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established on the Fleet Numerical compound to act as a conduit to provide 

 Navy meteorological and oceanographic data to the civilian sector. In 1994, 

 the National Weather Service relocated its Northern and Central California 

 Forecast Office from the San Francisco Bay area to a location immediately 

 adjacent to Fleet Numerical in Monterey. This was done in part because of 

 NOAA's desire to collocate its Weather Forecast Offices with institutions of 

 higher learning in the air-ocean sciences where possible, and in part to the 

 opportunity for collocation with the Navy and other NOAA activities. 

 Interestingly, this Forecast Office is one of the few with oceanographic 

 responsibilities in support of civil interests, thus the synergism from 

 collocation is indeed beneficial operationally. This relocation to Monterey 

 has already resulted in the availability of additional shared information and 

 capabilities among the several collocated organizations, and has provided new 

 educational and research opportunities for Weather Service personnel at the 

 nearby Naval Postgraduate School. 



Mr. Chairman, I have taken this opportimity to expound on the January 

 25th remarks of Admiral Boorda and Rear Admiral Gafiney in order to 

 describe the unique role Fleet Nmnerical plays in the nation's defense, and in 

 its capability to help develop and contribute to academic/govemment/industry 

 partnerships. I have further shared with you the synergistic relationship that 

 is blossoming on the Monterey Peninsula in the form of a Center of 

 Excellence in Marine Sciences. Mr. Chairman, I have appreciated the 

 opportunity to present this testimony. We look forward to the visit tomorrow 

 of your staff personnel, in order that they may see this synergistic cooperative 

 effort in action. 



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