NGOFS2 - Lake Pontchartrain

Notice of directory structure change on the NODD S3 bucket

The NODD AWS cloud is used to disseminate model outputs from National Ocean Service's operational forecast systems (OFS).

  • As of January 1, 2025, the new directory structure will be: /OFS/netcdf/YYYY/MM/DD, where
    • OFS refers to the name of the model (e.g. cbofs, ciofs, dbofs, gomofs, leofs, lmhofs, loofs, lsofs, ngofs2, sfbofs, sscofs, tbofs, wcofs)
    • YYYY refers to the year of the model run
    • MM refers to the month of the model run
    • DD refers to the day of the model run
  • The new directory structure will improve performance while accessing the model outputs.

Starting November 20, 2024, model output files will be available in the current and new directory structures. The current file directory structure is: OFS/netcdf/YYYYMM, where one single folder usually contains over 7000 files and a large amount of memory is required for the THREDDS applications.

The current directory and new structures will co-exist until January 1, 2025, when the current directory structure will be decommissioned.

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On June 30, 2004, ship traffic in Galveston Bay, Texas, gained a new tool to assist in safe navigation. The NGOFS2 - Galveston Bay, created by NOAA's National Ocean Service, provides mariners, port managers and emergency response teams with present and future conditions of water levels, currents, temperature and salinity.

NGOFS2 - Galveston Bay "nowcast" (for present conditions) and "forecast" (for future conditions) products are generated by a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model that uses real-time and forecast data to predict this information at thousands of locations throughout Galveston Bay. The information NGOFS2 - Galveston Bay provides assists port managers and shippers in making decisions regarding maximum tonnage and passage times without compromising safety.

Disclaimer:
The Northern Gulf of Mexico Operational Forecast System (NGOFS2) has been implemented by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) to provide the maritime user community with short-term predictions of water levels, water currents, water temperatures and salinity of the northern Gulf of Mexico. NGOFS2 uses a numerical hydrodynamic model to generate the nowcast and forecast information; therefore, they should be considered as model-generated nowcast and forecast guidance . For more detailed information related to the OFS disclaimer, please visit at the Disclaimers web page.

During extreme weather conditions, water level forecast guidance data are released for public utility and should be used with appropriate caution.