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Meteorological Services

U.S. Port Meteorological Officers

Headquarters
David McShane
Voluntary Observing Ship Technical Leader
National Data Buoy Center
Building 1100, Room 353A
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Tel: 228-688-1768
Fax: 228-688-3153
E-mail:david.mcshane@noaa.gov


Robert A. Luke
Voluntary Observing Ship Program Leader
National Data Buoy Center
Building Bldg. 3203, Room 305B
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Tel: 228-688-1457
Fax: 228-688-3923
E-mail: robert.luke@noaa.gov

Atlantic Ports

Robert Drummond, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
2550 Eisenhower Blvd, Suite 312
P.O. Box 165504
Port Everglades, FL 33316
Tel: 954-463-4271
Fax: 954-462-8963
E-mail: robert.drummond@noaa.gov

Lawrence Cain, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
13701 Fang Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218-7933
Tel: 904-741-5186
Fax: 904-741-0078
E-mail: larry.cain@noaa.gov

Tim Kenefick, PMO Charleston
NOAA Coastal Services Center
2234 South Hobson Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Tel: 843-740-1281
Fax: 843-740-1289
E-mail: timothy.kenefick@noaa.gov

Peter Gibino, PMO, Norfolk
National Weather Service, NOAA
4034-B G. Washington Highway
Yorktown, VA 23692-2724
Tel: 757-877-1692
Fax: 757-877-9561
E-mail: peter.gibino@noaa.gov

James Saunders, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
Maritime Center I, Suite 287
2200 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224-6623
Tel: 410-633-4709
Fax: 410-633-4713
E-mail: james.saunders@noaa.gov

Jim Luciani, PMO
New York/New Jersey
National Weather Service, NOAA
110 Lower Main Street, Suite 201
South Amboy, NJ 08879-1367
Tel: 732-316-5409
Fax: 732-316-7643

Great Lakes Ports

Amy Seeley, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
333 West University Dr.
Romeoville, IL 60446-1804
Tel: 815-834-0600 Ext. 269
Fax: 815-834-0645
E-mail: amy.seeley@noaa.gov

Gulf of Mexico Ports

John Warrelmann, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
Louis Armstrong International Airport
Box 20026
New Orleans, LA 70141
Tel: 504-589-4839
E-mail: john.warrelmann@noaa.gov

Chris Fakes, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
Houston Area Weather Office
1620 Gill Road
Dickinson, TX 77539-3409
Tel: 281-534-2640 Ext. 277
Fax: 281-337-3798
E-mail: chris.fakes@noaa.gov

Pacific Ports

Derek LeeLoy
Ocean Services Program Coordinator
National Weather Service Pacific Region HQ
Grosvenor Center, Mauka Tower
737 Bishop Street, Suite 2200
Honolulu, HI 96813-3201
Tel: 808-532-6439
Fax: 808-532-5569
E-mail: derek.leeloy@noaa.gov

Robert Webster, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
501 West Ocean Blvd., Room 4480
Long Beach, CA 90802-4213
Tel: 562-980-4090
Fax: 562-980-4089
E-mail: bob.webster@noaa.gov

Robert Novak, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
1301 Clay Street, Suite 1190N
Oakland, CA 94612-5217
Tel: 510-637-2960
Fax: 510-637-2961
E-mail: bob.novak@noaa.gov

Patrick Brandow, PMO
National Weather Service, NOAA
7600 Sand Point Way, N.E.
BIN C15700
Seattle, WA 98115-6349
Tel: 206-526-6100
Fax: 206-526-4571 or 6094
E-mail: pat.brandow@noaa.gov

Richard Courtney
National Weather Service, NOAA
600 Sandy Hook Street, Suite 1
Kodiak, AK 99615-6814
Tel: 907-487-2102
Fax: 907-487-9730
E-mail: richard.courtney@noaa.gov

Debra Russell, OIC
National Weather Service, NOAA
Box 427
Valdez, AK 99686-0427
Tel: 907-835-4505
Fax: 907-835-4598
E-mail: debra.russell@noaa.gov

