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NOAA's National Hurricane Center in Miami will issue watches and warnings for tropical storms and hurricanes along threatened coastal areas 12 hours earlier than in previous years. According to NHC experts, advancements in track forecasts are making it possible for forecasters to provide greater lead time.

Tropical storm watches will be issued when tropical storm conditions are possible along the coast within 48 hours. Tropical storm warnings will be issued when those conditions are expected within 36 hours. This is an increase of 12 hours from those issued in previous years.

Similar increases in lead-time will apply to hurricane watches and warnings. The hurricane watches and warnings will generally be timed to provide 48 and 36 hours notice, respectively, before the onset of tropical storm force winds. That additional time will also allow people preparing for the storm - securing oil rig platforms, getting food and water stockpiled, boarding windows, etc., - enough time to finish preparations and get to safe shelter.

"With increases in population and infrastructure along vulnerable U.S. coastlines, emergency managers need more lead time in order to make life-saving decisions regarding evacuations," said Bill Read, director of NOAA's National Hurricane Center.

These changes will go into effect for the 2010 hurricane season, which begins on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific and on June 1 for the Atlantic Basin.

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Ship captains and pleasure boaters can now get free real-time information on water and weather conditions for the lower Mississippi River from a new NOAA ocean observing system that makes piloting a ship safer and more efficient.

The NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS (r) ) on the lower Mississippi River provides observations of tides, currents, water and air temperature, barometric pressure, winds and bridge clearance. Collected from a variety of sensors in and around the port, the data is available online and by phone: 888-817-7767 (toll-free).

"NOAA is committed to providing quality tools and services like PORTS that support the nation's maritime economy," said Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "Roughly two-thirds of all the goods we buy in the U.S. arrive by ship, contributing millions of jobs and roughly $1 trillion annually to the national economy."

Administered by the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, PORTS can significantly reduce the risk of vessel groundings and increase the amount of cargo moved through the port by enabling mariners to safely utilize dredged channel depths. The system also allows large ships to time their arrivals and departures more efficiently.

"Safety and efficiency is paramount to competing effectively in the global marketplace," said Port of New Orleans president and CEO Gary LaGrange. "We applaud NOAA for implementing the PORTS system, which will aid all users of the lower Mississippi River."

Today, the Port of New Orleans is at the center of the world's busiest port complex and is vital to the local and national economy. About 160,000 jobs are tied to the port and its operations, with $8 billion in earnings yearly. Approximately 15,000 ships and 700,000 passengers go through each year. About 500 million tons of cargo move through the Mississippi River each year, including chemicals, coal, timber, iron, steel and more than half of the nation's grain exports.

"Real-time tidal, weather and air clearance data at the touch of a button was an important resource missing from our current navigation technology," said A.J. Gibbs, chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and president of the Crescent River Port Pilots' Association. "The availability of this data to augment the Pilots' critical local knowledge of the river will certainly enhance safety and efficiency for the entire maritime community."

The Lower Mississippi River system brings the number of PORTS in operation around the nation to 20. Estimates of economic benefits attributed to the system range from $7 million per year for Tampa Bay to $16 million per year for Houston-Galveston, according to studies conducted in those regions.

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