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transportation... heavy rains creating a quagmire for tanks and personnel 

 carriers in the Iraqi desert... tropical cyclones threatening refugees in Cuba 

 and peacekeeping operations around Haiti, and military operations in the 

 Western Pacific and Indian Oceans... wind speed and direction determining 

 the effectiveness of potential Iraqi chemical and biological weapons in the 

 Middle East and their impact on American lives... ocean currents affecting 

 mine locations and drift in the Persian Gulf and other water areas, and their 

 potential devastating effect on shipping and international commerce... ocean 

 thermal structure conditions which impact our ability to detect submarines 

 belonging to potential adversaries, particularly the proliferation of diesel 

 submarines in third world nations... these are all factors that Defense 

 Department forces must deal with in real time DATT.Y 



Forecast accuracy can mean the difference between life and death, 

 weapons effectiveness, mission success or failure. Fortunately, there are 

 highly trained forecasters present with every military operation, some joint, 

 some individual service, some on land, some at sea. All have the same needs 

 - highly accurate computer-generated meteorological and oceanographic 

 guidance products from which to develop an accurate, tailored forecast of the 

 integrated air-ocean environment for military forces on-scene anywhere on 

 the globe. Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in 

 Monterey, California provides this essential service. 



Over the past several decades, Fleet Numerical has built one of the 

 world's most elaborate air-ocean forecasting capabilities, with emphasis on 

 the global oceans and the air-sea interface. Our ability to apply emerging 

 technology to rapidly changing customer needs, while tailoring our computer- 

 generated air-ocean forecasts to whatever part of the world constitutes today's 



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