Transcript WMO CAP in the Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) – An Introduction Samuel Muchemi Public Weather Services (PWS) programme, WMO WMO; Weather and Disaster Risk.

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CAP in the Severe Weather
Forecasting Demonstration Project
(SWFDP) – An Introduction
Samuel Muchemi
Public Weather Services (PWS) programme, WMO
WMO; Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction Services Department (WDS)
Presentation outline
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Introduction to SWFDP
The Public Weather Services (PWS)
component of SWFDP
CAP in SWFDP
Introduction to SWFDP
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World Meteorological Congress, Cg-XV (2007) had
requested for:
o improvement of severe weather forecasting; and
o warning services in developing countries.
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SWFDP Vision: “NMHSs in developing countries are
able to implement and maintain reliable and effective
routine forecasting and severe weather warning
programmes through enhanced use of NWP products and
delivery of timely and authoritative forecasts and early
warnings, thereby contributing to reducing the risk of
disasters from natural hazards.”
Status of implementation of SWFDP
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SWFDP Regional Subprojects
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Southern Africa (16 countries; RSMC Pretoria, RSMC-TC
La Réunion)
South Pacific Islands (9 Island States; RSMC Wellington,
RSMC-TC Nadi)
Eastern Africa (7 countries, RSMC Nairobi, RFSC Dar Es
Salaam)
Southeast Asia (5 countries, RFSC, Hanoi)
Bay of Bengal (6 countries, RSMC, New Delhi)
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SWFDP Cascading Forecasting
Process
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Global NWP centres provide NWP and EPS products;
Regional centres:
o interpret global NWP information;
o run limited-area model to refine products;
o prepare daily guidance products (for up to day-5) for
NMCs;
o maintain RSMC Web site; and
o liaise with the participating NMCs.
Global Centers
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RSMC Pretoria
NMCs
Disaster
Management
Centres
Operational Website of SWFDP - Eastern
Africa Region
Website provides severe
weather guidance products
prepared in the Regional
Specialized Meteorological
Center (RSMC) Nairobi, for
use by forecasters in seven
(7) Meteorological Services
in Eastern Africa
SWFDP Cascading Forecasting
Process
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National Meteorological Centres:
o maintain responsibility/authority over national warning
services,
o issue alerts, advisories, severe weather warnings;
o liaise with Disaster Management and media; and
o contribute feedback and evaluation of the project
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Operational Website of SWFDP - Eastern Africa
Region
Example of
severe
weather
forecast
product
Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration
Project (SWFDP) main components
GDPFS
Media
E-mail;
Telephone;
Press releases;
CAP etc.
Radio; TV
Other specific Communication
Systems; CAP
Disaster
Management and
Civil Protection
TC
(Forecast D / D+5; Bulletins)
Guidance
Products
(risk/probability)
National Met Centres
Regional Centre
Global NWP/EPS and
Sat-based products
RSMCs-TC
Global Centres
Mobile; SMS; Weather Radio
Systems; Public Web;
Social Media; CAP etc.
General Public
PWS
Presentation outline
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Introduction to SWFDP
The Public Weather Services (PWS)
component of SWFDP
CAP in SWFDP
The Public Weather Services (PWS)
component of the SWFDP
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Training staff of NMHSs on essential skills
such as:
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Coordination with the media;
Coordination with Disaster Management and Civil
Protection Authorities (DMCPAs);
Preparation of weather alerts and warnings;
Public education and outreach;
Communication skills;
Conducting surveys;
Service evaluation; and
TV and radio weather presentation.
The Public Weather Services (PWS)
component of the SWFDP
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Training staff of NMHSs on how to implement
multiple communication channels such as:
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TV weather presentation studios;
Press releases;
Mobile technology applications;
Social media;
Websites;
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)
CAP activities in PWS
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CAP Activities in the PWS programme go
beyond the SWFDP and include:
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Maintaining CAP WebPages on the PWS Website
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/amp/pwsp/CommonAler
tingProtocol_en.html
The CAP Jump-Start initiative:
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The CAP experts provide direct support at the strategic,
operational, or technical levels to NMHSs staff, and offer
hands-on support
Publication of CAP-related material; and
Organizing workshops.
Presentation outline
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Introduction to SWFDP
The Public Weather Services (PWS)
component of SWFDP
CAP in SWFDP
CAP in SWFDP
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CAP training introduced in the SWFDP
workshops in 2012
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About 50 individuals trained from:
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16 countries in Southern Africa; and
7 Countries in Eastern Africa.
CAP in SWFDP
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CAP Jump-Start
Workshops:
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2-day CAP Jump-Start workshops
(conducted by PWS CAP advisor)
held in the Tanzania Meteorological
Authority (TMA) and in the Kenya
Meteorological Department (KMD);
Trained technical and managerial
staff of the TMA and KMD;
Provided free CAP open-source
software to Met Services and
installed on computers to start them
off.
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