Surge Workshop
February 11-12, 2009
Edward Rappaport, Deputy Director
National Hurricane Center
Mission (Draft): To serve the Nation’s growing need for storm
surge information by providing accurate real-time surge
forecasts during tropical cyclone events, supporting coastal
community preparedness and resiliency through storm surge
vulnerability mapping, and increasing awareness through
outreach and education.
Vision (Draft): To reduce tropical cyclone storm surge-related
loss of life and property by continually improving the quality of
storm surge forecasts, data, and decision support tools, and
by working with an alliance of federal, state, academic, and
local partners to support the development of storm surge
resistant and resilient coastal communities.
National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit
NHC Primary Storm Surge Products*:
Maximum Envelope of Water (MEOW),
Real-Time, Post-storm
MEOW: NNW, Cat 3
moving at 10 mph
Real-Time Run:
Advisory 45
Post-storm and
historical runs*SLOSH
Outreach
What’s Newand
What’s Next
Storm Surge Probabilities
Height Above Ground
Level (Inundation)
Height Above
Reference Level
Storm Surge Warning
H
H
(Inland) Hurricane Warning
Storm Surge Warnings
TOP TWO CHALLENGES
1. NEW COMMUNICATION METHODS THAT PROMPT
GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITIES
AND INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTIONS, FROM YEARS
AHEAD TO THE TIME OF THE EVENT, MINIMIZING
STORM SURGE IMPACT.
2. A COORDINATED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG
ALL INTERESTS TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE GOAL.
NWS Storm Surge Program
• NHC Storm Surge Team: – Jamie Rhome (Team Lead)
– Tarah Sharon
– Kristy Sopkin
– Rebecca Waddington
[email protected], 305-229-4448
• MDL Developmental Team: – Dr. Wilson Shaffer
– Arthur Taylor
– Nicole Kurkowski
– Bobby Louangsaysongkham
– Julie Sepanik