NOAA/NWS Support for Homeland Security: ATD Modeling Structure Services Cooperative Support.

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NOAA/NWS Support for Homeland Security: ATD Modeling Structure Services Cooperative Support

NOAA In Your Neighborhood CoastWatch Nodes Weather Forecast Office (122) River Forecast Center (13) NCEP Center (9) Center Weather Service Units (22) NESDIS CoastWatch Nodes (9) NOS HazMat Office NOS Coastal Services Center NESDIS Nat. Climatic Data Center

Services Supporting ATD Modeling for Homeland Security Realtime and archived environmental data support vulnerability and risk analyses Long and short-range environmental forecasts support preparation, protection, response, and recovery decisions Dispersion forecasts help move people out of harms way Event specific support speeds decision making Direct public dissemination of critical information speeds evacuations Education and coordination ensures effective service use Focused research improves service

Environmental Forecasts Monthly and seasonal forecasts support preparedness and long term recovery decisions strengthen economic viability of weather sensitive businesses Daily and weekly forecasts support contingency planning illustrate where recovery resources could be diverted Forecasts and warnings from minutes to hours safeguard first responders and attack victims. Aviation and Marine forecasts support Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force protection activities

NOAA/NWS Weather Observations and Forecasts Short term warnings and forecasts safeguard first responders Daily to seasonal forecasts aid contingency planning Site-specific Web pages provide one-stop shopping: - forecasts and warnings - surface observations - radar and satellite images

NOAA Dispersion Forecasts CAMEO/ALOHA product suite supports first responder decisions for localized hazardous releases (NOS) HYSPLIT model supports planning, response for radiological emergencies (OAR-developed capability; in NWS operations) HYSPLIT predicts dispersion of hazardous releases exceeding a 10km area. (OAR-developed capability; in NWS operations) HARM model predicts dispersion of hazardous releases for selected sites (OAR)

Operational Dispersion Forecasts: HYSPLIT/ Eta-12 HYSPLIT run at NCEP, linked to NCEP’s highest resolution mesoscale NWP model: Eta-12 Planning: Scenario archive available from 4 X daily simulations for selected locations across the Nation On-demand run in addition to regularly scheduled runs Response/recovery: WFO forecasters transmit dispersion predictions to emergency managers –Contact: nearest WFO (NCEP’s SDM can help direct)

Event Specific Support 55 incident meteorologists deploy to event sites. 12 HAZMAT scientific support coordinators deploy to hazardous spill and release sites. NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) provide onsite support as requested NOAA creates incident specific WEB sites. Air Resources Lab provides onsite support for FBI Nuclear Emergency Search Teams

NOAA Support to Emergency Managers Selected Capabilities HAZMAT Science Support Coordinators provided on-site support to USCG to manage Marine pollution events and port security activities NWS field forecasters frequently respond to to requests by emergency managers for weather information, incident support, and for assistance in disseminating emergency warning information

Dissemination To Emergency Managers: NWS Field Forecasters at 122 Weather Forecast Offices provide dispersion forecasts upon request to Emergency Managers To the Public: Emergency managers/DHS can request civil emergency messages be disseminated over NOAA Weather Radio; the system also carries emergency weather information Alerts public to extreme events and civil emergency messages (CEM)s Activates the Emergency Alert System Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) delivers critical information at minimal cost NOAA Weather Wire Service and NOAAPORT deliver information to media and other disseminators

Education and Coordination Service representatives at 121 Weather Forecast Offices and 12 scientific support coordinators nurture local and state officials NOAA and FEMA partner on emergency manager courses 10,000 users trained on CAMEO worldwide NOAA’s Coastal Service Center educates users about coastal services

Focused Research Improve dispersion modeling and fine scale dispersion forecasts Oklahoma City urban field experiment; DC testing Vandenburg and Cape Canaveral experiments Improve short-term warnings and forecasts Hurricanes at Landfall initiative Quantitative Precipitation Forecast initiative Improved Doppler radar capabilities

