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PROJECT SIGMET COORDINATION IN

SOUTHEAST ASIA

SINGAPORE

24 - 25TH MAY 2016

BY

MALAYSIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Outlines

Introduction

SIGMET Procedures (Monitoring and

Issuance)

Dissemination and Exchange of

SIGMET

Case Study and Problems

INTRODUCTION

KUALA LUMPUR FIR

KOTA KINABALUFIR

SINGAPOREFIR

UJUNG PANDANGFIR

JAKARTAFIR

YANGONFIR

BANGKOKFIR

HO-CHI MINH

FIRCHENNAI FIR

MANILAFIR

INTRODUCTION

FIRResponsible

MWO Operation Centre

Kuala Lumpur

(WMFC)WMKK

National Aviation Meteorological Centre

(NAMC), Kuala Lumpur International

Airport

Kota Kinabalu

(WBFC)WBKK

Sabah Meteorological Office, Kota

Kinabalu International Airport

Types of SIGMET ICAO Location Indicator FIR/ACC Served

Other phenomena WMKKWMFC

WBFC

Tropical Cyclone WMKKWMFC

WBFC

Volcanic Ash WMKKWMFC

WBFC

INTRODUCTION

System Capabilites

MESSIR VISSION COROBOR

WAFS

Tropical Cyclone and Volcanic Ash Advisory

Satellite Images

Weather Radar

Free Text Form

Drawing Tools

Lat Long Indicator

Received Graphical SIGMET

MMD e-cuaca

WAFS

Tropical Cyclone and Volcanic Ash Advisory

NWP Products

Free Text Form

Satellite Images

Weather Radar

INTRODUCTION

PROCEDURE

PROCEDURE

Process

Types of SIGMET

Other Phenomena Tropical Cyclone Volcanic Ash

Monitoring

Satellite, Radar, TC

Advisory, RSMC,

WAFS and NWP

Satellite, Radar, TC

Advisory and WAFS

Satellite, VA Advisory and

WAFS

IssuanceOccurring or

expected to occur

observation that confirm

a tropical cyclone has

developed

eruption and/or ash advisory is

expected to enter

Amendment Changes in location, movement and intensity

Cancellation Phenomena no longer exists or expected to exist

Dissemination

Free Text Form

WMKK – WMO Location Indicator

WSMS31 WCMS31 WVMS31

AFTN

PROCEDURE – Monitoring of Phenomena

Radar and satellite images

CAT, Icing and CB

SYSTEM : MESSIR – VISION COROBOR

Satellite image

Radar image

SYSTEM : MMD E-Cuaca

Monitoring - Radar and Satellite Images

MESSIR VISSION – Icing, CB and Turbulence

Grey: CB, Blue: Icing, Yellow: Turbulence

e-cuaca (Himawari 8)

e-cuaca – MMD Weather Radar Network

PROCEDURE – Monitoring of Tropical Cyclone

Satellite imageTropical Storm issued by TCAC

(Tokyo)

Tropical Cyclone Advisory - RSMC and TWC

TC Advisory - TCAC

TC Advisory – TCAC (Tokyo)

PROCEDURE – Monitoring of Volcanic Ash

Volcanic Ash Advisory

VA Advisory - VAAC

RESPONSIBLE

VOLCANIC ASH

ADVISORY CENTRES

(VAAC) :

1.DARWIN

2.TOKYO

VA Advisory - VAAC

VA Graphic - VAAC (Darwin)

Dissemination and Exchange of SIGMET

Recipients

DCA/AFTN (ICAO)

RODM

NAMC and Sabah Met Office

•MESSIR-VISION COROBOR SYSTEM

•e-Cuaca

MetMalaysia (HQ)

•Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN)

SIGMET-PROCESS FLOW

SIGMET- DESTINATION

SIGMET – RECEIPIENT (AFTN)

DATA SHARING

THANK YOU

TERIMA KASIH