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FUGRO
MARINE WEATHER FORECASTING
Marine operations require highly accurate weather forecasts to help
manage risk and assist with operational planning, improving the
safety and efficiency of operations.
Advanced and reliable metocean forecast
information allows efficient day-to-day
planning and enables offshore project
teams to make decisions on an
informed basis.
All marine operations benefit from accurate
weather forecasts. Knowledge of the wind,
wave and ocean currents, leads to safer
more efficient offshore operations and
potentially substantial cost savings.
SOLUTION
Fugro combines experienced
meteorologists and oceanographers with
high quality metocean models to provide Site specific forecasts to support planning and
highly accurate site specific forecasts for operational efficiency.
any global location. Working closely with
operational personnel, Fugro is able to
provide a tailored solution for all marine
operations.
BENEFITS
■■ Improved operational safety and planning
■■ Increased operational efficiency
■■ Fleet management for weather services
■■ 24/7/ 365 access to duty forecaster
Departure and route forecast to reduce the risk of
damage during transportation.
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■■ Site specific forecasts up to 15 days Fugro has the latest rapid data acquisition FORECAST SERVICE
■■ Customised regional wave model data and assimilation techniques. These make Fugro supports the full project life-cycle
■■ Direct access to duty forecasters for use of data from a variety of sources: from initial consultation during the early
personal consultation planning stage of a project to the
■■ Forecast format and updates ■■ Data buoys, terrestrial radar and provision of real-time forecast
customised to the client’s requirements recorded observations information for operational support.
■■ Secure web access to forecast and ■■ High-resolution global atmospheric and
other metocean data wave model data from several global Marine forecasts are tailored to specific
■■ Probability / Exceedence forecasts modelling suites and in-house models offshore applications such as exploration
■■ Worldwide coverage ■■ Real-time high-resolution geostationary drilling rigs, FPSOs, seismic and survey
■■ On-site forecaster and polar-orbiting satellite imagery vessels, pipe-lay and construction barges,
■■ Synoptic upper-level actual and Global and cable installation and repair vessels.
IN-HOUSE MODELLING Telecommunications System (GTS )
Fugro uses its own in-house models to bulletins ■■ Detailed desk studies
provide better continuity and accuracy ■■ 10 year hindcast data for rig moves
to its marine forecasting service. REAL-TIME METOCEAN DATA ■■ Tailored text and graphical wind, wave
Marine forecasts can be overlaid against and swell forecast
All support data is generated by in-house real-time measured data for verification ■■ 5 day-ahead, site-specific offshore
models running four times a day. This and to provide higher confidence in weather forecasts
allows forecasts to be exactly tailored to the future metocean conditions. ■■ 5-16 day-ahead ensemble forecasts
location and can be adjusted with locally ■■ Forecasts delivered by e-mail or via
measured inputs to the models and verified Forecasts can be integrated into existing password-protected web pages
against measured data. Fugro monitoring systems or a compatible ■■ On-site meteorologists
third party system. ■■ Thunderstorm advisories
■■ Helicopter support forecasts
■■ Verification reports
■■ Tide forecasts
■■ Squall warning service
■■ Dust / Sandstorm warning service
■■ Archived data
■■ Vessel motion forecast
■■ Ice forecasting
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SITE SPECIFIC FORECASTS
We provide five or seven day ahead site
specific forecasts up-to four times daily to
support offshore operations, ports and
harbours.

SQUALL WARNING SERVICE

Utilising colour enhanced satellite data and
doppler radar, the squall warning service
supports exploration drilling, installation,
dredging and FPSO tanker operations in
high risk areas.

DEPARTURE AND ROUTE

FORECASTS
Fugro provides accurate metocean
forecasts to assist the towage of large Squall warning
structures during offshore construction and service for high risk
development, helping to reduce the risk of areas.
damage and supporting the safe
transportation of the structure along the
tow route.

ENSEMBLE AND PROBABILITY

WEATHER FORECASTS
As a long-term planning tool, we provide
graphs which express the level of
uncertainty in a wind and wave forecast to
identify potential periods of operability
according to your criteria.

ON-SITE WEATHER
FORECASTER
Our on-site meteorologists prepare
forecasts, monitor the associated weather On-site weather
conditions and provide on-site consultation forecast consultant
to support operational planning. during critical
operations.
WEATHER DOWN-TIME
ASSESSMENTS / REPORTS
We can incorporate your operational limits
and criteria into the forecast and create a
colour coded matrix, with clearly identifiable
weather windows. Or provide a more
detailed report for planning or insurance
purposes.

TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS
If your operation site is under the threat of a
tropical revolving storm, we will
automatically issue up-to-date warning
bulletins.

Forecasts can be
verified against
measured data to
increase confidence.

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VESSEL MOTION OTHER SERVICES

FORECASTING ■■ Vessel routing services
By combing in-house model data and the ■■ Ocean current forecast charts
vessel’s response amplitude operators ■■ Integrated forecast and measurements
(RAOs), we can provide a complete service for ongoing verification
understanding of the vessels motion ■■ Monthly forecast verification reports
response to the environment in both ■■ Hindcast reports from 10-year
forecast and nowcast mode. data sets
■■ Model data and live lightning
ICE FORECASTING data reports
For operations in high latitudes we can offer ■■ Spectral wave analysis
both modelled or detailed imagery support. ■■ Space weather forecasting
The service can be extended to include ■■ Weather windows forecasts
forecasting of individual icebergs.

DUST FORECASTING
Dust events are a major risk to workers and
assets operating in dust prone regions.
Fugro’s modelled solution helps mitigate
risk by forecasting timing, severity and
duration of dust / sandstorms.
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