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Foundational Datasets at WFO Seattle

In November 2011, Kirby Cook, the Science and Operations Officer at WFO Seattle, presented key insights into foundational datasets critical for understanding harmful algal blooms (HABs). Collaborating with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, emphasis was placed on developing an early warning system utilizing environmental conditions affecting algae. The project harnesses traditional and non-traditional datasets, such as temperature, salinity, and river runoff, with a focus on enhancing public health and economic impact mitigation. Future plans aim to expand data utilization across various regions.

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Foundational Datasets at WFO Seattle

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  1. Foundational Datasets at WFO Seattle Kirby Cook Science and Operations Officer, WFO Seattle November 2011

  2. Foundational Datasets • Who? • Customers vs. Partners (common operating picture)? • Traditional data • Observations • NDFD • Local Datasets (case studies, climate data, etc.) • Non-traditional data • Role of the local forecast office – quite often the facilitator to access and interpretation of the data • We don’t give them the data, but we help them process and interpret it

  3. Harmful Algal Bloom • Contacted by Northwest Fisheries Science Center about Harmful Algal Bloom Project • Development of an early warning system for harmful algal blooms in Puget Sound/Hood Canal • Significant health and economic impacts • Need two things: • Some harmful algae in the water - Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) system (identifies presence of harmful Algae in the water • favorable conditions in the water column for algal boom: • Temperature • Salinity • Density • stratification • Temperature • Wind • Precipitation • River Runoff

  4. Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) • Please see the ESP Video 2011 (file was too large to embed in this ppt document)

  5. Preliminary Plans • Initial work by NWFSC based on meteorological inputs at: • Port Townsend (Temperature, Precipitation) • West Point (Wind) • Skagit River (Mt. Vernon) • 5-7 day leadtime • Grad student at NWFSC • NWS will likely process NDFD and river gage data for project

  6. Take advantage of NDFD database 2.5 km resolution hourly temporal resolution for some elements 47 forecast points on Western Washington rivers… Expand elsewhere Future Plans

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