World Meteorological Organization Working together in weather, climate and water SWFDP – Southeast Asia and Bay of Bengal Regional Training Workshop on Severe Weather Forecasting and Warning Services Macao, China, 8 – 19 April 2013 Goals/Objectives and Programme Alice Soares WMO Secretariat, DPFS Division, WDS WMO; WDS/DPFSwww.wmo.int WMO

2 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Course Introduction WMO Course Schedule Course Goal, Objectives and Contents The Course Team Introducing yourself

3 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Course Schedule WMO Working Hours – 08:30 – 12:45 – 14:00 – 17:30 Breaks –30 minutes (mid AM and PM) Lunch – 12:45 – 14:00

4 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Please … WMO … switch off mobile phones during the presentation and practical sessions … turn PC monitors off during presentation sessions

5 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Course Goal WMO To provide training and a forum for exchange of experiences and information, to improve the provision of weather forecasts, emphasizing on severe weather forecasting, with the goal to support disaster risk reduction Within the framework of the SWFDP

6 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Course Objectives WMO GDPFS and Sat (1 st week) To update and broaden the knowledge of staff responsible for operational weather forecasting and development, to ensure the access and optimal use of existing NWP/EPS and satellite- based products with emphasis on forecasting hazardous weather conditions PWS (2 nd week) To provide knowledge of a broad range of topics related to improved PWS, and forecasting and delivery of services to media and disaster manager authorities

7 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Topics included in the GDPFS and Sat part (1 st week) WMO Introduction and review of NWP and operational weather forecasting Probabilities and probabilistic forecasting Detecting, monitoring, forecasting hazardous weather Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) NWP and EPS products Verification and performance Application of NWP products to severe weather forecasting (with greater focus on tropical cyclone forecasting, but also on convective thunderstorms and monsoon systems)

8 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Topics included in the GDPFS and Sat part (1 st week) (Cont.) WMO Case studies WMO “GDPFS” Programme Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) SWFDP in Southeast Asia and Bay of Bengal Course review

9 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme The Course Team (1 st week) WMO Anders Persson (WMO Consultant) Rick Jones (WMO Consultant) Anna Ghelli (ECMWF) Hoa Vo Van (Vietnam) Hiromi Owada (JMA, NWP) Mikio Ueno (JMA, RSMC Tokyo) M. Mohapatra (IMD, RSMC New Delhi) Lecturer by Internet: (Webinar) Nadao Kohno (JMA, Storm surge forecasting) ECMWF experts Alice Soares (WMO Secretariat) Pascale Gomez (WMO Secretariat)

10 Training Workshop Goals, Objectives and Programme Introducing Yourself WMO Name and nationality Meteorological background NWP/EPS and sat-based products that you currently use in your every day work, including from SWFDP, ECMWF, RSMC Tokyo, RSMC New Delhi, RFSC Ha Noi Severe weather warnings issued by your office and what customers these warnings go to Other interesting facts…