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1 The Rationale for Further Evolution of the National Weather Service
1 The Rationale for Further Evolution of the National Weather Service
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. The Committee's first report, The hydrologic services and numerical weather prediction, National Weather Service Modernization and Associated topics not covered by the MAR, all of the recomRestructuring: A Retrospective Assessment, documented mendations in this report are reinforced by the lessons how these challenges were met and identified lessons learned from the MAR identified by the Committee learned (Box 1.1)
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key challenges include keeping pace, meeting expand- these technological achievements. The MAR focused ing and evolving user needs, and partnering with an on NWS observational and warning functions and increasingly capable enterprise.
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Lesson 6 Oversight and Advice. The Modernization and Associated Restructuring of the National Weather Service (NWS)
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This will protional weather service counterparts and private-sector vide opportunities for more coverage and more types of entities, are increasingly high. For example, skill2 mea- information on the present state of the weather-watersures of NWS global numerical weather prediction climate system, but it will also present challenges as to models are often compared to the performance of how to most effectively integrate and use this informacorresponding entities around the world.
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RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES Foundational datasets include collected and inte This report presents three main recommendations grated observations, advanced analyses either from for responding to these challenges within the evolving modern data assimilation or other objective methods, context: and predictions obtained from deterministic and probabilistic models. Essential functions constitute those 1.Prioritize Core Capabilities activities and services that are mandated by the NWS 2.Evaluate Function and Structure mission and include product generation (e.g., general 3.Leverage the Entire Enterprise weather forecasts, watches, warnings, advisories, and guidance)
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The intention of this conceptual framework is to articulate how various entities connect to and support weather information services that emerge from core NWS capabilities. and international organizations help the NWS serve its to make four key distinctions: (1)
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personnel and to optimize the overall performance of the NWS. Recommendation I: Prioritize Core Capabilities The impact from extreme weather and water events is increasing due in part to increasing population, The National Weather Service (NWS)
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Based on the growth ing weather information is about twice the size of the rate from the prior ten years, the private-sector services market NWS; the overall non-NOAA portion of the enter- was expected to be around $2.5 billion by 2012. When coupled with the amount spent in the private sector by NOAA (and other prise (including state and local governments as well as federal agencies)
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This process starts with the quality these reasons, the Committee carefully couples its rec- of core NWS capabilities but is realized through the ommendation to leverage the enterprise with a recom- effectiveness of NWS-enterprise relationships. A mendation for the NWS to prioritize core capabilities well-formulated enterprise strategy will also return supporting both value-chains.
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