Mission

• As stated in NAVMETOCCOM Instruction 3140.1k (U.S. Navy Meteorological and Oceanographic Support System Manual), the mission of the Mobile Environmental Teams is to provide short term (less than 180 days), on-scene environmental support to ships and other activities.

Services Provided

• Underway Support Services
• Support is typically provided to embarked Warfare Commanders, AW/USW ships, ships conducting special operations and independent transits, Coast Guard Cutters, and to Navy Research and Development (R&D) activities.
• Teams have the capability to provide meteorological and oceanographic products and forecasts using shipboard and mobile equipment.
• Services and products include but are not limited to:
• Weather Forecasting

1. General Weather Forecasting
2. Tropical Cyclone Evasion
3. Aviation Weather Forecasting
4. Amphibious Assault Forecasting
5. Tomahawk Land Attack Missle (TLAM) Forecasts
6. Special Tailored Forecasts

• Electromagnetic/Electro-optical Propagation Prediction System (IREPS) Products

1. Tactical Atmospheric Summary (TAS)
2. Radar Performance Prediction
3. Radio Communication Range Prediction
4. Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aids (EOTDA)

• Oceanography/Acoustic Sensor Performance Prediction

1. Tactical Oceanographic Summary (TOS)
2. USW Environmental Packets
3. Active/Passive Sonar Range Prediction
4. Mine Warfare Environmental Summaries (MINES)
5. SST/Fronts and Eddies Forecasts
6. Surf Forecasting
7. Tidal Forecasting
8. Special Tailored Forecasts

• Training

1. Observing, recording and reporting surface weather.
2. General oceanography, and bathythermograph observations, records and reports.
3. Surface Warfare Officers/Officer Trainees (general weather/oceanography).

• Unified Combat Commander/Joint Support Ashore Services
• MET services are available to Unified Combat Commands desiring METOC support during the planning and execution phases of joint operations and exercises. Although originally formed to support afloat forces, MET personnel have increasingly been called upon to provide Navy representation in Theater/ Tactical Forecast Units (TFU) ashore. As such they provide the Navy environmental perspective to joint operations.
• MET services are provided to SOCPAC, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams, Special Warfare Boat Squadrons, Joint Task Forces, SOF units, etc.
• Support includes but is not limited to:
• Climatology and Weather Briefings

1. Astronomical Summaries
2. Weather/Oceanography Operations Impact Summary

• Naval Special Warfare METOC Summary (NSWMS)
• Augmenting Forward Deployed Joint Meteorological Forecast Units (JMFU)