Recently re-designed, nowCOAST has been enhanced to offer improved access to its nationwide database of real-time observations and NOAA forecast products. Users of NowCOAST can easily navigate the interface and create real-time maps showing observations, predictions, and forecast models.
Coastal observations and NOAA forecasts are available for major U.S. estuaries and seaports, coastal regions and the Great Lakes.
nowCOAST includes four pull down menus, allowing the user to specify location, type of observation or forecast, variables (e.g. water level, air temperature, wave height); and time. Users control geographic location through standard Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools, including zooming in and out to change map scale; using the pan tool to move to specific locations; and overlaying different datasets for comparison purposes, such as marine forecasts and coastal observations. By combining these capabilities, nowCOAST provides a rapid way to discover and view a wide range of real-time observational and NOAA forecast information.
Other features:
The Databrowser allows you to browse through this link history to be able to compare forecast or observation data at different locations within a single browser window.
The Info Depot allows you to access the latest news, get information about current updates, look-up an unfamiliar acronym in glossary of terms, learn about our partners, browse through our help pages, and e-mail your comments/suggestions about nowCOAST.
