National Weather Service National Weather Service 4 th Quarter
Review 2001 Draft December 6, 2001 Slide 2 National Weather Service
Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Action Items ReviewStatus Action Item 3 rd Ongoing Briefing needed
on exit interview process and use of these interviews to assess
employee attrition. Briefing should include a comparison between
NWS exit interview process and its results. (Primarily for OFA in
cooperation with NWS) 3 rd Completed Schedule the young women from
Cheyenne, Wyoming, which were part of Women in Science Program, to
Boulder for a visit. Slide 3 National Weather Service Action Item
Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Milestones and Accomplishments 90% of Milestones Completed
Completed 109 of 120 Milestones Slide 4 National Weather Service
Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Milestones and Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed
Deliver Better Products and Services Extend public weather
forecasts from five to seven days (1 st Quarter) Extend public
weather forecasts from five to seven days (1 st Quarter) Implement
graphical 96-hour wave period and dominant wave direction forecast
(2 nd Quarter) Implement graphical 96-hour wave period and dominant
wave direction forecast (2 nd Quarter) Establish TsunamiReady
Program (3 rd Quarter) Establish TsunamiReady Program (3 rd
Quarter) Implement 24 hour operation of the Aviation Weather
Centers Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (3 rd Quarter)
Implement 24 hour operation of the Aviation Weather Centers
Collaborative Convective Forecast Product (3 rd Quarter) Develop
implementation plan to install 7 buoys in Alaska per Congressional
direction (3 rd Quarter) Develop implementation plan to install 7
buoys in Alaska per Congressional direction (3 rd Quarter) Slide 5
National Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist
Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments Management
Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance
EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics
Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed Deliver Better
Products and Services Implement procedures to improve NWS fire
weather incident response system (3 rd Quarter) Implement
procedures to improve NWS fire weather incident response system (3
rd Quarter) Complete assessment of FY 2000 fire weather services (2
nd Quarter) Complete assessment of FY 2000 fire weather services (2
nd Quarter) Issue daily 6-10 day and week 2 probabilistic outlooks
(1 st Quarter) Issue daily 6-10 day and week 2 probabilistic
outlooks (1 st Quarter) Award contract to improve NWR voice
transmission (4 th Quarter) (OST) Award contract to improve NWR
voice transmission (4 th Quarter) (OST) Complete installation of
backup site for the AWIPS Master Ground Station (4 th Quarter)
(OST) Complete installation of backup site for the AWIPS Master
Ground Station (4 th Quarter) (OST) Award contract for a permanent
S-band Doppler Radar at Evansville, IN (4 th Quarter) Award
contract for a permanent S-band Doppler Radar at Evansville, IN (4
th Quarter) Generate operational probabilistic flood forecast maps
for Juniata River near Lewiston, PA to serve as prototype for
national AHPS implementation (4 th Quarter) Generate operational
probabilistic flood forecast maps for Juniata River near Lewiston,
PA to serve as prototype for national AHPS implementation (4 th
Quarter) Slide 6 National Weather Service Action Item Action Item
Checklist Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments
Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports
Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce
Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed Capitalize on
Scientific and Technological Advances Establish Joint Center for
Satellite Data Assimilation (2 nd Quarter) Establish Joint Center
for Satellite Data Assimilation (2 nd Quarter) Begin Design and
coding of AWIPS 5.2 Software (3 rd Quarter) Begin Design and coding
of AWIPS 5.2 Software (3 rd Quarter) Improve resolution of the
global climate models from 300 kilometers to 200 kilometers (4 th
Quarter) Improve resolution of the global climate models from 300
kilometers to 200 kilometers (4 th Quarter) Complete study of the
January 2000 East Coast snow storm (2 nd Quarter) Complete study of
the January 2000 East Coast snow storm (2 nd Quarter) Incorporate
moisture data from NOAAs 15 Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit into
the data assimilation and forecast models (4 th Quarter)
Incorporate moisture data from NOAAs 15 Advanced Microwave Sounding
Unit into the data assimilation and forecast models (4 th Quarter)
Slide 7 National Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist
Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments Management
Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance
EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics
Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed Exercise Global
Leadership Establish new river and flood forecast centers in El
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (4 th Quarter) Establish new river
and flood forecast centers in El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua
(4 th Quarter) Install EMWIN receivers in Chuuk, Yap, and Palau (2
nd Quarter) Install EMWIN receivers in Chuuk, Yap, and Palau (2 nd
Quarter) Host 4 visiting Chinese scientists in the Office of
Science and Technology (2 nd Quarter) Host 4 visiting Chinese
scientists in the Office of Science and Technology (2 nd Quarter)
Establish and conduct the first training course for international
and domestic commercial pilots and air traffic controllers for
volcanic ash avoidance (3 rd Quarter) Establish and conduct the
first training course for international and domestic commercial
pilots and air traffic controllers for volcanic ash avoidance (3 rd
Quarter) Host 20 meteorologists from Latin America, Africa, and
Pacific Islands NWS International Training Desks at NCEP and
Pacific Region Headquarters (4 th Quarter) Host 20 meteorologists
from Latin America, Africa, and Pacific Islands NWS International
Training Desks at NCEP and Pacific Region Headquarters (4 th
Quarter) Slide 8 National Weather Service Action Item Action Item
Checklist Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments
Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports
Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce
Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed Change the NWS
Organizational Culture Implement new web-based numerical weather
prediction training (2 nd Quarter) Implement new web-based
numerical weather prediction training (2 nd Quarter) Recruit 4
students for the High School/High Tech and the Workforce
Recruitment Program (3 rd Quarter) Recruit 4 students for the High
School/High Tech and the Workforce Recruitment Program (3 rd
Quarter) Participate in the NOAA Graduate Science Program (2 nd
Quarter) Participate in the NOAA Graduate Science Program (2 nd
Quarter) Develop an exit survey as a means of gathering information
on how to make the NWS a better place to work (3 rd Quarter)
Develop an exit survey as a means of gathering information on how
to make the NWS a better place to work (3 rd Quarter) Slide 9
National Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist
Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments Management
Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance
EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics
Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments Significant Milestones Completed Manage NWS
Resources Develop the new NWS Financial Management System (3 rd
Quarter) Develop the new NWS Financial Management System (3 rd
Quarter) Complete installation of Phase II of the IBM Supercomputer
(1 st Quarter) Complete installation of Phase II of the IBM
Supercomputer (1 st Quarter) Complete plan to implement cost
accounting in all regions (4 th Quarter) Complete plan to implement
cost accounting in all regions (4 th Quarter) Issue request for
proposals for new Central Computer System (4 th Quarter) Issue
request for proposals for new Central Computer System (4 th
Quarter) Slide 10 National Weather Service Action Item Action Item
Checklist Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments
Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports
Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce
Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Milestones and
Accomplishments MilestoneStatus Provide formal review of NOAA
Cultural Audit (4 th ) NOAA Cultural Audit not yet published.
Unavailable for formal review Host NWS EEO Conference (3 rd )
Initially planned for June 2001, but cancelled due to domestic
travel cap. Postponed to 3 rd Qtr. FY02 Review and modify existing
process for creating and implementing new climate weather products
(3 rd ) OST leading cross-office review of NWS science review
processes to standardize and streamline. Implement new Digital
Storm-total Precipitation product (4 th ) Due to schedule changes
in ORPG Build schedule, moved to 4 th Qtr. FY02 Complete 4 Warning
Decision Making Workshops for 100 forecasters (4 th ) 3 workshops
complete for 75 people. 4 th cancelled due to travel cap.
Milestones Not Completed Slide 11 National Weather Service Action
Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Milestones and Accomplishments Milestones Not Completed
MilestoneStatus Procure 143 new ASOS dewpoint sensors (4 th )
Procurement decision pending successful OAT of dewpoint sensor with
recently procured ACU processor Install 50 new ORPG in the NEXRAD
network (4 th ) 5 units deployed in FY01. Remaining sites will be
finalized in FY02. Refurbish 6 NOAA Weather Radio stations in
existing network (3 rd ) Spending cap delayed ordering upgrades.
Installation of 3 transmitters scheduled for December 2001.