Larry Hubble
National Weather Service Alaska Region
222 West 7th Avenue #23
Anchorage, AK 99513-7575
Tel: 907-271-5135
Fax: 907-271-3711
E-mail: larry.hubble@noaa.gov

SEAS Field Representatives

GOOS Center Manager
Steve Cook
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037-1508
Tel: 858-546-7103
Fax: 619-546-7185
E-mail: steven.cook@noaa.gov

Northeast Atlantic SEAS Rep.
Jim Farrington
SEAS Logistics/AMC
439 West York Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Tel: 757-441-3062
Fax: 757-441-6495
E-mail: james.w.farrington@noaa.gov

Pacific Northwest SEAS Rep.
Steve Noah
SEAS Logistics/PMC
Olympic Computer Services, Inc.
Tel: 360-385-2400
Cell: 425-238-6501
E-mail: snoah@olycomp.com
or KARSTENO@aol.com

Southwest Pacific SEAS Rep.
Carrie Wolfe
Southern California Marine Institute
820 S. Seaside Avenue
San Pedro, Ca 90731-7330
Tel: 310-519-3181
Fax: 310-519-1054
E-mail: hbbio048@csun.edu

Southeast Atlantic SEAS Rep.
Ann-Marie Wilburn
AOML/GOSO Center
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149-1026
Tel: 305-361-4336
Fax: 305-361-4366
E-mail: wilburn@aoml.noaa.gov

Global Drifter Program
Craig Engler
AOML/PHOD
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149-1026
Tel: 305-361-4439
Fax: 305-361-4366
E-mail: craig.engler@noaa.gov

NIMA Fleet Liaison

Adam Veracka, Fleet Liaison Branch Head
QMCM Randy Bryant, Fleet Liaison Coordinator
ATTN: Mail Stop D-44
4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816-5003
Tel: 301-227-3173/3146
Fax: 301-227-4211
E-mail: verackaa@nima.mil
bryantral@nima.mil

U.S. Coast Guard AMVER Center

Richard T. Kenney
AMVER Maritime Relations Officer
United States Coast Guard
Battery Park Building
New York, NY 10004
Tel: 212-668-7764
Fax: 212-668-7684
E-mail: rkenney@batteryny.uscg.mil

Other Port Meteorological Officers

Australia

Head Office
Marine Observations Unit
Bureau of Meteorology
150 Lonsdale Street, 7th Floor
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: +613 9669 4651
Fax: +613 9669 4168
E-mail: marine_obs@bom.gov.au

Melbourne
Michael J. Hills, Port Meteorological Agent
Victoria Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology
150 Lonsdale Street, 26th Floor
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: +613 9669 4982
Fax: +613 9663 4957
E-mail: m.hills@bom.gov.au

Fremantle
Malcolm Young, Port Meteorological Agent
MalMet Services Pty Ltd
Unit 3/76 Gardner Street
COMO WA 6152
Tel: +618 9474 1974
Fax: +618 9260 8475
E-mail: malyoung@iinet.net.au

Sydney
Captain Einion E. (Taffy) Rowlands, PMA
NSW Regional Office
Bureau of Meteorology, Level 15
300 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel:+612 9296 1547
Fax: +612 9296 1648
E-mail: e.rowlands@bom.gov.au

Canada

Nova Scotia
Randy Sheppard, PMO
Meteorological Service of Canada
16th Floor, 45 Aldernay Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2N6
Tel: 902-426-6703
E-mail: randy.sheppard@ec.gc.ca

Newfoundland
Jack Cossar, PMO
Meteorological Service of Canada
6 Bruce Street
St. John’s, Newfoundland A1N 4T3
Tel: 709-722-4798
Fax: 709-722-5097
E-mail: jack.cossar@ec.gc.ca

British Columbia
Michael Riley, PMO
Meteorological Service of Canada
700-1200 West 73rd Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V6P 6H9
Tel: 604-664-9136
Fax: 604-664-9195
E-mail: mike.riley@ec.gc.ca

