METOC Flashcards
NAVO location
Naval Oceanographic Office
Stunning Space Center, Mississippi
FNMOC
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanographic Command
Monterey, California
USNO location and purpose
US Naval Observatory
Washington, DC
USNO-F - Flagstaff, AZ
Alternate master clock - Schriever SFB, CO
NOOC
Naval Oceanographic Operations Command
Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
FWC
Fleet Weather Center
Norfolk and San Diego
COAMPS
Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System
What is COAMPS for?
Given by FNMOC. Predictive, gives tailored weather modeling for strike group.
Send it 30 days out
TOFA
Tactical Oceanographic Features Assessment
Product of NAVO
NOMWC
Change detection, mine retrieval, mapping, IPOE
Sortie
3 conditions
A - leave now
B - 24 hrs
C - 48 hours
EMWRBC
Used to feed AMDC, use BILDR and used to utilize AREPS