Agenda Item

AGENDA ITEMS

Subject

Doc. N°

Submitted by

Expected/Received

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

2

ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

2.1

Provisional Agenda

2.1(1)

Secretariat

31.III.2016

Explanatory memorandum to the provisional agenda

2.1(2)

Secretariat

31.III.2016

2.2

Working arrangements

Provisional list of participants

INF. 2

Secretariat

6.V.2016

Template for the cover page of Working Documents

Secretariat

31.III.2016

3

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND, INCLUDING REVIEW OF RELEVANT OUTCOMES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

3.1

Outcomes of WMO Constituent Body sessions related or relevant to the Expert Team on Operational Weather Forecasting Process and Support (ET-OWFPS)

3.1

Secretariat

4.V.2016

3.2

Terms of Reference for the ET-OWFPS

3.2

Secretariat

6.V.2016

3.3

Future Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS)

3.3

Secretariat

9.V.2016

4

PROGRESS AND PLANS FOR WORK PROGRAMME PRIORITY AREAS, INCLUDING REVIEW OF ACTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS ET-OWFPS MEETING (OCTOBER 2014)

4.1

Surface verification

4.1

T. Haiden

29.IV.2016

4.2

- Upper-air verification

- Lead Centre EPS verification

4.2(1)

4.2(2)

T. Robinson

6.V.2016

4.3

Observation monitoring procedures

4.3

D. Richardson

29.IV.2016

4.4

- Impact-based forecasting, including for land transportation and urban areas

- WMO Guidelines

4.4

P. Davies

6.V.2016

4.5

High-resolution NWP

4.5

Y. Honda

9.V.2016

4.6

- Very Short-Range Forecasting (VSRF), including nowcasting

- Annex

4.6

Y. Wang

4.V.2016

4.7

Coordination of atmospheric sand and dust storm forecasting

- Coordination ASDF

- Annex A - Designation process

- Annex B - SDS-WAS Evaluation of dust prediction models

- Asian Node

- Annex - Technical reporton Asian regional centre

4.7(1)

4.7(2)

Y. Honda

J.J. Wang

9.V.2016

3.V.2016

5

REVIEW OF OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ET-OWFPS

5.1

Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) activities

NCEP-GEFS

NCEP-SREF

NAEFS

NCEP-SPP

ECMWF

5.1

5.1(1)

5.1(2)

5.1(3)

5.1(4)

5.1(5)

All

29.IV.2016

3.V.2016

3.V.2016

3.V.2016

3.V.2016

6.V.2016

5.2

Rolling review of user requirements

5.2

Secretariat

6.V.2016

5.3

Polar and high mountains

5.3

Secretariat

4.V.2016

5.4

Mechanism to strengthen operational centres, including the cascading forecasting process

5.4

Secretariat

6.V.2016

5.5

Support to humanitarian agencies

5.5

Secretariat

4.V.2016

6

NEW MANUAL ON THE GDPFS (WMO-No. 485)

- New Manual

- Annex

- Revised version circulated to Members

6

Secretariat and Y. Honda

9.V.2016

7

UPDATE ACTIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE WORK PLAN 2016-2019 (review the list of proposed activities prepared at the previous ET-OWFPS meeting, October 2014)

N/A

8

REVIEW OF THE ET-OWFPS TERMS OF REFERENCE

N/A

9

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

- Operational Air Quality Forecasting

N/A

10

CLOSING

N/A