Ontario
Ron Fordyce, Supt. Marine Data Unit
Rick Shukster, PMO
Roland Kleer, PMO
Meteorological Service of Canada
Port Meteorological Office
100 East Port Blvd.
Hamilton, Ontario L8H 7S4
Tel: 905-312-0900
Fax: 905-312-0730
E-mail: ron.fordyce@ec.gc.ca
rick.shukster@ec.gc.ca
roland.kleer@ec.gc.ca

Quebec
Eric Gola, PMO
Meteorological Service of Canada-Quebec Region
100 Alexis Nihon, Suite 300, 3rd Floor
Montreal, Quebec H4M 2N8
Tel: 514-283-1644
514-386-8269
Fax: 514-496-1867
E-mail: erich.gola@ec.gc.ca

China

YU Zhaoguo
Shanghai Meteorological Bureau
166 Puxi Road
Shanghai, China

Denmark

Commander Lutz O. R. Niegsch
PMO, Danish Meteorological Inst.
Lyngbyvej 100, DK-2100
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: +45 39157500
Fax: +45 39157300

United Kingdom

Headquarters
Sarah North, Nautical Officer
Marine Observations Manager, Met. Office
Observations Supply - Marine Networks
Fitzroy Road
Exeter
Devon, EX1 3PD
Tel: +44 (0) 870 900 0100
Fax: +44 (0) 870 900 5050
Email: sarah.north@metoffice.com

Bristol Channel
Captain A Maytham MM, FRMetS, PGCE
Met Office
Port Met Officer - Bristol Channel
Titan House, Rm 107
Cardiff Bay Business Center
Lewis Road
Cadriff. CF24 5BS
Tel: +44 (0) 29 2045 1323
Fax:+44 (0) 29 2045 1326
E-mail: austin.maytham@metoffice.com

East England
Captain John Steel, PMO
Customs Building, Albert Dock
Hull HU1 2DP
Tel: +44 01482 320158
Fax: +44 01482 328957

Northeast England
Captain Gordon Young, PMO
Able House, Billingham Reach Ind. Estate
Billingham, Cleveland TS23 lPX
Tel: +44 0642 560993
Fax:+44 0642 562170

Northwest England
Colin B. Attfield, PMO
Room 331, Royal Liver Building
Liverpool L3 1JH
Tel:+44 0151 236 6565
Fax: +44 0151 227 4762

Scotland and Northern Ireland
Captain Peter J. Barratt, PMO
Navy Buildings, Eldon Street
Greenock, Strathclyde PA16 7SL
Tel: +44 01475 724700
Fax: +44 01475 892879,

Southeast England
Captain Harry H. Gale, PMO
Trident House, 21 Berth, Tilbury Dock
Tilbury, Essex RM18 7HL
Tel: +44 01385 859970
Fax: +44 01375 859972,

Southwest England
Captain James M. Roe, PMO
8 Viceroy House, Mountbatten Business Centre
Millbrook Road East
Southampton SO15 lHY
Tel: +44 023 8022 0632
Fax: +44 023 8033 7341

France

Le Havre
Yann Prigent, PMO
Station Mét., Noveau Semaphore
Quai des Abeilles, Le Havre
Tel: +33 35422106
Fax: +33 35413119

Marseille
P. Coulon
Station Météorologique
de Marseille-Port
12 rue Sainte Cassien
13002 Marseille
Tel: +33 91914651 Ext. 336

Germany

Hamburg
Volker Weidner, PMO
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Met. Hafendienst
Postfach 70 04 21
22004 Hamburg
Tel: 040 3190 8826

Volker Weidner, PMO
Peter Gollnow, PMO
Horst von Bargen, PMO
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Jenfelder Allee 70a
22043 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 66901411
Fax: +49 40 66901496
E-mail: pmo@dwd.de

Bremerhaven
Henning Hesse, PMO
Deutscher Wetterdienst
An de Neuen Schleuse
27570 Bremerhaven
Tel: +49 471 7004018
Fax: +49 471 7004017
E-mail: pmo@dwd.de

Bremen
Ulrich Ranke, PMO
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Flughafendamm 45
28199 Bremen
Tel: +49 421 5372163
Fax: +49 421 5372166
E-mail: pmo@dwd.de

