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Experimental Long Range Flood Outlook. Roham Abtahi Nat’l Hydrologic Information Coordinator OCWWS HSD. Experimental Long Range Flood Outlook. How is LRO produced?. RFCs Run Ensemble Streamflow Prediction ( ESP)
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Experimental Long Range Flood Outlook Roham Abtahi Nat’l Hydrologic Information Coordinator OCWWS HSD
How is LRO produced? • RFCs • Run Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (ESP) • Run script which parses CS data by % of exceeding minor, moderate and major flood stage • Transmits output to NIDS, who populates national level AHPS “Experimental Long Range River Flood Risk” tab • Issuance Timing • RFCs are requiredto transmit 3 month outlooks by the 28th of each month. • At 23z on the 28th, the national map switches to the next three month valid time • Can send updates as often as they like, but updates are not required
WFO Hydro Program Manager Role • WFOs • Check your local HSA to make sure long range probs look reasonable • Look for inconsistencies between color of forecast point, and actual exceedance graph of that point • What do I do if I find an error? • Call RFC and let them know – most errors will be solved at this level • Contact your Regional HPM • Submit a TOC ticket (rare case) • toc.nwstg@noaa.gov • FYI • Raw national level compilation of RFC probability data • water.weather.gov/ahps/download.php
Questions? Alaska Region: robin.radlein@noaa.gov Western Region: mike.schaffner@noaa.gov Central Region: wendy.pearson@noaa.gov Southern Region: tracy.clark@noaa.gov Eastern Region: laurie.Hogan@noaa.gov Pacific Region: No long range forecast points Me: roham.abtahi@noaa.gov 301-713-0006 ext 150