Jack Hayes

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• Jack Hayes
• NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather
  Services, and National Weather Service Director

Silver Spring, MarylandJune 25, 2009
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Global National Challenges

• Increased vulnerability to weather, water,
  climate, and other environmental hazards
• Climate change
• Energy concerns and opportunities
• Space weather phenomena
• Droughts, floods, chemical makeup of oceans and
  rivers

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NWS Mission

• Provide weather, water and climate forecast and
  warnings for
• Protection of Life and Property
• Enhancement of National Economy
• Provide data and information that forms the
  backbone of a national and international
  environmental information infrastructure,
  exploited by every sector of the United States

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NWS Vision

• Safer, more informed and productive society where
  environmental knowledge empowers the Nation to
  make the best decisions

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Transformational Concepts

• Impact-Based Services
• Earth System Forecasts
• Data, Information and Knowledge

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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 1
Outcomes

• Reduction in fatalities and economic losses from
  weather, water and climate events
• Improved community resilience to weather, water
  and climate threats

Deliver trusted, impact-based weather, water and
climate services
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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 2
Outcomes

• Global availability of environmental data
• Improved decision-making and risk management
• Expanding expectations of public and partners
  anticipated and met

Maximize value of environmental data, information
and knowledge to meet evolving user and societal
needs
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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 3
Outcomes

• More accurate and timely information, forecasts,
  and warnings
• Global access to integrated analysis and
  prediction of Earth system
• Faster and more efficient transfer of research to
  operations

Anticipate, influence and exploitstate-of-the-art
science and technology
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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 4
Outcomes

• Informed decision making
• Common operating architecture and standards
• Improved prediction through community modeling
  advancements
• Open and unrestricted use of data
• Leveraged investments across organizations

Collaborate with partners to maximize a diverse
set of assets, skills and capabilities
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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 5
Outcomes

• Diverse, multidisciplined, and well-trained
  workforce
• Safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly
  facilities
• Efficient and effective enterprise architecture
• Transparent budget execution linked to
  performance
• Comprehensive planning linked to documented
  requirements

Achieve organizational excellence through a
diverse, multidisciplined, and motivated
workforce, modern infrastructure and sound
business processes
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Strategic Goals Outcomes
Goal 6
Outcomes

• Improved NWS mission delivery
• Increased exchange of data, systems, science
• Well-trained meteorologists and hydrologists
• Advancement of U.S. foreign policy objectives
• Improved capabilities in developing and
  least-developed countries

Provide global leadership to advance weather,
water, and climate services
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How Do We Address National Challenges and Achieve
These Outcomes?
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Expanding Decision Support Services

• Providing the right information at local,
  regional and national levels to .govs, .coms, and
  citizens to avoid impacts and risks and improve
  response to high-impact environmental and
  man-made events
• STRATEGIES
• more accurate forecasts and increased lead times
  for warnings
• impact-based watches, warnings and advisories
• direct, interpretive forecaster support
• readily accessible, user-centric data and
  information
• forecast uncertainty
• partnership and collaboration

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Evolving Services

• Expanding weather, water and climate information
  and services in partnership with other NOAA Line
  Offices to address national needs
• STRATEGIES
• space weather
• integrated water resources water quality
  availability
• human health
• ecosystems
• climate services contribute to NOAAs climate
  services

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Integrating Data and Information

• Linking data and systems from all sources to make
  information available when, where and how it is
  needed to aid forecasting and decision-making
• STRATEGIES
• system of systems e.g., national mesonet
• 4-dimensional weather database
• common operating pictures among partners
• accepted industry standards and protocols

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Exploiting Science Technology

• Ensuring state-of-the art science and technology
  to support evolving services and service delivery
  and to improve prediction capabilities
• STRATEGIES
• expanded, integrated and more robust
  observations
• earth system models
• forecast uncertainty
• next generation forecast system
• communication / collaboration tools
• information-centric, open architecture systems
  e.g., GIS

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Expanding Partnerships

• Strengthen partnerships with Americas Weather
  and Climate Enterprise
• Strengthen teamwork with local, state and federal
  agencies to ensure we disseminate the right
  information, to the right place at the
  right time
• STRATEGIES
• better communicate with the public
• identify and exploit innovative science
  technology
• develop environmental literacy and promote
  weather safety
• communicate clear information tailored to
  partner needs
• protect life and property

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Achieving our Vision

• Exceptional People
• Value-added Business Processes
• Sound Infrastructure
• Detailed Implementation Plans and Roadmaps
• Continuous Dialogue with our Partners and
  Stakeholders

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