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Commerce and the general public?especially those living in increasingly crowded, highly developed low-lying coastal communities?rely heavily on accurate forecasts of marine conditions and weather over the oceans to ensure the safe and productive use of the sea and coastal zone. This book examines the opportunities to improve our ocean forecasting systems made possible by new observational techniques and high-speed computers. Significant benefits from these potential improvements are possible for transportation, ocean energy and resources development, fisheries and recreation, and coastal management.Table of Contents Front Matter 1. The Marine Observing and Forecasting System 2. Users of Marine Forecasts 3. Findings and Recommendations Appendix A - Biographies of Committee Members Appendix B - Questionnaire and Responses Appendix C - Workshop Participants Appendix D - Workshop Agenda Appendix E - Working Group 1: Wind, Wave, and Swell Appendix F - Working Group 2: Tropical and Extratropical Storms Appendix G - Working Group 3: Currents, Ocean Processes, and Ice Appendix H - Working Group 4: Nearshore Forecasting