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Building a Weather-Ready Nation

Building a Weather-Ready Nation. National Weather Service Building a Weather-Ready Nation. SITREP for March 21, 2011 FY 12 Budget Request. Dr. Jack Hayes NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and NWS Director. Operational SITREP Tsunami.

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Building a Weather-Ready Nation

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  1. Building a Weather-Ready Nation

  2. National Weather Service Building a Weather-Ready Nation SITREP for March 21, 2011 FY 12 Budget Request Dr. Jack Hayes NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and NWS Director

  3. Operational SITREPTsunami NOAA’s Tsunami Warning and Advisory Areas for Japan Tsunami 03/11/2011 - 04:18am EST 3

  4. Operational SITREPTsunami http://www.tsunamiready.noaa.gov

  5. Operational SITREPTsunami

  6. Operational SITREPTsunami 24/7 Tsunami Warning Centers Detection and Evaluation of Earthquakes Seismic Networks Detection and Evaluation of Tsunami Waves 39 DART Stations (Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific 164 Water-level Stations Forecasting the Tsunami Threat Modeling Product Generation and Dissemination Warnings, Watches, Advisories and Bulletins

  7. 46410 Dutch Harbor 46409 46403 21415 21414 46419 46402 21416 46408 46404 46413 21419 46407 21418 44402 44401 46411 21413 41424 46412 41420 42409 41421 52404 52401 51407 43412 42407 52405 52402 Guam 43413 52403 32411 52406 51406 51425 32412 51426 54401 Operating stations Non-operating Stations Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) Stations 7

  8. Operational SITREPTsunami, March 11, 2011 Eastern Time Zone NOAA issues Tsunami Statement for Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California First wave arrives in Crescent City, CA First wave arrives in Honolulu, HI NOAA issues Tsunami Warning for California north of Pt. Concepcion, and the Western Aleutian Islands NOAA issues Tsunami Warning for Hawaii and most other Pacific Nations NOAA Tsunami Warning for Japan, Russia EARTH-QUAKE Wrng Lead Time: 5:44hrs Wrng Lead Time: 6:19hrs 02:30 12:46 12:55 04:18 08:14 10:37 12:58

  9. Operational SITREPForecast and Observed Wave Heights 9

  10. Operational SITREPSpring Outlook

  11. Operational SITREPSpace Weather Activity Solar Maximum in 2013 Space Weather Impacts Satellites GPS Reliability Aviation (Polar Flights) Energy distribution 2 geo-magnetic storms HF Radio Airline Routes http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

  12. Building a Weather-Ready NationNWS Response to A Changing World Annual Averages • 6 AtlanticHurricanes • 1,300 Tornadoes • 5,000 Floods • Drought andLarge Wildfires • 26,000 Severe • Thunderstorms • 600 Deaths • $14B in Losses

  13. Building a Weather-Ready NationNWS Response to A Changing World • Trends & Changing Needs • Population growth and demographic trends increase vulnerability • 50% of U.S. population living along coasts • Urbanization • High-impact weather • NWS People and Infrastructure • NWS Future

  14. Building a Weather-Ready NationFY12 Budget Overview • FY 2012 NWS $988.0M • $11.9M (1.2%) decrease from the FY 2010 Enacted • Net increase of $3.1M (0.3%), after the $15.0M technical transfer of programs to the NCS. • $16.8M for non-labor inflationary Adjustments to Base • ($15.0M) for Climate Reorganization • ($13.7M) for Program Changes • Supports the priorities of the Administration, Department of Commerce, and NOAA.

  15. Building a Weather-Ready NationNWS Budget Change Table

  16. Improve weather, water, and climate decision services for events that threaten lives and livelihoods Improve warning accuracies and lead times for high-impact events Better communicate levels of confidence in our forecasts Help improve community emergency preparedness and response Embed with Emergency Managers Enable the Weather Enterprise Building a Weather-Ready NationPlan for the Future Meet State, Local, and Federal Needs Increased accuracy Increased timeliness Increased accessibility

  17. Building a Weather-Ready Nation

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