Status and Future Path of Evolving the NWS
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Status and Future Path of Evolving the NWS Dr. Louis W. Uccellini Director, National Weather Service NOAA Assistant Administrator for Weather Services January 26, 2017 – NWS Partners Meeting Seattle, WA January 15, 2017 GOES-16 Composite Color Full Disk Image 2 Outline • Transition • NWS HQ Organization • Budget • Portfolio Highlights • Weather-Ready Nation • NWS Evolve • Impact-based Decision Support Services 3 Transition 4 NWS HQ New HQ Office Field Office Existing HQ Office Organization CFO/CAO Office of the Chief of Staff John Potts George Jungbluth The Office of Enterprise Risk Management Assistant & Internal Audit Office International Affairs Administrator Madhouri Edwards AA Courtney Draggon DAA Assistant CIO Office of the Richard Varn (A) Chief Learning Officer Louis Uccellini Mary Erickson John Ogren (A) Office of Organizational Excellence Kevin Werner AR: Carven Scott Office of Planning & PR: Ray Tanabe Office of Chief Operating Programming for Service WR: Grant Cooper Officer Delivery CR: Chris Strager SR: Steven Cooper ER: Jason Tuell Kevin Cooley John Murphy Office of Analyze, National Office of Office of Office of Office of Office of Science & Forecast, & Centers for Regional Central Water Facilities Observations Dissemination Technology Support Env. Offices Processing Predict. Integration Office Prediction Deirdre Joe Pica Dave Michelle Ming Andy Bill Tom Graziano Jones Michaud Mainelli (A) Ji Stern Lapenta 5 FY 2017 Full Year Budget Target based on FY 2016 Enacted Level Composition by Portfolio Funds Breakdown Full Time Employees 1% 12% PPA Funds* (FTE) 20% Observations ORF 216,363 804 3% Observations PAC 16,720 - Central Processing ORF 92,871 232 4% 3% Central Processing PAC 64,261 22 8% Analyze, Forecast and 496,031 3,010 Support ORF Dissemination ORF 44,743 82 6% Dissemination PAC 45,684 - 43% Science and Technology 138,826 488 Integration ORF Facilities PAC 8,650 - TOTAL 1,124,149 4,638 * In thousands of dollars 6 FY 2017 Portfolio Highlights Observations Science & Tech Integration Facilities • NEXRAD Service Life • Complete GOES –R training development (SIFT) • Complete relocation of Extension • National Water Model v 1.1 WFO Davenport & WFO • ASOS SLEP • GDAS/GFS upgrade (last spectral upgrade) Boston • Radiosonde frequency • NGGPS Dynamic Core Integration • Initiate Facility migration (auto-launchers) • HWRF upgrade Assessments for 3rd 1/3 • Achieve IOC for GOES-R • Implement Impacts Catalog IDSS Portal • Complete Phase 1 • Weather Buoy • National Blend of Models v3.0 disposal of Annette Recapitalization Island, Alaska Dissemination Central Processing • Shutdown legacy NWSTG • AWIPS configured for GOER-R • OneNWS upgrades for data 50 CONUS sites • Complete use case • Mass Dissemination for development for NAWIPS hazardous weather • Extend the performance WRN Ambassador Initiative • GOES-R Readiness period WCOSS supercomputing systems and 4100+ Ambassadors service. Analyze, Forecast, Support • Evaluation of National Blend of • Integration of GOES-16 products into Models prototype demonstration SWPC operations & website • Impacts Catalog demonstration to • CONOPS for NWC Operations Center show integration with field ops • Probabilistic snowfall experiment • Operational Storm Surge expanded to 44 WFOs Watch/Warning in 2017 • Add WFOs to DOT Pathfinder Project 7 A/O Jan 6, 2017 8 Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) Long-Term Sustainable Solution Functionality in place at IDP College Park and Boulder* (as of December 2016) • NOMADS* • FTPPush* • FTPPRD* • Global Information • TGFTP* Center System Future Functionality at IDP IDP • MADIS* (GISC) * College Park and Boulder IDP Dissemination IDP Dissemination • MRMS* • IRIS/iNWS* (Expected By March 2017) Site DSRC Site NCWCP • MAG* • GMDSS* (Boulder, CO) (College Park, MD) • Radar Level 3* • SNOTEL* • NWS Chat • NWSTG Switch* • Hydometeorologica • AOMC/EM7 Network • BUFR Migration l Automated Data • SPOT Tool (BMT)* System (HADS)* “Backbone” • NLETS* • HF-FAX • Radar Level 2* • SOCKET/CMHP Supercomputer Supercomputer • EDIS/FTPMail* • NWS GIS Services (Reston, VA) (Orlando, FL) • HazCollect • NOS Chart Tile (Extended)* • nowCOAST • HazCollect • Weather.gov (Legacy)* • VLAB • FNMOC • SPOT * Application operational in both College Park & Boulder CWSUs / CONUS National External OCONUS RFCs Internet FAA CMD WFOs Centers Partners CTR COMPLETE IN PROGRESS IN PROGRESS COMPLETE COMPLETE IN PROGRESS “OneNWS” Network The future OneNWS network will consolidate all operational networks (OPSnet, Regional, etc.) as a single managed network under NCEP Central Operations (NCO). 