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**Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services** NOS Fiscal Year 2022 Year in Review *NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is the authoritative source for accurate, reliable, and timely tides, water levels, currents, and other vital coastal oceanographic and meteorological information.*  CO-OPS Improves its Coastal Hazards Products **SUPPORTS NOS PRIORITIES:** COASTAL RESILIENCE CO-OPS significantly  enhanced its suite of coastal hazards products in 2022, updating both  inundation and sea level tools. As part of these efforts, CO-OPS recalculated relative sea  level trends for more than 100 long-term National Water Level  Observation Network (NWLON) stations and developed an interactive Sea Level Trends map in collaboration  with Climate.gov. This stand-alone tool  integrates dynamic trend plots to show changes in sea level rise across NOAA’s  water level network and to help coastal decision-makers better visualize near-  and long-term inundation risks, from storm surge to high tide flooding. In the  wake of record and near-record Great Lakes water levels in 2019 and 2020,  CO-OPS added 50 Great Lakes stations to its Coastal Inundation Dashboard. The map-based tool  allows users to view water levels in real time and was invaluable for  monitoring coastal flooding during Hurricane Ian and Typhoon Merbok. NOAA’s State of High Tide Flooding and Annual Outlook report also  received a geospatial facelift, transitioning  from a static PDF to an interactive web map that displays local flooding  predictions alongside sea level trends from the 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report. With these data and tools, CO-OPS enables coastal  communities to successfully plan for and mitigate risk from changing ocean  conditions.  A map of the U.S. with arrows pointing up and down to indicate changes in local sea level.*NOAA’s Sea Level Trends map shows how local sea level has changed across more than 100 CO-OPS water level stations.*  PORTS® Program Implements Major Expansions and Additions **SUPPORTS NOS PRIORITY:** NEW BLUE ECONOMY Meteorological sensors set up along the shore.*Davisville station, which is now part of the Narragansett PORTS, provides real-time data on wind, air temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity.*
 CO-OPS substantially expanded its Physical Oceanographic  Real-Time Systems (PORTS®) by enhancing seven existing systems and  establishing its 37th PORTS around Naval Base Kitsap in Washington. Developed in partnership with the U.S. Navy, the new Kitsap  system equips Navy personnel and local mariners with real-time water level,  current, and meteorological information critical for planning and responding to  changing oceanographic conditions. This will greatly increase the navigation  safety of vessels entering and exiting Puget Sound and traversing Rich Passage  and Hood Canal. In the Gulf of Mexico, the  Corpus Christi PORTS finalized a major expansion with the addition of new water  level, currents, and visibility stations. Other PORTS across the country  completed additions and updates, including new wind sensors at Jacksonville PORTS;  a new offshore current meter at Lake Charles PORTS; a new meteorological  station at Narragansett PORTS; and new meteorological and salinity sensors for  the Portsmouth PORTS. Both the Lower Mississippi and Cape Cod PORTS integrated  data from newly installed Coastal Data Information Program wave buoys. Real-time oceanographic and meteorological observations  provided by NOAA PORTS help ensure safe navigation within U.S. waterways and  represent a critical element of the nation’s data-driven blue economy.  Marine Channel Forecast System Launched in Mobile Bay **SUPPORTS NOS PRIORITY:**  PREPAREDNESS AND RISK REDUCTION NOAA launched the Mobile Bay Marine Channels Forecast System, centralizing all of the region’s oceanographic and  meteorological forecasts into one online location. Mobile Bay’s system is the  second of its kind in the U.S. and expands the flagship 2017 Tampa Bay system  into a new region in the Gulf of Mexico. The release represents the culmination  of a yearlong collaboration between NOS and National Weather Service (NWS)  weather forecast offices in Mobile/Pensacola and Tampa  Bay. Ship pilots transiting Mobile Bay  can use the new application to view all NOS water level and tidal current  forecasts alongside 24-hour NWS weather forecasts for wind, rain, marine hazard  alerts, and visibility at 19 locations along the seaport. In a region  frequented by fog, this information is integral for scheduling routes and  piloting safely during periods of low visibility. The forecast system launched at an opportune time, just  months after the development of NOAA’s new Northern Gulf of  Mexico Operational Forecast System and the expansion of Mobile Bay’s PORTS. Information  provided by these three systems help ensure a flourishing U.S. economy and the  safety of nearby coastal communities.  Pins on a map of Mobile Bay show the locations of 19 stations in the forecast system.*Pins on a map of Mobile Bay show the locations of 19 stations in the forecast system.*  NWLON Infrastructure Upgrades Fill Critical Data Gaps **SUPPORTS NOS PRIORITY:** COASTAL RESILIENCE | DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY Water level monitoring equipment on a concrete dock.*The NWLON station in Pago Pago, American Samoa, provides critical data for NOAA’s Tsunami Warning Center*
 Accurate, timely,  and reliable water level data provided by the  NWLON is critical for protecting life, property, and the environment nationwide.  In 2022, CO-OPS performed repairs and replacements on NWLON stations to ensure  they can withstand local environmental conditions and continue data  dissemination when most needed. CO-OPS finalized construction of a reinforced,  multi-pile “Sentinel of the Coast'' water level station at Dauphin Island,  Alabama. The new station replaces a failing timber structure that was in operation  since the 1980s and ensures real-time data is available for safe navigation and  during coastal inundation events. In American Samoa, CO-OPS installed an emergency  NWLON station on Tutuila Island at the Port of Pago Pago to replace a water  level station removed for local construction. The station, along with other  Pacific NWLON stations, provided NOAA’s Tsunami Warning Center with critical, one-minute tsunami data  from the Tonga volcanic eruption in January to help warn local communities and  other Pacific Island governments. It will continue to provide real-time water  level data to the government of American Samoa to inform coastal resilience  planning and protect American Samoans from climate hazards.
 CO-OPS **Highlights** CO-OPS Improves its Coastal Hazards Products PORTS® Program Implements Major Expansions and Additions Marine Channel Forecast System Launched in Mobile Bay NWLON Infrastructure Upgrades Fill Critical Data Gaps
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  **Last updated:** 01/20/23 **Author:** NOAA How to cite this article Contact Us


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