Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) Port Meteorological Officers (PMO) Workshop John D. Murphy Director, Office of Science & Technology (U.S. National Weather

Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) Port Meteorological Officers Port Meteorological Officers

(PMO) Workshop(PMO) Workshop

Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) Volunteer Observing Ships (VOS) Port Meteorological Officers Port Meteorological Officers

(PMO) Workshop(PMO) Workshop

John D. MurphyJohn D. MurphyDirector, Office of Science & Technology (U.S. National Weather Director, Office of Science & Technology (U.S. National Weather Service)Service)Acting Observation Portfolio LeadActing Observation Portfolio Lead

Aug 25, 2014Aug 25, 2014

National Weather Service

OutlineOutline

• NWS PPA and Hq Restructure

• Proposed Observation Portfolio

• Portfolio IntroductionFY15 Thrust AreasBaseline InvestmentsFY15 Milestones

• VOS Normalization

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Observations

CentralProcessing

Analyze, Forecast, Support

Dissemination

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 Pilots, Testbeds,

Training, CSTAR, Education & Outreach, SOO/DOH Program

Existing ProgramsPPAs

WFO Forecasts & Warnings, National Service Centers, River Forecast Centers, CWSUs, Tsunami Services, Decision

Support Services, WCM/SCH Program

Science & Technology Integration

Restructured NWS Programs, Projects, Activities (PPAs)

Restructured NWS Programs, Projects, Activities (PPAs)

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Proposed HQ Organization Structure

Proposed HQ Organization Structure

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HQ Office Field Office

Pre-Decisional & Administratively Confidential


Portfolio Responsibilities include (not limited): Portfolio Planning, Budget Execution Input, Schedule, Risk Management, Engineering Support, Program Management Support, Acquisition Support

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• Radar systems

• Maritime systems

Observations Office

ROC SFC/UANDBC

Portfolio Management Staff

• Surface/Upper Air Systems

• Note: Below is the proposed office structure reviewed/approved by NWS AA/DAA on 6/5/2014• Divisions: Composed of 3 Divisions under an Observations Office: Maritime (NDBC), Radar (ROC), & SFC/UA • Branches: NDBC and ROC branch structure left as is due to interagency/cross-agency coordination that would

be required of any changes. In addition, they were told organizational changes would be limited to Silver Spring campus. Therefore, any changes should only occur following the new organizational stand up and only after proper functional/workload analyses. SFC/UA branches are proposed IAW major functions to be performed

High Level Organization Chart of NWS Observation Office

High Level Organization Chart of NWS Observation Office

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OBS Portfolio IntroductionOBS Portfolio Introduction

Includes NWS systems (and ‘data buys’) that provide observations from

radar, upper air, surface and marine environments used to support NWS’ mission of providing weather, water, and climate data forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property; and for the enhancement of the National economy

Funding supports O&M of existing systems as well as development and implementation (PAC) of new observational capabilities required to meet the NOAA strategic plan goals for a Weather-Ready Nation

Funding for these systems provide up-to-date and accurate information to the Nation through support of the 122 WFOs, 13 RFCs, and 10 national Centers. It improves the resiliency of the American public and the US economy and reduces the potential of societal and economic impacts due to high impact weather events

Funding ($ ,000) FTE

*$213,591 804

FY 2015 President’s Budget Estimate

*ORF & PAC


FY15 Thrust AreasFY15 Thrust Areas

• “Do no harm” with PPA realignment

• Improve return on investments

• Normalize programs

• Smart data buys

• Lean logistics to achieve Ao

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Baseline InvestmentsMarine

• Comprehensive, reliable systems and marine observations to support missions of NWS and NOAA, promote public safety, and satisfy future needs of many external customers– Operations & maintenance of buoys and coastal stations providing real-

time meteorological, climatological, and tsunami data – High quality meteorological/environmental data in real time from

automated observing systems including buoys in the open ocean and coastal zones surrounding the US

