![]() ![]() Currently, en route gridded forecasts and Significant Weather (SIGWX) charts are being created by the two WAFCs Centers in the U.S. WAFS is a program developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) and the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO) to improve the quality and consistency of en route predictive weather guidance provided for international aircraft operations. WAFC Washington is one of only two WAFCs in the world, which comprise the World Area Forecast System ( WAFS). The successful transition was the result of a collaborative effort between NCEP Central Operations, NCEP's Environmental Modeling Center, and OAR's Assimilation and Modeling Branch.ĭid you know the Aviation Weather Center ( AWC), in partnership with the Environmental Modeling Center, and NCEP Central Operations team up to form the "World Area Forecast Center Washington" (WAFC Washington)? The HRRR was five years in development and one year in transition prior to its operational implementation. The implementation included dissemination onto the Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN) to provide guidance to local NWS Weather Forecast Offices, the availability for download from NOAA's Operational Model Archive and Distribution System ( NOMADS), and the availability for graphical display output on the Model Analysis and Guidance ( MAG) website. The model provides forecasts of critical weather events such as thunderstorms, flash flooding, and localized bands of heavy precipitation. In addition, a subset of parameters is available with 15-minute output frequency throughout the entire 15-hour forecast. The HRRR is the first 3-km, storm-scale, hourly-updated model run out through 15 hours to provide localized model guidance for hazardous weather in the contiguous United States. On September 30, 2014, NCEP Central Operations implemented the first operational version of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh ( HRRR) model on NOAA's Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System ( WCOSS). NCO Announces High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Model Implementation ![]() in Engineering Physics from University of California, Berkeley. in Mechanical Engineering/Fluid Mechanics, both from Stanford University, and a B.S. As a Flight Scientist at the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, he served as a design engineer on the YF-22 Advanced Technology Fighter program.ĭr. Berger was responsible for planning and executing observing campaigns at the Swedish Solar Telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. As the Chief Scientist for ground-based solar observations, Dr. Berger led the development of the Solc filter for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Small-Explorer mission and was responsible for primary optical design, testing, acceptance and integration. Berger was the founding Chairman of the American Astronomical Society/Solar Physics Division's public policy subcommittee and has conducted visits to policy makers in Washington, D.C. As a co-Investigator on the Japanese/US/UK Hinode Solar Optical Telescope, he was responsible for coordinating scientific investigations, analysis, and public outreach. Berger served in numerous high profile leadership positions during his 15 year career at Lockheed Martin. ![]() Berger served as a solar physicist at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab within the Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, Calif. When completed, it will become the world's premier ground-based solar observatory providing unprecedented abilities to view details of the Sun. Berger comes to the NWS from the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, N.M., where he served as the project scientist for the Daniel K. Thomas Berger standing in the SWPC operations area.ĭr. ![]()
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