NOS Hydrodynamic Model Outputs of Operational Forecast System (OFS)

Description

NOAA develops, operates and maintains a national network of operational nowcast and forecast hydrodynamic modeling systems referred to as Operational Forecast Systems (OFS) to further support its mission goals and priorities for safe navigation and understanding environmental conditions. The OFS have typically been the result of collaborations within the National Ocean Service (NOS). However, critical partners in NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), other government agencies and academia have also resulted in the implementation of an OFS. Looking ahead, NOS will continue to work with its external research partners to enhance its modeling capabilities. An OFS consists of the automated integration of observing system data streams, hydrodynamic model predictions, product dissemination and continuous quality control monitoring. State-of-the-art numerical hydrodynamic models driven by real-time data and model forecast guidance form the core of these end-to-end systems. The models generate nowcast and forecast guidance outputs for four environmental parameters: water levels, water temperatures, salinity and currents. The web pages display time series and animations of the aforementioned four parameters along with the NWS forecasted winds used to force the latest OFS nowcast and forecast runs. The OFS are implemented in critical ports, harbors, estuaries, the Great Lakes and coastal waters of the United States, and join NOS' operational oceanographic capabilities to form a national backbone of real-time data, tidal and tidal current predictions, data management and operational modeling. The OFS provide nowcast and short-term (0 - 120 hour) forecast guidance.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Direct link to the Tides and Currents Office THREDDS Data Server for the most recent 31 days. https://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html
21 Direct Link to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Server as part of the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) Program. https://noaa-nos-ofs-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
21 Direct link to NOAA NCEI THREDDS Data Server to access long-term historical NetCDF files not available on the Tides and Currents site. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/model/model.html
0 Description page for NOS OFS data on AWS (use the "Browse Bucket" link on the right-hand side under "Explore" to access NetCDF data). https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-ofs/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69283
0 Home page for the Tides and Currents Office (CO-OPS). https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
21 Select a region from the drop-down menu, or click on the box title "Operational Forecast Regions:" https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/forecast_info.html
21 This page is our web services page, which allows access to our THREDDS Data Server and AWS site. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/web_services_info.html
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/co-ops/dmp/pdf/69283.pdf
21 This page shows all of the regions for our Operational Forecast System (OFS). Clicking on a name on the left side or a thumbnail below takes you to that region. Once on a regions page, get data for individual stations in the map (or the left side of the page), or click on the Nowcast or Forecast Guidance links beneath the map for the hourly animations. The left side of the page also gives access to the THREDDS Data Server, Amazon Web Services, and historical NetCDF files stored on the NOAA NCEI THREDDS Server. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/models.html
21 Direct link to the Tides and Currents Office THREDDS Data Server for the most recent 31 days. https://opendap.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html
21 Direct Link to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Server as part of the NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD) Program. https://noaa-nos-ofs-pds.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html
21 Direct link to NOAA NCEI THREDDS Data Server to access long-term historical NetCDF files not available on the Tides and Currents site. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/model/model.html
0 Description page for NOS OFS data on AWS (use the "Browse Bucket" link on the right-hand side under "Explore" to access NetCDF data). https://registry.opendata.aws/noaa-ofs/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/69283
0 Home page for the Tides and Currents Office (CO-OPS). https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
21 Select a region from the drop-down menu, or click on the box title "Operational Forecast Regions:" https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/forecast_info.html
21 This page is our web services page, which allows access to our THREDDS Data Server and AWS site. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/web_services_info.html
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/co-ops/dmp/pdf/69283.pdf
21 This page shows all of the regions for our Operational Forecast System (OFS). Clicking on a name on the left side or a thumbnail below takes you to that region. Once on a regions page, get data for individual stations in the map (or the left side of the page), or click on the Nowcast or Forecast Guidance links beneath the map for the hourly animations. The left side of the page also gives access to the THREDDS Data Server, Amazon Web Services, and historical NetCDF files stored on the NOAA NCEI THREDDS Server. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/models.html

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  • surface currents
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  • united states of america
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  • canada
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  • sea surface height
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  • maryland
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  • eastern pacific ocean
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  • florida
  • current profiles
  • tidal height
  • louisiana
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  • coastal processes
  • rhode island
  • british columbia
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