– Engineering support, including applications development, buoy deployment & operations, and installation/operation of automated observing systems installed on fixed platformsAssessm

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InvestmentName

($ ,000)

CWBC-MAN

DART TWC Sea

Level

TAO PIRATA VOS GLOS Portfolio Total

FTE’s 37.6 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 39.5

Labor $4,689 $274 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,963

PCS NSP $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 NSP

Non-Labor $18,811 $9,998 $1,500 $6,100 $600 $180 $5 $37,014

TOTALS $23,500 $10,272 $1,500 $6,100 $600 $180 $5 $42,157


FY 2015 Milestones (1)FY 2015 Milestones (1)

Thrust Area Milestone $ ROM Quarter Due

Sustain NEXRAD Maintain at Ao of 96% or higher $40.0M Q4

Sustain Rawinsonde Maintain 102 sites with GPS at 2 launches / day $22.0M Q4

Sustain ASOS Maintain 315 NWS/572 FAA systems at req’d sensor Ao

$10.0M Q4

Smart data buys Leverage NOAA GPS-MET CRADA (data buy) $0.3M Q3

Normalize MESONET Establish MESONET Program Office $0 Q1

Sustain Critical Wind Profilers

Maintain 3 AK sites at Ao of 96% or higher $1.6M Q4

Smart data buys Acquire 20 additional WVSS for aircraft observations

$1M (SS) Q4

Smart data buys Leverage COSMIC partnership (data buy) $0.5M Q2

Smart data buys Leverage NSO GONG investment (data buy) $0.4M Q2

Sustain DART Maintain DART network Ao at 80% $10.3M Q4

• The 20 portfolio milestones are broken into 2 groups for ‘slidesmanship’ only…

• There are approximately 75 portfolio milestones collected by the OBS Team (NWSH & Field reps)


FY 2015 Milestones (2)FY 2015 Milestones (2)

Thrust Area Milestone $ ROM Quarter Due

Sustain Hurricane Buoy

Maintain Hurricane Buoy network Ao at 80% $4.2M Q4

Sustain CWB Maintain CWB network Ao at 73% $18.5M Q4

Sustain C-MAN Maintain C-MAN Ao at 80% $0.6M Q4

Sustain TAO Maintain TAO network Ao at 80% $6.1M Q4

Improve Investment Return

Deploy NEXRAD RPG/RDA Software Build 15 $50K Q2


Evaluate automated Radiosonde launch capability $2.0M(FY13/15)

Q3

Sustain ASOS Plan ASOS Service Life Extension Program acquisition

$1.9M(FY13/14)

Q4


Develop wireless temperature system for COOP $400 Q2

Normalize VOS Establish VOS Program Office $0 Q1

Lean Logistics Sustain 1 day turnaround for emergency requisitions and 2 day turnaround for routine requisitions 95% of time

$4.4M Q4

• The 20 portfolio milestones are broken into 2 groups for ‘slidesmanship’ only…


VOS NormalizationVOS Normalization

Issue: VOS Normalization (Funding, PMOs, & Oversight)

Impacts: None expected with planned funding• Collects/Disseminates real-time maritime weather observations through recruitment

and support of ships to fulfill National needs and International agreements supporting commerce, forecasts/warning programs, and safety of life at sea (SOLAS) worldwide

• Defines global climate and helps measure extreme weather events, climate variability, and long-term climate changes

• Operates at no cost to vessel: comm charges, equipment, and supplies from NWS• U.S. VOS provides over 6,500 observations/day which is approximately 18% of the entire VOS fleet

(national/international)• Prior to VOS being transferred to NDBC from Hq (2000), it was funded at $210K/year (under resourced for

years)

Mitigation of risks and issues: • Funding VOS at level sufficient to maintain existing capabilities (want to meet

obligations/increase automation ~$250K/yr level)• Oversight moved to Hq to increase standardization and improve visibility• Workshop is first step in recovery

Dependencies: AOML


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