NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOAA DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICENOAA DISSEMINATION
SYSTEMS

• NWSRFS
• INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
• KANSAS CITY
• KEN PUTKOVICH
• OCTOBER 22, 2003

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEMISSION STATEMENT

• The National Weather Service (NWS) provides
  weather, hydrologic, and climatic forecasts and
  warnings for the United States, its territories,
  and adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the
  protection of life and property and the
  enhancement of the national economy. NWS data
  and products form a national information database
  and infrastructure which can be used by other
  government agencies, the private sector, the
  public and the global community.
• To achieve this mission, the NWS will continue
  to
• Enhance dissemination and information exchange
  service

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DISSEMINATION
Dissemination is the timely delivery of
information from a source to a user. NWS
information delivery is either Routine
Weather, Hydrologic, Climatic Forecasts
Emergency All Hazard Warnings Watches
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MAJOR NWS DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS

• NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)
• NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
• Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
  (EMWIN)
• Internet Weather Information Network (IWIN)
• Family of Services (FOS)

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NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS)

• Coverage U.S., incl. AK. HI, PR
• Delivery Delay Seconds
• End User Emergency Manager/Mass Media
• User Cost 150 per month
• Product Type Text and Graphics
• Pros Fast and reliable
• Cons Expensive

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NWWS Diagram
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Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
(EMWIN)

• Coverage GOES Satellite Footprint
• Delivery Delay Minutes
• End User Everyone
• User Cost 700 Initial
• Product Type All
• Pros Low cost
• Cons Timeliness

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Internet Weather Information Network (IWIN)

• Coverage Global/Internet Access
• Delivery Delay Minutes
• End User Public, Emergency Managers
• User Cost ISP and PC
• Product Type All except audio
• Pros Low cost
• Cons Timely access

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Family of Services (FOS

• Coverage Anywhere Telephone Available
• Delivery Delay Minutes
• End User Weather Industry/Research
• User Cost Thousands per product suite
• Product Type All NWS Products except audio
• Pros All products
• Cons Cost

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AWIPS NOAAPort

• Coverage National
• Delivery Delay Minutes
• End User Weather Industry/Research
• User Cost Thousands
• Product Type All NWS products except audio
• Pros All Products
• Cons Cost

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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)

• Coverage 95 of U.S. population
• Delivery Delay Seconds
• End User Public/Emergency Mangers
• User Cost 40-100, one time for receiver
• Product Type Audio with alarm
• Pros Timely and reliable
• Cons Requires special receiver

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NWR STATION
ANTENNA
TELEPHONE
5 WATT
TO
UHF RADIO
CONSOLE
1000 WATT
MICROWAVE LINK
TRANSMITTER
DIAL UP TELEPHONE
ROAMS
TRANSMITTER SITE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CONSOLE AT WFO
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NWR Population Coverage Map
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NWR Population State Coverage Map
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NWR Coverage, Number of Stations by State
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NWR Location Map
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NWR STATION COST

• TRANSMITTERS
• 24 TO 44 THOUSAND
• COMPLETE STATION
• ALL INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE - 50 THOUSAND
• NO INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE - 200 THOUSAND
• O M COST
• 8 TO 14 THOUSAND PER YEAR

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RECENT NETWORK GROWTH
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NWR RECEIVERS

• AVAILABLE 2000 AND EARLIER
• 20 BRANDS
• 100 MODELS
• STANDARD NWR, SAME NWR, MARINE, AIRCRAFT,
  AUTO/TRUCK, SCANNER, CB,
  AM/FM/MULTIBAND
• AVAILABLE 2001
• FAMILY RADIO TRANSCEIVERS
• RADAR DETECTORS
• AVAILABLE 2003
• TELEVISION
• FUTURE POTENTIAL
• SMART HOMES
• HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS
• INTERNET RADIO

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SYSTEM UPGRADESIN PROGRESS

• REMOTE OFF AIR MONITORING (ROAMS)
• CALLS WHEN TRANSMITTER FAILS
• ALLOWS PERFORMANCE AUDIO QUALITY QUERY
• INTERFACED TO BROADCAST CONSOLE
• MONITORS SAME BROADCAST
• NATIONAL AUTOMATED MONITORING
• ALL HAZARDS
• DIRECT ACCESS FOR STATIONS AT NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL,
  BIOLOGICAL STORAGE FACILITIES
• ACCESS FOR NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT BROADCASTS VIA NEW AWIPS INTERFACE
• MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
• CENTRALIZED NWR DATABASE
• COST AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING
• SELECTIVE PUBLIC ACCESS VIA INTERNET

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National Emergency Warning SystemInitiative