Consolidate climate forecast service needs through regional
assessment analysis (4 th ) Lack of funding. Establish a minority
mentoring program to identify career advancement opportunities (2
nd ) Resources not available. Increase representation of women,
minorities and people with disabilities by 1% (4 th ) NWS hired 105
women/minorities; lost 128. NWS hired 11 people with disabilities;
lost 22. Net loss: 34. Slide 12 National Weather Service Action
Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Milestones and Accomplishments Forecasting Provided Advanced Lead
Time for TornadosProvided Advanced Lead Time for Tornados WFOs
Provide Accurate Warnings for Record Number of Tornados Siren,
Wisconsin Tornado Provided Support and Forecasts for Florida
Drought/FiresProvided Support and Forecasts for Florida
Drought/Fires Issued Updated 2001 Hurricane OutlookIssued Updated
2001 Hurricane Outlook Forecasted Tropical Storm AllisonForecasted
Tropical Storm Allison Slide 13 National Weather Service Action
Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Milestones and Accomplishments Organizational/Programmatic NWS
Receives Straight AsNWS Receives Straight As Provided Weather
Support in Aftermath of September 11th AttacksProvided Weather
Support in Aftermath of September 11th Attacks Joint NWS and Coast
Guard NOAA Weather Radio ExpansionJoint NWS and Coast Guard NOAA
Weather Radio Expansion Products Lighting Public Awareness Campaign
Launched: Lightning Kills, Play it SafeLighting Public Awareness
Campaign Launched: Lightning Kills, Play it Safe Slide 14 National
Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure Resources--Budget FY 2001 Obligations (Dollars in
Thousands) PlanActualVariancePercent
ORF$582,188.7$574,721.8-$7,466.998.7%
PAC$59,721.4$57,739.6-$1,981.896.7%
Total$641,910.1$632,461.4-$9,448.798.5% ORF PAC Slide 15 National
Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure Resources--FTEs FY 2001 FTE Utilization
PlanActualDelta ORF4,484.7 PAC37.13 Reimbursables170.92 Total
Appropriations 4,692.75 Slide 16 National Weather Service Action
Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
ResourcesWorkforce Demographics FY 1999 Actual FY 2000 Actual FY
2001 Actual FY 2002 Target Men Men Women Women Non-Minorities
Non-Minorities Minorities Minorities Slide 17 National Weather
Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure Resources--Infrastructure Identified 162 Critical
Infrastructure Resources Vulnerability Assessments (91%
Completed)Vulnerability Assessments (91% Completed) 144 Completed 3
Declined for audit by NOAA (AWIPS Connected) 15 Were Scheduled by
NOAA via NSA for Review NSA workload hindering scheduling efforts;
NWS OCIO reviewing alternatives in cooperation with NOAA
outsourcingoutsourcing in-house teamsin-house teams Contingency/
Disaster Recovery Plan (All Exist)Contingency/ Disaster Recovery
Plan (All Exist) 140 Reviewed for compliance, corrective actions
identified 22 Scheduled for review FY02 Slide 18 National Weather
Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure Congressional, GAO, and OIG Reports Congressional
Reports Cooperative Observers NetworkCooperative Observers Network
GAO Reports USAIDUSAID U.S. Assistance to Micronesia and Marshall
IslandsU.S. Assistance to Micronesia and Marshall Islands OIG
Reports WFO ReportsWFO Reports NWS Weather Observer ProgramNWS
Weather Observer Program National Data Buoy CenterNational Data
Buoy Center NOAA Weather RadioNOAA Weather Radio Slide 19 National
Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure EEO, MSI, Diversity Accomplishments EEO
Accomplishments Converted 3 Student Career Experience Program
(SCEP) positions to permanent positions (1 st Quarter)Converted 3
Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) positions to permanent
positions (1 st Quarter) Provided Special NOAA Weather Radios to
Deaf Families (2 nd Quarter)Provided Special NOAA Weather Radios to
Deaf Families (2 nd Quarter) NWS employees participated in 2002
Workforce Recruitment Program (4 th Quarter)NWS employees
participated in 2002 Workforce Recruitment Program (4 th Quarter) 1
st Native Alaskan promoted to Meteorological Technician (3 rd
Quarter)1 st Native Alaskan promoted to Meteorological Technician
(3 rd Quarter) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) 2 MSI Faculty
Members Appointed to NOAA Faculty Research Program (4 th Quarter)2
