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NOAA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF EL NIÑO Sept. 10, 2004 — NOAA declared today that El Niño is back but this time around in a weaker state. “El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are expected to last through early 2005,” said Jim Laver, director of the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. “At […]

NTSB TO ASSESS STATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE HIGHWAYAND BOATING DEATHS AT SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING************************************************************The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.The meeting will focus on a discussion of the NTSB’s “Most Wanted List” of […]

SCIENTISTS GATHER DATA DURING FRANCES TO SAVE LIVES, PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO ADVANCE RESEARCH Sept. 7, 2004 — During the trek across the Atlantic of Hurricane Frances, NOAA collected specialized data that are required to support forecasting operations at the NOAA Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., that go into the watches and warnings that help […]

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force To Meet September 14-15 in Miami, FLThe United States Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interiorannounce a public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF)September 14-15, in Miami, FL. Through the coordinated efforts of itsmembers, including representatives of 12 federal agencies, the governors ofseven states and […]

DARIN FIGURSKEY TO OVERSEE NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Darin Figurskey has been appointed meteorologist-in-charge of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh, North Carolina. Figurskey replaces Stephen Harned, who recently retired. The Raleigh office is one of 122 NWS Weather Forecast Offices in […]

NOAA’S NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER TO RE-COMPETE $500 MILLION TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) today announced plans to re-compete its $500 million Technical Services Contract, which is ending and will be up for bid. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The proposed […]

RECORD NUMBER OF TORNADOES REPORTED IN U.S. DURING AUGUST Sept. 2, 2004 — A land-falling hurricane and a tropical storm helped push the total number of tornado reports to a record high for the month of August across the United States, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. Preliminary numbers indicate a […]

UNC-W RECEIVES GRANT FOR COASTAL RESEARCH WASHINGTON – An ongoing coastal research project at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will receive a $2.3 million grant. The university’s Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program will receive the funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The program, federally funded since 1998, researches the chemical, […]

NOAA PACKS HURRICANE WEB SITE WITH FACTS AND HISTORY Aug. 27, 2004 — The statistical peak of the hurricane season is September 10—just two weeks away. Millions of Florida residents will not soon forget Hurricane Charley who came ashore with 145-mph winds leaving widespread destruction in its wake. Now, Hurricane Frances is churning in the […]

Coast Guard Issues Final Rule on Hull Identification Numbers Effective August 16, 2004, U.S. manufacturers of recreational boats will be allowed to display a two-character, country of origin code before the 12-character Hull Identification Number (HIN) without separating the two-character code by means of borders or on a separate label as is currently required by […]