• NEAR TERM ( 1 YEAR )
• IMPROVE NATIONAL AND LOCAL ACCESS TO NWS
  COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS
• MID-TERM ( 1 - 5 YEARS )
• UPGRADE AND INTEGRATE NWS SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE
  PERFORMANCE AND PROVIDE SECURE, UNIVERSAL ACCESS
  FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
• LONG TERM ( 5 YEARS )
• PURSUE NEWER, MORE COST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF
  PROVIDING DIRECT, EFFECTIVE ALL-HAZARD WARNINGS
  TO THOSE MOST IMMEDIATELY AT RISK

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Current NWS Configuration
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Near Term Configuration
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Mid Term Configuration
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USDA NWR PARTNERSHIPUSDA HAS 5 MILLION FOR
GRANTS IN FY 2001 FOR NWR EXPANSION IN RURAL AREAS

• COOPERATORS WITH TOWERS AND FACILITIES IN AREAS
  WITHOUT COVERAGE HAVE THEIR INITIATIVES FOR NEW
  NWR STATIONS APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
  SERVICE
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPROVED COOPERATORS
  APPLY TO USDA FOR GRANT FUNDING OF STATION
  EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION ( 80K)
• USDA APPROVED GRANTEE BUYS AND INSTALLS
  TRANSMITTER ANTENNA AT APPROVED FACILITY
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LICENSES STATION
  PROVIDES INSTALLATION SUPPORT
• COOPERATOR TESTS AND DONATES OPERATING STATION TO
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
• NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATES AND MAINTAINS
  STATION

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SYSTEM UPGRADES PROPOSED

• STATION MODERNIZATION
• NEW TRANSMITTERS AND EMERGENCY POWER
• ENHANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO TRANSMITTER
• TEXT BROADCAST
• ACCESS TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
• LOW COST NWWS/EMWIN BROADCAST
• INTERNET BROADCAST
• ACCESS TO ANY NWR BROADCAST ANYWHERE
• WATCHES AND WARNINGS ON INTERNET RADIO

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PROPOSED NWR INITIATIVESFY 2005-2009

• EXPANSION
• 125 NEW STATIONS THRU NWS BUDGET
• 150 NEW STATIONS THRU USDA GRANT PROGRAM AND
  PARTNERSHIPS
• UPGRADES
• 400 STATIONS REFURBISHED
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINKS TO ALL NWR STATIONS
  CONVERTED TO DIGITAL SATELLITE
• SATELLITE UPLINKS AT ALL NWS OFFICES AND CENTERS
• OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
• PROVIDE O M FOR ALL NEW (1995 TO 2009) STATIONS
  AND ALL NEW SATELLITE LINKS

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DISABILITY ISSUES

• AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996
• REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

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WARNING SYSTEMSFEATURES REQUIRED BY PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES

• ALARMING DEVICES COMPATIBLE WITH IMPAIRMENT
• WARNING PROVIDED IN TIMELY MANNER
• WARNING EASILY UNDERSTOOD
• WARNING HAS INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ACTION
• WARNING IS SPECIFIC AS TO EVENT
• WARNING IS SPECIFIC AS TO LOCATION
• BATTERY OR OTHER EMERGENCY POWER

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SYSTEM THAT MOST MEETS NEEDS OF DISABLEDNOAA
WEATHER RADIO

• INEXPENSIVE, TIMELY, RELIABLE
• PROGRAMMABLE FOR LOCATION AND EVENT
• ALARMS COMPATIBLE WITH IMPAIRMENT
• AVAILABLE TO OVER 95 OF POPULATION
• WARNING LEVELS LEAD TIMES MEET VARIED NEEDS
• OPERATES OFF SEVERAL EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEMS
• HAS AUDIO AND VISUAL OUTPUTS
• CAN ACTIVATE EXTERNAL WARNING DEVICES

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REPORTS

• SAVING LIVES WITH AN ALL-HAZARD NETWORK
• PREPARED BY MULTI-AGENCY NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR
  REINVENTING GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP - PUBLISHED
  DECEMBER 1999
• HARDCOPY FROM NWS - NOAA
• EFFECTIVE HAZARDS WARNINGS
• PREPARED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICE WORKING GROUP ON
  NATIONAL DISASTER INFORMATION SERVICE -
  PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2000
• AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
• http//www.nnic.noaa.gov/CENR/NDISr
  evOct27.pdf
• WEATHER RADIO INTEREST AND AWARENESS
• PREPARED BY eBRAIN.CONSUMER RESEARCH - PUBLISHED
  August 2002
• AVAILABLE FROM THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
  ASSOCIATION
• NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATED PUBLIC WARNING
  POLICY AND CAPABILITY
• PREPARED BY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC WARNING -
  PUBLISH JANUARY- FEBRUARY 2003

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WARNING SYSTEMSINFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

• NWS Home Page - http//www.nws.noaa.gov
• NWS Home Page - http//www.weather.gov
• National Hurricane Center - http//www.
  nhc.noaa/om
• NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) -http//www.nws.noaa.go
  v/nwr
• Partnership for Public Warning -
  http//www.partnershipforpublicwarning.org