MSI Faculty Members Appointed to NOAA Faculty Research Program (4
th Quarter) 8 MSI Scholarship Students visit NWS Headquarters (4 th
Quarter)8 MSI Scholarship Students visit NWS Headquarters (4 th
Quarter) Diversity Accomplishments Began Weekly Publishing of NWS
Focus (2 nd Quarter)Began Weekly Publishing of NWS Focus (2 nd
Quarter) OHD begins Telecommuting Program Pilot (3 rd Quarter)OHD
begins Telecommuting Program Pilot (3 rd Quarter) WFO Midland
Expands local BLAST Initiative (4 th Quarter)WFO Midland Expands
local BLAST Initiative (4 th Quarter) Aviation Weather Center
Begins Trial Shift-Evaluation Program (4 th Quarter)Aviation
Weather Center Begins Trial Shift-Evaluation Program (4 th Quarter)
Slide 20 National Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist
Milestones & Milestones & Accomplishments Management
Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance
EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics
Workforce Demographics Infrastructure Open NWS Environmental /
Safety Audit Findings 4 th Quarter FY 2001 Class I Class II Class
III Health & Safety 10 34 1 1 25 10 1 1 0 Slide 21 National
Weather Service Action Item Action Item Checklist Milestones &
Milestones & Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues,
Problems Issues, Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming
Resources Budget FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics
Infrastructure Upcoming Activities Alaska Region, Coast Guard to
Sign MOAAlaska Region, Coast Guard to Sign MOA Host 34 th Session
of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee and Workshop on Development of a
Unified Northwest Pacific (NWPAC) Best-Track Tropical Cyclone Data
SetHost 34 th Session of ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee and Workshop
on Development of a Unified Northwest Pacific (NWPAC) Best-Track
Tropical Cyclone Data Set National Academy Committee of
Public-Private Partnerships Meeting in Washington, D.C.National
Academy Committee of Public-Private Partnerships Meeting in
Washington, D.C. Implementation of 12 km Eta scheduled for November
27, 2001Implementation of 12 km Eta scheduled for November 27, 2001
NOAA, NWS Praised for Hurricane Michelle Forecast AccuracyNOAA, NWS
Praised for Hurricane Michelle Forecast Accuracy Eastern Region
Conducts MIC/HIC Workshop focused on Customer ServiceEastern Region
Conducts MIC/HIC Workshop focused on Customer Service Establishment
of additional TsunamiReady CommunitiesEstablishment of additional
TsunamiReady Communities Slide 22 National Weather Service Action
Item Action Item Checklist Milestones & Milestones &
Accomplishments Management Challenges, Issues, Problems Issues,
Problems Reports Compliance EEO Diversity Upcoming Resources Budget
FTEs Workforce Demographics Workforce Demographics Infrastructure
Management Issues Slide 23 National Weather Service 96 Hr Peak Wave
Period/Direction Slide 24 National Weather Service Tsunami Ready
1st Tsunami Ready Community: Ocean Shores, WA1st Tsunami Ready
Community: Ocean Shores, WA Promotes tsunami hazard readiness among
Federal, state and local emergency management agencies, the public,
and the NWS tsunami warning system.Promotes tsunami hazard
readiness among Federal, state and local emergency management
agencies, the public, and the NWS tsunami warning system. Slide 25
National Weather Service http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/ccfp/
Collaborative Convective Forecast Product Slide 26 National Weather
Service 7 Buoys in Alaska Alaska Buoy Network Expansion
Implementation Plan completed in JuneAlaska Buoy Network Expansion
Implementation Plan completed in June First Alaska Earmark buoy
deployed on 7/11/01First Alaska Earmark buoy deployed on 7/11/01
Buoy 2 deployed 8/04/01Buoy 2 deployed 8/04/01 Anticipated
deployment:Anticipated deployment: Buoys 3,4,5 by early Summer 2002
Buoys 6,7 by early Summer 2003 Slide 27 National Weather Service
6-10 Day Probabilistic Outlook Slide 28 National Weather Service
6-10 Day Probabilistic Outlook Slide 29 National Weather Service
NWR Voice Transmission Contract Awarded August 9, 2001Contract
Awarded August 9, 2001 Signed $633K contract with
Siemens/Speechworks teamSigned $633K contract with
Siemens/Speechworks team Implementation will begin early in
2002Implementation will begin early in 2002 Slide 30 National
