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UCAR Community Advisory Committee for NCEP (UCACN) Setting the Stage
Dennis W. Staley
Executive Officer, NCEP
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Outline
• NOAA/NWS/NCEP Update
• NAS/NAPA Report Summary
• Disaster Recovery Act: Sandy Supplemental
• FY13 Accomplishments
• FY14: A Look Ahead
• Summary of Progress on UCACN Recommendations from January 2013 Report *
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NOAA/NWS/NCEP Update
• Dr. Bill M. Lapenta Announced as New NCEP Director on January 6, 2014
• Dr. Louis W. Uccellini Takes Reigns as NWS Director in February 2013
• NWS Director Top Priorities
– Develop a Transparent and Credible Budget and Planning Process (New Budget Structure; HQ Reorganization)
– Ensure NWS Remains a Viable Science-Based, Service Delivery Organization (Integrated Field Structure; Consistency)
• Committed to Weather Ready Nation Strategic Outcome and Six NWS Strategic Goals
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NWS Strategic PlanGoals
• Improve Weather Decision Services for Events that Threaten Lives and Livelihoods (IDSS)
• Deliver a Broad Suite of Improved Water Forecasting Services to Support Management of the Nation’s Water Supply (Water)
• Enhance Climate Services to Help Communities, Businesses and Governments Understand and Adapt to Climate Related Risks (Climate)
• Improve Sector-Relevant Information in Support of Economic Productivity (Enable Economy)
• Enable Integrated Environmental Forecast Services Supporting Healthy Communities and Ecosystems (Healthy Ecosystems)
• Sustain a Highly Skilled, Professional Workforce Equipped with the Training, Tools and Infrastructure to Meet Our Mission (Workforce)
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• Foundation for Moving Forward• Stakeholder & Employee Buy-in
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NOAA/NWS/NCEP Update
• Challenging Year with Sequestration Impacts (and Government Shutdown)
– 5% Across the Board Reduction
– NOAA Hiring Freeze
– Travel Restrictions
• However, Optimism Growing with Passing of Final Congressional Budget (Omnibus Bill Provides $100+M Over FY14 Full Year Continuing Resolution for NWS)
• Sandy Supplemental Provides Opportunity for Quantum Leap in All Aspects of End-to-End Forecast Process
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• Established New Planning and Budgeting Process (More Transparent/Credible) - Both Internally (Employees) and Externally (Key Stakeholders)
• Centered around Functions of the End-to-End Forecast Process (Obs, Central Processing, Analyze Forecast and Support, Dissemination, Science and Technology Integration)
• New Budget Structure Supported up to OMB Level
• Go Live in FY15
• Finalizing New HQ Reorganization
• Established New Water Center in Alabama
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Key HQ Activities
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NWS Budget Restructuring
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Observations
Central Processing
Analyze, Forecast, Support
Disseminate
Surface, Ocean & Upper Air Observations, Aircraft Obs, Radiosondes, NEXRAD, ASOS, Buoys, Snow
Surveys, Profilers, National Mesonet, Observations Support
Data Collection/Display, AWIPS, Model Implementations,
Supercomputing, Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System
IT & Dissemination Systems; Telecommunications Gateway, NOAA Weather Radio; NEXTGEN, Ground
Readiness, NOMADS
Research/Development/Assess, Environmental Modeling Center, Test and Demonstration, WRN
Pilot Projects, Testbeds, Training, CSTAR, Education & Outreach
Programs
Portfolios
WFO Forecasts & Warnings, National Service Centers, River Forecast Centers, Tsunami Services,
Decision Support Services, WCM Program
Science & Technology Integration
John Murphy
Ben Kyger
Andy Stern
Luis Cano
Ming Ji
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NAS/NAPA Summary (Key Drivers for NWS Future)
• National Academy of Science (NAS) Report: ‘Weather Services for the Nation: Becoming Second to None”
• National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report: “Forecast for the Future”
• Foundation for Moving NWS/NCEP Forward
• Both Reports Endorsed Weather Ready Nation Concept and Six (6) NWS Strategic Goals
• Both Identified Recommendations in Computing, Modeling, R2O
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NAPA Report: Forecast for the Future
Strategic
Call for Federal Advisory
Committee (FAC)
Tactical*
Future Structure of NWS – Pace of Change
Enhanced R2O/O2R – Training
Embraced “Weather-Ready Nation” and Six Strategic Goals – can’t do it alone
Consistency across the NWS: Decision Support Services – reliable/timely/accurate
