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Developing a Weather-Ready Nation. “Pilot Project: Impact-Based Decision Support Services”. Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Off ice Open House 2012. Today’s Topic. New Pilot Project to Enhance Services Weather-Ready Nation NWS Role with Core Partners Pilot Project Objectives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
Developing a Weather-Ready Nation“Pilot Project:
Impact-Based Decision Support Services”
Baltimore/WashingtonWeather Forecast Office
Open House 2012
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
Today’s Topic• New Pilot Project to Enhance Services
– Weather-Ready Nation– NWS Role with Core Partners– Pilot Project Objectives
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
NWS Baltimore/Washington OverviewArea of Responsibility
Maryland– 13 Counties– City of Baltimore– Chesapeake Bay
West Virginia– 8 Counties
Virginia– 22 Counties– 11 Independent Cities
The District of Columbia
9.3 Million People over 27,000 square miles
Region is prone to all weather hazards
Major Rivers– Potomac– Shenandoah– Rappahannock
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
NWS Baltimore/WashingtonOperations & Services
• Warnings Severe Thunderstorms/Tornadoes Winter Storms Flooding Temperature/Wind Marine Hazards Fire Weather
• Decision Support Services
• Data Collection Climate Cooperative Observers
• Forecasts Public Marine Aviation Fire Weather River
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
New NWS InitiativeTo build a
“Weather-Ready Nation”
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
What is a Weather-Ready Nation?
• A nation that effectively prepares for and responds to hazardous weather events.
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
What is Our Part in “Weather-Ready Nation?”
• To Improve Weather Forecast Services for Core Partners• Core partners make important decisions to protect
communities during high-impact events.• We call it “IDSS”:
– Impact-Based Decision Support Services
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
NWS Core Partners• Emergency Management
– State / Region / Local
• Other Government Agencies
– DOTs / Public Works – Public Health
• Public Universities and Colleges
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
Our PartnershipNWS Emergency Response Meteorologists
• On-site deployment• Provide critical information
to Emergency Managers• Develop new forecast tools.
Emergency Managers
• Receives critical weather information.
• Shares it with local police/fire, etc.
• Deploys emergency responders.
Critical
Weather
Information
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
A New Direction• Not Just Forecasts…. • …Decision-Support Services
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 805 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012DCZ001-VAZ054-091600- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH 805 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
How does it all work?
• Emergency Managers receive the information and coordinate with:
• Police• Fire• Hospitals• Dept. of Transportation• Schools• Red Cross
End result=Community preparedness.
A winter storm will impact the region. NWS ERS Meteorologists relay critical forecast interpretation to Core Partners.
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
• Important emergency manager decisions:– How many snow plows?
– Do we open shelters?
– Do we need emergency food/water?
– How many police/fire personnel need to be on hand?
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
• The weather will affect the answers to those questions.– How much snow
– When it starts/ends
– How heavy will it snow and will it impact the rush hour?
– What’s the chance it will be worse? (or not so bad)
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
4 Pilot Project Objectives1) Improve Information Flow
- On-Demand Briefings- Video conferencing- Phone
- On-Site briefings at Emergency Operations Centers
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
4 Pilot Project Objectives2) Explain Range of Possibilities
- Best / Worst Case- Probability
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
4 Pilot Project Objectives3) Catalog Weather Impact on Society
- What areas would be evacuated?- What would cause shelters to be opened?- What would cause travel disruption?
4) Build a Weather-Ready Nation- Work with the Public & Weather Enterprise- Everyone gets a clear message and knows how to
protect themselves.
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
Summary• New Pilot Project to Enhance Services
– Emergency Managers & Other Core Partners
• ERS Meteorologists – Build Relationships with Core Partners– Develop Impacts Catalog– Provide Enhanced Weather Support (on & off site)
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National Weather ServiceBaltimore MD/Washington DC
Links• Weather-Ready Nationhttp://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
• Weather-Ready Nation YouTube Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pp3JJNcZfE
• National Weather Service Baltimore/Washingtonwww.weather.gov/washington