Weather Service Flood Forecast Mapping Display Slide 31 National
Weather Service EMWIN Receivers EMWIN Receivers Now At All NWS
Stations in PacificEMWIN Receivers Now At All NWS Stations in
Pacific EMWIN Receivers Are Alternate Source of Weather
Forecasts/WarningsEMWIN Receivers Are Alternate Source of Weather
Forecasts/Warnings Slide 32 National Weather Service Web-Based NWP
Training Slide 33 National Weather Service Siren, Wisconsin Tornado
Occurred Monday, June 18, 9:20 p.m. EDTOccurred Monday, June 18,
9:20 p.m. EDT 34 minute lead time before tornado touched down34
minute lead time before tornado touched down 49 minutes before
tornado moved through Siren49 minutes before tornado moved through
Siren DamageDamage 3 deaths, 8 serious injuries; At least 100
homes/businesses destroyed or seriously damaged Slide 34 National
Weather Service Issued Updated Hurricane Outlook August 9: Experts
changed outlook from normal to slightly above normal
activity:August 9: Experts changed outlook from normal to slightly
above normal activity: 9-12 tropical storms 6-8 of those storms
reach hurricane strength 2-4 hurricanes classified as major Season
to date:Season to date: 14 tropical storms 8 hurricanes Slide 35
National Weather Service Tropical Storm Allison June 5-18June 5-18
Severe storms and floodingSevere storms and flooding -36.99 inches
in Houston -39 flash flood events -100% accuracy for flash flood
warnings -9% false alarm rate -Average lead time 40 minutes Damage
estimates in excess of $5 billionDamage estimates in excess of $5
billion 41 deaths41 deaths WFO Houston never let its guard down The
office did an excellent job of conveying the severity and urgency
of the event. KPRC-TVWFO Houston never let its guard down The
office did an excellent job of conveying the severity and urgency
of the event. KPRC-TV Slide 36 National Weather Service NWS
Received Straight As After a stormy 10-year modernization, the
National Weather Service is reaping the benefits of new technology,
better facilities and a restructured workforce. Total of 27
Agencies EvaluatedTotal of 27 Agencies Evaluated 1 st Ever to
Receive All As1 st Ever to Receive All As Slide 37 National Weather
Service Lightning Awareness Week Lightning Public Awareness
Campaign Launched: Lightning Kills, Play it SafeLightning Public
Awareness Campaign Launched: Lightning Kills, Play it Safe Lower
lightning death and injury rates in the United States Elevate
awareness of the risk of being struck by lightning In 2000, 51
people fatally struck by lightning, compared to 37 flood
fatalities, 29 tornado deaths. NWS and Professional Golfing
Association Tour champions Rocco Mediate and Vijay Singh are
teaming up to promote lightning safety. Slide 38 National Weather
Service Budget--ORF ) Labor & Benefits 378,720.4 378,720.4
378,956.3 378,956.3 235.9 235.9 Rent, Comms & Util 44,940.9
44,940.9 49,767.6 49,767.6 4,826.7 4,826.7 Other Services 86,701.5
86,701.5 85,064.8 85,064.8 (1,636.7) (1,636.7) Grants 8,617.0
8,617.0 7,347.8 7,347.8 (1,269.2) (1,269.2) Equipment 14,423.6
14,423.6 10,448.6 10,448.6 (3,975.0) (3,975.0) Other 48,785.3
48,785.3 43,136.7 43,136.7 (5,648.6) (5,648.6) Total 582,188.7
582,188.7 574,721.8 574,721.8 (7,466.9) (7,466.9) Object
ClassPlanActualsVariance Operations, Research and Facilities
(Includes Management Fund) * FY 2001 Obligations by Object Class
(Dollars in Thousands) Slide 39 National Weather Service
Budget--PAC Labor & Benefits 4,016.8 4,016.8 3,960.0 3,960.0
(56.8) (56.8) Rent, Comms & Util 2,674.5 2,674.5 1,504.7
1,504.7(1,169.8) Other Services 31,373.6 31,373.6 19,058.8
19,058.8(12,314.8) Grants 32.6 32.6 15.0 15.0 (17.6) (17.6)
Equipment 17,657.6 17,657.6 24,362.5 24,362.5 6,704.9 6,704.9 Other
3,966.3 3,966.3 8,838.6 8,838.6 4,872.3 4,872.3 Total 59,721.4
59,721.4 57,739.6 57,739.6 (1,981.8) (1,981.8) Procurement,
Acquisition and Construction (PAC) *FY 2001 Obligations by Object
Class (Dollars in Thousands) Object ClassPlanActualsVariance Slide
40 National Weather Service NOAA Faculty Research Program Dr. Linda
Hayden from Elizabeth City State University joined Wakefield WFODr.
Linda Hayden from Elizabeth City State University joined Wakefield
WFO Dr. George Coleman joined Jacksonville WFODr. George Coleman
joined Jacksonville WFO First participants in NOAA Faculty Research
ProgramFirst participants in NOAA Faculty Research Program