Recognized “Secondary Value Chain” – Public/Private Partnership
“Open Weather and Climate” Support for Commercial and Research sectors
Centralize Functions of Change Management/IT Development
Simplify/Sustain Infrastructure
**Restructured/transparent budget follows function*New NWSEO relationship
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NAPA Report:Grand Challenges
1. Pace of Change: Orderly Process vs. Immediate Savings
2. Budget Restructuring: Aligning budget to function and linking to performance
3. Managing Innovation: Engaging all stakeholders and avoiding hidden costs
4. Consistent Services: Timely, Accurate, Reliable Services Consistent Across the Nation
5. Labor / Management Relations: Building a strategic partnership
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Sandy Supplemental
• Provides $466M to NOAA to Address Sandy Mitigation ($87M to NWS)
• Key Areas:– Observations
– Computing Capacity
– Model Upgrades
– Dissemination: Ground Readiness
– Storm Surge Enhancements
– Training; Including Social Science
– JPSS Gap Mitigation
– Facilities Repairs*
✓ A “Game Changer” for Enhancing the Entire Forecast Process✓ Offers Opportunity to Accelerate Major Advancements to the Operational Computer and Model Infrastructure✓ Monthly Tracking and Reporting Required (Over 30 Different Projects Being Tracked and Reported up to Congress)
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Sandy Supplemental Projects
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• Operational Supercomputing
• Global & Ensemble Model Upgrades
• Global 4-D Hybrid Data Assimilation
• Tropical Cyclone Relocation in NAM
• Observing System Experiments
• HPC Software Management and Integration (Operational Model Implementation Support)
• Blends of Global Models
• GOES Data Assimilation and Product Development
• Cloud-Based Radiance Data Assimilation
• Atmospheric Motion Vectors
• Near-shore Wave Prediction System
• SLOSH & Gridded Winds
• Storm Surge Guidance
• Storm Surge Training
• Social Science & Science Infusion Training
• Decision Support Services Training
• Facilities – WFO Hardening
• Facilities – WFO Repair
• Facilities – NOAA Weather Radio Facilities
• Rain Gage O&M
• Automated Surface Observations
• Radiosondes (Upper Air)
• Caribbean Radar Observations
• Dual Pol NEXRAD Enhancements
• Multi-Radar, Multi-Sensor Systems (R2O)
• Aircraft Observations
• Buoys
• NWS Data Availability
• NOAA Weather Wire Service & NOAA Weather Radio
• Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)
• Ground Readiness Project
• Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (R2O)
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Sandy Supplemental
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FY14 Omnibus Bill
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• Provides $1.07B to NWS: $119M Increase Over the FY14 Full Year Continuing Resolution
• Highlights:• Labor and Operations - $23M• Expand and Accelerate Weather Forecasting R2O - $14.8M• Strengthen U. S. Tsunami Warning Network - $5.9M• National Mesonet Network - $6.5M• Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services - $4.0M• Aviation Weather - $5.7M• Weather & Climate Supercomputing - $9.4M• WFO Construction - $5M• Restores Previous Sequestration Reductions
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FY14 Omnibus Bill(Expand and Accelerate R2O - $14.8M)
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• Improve Forecast Guidance By Building the Next Generation Global Prediction System
• Build a Robust “Catchers Mitt” to Apply Research Advances to Operational Modeling Needs
• Coordinated Community Technology Systems to Improve Effective Transition of Research into Operations
• Expanded Developmental Testing Center to Facilitate Broad External Participation
• Closely Coordinated Planning and Execution by Federal R&D Community Partners
• Small Grants to Address Known Science Issues That Will Rapidly Improve Regional/Local Forecasts
• Building the Next Generation Warning/Forecast Paradigm to Support Impact-Based Decision Support Services
5-Year Goals/Strategy
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FY14 Omnibus Bill(Expand and Accelerate R2O - $14.8M)
• Major Components• Model Improvmeents
• CSTAR
• Travel (Professional Conferences)
• Training
• Testbed Experiments (Field Participation of Spring, Winter Wx, Flash Flood experiments)
• Test Bed Proving Ground
• Storm surge (ET surge, incl. social science)
• Next generation warning/forecast paradigm
• Verification
• Fire Wx
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FY13 Accomplishments
• Excellent Performance During Extreme Events: Hurricane Sandy; May Tornado Outbreaks; January Arctic Outbreak
• SANDY SUPPLEMENTAL!!
