Climate Tools for CNMI

Climate Change & Vulnerability Assessments

• Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Islands of Saipan
• Climate Vulnerability Assessment for the Islands of Rota and Tinian 
• Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA)
• National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report for Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific
• State of Environmental Conditions in Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands under a Changing Climate: 2017
  • State of the Environment Scorecard (snapshot of current and future conditions)
  • Full report

Climate-Related Data Products

• NOAA Storm Event Database

Weather Forecasts & Climate Outlooks 

• Hawaii and U.S. Pacific Islands Region Climate Impacts and Outlook
• Pacific ENSO Update Quarterly Climate Newsletter (16p; Detailed forecasts and discussion by island)
• Pacific Islands Seasonal Rainfall Forecast by Pacific ENSO Applications Center (3 months, per island)
• Regional Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature Forecast by IRI, Columbia University (3-6 month; Select Pacific Region)
• NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer
  
• NOAA, National Weather Service Forecast Office for CNMI
  • Mariana Island Forecast (Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan)
  • 7-day Guam/Saipan Forecast Table (Max/Min Temp and chance of rain)
  • Surf Forecast (Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan)
  • Satellite Interpretation Message (Satellite discussion for all of Micronesia)
  • Area Forecast Discussion (Marianas and Micronesia)
  • Drought Information Statement
    
• Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS): 
  • Waves, Current & Shoreline Impacts:
    
    • Wave Observation (Height
    • Current Forecast (Marianas)
  • Ocean Water Characteristics: 
    • Water Temperature (Tanapag) 
    • Water Salinity Forecast
  • Short-term Weather Model Forecast 
    • Water Temperature Forecast (Marianas) 
    • Air Temperature Forecast (Marianas) 
    • Wind Forecast Rain Forecast
    • Rain Forecast
      
• ENSO Quick Look - El Niño/La Niña ForecastsEl Niño/La Niña Forecasts, including uncertainty (more detail on ENSO predictive models; results also summarized in a?)

Climate Summaries & Communication Tools 

• Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences & Assessments (RISA) 
  • Northern Marianas Country Profile 
  • Pacific RISA "Climate Matters Documoments" 
  • Climate Matters for Ranchers in Hawaii (3:10 minutes)