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The CO-OPS Storm QuickLook product provides a synopsis of near real-time oceanographic and meteorological observations at locations affected by a tropical cyclone. It is initiated when an NWS storm center issues a tropical storm warning for the U.S. or its island possessions, and is updated four times per day (about one hour after standard NWS public advisories are issued) unless special circumstances, such as storm landfall, dictate otherwise. The Storm QuickLook is displayed on CO-OPS web pages and is also linked through NOAAWatch, the NOAA All-Hazard Monitor. Post-storm reports are created (depending on a storm's strength and effects on water levels) using verified data and provide an overview of the storm water level impacts. Technical reports also supply a more detailed analysis of storm-induced water levels and historical storm comparisons.
In addition to the plots, a map containing an overlay of NOAA satellite imagery and NWS forecast information displays storm characteristics relative to CO-OPS measurement stations. The storm tide analysis provides a descriptive summary of observed water level and meteorological data at the selected stations for which plots are displayed, and also notes the next predicted high tides. ![]() ![]() Beginning in 2007, all QuickLooks are automatically archived and any previous years of archived QuickLooks are for landfall times only. Although current efforts are focused on tropical systems, future QuickLooks will also encompass Nor'easters. |