Rostock
Christel Heidner, OMP
Christine Bergs, PMO
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Seestr. 15a
18119 Rostock
Tel: +49 381 5438830
Fax: +49 381 5438863
E-mail: pmo@dwd.de

Greece

George E. Kassimidis, PMO
Port Office, Piraeus
Tel: +301 921116
Fax: +3019628952

Hong Kong

C. F. Wong, PMO
Hong Kong Observatory
134A Nathan Road
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2926 3113
Fax: +852 2311 9448
E-mail: hkopmo@hko.gov.hk

Israel

Haifa
Hani Arbel, PMO
Haifa Port
Tel: 972 4 8664427

Ashdod
Aharon Ofir, PMO
Marine Department
Ashdod Port
Tel: 972 8 8524956

Japan

Headquarters
Kanno Yoshiaki
Marine Div., Climate and Marine Dept.
Japan Meteorological Agency
1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8122 Japan
Fax: +03-3211-6908
Email: ykanno@met.kishou.go.jp

Kobe
Utsunomiya Tadayoshi, PMO
Kobe Marine Observatory
1-4-3, Wakinohamakaigan-Dori, Chuo-ku Kobe, 651-0073 Japan
Fax: +078-222-8946

Nagoya
Yazawa Yasushi, PMO
Nagoya Local Meteorological Observatory
2-18, Hiyoricho, Chigusa-ku
Nagoya, 464-0039 Japan
Fax: +052-762-1242

Yokohama
Uwabe Willy, PMO
Yokohama Local Met. Observatory
99 Yamate-cho, Naka-ku
Yokohama, 231-0862 Japan
Fax: +045-622-3520

Kenya
Ali J. Mafimbo, PMO
PO Box 98512
Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: +254 1125685
Fax: +254 11433440

Malaysia
NG Kim Lai
Assistant Meteorological Officer
Malaysian Meteorological Service
Jalan Sultan, 46667 Petaling
Selangor, Malaysia

Mauritius
Mr. S Ragoonaden
Meteorological Services
St. Paul Road, Vacoas, Mauritius
Tel: +230 6861031
Fax: +230 6861033

Netherlands

Jan Schaap, PMO
KNMI, Afd. WM/OW
Port Meteorological Office
Postbus 201
3730 AE De Bilt, Netherlands
Tel: +3130-2206391
Fax: +3130-2210849
E-mail: jan.schaap@knmi.nl

New Zealand

Julie Fletcher, MMO
MetService New Zealand Ltd.
P.O. Box 722
Wellington, New Zealand
Tel: +644 4700789
Fax: +644 4700772

Norway

Tor Inge Mathiesen, PMO
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Allegaten 70, N-5007
Bergen, Norway
Tel: +475 55236600
Fax: +475 55236703

Poland

Jozef Kowalewski,PMO
Institute of Meteorology and Water Mgt.
Maritime Branch
ul.Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia Poland
Tel: +4858 6205221
Fax: +4858 6207101
E-mail: kowalews@stratus/imgw.gdynia.pl

Saudi Arabia

Mahmud Rajkhan, PMO
National Met. Environment Centre
Jeddah
Tel:+ 9662 6834444 Ext. 325

Singapore

Edmund Lee Mun San, PMO
Meteorological Service, PO Box 8
Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore 9181
Tel: +65 5457198
Fax: +65 5457192

South Africa

Headquarters
Ian T. Hunter
Manager: Maritime Services
South African Weather Service
Private Bag X097
Pretoria 0001
Tel: +27 (0) 12 367 6032
Fax: +27 (0) 12 367 6042
Weatherline: 082 162
E-mail: ian@weathersa.co.za
www.weathersa.co.za

Cape Town
C. Sydney Marais, PMO
South African Weather Service
Capt Town International Airport 7525
Tel: + 27 21 934 0836
Fax: +27 21 934 3296

Durban
Gus McKay, PMO
Meteorological Office
Durban International Airpot 4029
Tel: +27 31 408 1446
Fax: +27 31 408 1445

Sweden

Morgan Zinderland
SMHI
S-601 76 Norrköping, Sweden
Tel: 516-924-0499 (0227)

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