• Implemented New Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputer System
• Implemented Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) Model Upgrade (Includes Hybrid 3DVAR Data Assimilation Scheme and Tail Doppler Radar Data from NOAA P-3 Aircraft)
• Implemented New Operational Satellite Datasets to Global Data Assimilation System (CrIS, METOP-B AMSU-A/MHS/GRAS and SEVIRI from Meteosat-10)
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FY13 Accomplishments
• HPC Name Change to Weather Prediction Center (WPC)
• Generated Full Suite of WPC Medium-Range Products Twice Per Day
• Began Issuing QPF Forecasts Year Round for Days 6/7 – Every Six Hours
• SPC Began issuing New Fire Weather Outlook Products
• AWC Certified as ISO Compliant for Quality Management Systems
• Conducted First Ever Aviation Winter Weather Experiment
• Hosted and Trained 24 Visiting Scientists at International Desks
• Participated in Key Outreach Events: Space Wx Week/National Severe Weather Workshop *
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FY14: A Look Ahead
• Continue Sandy Supplemental Projects
• Begin to Get Healthy – Promising Omnibus Bill
• Fill Critical Vacancies
• Restore Training/Travel/Equipment Sequestration Reductions
• Accelerate R2O
• Award Contract and Deliver New Supercomputer (Phase 2)
• Implement Operational Model Upgrades: GFS, HRRR, HWRF
• Integrate NWS Field Participation into Test Bed Experiments (Winter Weather Experiment, HWT Spring Experiment, Flash Flood Experiment, Summer Aviation Experiment
• Many Others (can be discussed in Center break-out sessions)
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Summary of Progress on UCACN Recommendations from January 2013
Report
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Management
Aggressive Recruitments for EMC/SWPC Director (Note: Two Additional Center Director Positions Vacant – CPC/WPC)
Create Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer Positions
Reduce Reliance on Extramural Funding
Broaden/Deepen Engage with External Stakeholders
EMC-NCO Cooperation
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Summary of Progress on UCACN Recommendations from January 2013
Report
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Partnerships
Create Visiting Scientist Program (VSP)
Enhance Engagement with Weather Enterprise
Create More Effective Relationship with OAR
More Coordinated Interagency Approach on Storm Surge and Inundation Efforts
Develop National Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) Strategic Plan
Increase Interactions with International Research Community
Strengthen Relationship with Customers
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Summary of Progress on UCACN Recommendations from January 2013
Report
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Computing and IT
Increase Computing Capability
Establish an IT Testbed in NCO
Refine and Improve the Model Implementation Process
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Summary of Progress on UCACN Recommendations from January 2013
Report
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Modeling
Develop a Unified Modeling Strategy
Develop an Atmospheric and Oceanic Data Assimilation Strategic Plan
Develop an Advanced, Collaborative Approach to Coastal, Surge/Inundation and Ocean Forecasting
Enable Ecological Forecasting Capability
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Summary
• Sandy Supplemental Will be A Game Changer
• 2014/2015 Budget Outlook is Brighter
• HQ Changes Will Impact NCEP (Budget Structure/Reorg)
• New NCEP Leadership Committed to Continuing Relationship with UCACN – Advice and Guidance from Review Committee is Important to NCEP
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UCAR Community Advisory Committee for NCEP (UCACN) Members
• Allan Blumberg: Stevens Institute of Technology
• Lance Bosart: State University of New York (NHC, WPC, SPC)
• Gilbert Brunet: UKMet Office (EMC, OD)
• Fred Carr (Co-Chair): University of Oklahoma (AWC, EMC, WPC, NHC, OS, SPC)
• John Dutton: Prescient Weather (CPC, OD)
• Jim Kinter (Co-Chair): COLA & George Mason University (CPC, EMC, NCO, OD, OPC, SWPC)
• Bill Kuo: NCAR/DTC (EMC, OD)
• Garry Lackmann: North Carolina State University (WPC, SPC)
• Tsengdar Lee: NASA (NCO, EMC)
• Len Pietrafesa: North Carolina State University (OPC, EMC, NHC)
• Warren Qualley: Harris Corps. (AWC)
• Karen Shelton-Mur: FAA (SWPC, AWC)
• Steven Smith: Accuweather, Inc (NCO)
• Steve Woodard: FEMA (NHC, SPC)*
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NCEP Directors
• Bill Lapenta – NCEP Director
• Bill Lapenta – Acting EMC Director
• Ben Kyger – NCO Director
• Kevin McCarthy – Acting WPC Director
• Ming Ji – OPC Director
• Mike Halpert – Acting CPC Director
• Russ Schneider – SPC Director
• Bob Maxson – AWC Director
• Rick Knabb – NHC Director
• Bill Lapenta – Acting SWPC Director
• Brent Gordon – Acting SWPC Deputy Director
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