HIGH IMPACT SERVICE CONCEPTSfor the
SOUTHERN REGIONRIVER FORECAST CENTERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICESOUTHERN REGION MIC/HIC CONFERENCE
- SERVICE EVOLUTION BREAKOUT SESSIONS -JUNE 2006
MANY IMPACT-BASED RFCSERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED
1 – HURRICANE LIAISON TEAM DEPLOYMENTS
2 – FLASH FLOOD ALERTS
3 – SPECIALIZED BRIEFINGS / TOOLS
4 – SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS / OUTLOOKS
5 – SHARING RESOURCES (KATRINA)
6 – SPECIAL TEAMS (FLOOD, DROUGHTS)
IMPACT-BASEDRFC
DYNAMIC SERVICE ALLOCATION
1 – SERVICE FOR PEER RFC GROUP (HI)
2 – SERVICE FOR PEER WFO CLUSTER(S) (HI)
3 – BASIC CORE DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES DURING ALL IMPACTS4 – OTHER SERVICES (NORMAL / NON-IMPACT)
5 – OTHER PARTNERED SERVICES
HIGH IMPACT-BASEDDYNAMIC SERVICE ALLOCATION
FOR PEER RFC GROUP
TWO ASPECTS OR STRATEGIES OF PEER RFC DYNAMIC ALLOCATION
1 – SHARE IMPACTED RFC DUTIES TO PEER RFC
2 – TAKE ON FULL PARTNERING, COLLABORATION SERVICES OF PEER RFC
OFF-LOAD IMPACTED RFC DUTIESTO PEER RFC
- TAKE ON BASIC COMMON RFC DUTIESPRECIP ESTIMATION
RADAR (MPE)OTHER (MAP, MT MAPPER)
QPFTEMPERATURE (FREEZING LEVEL) FORECASTSGRAPHIC PRODUCT CREATIONDATA QUALITY CONTROL
- THIS FREES UP IMPACTED RFC TO PROVIDE PARTNERED COLLABORATIVE SERVICES
TAKE ON FULL PARTNERING, COLLABORATION DUTIES
OF PEER RFC
-PROVIDE PARTNERED COLLABORATIVE SERVICES (TWO POSSIBILITIES)
1 VIRTUAL, REMOTE COLLABORATION2 ON-SITE COLLABORATION
THIS DISCUSSION LED TO NEED FOR FORMATION OF NEW SR RFC TEAM TO…
1 FLESH OUT MEANING OF PARTNERED COLLABORATIVE SERVICES, AND
2 FLESH OUT REALISTIC, COMMON SET OF PEER RFC OFFLOADED DUTIES
HIGH IMPACT-BASEDDYNAMIC SERVICE ALLOCATION
FOR PEER WFO CLUSTER(S)
AGAIN,…TWO ASPECTS OR STRATEGIES FOR PEER WFO DYNAMIC ALLOCATION
1 – SHARE IMPACTED WFO DUTIES TO PEER RFC
2 – TAKE ON FULL HYDRO DUTIES OF PEER WFO
SHARE IMPACTED WFODUTIES TO PEER RFC
- MONITOR FLASH FLOOD SITUATION* MPE* DATA QC* FFMP-TYPE PRECIP/FFG COMPARISON* COMPOSE HCM OR “READY-TO-GO” WARNING
- ASSUMES* 24/7 PEER RFC DURING ACTIVATION* STANDARD HIGH IMPACT HARDWARE / SOFTWARE
UPGRADES* A FEW RFC SOFTWARE UPGRADES (1 DEGREE & PER
VOLUME SCAN MPE)
TAKE ON FULL HYDRO DUTIESOF PEER WFO
-- PERFORM FLASH FLOOD WARNING MISSION (WATCH?) * MPE * DATA QC * FFMP OR FFMP-TYPE PRECIP/FFG COMPARISON * ISSUE WARNINGS- PERFORM FLOOD WARNING MISSION- ASSUMES * 24/7 PEER RFC DURING ACTIVATION * STANDARD HIGH IMPACT HARDWARE/SOFTWARE UPGRADES * A FEW RFC SOFTWARE UPGRADES (1 DEGREE & PER VOLUME SCAN MPE) * FFMP * ACCESS TO NWR- LED TO DISCUSSION OF PERMANENT CHANGES IN WFO/RFC HYDRO MISSION
HIGH IMPACTCOLLABORATION WITH
OTHER PARTNERSOPERATIONS
- PARTNERED COLLABORATIVE SERVICES HYDROMET DECISION SUPPORT PRODUCT - RESERVOIR MONITORING AND SPECIALIZE FORECASTS- PRE-POSITIONING USGS MEASUREMENT
CREWS- PRE-POSITIONING LEVEE SAND-BAGGING OPERATIONS- NAVIGATION TRAFFIC CONTROL / WARNINGS
CORE DECISION SUPPORTSERVICES FOR ALL IMPACTS
- COLLABORATION W/GFE (QPF, TEMPERATURE, ETC)
- SHORT TERM ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
- PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS
- ENSEMBLE RIVER FORECASTS
- IMPROVED DETERMINISTIC FORECASTS
- RAW MODEL FORECASTS
- DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELING
OTHER SERVICES(NORMAL / NON-IMPACT)
- SHARE TRAINING RESOURCES
- HAND-HOLDING DURING LESS SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
- RFC/WFO COLLABORATION WITH MODEL DEVELOPMENT (FINER SCALE SITE-SPECIFIC, HEADWATER FLASH FLOOD BASINS)
OTHER TYPES OFPOSITIONS NEEDED
IN OFFICE
- INFORMATION TECH OFFICER (ITO)
- SERVICE COORDINATION HYDROLOGIST
- FOR 24/7 OPERATIONS NEED ADDITONAL PERSONNEL FROM WRI
WHERE DO WE GO NOW?
- SOME THINGS WE CAN DO NOW SUCH AS TRAINING
- INLAND FLOODING COLLABORATIVE SERVICES TEAM
- SHARED DUTIES TEAMS (WFO AND RFC)
- HIC MEETING PRESENTATION JULY 10-13
- SHARE INFO W/CONOPS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM
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