Coastal Services Center

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Florida Products

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Why Have a Florida Pilot Program?

Everyone along the Atlantic coast knows that hurricanes endanger lives and damage property. What fewer people know is that over half the U.S. population lives in coastal zones, and the populations in these areas continue to grow. The Coastal Storms Program seeks to ensure the safety of coastal residents and sustain the natural environment, which in turn will promote a healthy economy. This will be accomplished by developing products and services that will help local communities predict and reduce the impacts of coastal storms.

How Has the Coastal Storms Program Worked?

This Program's first pilot effort is finishing up in the St. Johns Watershed, Florida. This effort is a compilation of nine projects that address specific hazards-related issues. Taken together, the projects will result in a large suite of new and improved tools, data, information, forecast models, and training for the coastal communities in the pilot study area.

Florida Pilot Projects (click image at right for a detailed view)

Pilot projects in Florida were selected according to the needs of the community and the corresponding capabilities of NOAA to meet those needs. These projects promote navigation safety, improve weather observations and predictions, and help the community prepare for the seen and unseen hazards associated with hurricanes and other tropical storms. For more information on the individual projects and products available, please click on the Florida Products link in the navigation bar to the left.