Cooperative Support River gages - USGS, USACE, Bureau of Reclamation Doppler radar & surface observing systems - DOD and FAA Hurricane reconnaissance - Air Force Reserve Data buoy tending and marine dissemination - Coast Guard ARGOS data collection system - French Space Agency Voluntary observations - 168,000 storm spotters, 115,000 marine reports, 1800 voluntary ships CAMEO product suite - EPA HYSPLIT and HARM – DOE Drought Monitor - DOA, National Drought Mitigation Center National Education Coalition - FEMA, USGS, American Red Cross

Concepts for Integrated Weather/ATD Support for Homeland Security NOAA/NWS WFO NOAA/NWS NCEP DHS/FEMA Incident Command Specialized Data: Source Terms Urbanet Data Reach-Back Support Emergency Managers Weather Information Integrated ATD information ATD Capabilities: NOAA/OAR, NOAA/NOS, NRC, DOD, DTRA, DOE, EPA… (See OFCM’s JAG/SEATD listing)

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Agency Responsibilities Federal Emergency Response Plan (FERP): CBN FEMA (Planning) NWS: Met Info, Incident Support NRC (N Facilities) EPA (HAZMAT) DOJ/ FEMA (Terrorism) DoD (Bases) DOE (DOE Sites) FERP Support FunctionLead Federal Agency (LFA) Information and PlanningFEMA Hazardous Materials EPA Annex: Terrorism Incident**DOJ/ FEMA ** Through Hazardous Materials responsibilities (EPA lead) F Radiological ERP

International Responsibilities NWS: Radiological Release and Volcanic Ash NWS: Met Info, Incident Support Radiological release (WMO): Dispersion model (HYSPLIT) run by NCEP’s Senior Duty Meteorologist (SDM) Initialized with Eta 12km or AVN models Volcanic Ash (FAA): Ash trajectory model (VAFTAD) run by NCEP’s SDM HYSPLIT also run for ash transport/dispersion, by OAR/ARL FAAWMO

Backup Storm Prediction Center and Aviation Weather Center – Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) Alaska Aviation Weather Unit - Elmendorf Air Force Base Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) and Regional Specialized Met Center (RSMC) for Radiological Emergencies – Montreal VAAC and RSMC NCEP Central Operations - Fleet Numerical, AFWA, and FSL Weather Forecast Offices - Partner Office NCEP Service Centers - Partner Office

Environmental Data Realtime Observations Global data feed NOAA and other agency prediction models Local data support first responder dispersion models Recovery area overflights assist debris removal Archived Environmental Data Extreme environmental event statistics support preparedness actions Wind, temperature, and precipitation climatologies define hazardous release vulnerabilities Dam break scenarios, storm surge and coastal atlases, and dispersion climatologies define at risk populations

NOAA Weather Radio Is the official government source for public warning information Covers 85 percent of the population Becoming a “All Hazards” warning system for natural and technological hazards Disseminates emergency manager Civil Emergency Messages to the public Is an entry point to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) "I also want to tell you one of my favorite moments was to go down to Crawford and turn on my NOAA radio to get the weather. I don't know whether my guy is a computer or a person. But the forecast is always accurate, and I appreciate that…” President Bush February 14 th, 2002

Improvement Opportunities Define requirements for effective hazardous release response actions Upgrade appropriate dispersion models to meet user requirements Implement cost effective high resolution models for dispersion model input Acquire more high resolution observations Strengthen communications infrastructure Strengthen dissemination infrastructure Strengthen meteorologists’ abilities for hazardous release support Strengthen first responders’ understanding of evolving services

Concepts for Integrated Weather/ATD Support for Homeland Security NOAA/NWS WFO NOAA/NWS NCEP DHS/FEMA Incident Command Specialized Data: Source Terms Urbanet Data Reach-Back Support Emergency Managers Weather Information DOD,DTRA DOE NOS/ORR EPA Integrated ATD information NRC NOAA/OAR ATD Capabilities: See OFCM’s JAG/SEATD listing