New Operations & Emergency Center
Channel 3 KATC news report on new operations center.
Stations will provide real-time weather, water data
BY ZACHARY FITZGERALD [email protected] Darren Wright, physical oceanographic real-time system program manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, speaks Monday about the two new stations recently installed in the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel. As of Monday, mariners now have access to more real-time weather and waterway information in the Atchafalaya River to assist them in their navigation efforts and decision making. Two Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System…
New sensor systems add safety at Louisiana ports
By: Tegan Wendland, Reporter Two major Louisiana shipping hubs will see improvements this week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. New sensor systems will make navigation safer and allow for more efficient ship traffic at the Port of Morgan City and the Port of Fourchon. (NOAA) The Physical Oceanographic Real Time System, or PORTS,…