DHI’s Coastal and Marine Water Forecasting System is a tailor made and operational forecast service providing hydrographic, environmental and meteorological information for several locations worldwide.

Operators, decision makers, planners, emergency managers, industry etc need key information to support planning, design and operations. These groups have different and varying needs for met-ocean data and information for marine and coastal areas. The information available include for example time series and maps presenting hindcast and forecast of currents, sea surface heights, wave climate, temperature, salinity levels, stratification, etc.  This information is provided as a dedicated, online and interactive forecast report, (analogue to a weather forecast report).

Based on accurate meteorological forecasts the Coastal and Marine Water Forecasting System provide online hydrographic and environmental forecasts for the following areas:

• The North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the interconnecting seas
• The Gulf of Mexico
• The Gulf (Middle east)
• The Caspian Sea
• Sea of Chiloe

Key features of the Coastal and Marine Water Forecasting System are:

• Fully operational and online state of the art marine forecasting service
• Multi dimensional hydrodynamic and ecological models including advanced data assimilation routines
• Continuous calibration and validation of model results
• Comprehensive and custom web based presentation of relevant metocean data including hindcast and forecast information

The online service is typically tailored to meet specific needs and available on dedicated web pages. In addition requested information can be provided continuously or on demand via email, sms or ftp service.