9 MADIS Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System • An operational system with 100% backup capability on NWS-managed IDP systems in College Park, MD and Boulder, CO providing a comprehensive, accurate, timely, and high density observational infrastructure for use by the weather enterprise • Provides access to real-time and archived quality controlled datasets • Provides a conduit to operations • Clarus • Aircraft Based Observation ESRI interactive graphical display. • Advanced Vertical Atmospheric Profiling Sensing (AVAPS) data. • Hydrometeorological Automated Data System / Automated Flood Warning System (AFWS). • Snow Telemetry (SNOTEL) http://www.madis.ncep.noaa.gov https://madis-data.ncep.noaa.gov/MadisSurface/ 10 NGGPS Status and Future Plans ● Global model dynamical core selected (GFDL FV3) and Phase 3 integration is underway ● Unified model strategic planning is underway ● Teams continue to identify, prioritize and develop model component and system improvements for NGGPS. Related plans include: ● Accelerated evolution of model physics - develop/implement Common Community Physics Package (CCPP) ● Data assimilation improvements ● Enhanced across-team coordination ● Accelerated model component and system development and integration of community development into testing at EMC ● Community Involvement ● Coordinating proposal driven scientific development by universities, federal labs, and testbeds (including 2016 FFO selections); ● Employment of GMTB ● Collaboration with JCSDA through JEDI 11 STI Modeling Program Website: http://www.weather.gov/sti/stimodeling Information NGGPS: http://www.weather.gov/sti/stimodeling_nggps Information on NGGPS dycore testing is available at: http://www.weather.gov/sti/stimodeling_nggps_implementat ion_atmdynamics Information on Grants: http://www.weather.gov/sti/stigrants 12 Questions? 13 Implementation Plan of FV3GFS (FY17-FY19) F Y 1 7 F Y 1 8 F Y 1 9 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Evaluate FV3 structure and document FV3 modeling system Implement FV3 dycore in NEMS@ Couple FV3 to GFS physics (NUOPC physics driver) perform forecast-only experiments, tuning and testing& Develop DA techniques % (native grid vs physics grid; New data) Cycled experiments, New physics options, benchmarking, computational efficiency & optimization Preprocessing and post-processing, up & downstream dependencies Test and Implement NGGPS Verification Q3FY19 FV3GFS Configuration tools @ The targeted FV3GFS resolution is ~10km L128 with model top ~80 km. 3-year retrospective + real- time parallels, EMC and & New physics: Scale-aware convection and PBL, Community Evaluation Double-moment cloud and aerosol-aware microphysics, Unified convective and orographic Early experimental Code delivery, NEMS/ gravity wave drag etc implementation of FV3GFS NCO Parallel & FV3GFS in % ~25km L128 4D-EnVAR data assimilation (~13km L64) w/cycled DA operations operations Proposed Plan for FV3-based GEFS v12 (sub-seasonal ensemble system) with reanalysis and reforecast GEFSv12 Development testing Integration testing Implementation testing FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 Help develop and test the FV3 configuration used in reanalysis and real-time DA (ESRL) NEMS/GFS (Final GSM) Implementation Receive FV3 GFS codes and configure it for GEFS application (EMC) NEMS/FV3GFS Available for reforecasts Reanalysis production using FV3GFS (ESRL) NEMS/FV3GEFSv12 reforecasts (EMC) NEMS/FV3GFS in Operations NEMS/FV3GEFS v12 Implementation 01/2017 07/2017 01/2018 07/2018 01/2019 07/2019 Proposed changes: 1) Start producing FV3-based reanalysis for GEFS v12 in ~Q1 FY18, using the configuration of FV3GFS. 2) Reforecasts will commence soon after starting the reanalysis, uncoupled*, with 2-tier SST approach, and will include extension to 35 days National Water Model (NWM) Version 1.0 Implemented August 16, 2016 : Based on NCAR WRF-Hydro 1 6 • Foundation for sustained growth in nationally consistent operational hydrologic forecasting capability • Goals for NWM V1.0 – Provide forecast streamflow guidance for underserved locations – Produce spatially continuous national estimates of hydrologic states (soil moisture, snow pack, etc.) – Implement a modeling architecture that permits rapid infusion of new data and science, and allows for geo- Current NWS AHPS locations (red) intelligence linkages NWM output locations (blue) • Hydrologic Output – River channel discharge & velocity at 2.7 million river reaches – Surface water depth and subsurface flow (250m CONUS+ grid) • Land Surface Output – 1km CONUS+ grid (soil and snow pack states; energy and water fluxes) • Data Services – Public-facing NWC website – Data feed to River Forecast Centers Current NWS River Forecast Points – NOMADS data service (circles) Overlaid with NWM Stream Reaches 16 16 National Water Model (NWM) Future Enhancements 1 7 • NWM Version 1.1 will be first NWM upgrade, targeted for Q3 FY17 • Enhancements based upon from feedback from the RFCs, broader NWS user base,