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National Weather Service FY 2002 Annual Operating Plan. National Centers for Environmental Prediction October 11, 2001. Agenda. FY 2001 Milestone Summary Budget/Resource Information FY 2002 Milestones Management Information Information Technology Expenditures. FY 2001 Milestone Summary.
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National Weather ServiceFY 2002 Annual Operating Plan National Centers for Environmental Prediction October 11, 2001
Agenda • FY 2001 Milestone Summary • Budget/Resource Information • FY 2002 Milestones • Management Information • Information Technology Expenditures
FY 2001 Milestone Summary • 43 of 45 FY 2001 Milestones completed • FY 2001 Milestones not completed • Make IIDA product available to the FAA and airlines • Planned for completion in 1st Quarter 2002 • Aviation Weather Technology Transfer Board to decide operational status in November 2001 • Establish technology infusion group at World Weather Building for climate modeling services • Dropped • GFDL resources are not available
FMC Budget/Resource Information • FY 2001 allocation with FY 2002 labor inflation: $42.06M • FY 2002 FTE Level: 375
Main Goals • Address Seamless Suite of Products • Collaborative Forecast Process • Chat Room • Capitalize on Investment in IBM SP/IT • Model enhancements • Communications enhancements
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Deliver Better Products and Services • Make the Day 3 Convective Outlook operational, by issuing the text and probability graphic via AWIPS. SPC – 1st Quarter • Provide experimental winter weather products and services through collaborative forecast process with ER. HPC – 1st Quarter • Implement Flood Potential Outlook operationally. HPC – 1st Quarter • Provide Heat Index product suite for Days 4-7. HPC – 3rd Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Deliver Better Products and Services • Further automate the Collaborative Surface analysis project. HPC/MPC/TPC – 3rd Quarter • Create an operational ADDS. AWC – 4th Quarter • Collaborate with the Southern Region in holding a National Severe Thunderstorm Workshop for a mixed audience of emergency managers and weathercasters. SPC – 3rd Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Capitalize on Scientific and Technological Advances • Implement 12 km Eta forecast system for North American domain. EMC – 1st Quarter • Implement new version of GFDL hurricane forecast model designed to be consistent with improved resolution global forecast system. EMC – 2nd Quarter • Implement T254/L60 (55 km) global forecast system. EMC – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Capitalize on Scientific and Technological Advances • Implement non-hydrostatic 8 km Mesoscale Threats model for CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. EMC – 2nd Quarter • Implement high resolution wave forecast model for the West Coast, including Hawaii. EMC – 4th Quarter • Implement WRF Common Modeling Infrastructure into Non-hydrostatic Mesoscale Threats model run. EMC – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Capitalize on Scientific and Technological Advances • Implement weekly global ocean data assimilation system for climate forecasting. EMC – 3rd Quarter • Implement Pacific Ocean coupled atmosphere-ocean model for seasonal forecasting. EMC – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Capitalize on Scientific and Technological Advances • Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation • Implement JCSDA community fast radiative transfer model in NCEP global data assimilation system. EMC – 3rd Quarter • Initiate AIRS assessment. EMC – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Capitalize on Scientific and Technological Advances • Establish and complete first year activities for USWRP sponsored hurricane test bed, including facilitating transition to operations of qualifying FY01 and FY02 projects. TPC – 4th Quarter • Generate and verify experimental in-house 4 and 5 day tropical cyclone forecasts. TPC – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Exercise Global Leadership • Begin production of mid-level (10,000 - 25,000 ft) aviation chart for South America in support of ICAO and IATA aviation needs. AWC – 2nd Quarter • Enhance and conduct a Regional Area IV workshop on hurricane forecasting and warning for meteorologists from English, Spanish, French and Dutch speaking countries. TPC – 2nd Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Exercise Global Leadership • Conduct a hurricane awareness tour to Caribbean countries and Mexico with emphasis on outreach and public education about NHC warning program. TPC – 3rd Quarter • Host 18 meteorologists from Latin America, Saudi Arabia and Africa at International Training Desks. HPC/CPC – 4th Quarter • Promote regional model-based short-range ensemble forecasting internationally – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Change the NWS Organizational Culture • Develop an individual development plan for each AWC employee. AWC – 4th Quarter • Develop a student intern program with the University of Oklahoma to give minorities, females, and those with disabilities NWS experience before graduation. SPC – 2nd Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Manage NWS Resources • Recommend a facility location for the Central Computing System. NCO – 2nd Quarter • Award contract for the next Central Computer System NCO – 3rd Quarter • Begin Installation of next Central Computer System. NCO – 4th Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Manage NWS Resources • Implement end-to-end redundancy in the NCEP local and wide area networks. NCO – 2nd Quarter • Extend the secure NCEP network architecture to encompass the remote centers. NCO – 3rd Quarter • Install, test and, if successful, implement four-headed LINUX workstation. AWC – 2nd Quarter
NCEP FY 2002 Milestones • Manage NWS Resources • Implement NOAA/USDA Joint Agricultural Weather Facility end state staffing - reduce CPC on-site staff at USDA from four to two with no degradation of service to USDA. CPC – 4th Quarter
Management InformationDiversity • Survey Feedback Action (SFA) for 2002 will be released shortly after the new year. • To be administered via the Web (facilitates participation by shift-workers) • NCEP plans to participate fully in SFA 2002.
Management InformationAffirmative Action/EEO • NCEP plans to continue its relationship with GoHFAS, to identify a pool of minority and women candidates for NWS employment.
Management InformationMinority Serving Institutions • In FY 02, NOAA and the National Weather Service will establish an Atmospheric Cooperative Science Center at Howard University, a Minority Service Institute. NCEP will work with Howard University to develop research and training opportunities for Howard’s Atmospheric Science faculty and students.
Management InformationEnvironmental Compliance • No Environmental Compliance and Safety Assessments at NCEP centers in 2001. • In FY2002 will develop training modules for NCEP based upon the the 32 Safety and Health Standards listed in the Engineering Handbook 15. • Will expand the safety video library and ensure availability 24 hours per day. • Will ensure information is shared with outlying NCEP Centers.
Management InformationOrganizational Issues • Location selection process for new computer
Information Technology Expenditures • Available 10/12/01