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REGIONAL TRAINING ON SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICES:

REGIONAL TRAINING ON SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICES: WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES (MACAO 15-19TH APRIL 2013) PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES IN MYANMAR Chit Kyaw (Deputy Director,Focal point of PWS). -Dissemination of warnings and Forecasts .

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REGIONAL TRAINING ON SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICES:

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  1. REGIONAL TRAINING ON SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTING AND WARNING SERVICES: WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES (MACAO 15-19TH APRIL 2013) PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES IN MYANMAR Chit Kyaw (Deputy Director,Focalpoint of PWS) -Dissemination of warnings and Forecasts . -Public Education and Raising awareness by PWS focal person -Partnership with the media. -Handling difficult media situations. -Public Education and PWS focal Activities . -User perspective and satisfaction with the public weather and warnings services

  2. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Higher Authorities Televisions Administration Local Government Social & Relief Local Departments Newspapers Local Government Local Commands Local NGOs Health Radios/FMs Air/Navy Transport Website/Hotline Agro/Irrigation Phone/Fax Security INGOs/NGOs Dissemination of warnings and Forecasts in Myanmar . Local Communities Local Communities Local Communities Local Communities

  3. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES

  4. Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Types of Issues • Daily Weather Forecast • Decadal and monthly Weather Forecast • Sea route Forecast • Aviation Forecast • Special Weather Forecast • Water level Forecast • Lowest Water level Forecast • Water level Bulletin • General Forecast for Southwest Monsoon • Early, Mid-, Late monsoon Weather Forecast • Analysis of Early, Mid-, Latemonsoon Rainfall condition • Hydrologic Summary • Special Weather Condition • Technical Report for Southwest Monsoon • Earthquake News Types of Warnings • Storm Warning • Storm Surge Warning • Strong Wind Warning • Port Warning • Heavy Rainfall Warning • Untimely Rainfall Warning • Minimum alert WL in Low flow period • Flood Warning • Significant Weather Report for the Airport (SIGMET) • Special Weather Report for the Airport (SPECI) • Fog Warning • Tsunami Warning

  5. Warning systems for Cyclone(Color Code Systems) (1)Yellow Colour Stage “The Depression is forming in the Bay of Bengal. But it’s moving direction is not toward Myanmar Coast” (2) OrrangeColour Stage “The Depression is forming in the Bay of Bengal and it’s moving direction is toward Myanmar Coast”(Standby position) (3)Red Colour Emergency Stage “Dep or Cyclone may cross to Myanmar next 48 hours.” (crossing point/maximum wind speed/surge height/impact areas.) (4)Brown Colour Stage “The condition of crossing coast and very dangerous period”. (crossing point/maximum wind speed/surge height/impact areas.) (5)Green Colour Stage “Safty condition of Cyclone dasaster . (search and rescue)

  6. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Partnership with the media.

  7. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Partnership with the media.

  8. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Public Education and Raising awareness (by PWS focal person)

  9. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Public Education and Raising awareness (by PWS focal person) Awareness Training in Local Communities

  10. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Public Education and Raising awareness (by PWS focal person)

  11. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Public Education and Raising awareness (by PWS focal person)

  12. CBDRR training &Awareness

  13. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES Handling difficult media situations Difficult with voice Media(Radios) Difficult with printed Media(Journals) Interference from outsiders Over action with rumours.

  14. WORKSHOP ON PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES User perspective and satisfaction with the public weather and warnings services. *Monsoon Forum(Two times per year) -Government agencies -NGOs -Related Local authorities -Local communities are invited. *Questions and answer by Telephone. *Terms and terminological problems

  15. Thanks for Your Attention Chit Kyaw DMH,Myanmar <uchitkyaw.dmh@gmail.com>

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