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