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| What is the primary mission of Maritime? |
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Definition
| Providing continuous forecast support to all DOD/contracted civilian assets to optimize safety of navigation. |
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| Is OTSR an advisory service? |
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Definition
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| What is the primary focus of OTSR? |
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Definition
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| What does OTSR stand for? |
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Definition
| Optimum Track Ship Router |
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Definition
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| Where are the FWCs located? |
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Definition
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| What maritime components fall under FWC-SD? |
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Definition
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| What maritime components fall under FWC Norfolk? |
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Definition
National Hurricane Center
Pentagon |
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Term
| How many tiers of BonD are within the maritime directorate? |
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Definition
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| Name examples of collection methods for BonD Tier 0. |
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Definition
-Ship Obs
-Buoy Data
-WW3/Altimetry overlays
-Scatterometry
-Sat pics |
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| What fleet AORs fall under FWC-SD? |
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Definition
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| What fleet AORs fall under FWC-Norfolk? |
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Definition
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| What is maritimes primary responsibility? |
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Definition
| Provide accurate and timely weather forecasts, warnings, and recommendations for all Naval Maritime Forces afloat/ashore. |
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Definition
| A tailored weather forecast for ships requesting service. Is provided along a ships track as stated in the MOVREP. |
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Definition
| Primary forecast support. A Graphical WEAX is avalible to SIPRNET/NIPRNET capable ships. |
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| What is considered maritimes primary forecast support form? |
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Definition
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Term
| Whats the difference between a WEAX and an AVWX? |
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Definition
| AVWX is for ships embarked with aircraft. |
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Term
| How many hours is an aviation forecast valid for? |
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Definition
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Term
| What operations require 12-hourly support? |
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Definition
Towing
Salvage
Special Ops |
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Term
| Whats the difference between a WEAX and an In Port WEAX? |
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Definition
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Term
| What ports can ships be finaled into? |
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Definition
Japan
Guam
Singapore
Australia
Canada
South Korea |
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Term
| What is different about WEAXs issued to foreign units? |
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Definition
| The forecast must be spelled out in plain language and the data is in metric units and Celsius. |
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Term
| How many TAGOS units are there? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
A-Able
L-Loyal
I-Impeccable
V-Victorious
E-Effective |
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Term
| How long are forecasts issued for the TAGOS units while on station? |
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Definition
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Term
| When does 5-day forecast coverage start for TAGOS units? |
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Definition
| When it arrives on station. |
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Term
| Name the ways to find a ships current position. |
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Definition
MOVREP
Obs
GCCS
C2PC
Ship Tracker
Sail Wx |
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Term
| What is the north wall effect? |
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Definition
| Cold air mass moving over the warm ocean current resulting in increased winds/seas. |
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| How many types of scenarios are associated with North Wall? |
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Definition
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| Which scenario of North Wall provides the highest seas? |
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Definition
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Definition
| Warm air moving over a colder sea surface. |
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Term
| Where is Tule Fog prevalent? |
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Definition
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Term
| What time of year is a Tehuantepec Event? |
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Definition
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Term
| How long is the typical Tehuantepec Event last? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the Tropical Cyclone formation area in the Pacific Basin? |
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Definition
| Between 23 North and 23 South |
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Term
| When do tropical cyclones for in the NW Pacific? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the types of tropical cyclones. |
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Definition
| Straight runners and Recurvers |
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Term
| What are the 5 ingredients to TC formation? |
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Definition
1 SST >78F
2 Pre-existing low-level diturbance
3 Little/no wind shear
4 Upper-level divergence
5 Coriolis parameter of 5 or more |
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Term
| Where do gradient winds normally occur in the C3F AOR? |
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Definition
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| What type of wind is Santa Ana? |
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Definition
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Term
| When is the marine layer most dominant? |
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Definition
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| What is a Summer Shamal also know as? |
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Definition
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| How long is a normal Winter Shamal? |
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Definition
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| Where do Shamal event occur? |
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Definition
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Term
| When is tropical season in the Indian Ocean? |
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Definition
| During the transition seasons between the monsoonal pattern. |
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Term
True or False
Tropical season in the Bay of Bengal occurs twice a year. |
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Definition
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Term
True or False
Tropical season in the North Arabian Sea occurs once a year. |
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Definition
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Term
| How many areas of funneling are in the C5F AOR? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the 4 areas of funneling that occur in the C5F AOR. |
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Definition
1. Suez Canal
2. Bad al Mandab Straight
3. Gulf of Bahrain
4. Great Indian Desert |
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