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Warning Coordination Subcommittee Update

Explore the NTHMP Coordination Subcommittee's structure, responsibilities, and achievements. Details on key milestones, decision-making processes, and strategic plan implementation.

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Warning Coordination Subcommittee Update

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  1. Warning CoordinationSubcommittee Update Jim Goltz Charles McCreery Paul Whitmore

  2. Overview of Terms of Reference • Authority • NTHMP mechanism to provide input to the NOAA Operational Tsunami Warning System. • Carries out NTHMP strategies related to the format and dissemination of tsunami warning center products. • WCS decisions achieved by consensus of state EM reps., TWCs, and NWS regional program leaders.

  3. Overview of Terms of Reference • Chairpersons • Approved by a majority of the NTHMP Coordinating Committee • Initiated 11/2005 • Paul Whitmore first chair • Chip McCreery/Jim Goltz added as Co-Chairs in 11/2007 • Communications • Meetings held in conjunction with NTHMP annual meeting. Inter-meeting communications conducted via email. • Notes and Actions maintained by Chairs.

  4. New 2011 Action Items

  5. WCS Milestone Status • NTHMP strategic plan WCS items • Annual table top exercise by 2010 • DONE • Develop decision support tools for emergency responders by 2013 • ONGOING WITH TSUNAMI.GOV PORTAL DEVELOPMENT • PROVIDE DIRECT DECISION SUPPORT FROM TWCs TO PRIMARY CUSTOMERS DURING EVENT

  6. WCS Milestone Status • NTHMP strategic plan WCS items • All states with high/very high hazard create high-level structure to address tsunami response by 2012 • Hawaii – Tsunami Technical Review Committee • California – Tsunami Steering Committee • Oregon • Washington – State/Local Working Group • Alaska • Puerto Rico – Tsunami Technical Review Committee • USVI - ??? • American Samoa • Guam

  7. WCS Milestone Status • NTHMP strategic plan WCS items • Increase percentage of monthly TWC comms test responses to 90% by 2013 • 97% OVERALL IN 2010 • Conduct annual E2E comms test of the TWS • LIVE CODE TESTS CONDUCTED IN FOUR STATES PRESENTLY (Last year it was TWO) • Develop post-event review process by 2009 • SURVEYS DEVELOPED BY WCS MEMBERS IN 2009 • IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPED

  8. WCS Milestone Status • NTHMP strategic plan WCS items • Conduct post-event reviews within one year of a tsunami warning • TIED TO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN • Develop inventory of local warning dissemination capabilities by 2010 • INCLUDED IN MES SURVEY • Develop inventory of local warning reception capabilities by 2010 • INCLUDED IN MES SURVEY

  9. WCS Milestone Status • NTHMP strategic plan generic items • Annually increase to baseline developed above by 10%. • TRACK WITH SEMI ANNUAL REPORTS • Complete 90% of action items from subcommittee meetings • DONE • Conduct one in-person meeting per year • MEET AGAIN DURING NEXT ANNUAL MEETING • Revise Terms of Reference to implement Strat. Plan measures and milestones by 2009. • DONE IN 2008 • Funds Required – Potentially for post-event survey.

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