Mariners Weather Log
ISSN 0025-3367U.S. Department of Commerce
Dr. Jane Lubchenco
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
National Weather Service
Dr. John "Jack" L. Hayes
NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services
Editorial Supervisor
John L. Wasserman
Layout and Design
NDBC Technical Publications Office
Leigh Ellis
Articles, photographs, and letters should be sent to:
Mr. John L. Wasserman, Editorial Supervisor
Mariners Weather Log
NDBC (W/OPS 51)
Building 3203
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Phone: (228) 688-1818
Fax: (228) 688-3923
E-mail:
john.wasserman@noaa.gov
From the Editor
John Wasserman
Greetings shipmates and friends. Thank you once again for picking up this issue of the Mariners Weather Log!
It is with a great deal of sadness that I must report the passing of my dear friend Robert Luke. He was a great colleague and friend to all who knew him, please read his story on page 2.
The US VOS program said goodbye to our Seattle PMO Pat Brandow. Pat retired and is embarking on a new chapter of his life. He has been a tremendous asset to the US VOS program and his expertise will be missed greatly.
I have deemed this issue the "Awards Issue" we love to recognize our ships for their outstanding efforts and this issue is proof positive of what a great job our ships are doing for the program.
Speaking of awards, I think some clarification is in order. This is for those ships that participate in the "leagues" that we have set up. When we do the totals for the month and the year, the system is designed to count 1 observation, per ship, per hour. There are several reasons for this. We have seen, on more than one occasion, ships that will transmit the same observation several times during the hour. Please keep in mind that we do like to see observations come in when significant weather changes occur, however, there is no need to retransmit the observation (several times in the same hour) with no change in the data transmitted or only a change in ships position.
Well that’s about enough of my ramblings and musings. Please enjoy this issue of the Mariners Weather Log.
John
On the cover:
Sunrise over Lake Superior.
Photo courtesy of Barb Fuler
Some Important Web Page Addresses
| NOAA | http://www.noaa.gov |
| National Weather Service | http://www.weather.gov |
| National Data Buoy Center | http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov |
| AMVER Program | http://www.amver.com |
| VOS Program | http://www.vos.noaa.gov |
| SEAS Program | http://seas.amverseas.noaa.gov/seas/seasmain.html |
| Mariners Weather Log | http://www.vos.noaa.gov/mwl.shtml |
| Marine Dissemination | http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm |
| U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center | http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms |