NOAA is monitoring water levels and winds for the mid-October nor'easter forecast to continue to lift slowly northward up the East Coast into early next week. View real-time water level and meteorological data: https://lnkd.in/eTXfqAnE

NOAA is pleased to announce the Presidential appointment of Rear Admiral (select) Christiaan van Westendorp to serve as the next Director of NOAA Coast Survey! For over 200 years, Coast Survey has ensured safe navigation in U.S. waters, the flow of goods through U.S. ports, and the resiliency of coastal economies and environments. Rear Admiral (select) van Westendorp has served with NOAA and the U.S. Navy since 1999, devoting his career to developing and leading the Nation's premier mariners, scientists, scientific operators and support staff, while promoting advances in hydrography, oceanography, and atmospheric sciences. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eNUwm77h

Real-time alerts. Real-world impact. 🌊 On July 29, NOAA’s tsunami-capable tide gauges sprang into action during the Kamchatka tsunami to detect subtle water level changes in real time during the 39-hour event. This helped scientists confirm coastal arrival and informed coastal emergency managers when the threat had ended. The data fed into NOAA’s U.S. Tsunami Warning System. Learn how NOAA’s Tsunami Warning System works: https://www.tsunami.gov/ Explore how National Ocean Service tide gauges help turn water level data into action, and action into safety: https://lnkd.in/eXYhGwBN

NOAA’s Hudson River Estuary PORTS® just got an upgrade! ⬆️🛳️🏗️ A new water level and meteorological station is now live at Coxsackie Riverside Park. This is the second station in the PORTS® system after the station at Turkey Point was integrated this past winter. Together, these two stations provide real-time water level and meteorological data to support safe navigation and maritime commerce on the Hudson River. View the station’s data on NOAA’s Tides and Current site: https://lnkd.in/emts2zbN 

Discover the many free lesson plans, tutorials, fun activities, and other educational material we offer for educators, students, and parents — or for anyone who wants to learn about our ocean and coasts: https://lnkd.in/es63_urX #BackToSchool

This is a great opportunity - so proud of the contributions of NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program!

A woman operates Tide Predicting Machine Number 2, also known as "Old Brass Brains." She turns the crank that runs the machine with her left hand and takes notes with her right. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (a predecessor of NOAA) used it to predict tides from 1910-1965. This 2,500-pound analog computer, made of brass and iron, was the first machine made to simultaneously compute the height of the tide and the times of high and low waters. Catch up with the series at https://lnkd.in/eDrN4JvV. (Image credit: Association of Commissioned Officers)

NOAA is keeping currents current in the Chesapeake Bay! 🛳️⚓ A new current meter was recently installed along the Brewerton Channel Extension in the bay, off Swan Point. The new buoy-mounted meter, which replaced the previous bottom-mounted meter, provides an updated, more efficient way to collect and deliver currents data to local mariners. Data from the buoy is integrated into NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay North PORTS©, a real-time system that supports safe navigation and efficient commerce to and from the Port of Baltimore, one of the nation’s top seaports. View the buoy’s current meter data on NOAA’s Tides and Currents site: https://lnkd.in/evbjnNaf

Harmful algal blooms affect fish, shellfish, marine mammals, birds, and even people. Ecological forecasting is an important tool for understanding these blooms. Listen to this coastal conversation to learn more about how these forecasts will help local communities to take early steps to minimize impacts: https://lnkd.in/eU_5Kw37