WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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TCM-8/Doc. 1
(7.X.2015)
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EIGHTH TROPICAL CYCLONE RSMCs/TCWCs
TECHNICAL COORDINATION MEETING
ITEM 1.3
MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
2 TO 6 NOVEMBER 2015
ENGLISH ONLY
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
1.
2.
ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
1.1
Opening of the meeting
1.2
Election of the chairperson and vice-chairperson
1.3
Adoption of the agenda
1.4
Working arrangements
FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON THE SEVENTH TC RSMCs/TCWCs TECHNICAL
COORDINATION MEETING
2.1
Tropical Cyclone Advisory for international civil aviation and coordination with
WAFCs
2.2
Collaboration with Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS)
2.3
Operational forecasts/advisories, watches and warnings – Requirements
2.3.1 Improved accuracy of the forecast of TC RSMCs/TCWCs
2.3.2 Requirements of the observational data and the NWP guidance
2.4
Training
2.4.1 Attachment of forecasters to RSMCs during the cyclone season
2.4.2 Training courses and workshops
2.5
Support to operational forecasters
2.5.1 Global Guide to Tropical Cyclone Forecasting
2.5.2 WMO/TCP Tropical Cyclone Forecaster Website
2.6
Tropical Cyclone Forecasting Competencies
2.7
Application of Common Alert Protocol (CAP) to TC warnings
ANNEX I, p. 2
2.8 Standardization of procedures and harmonized practices in TC forecasting
operations and post-analysis
2.9
Collaboration with other WMO Programmes
2.9.1 Storm Surge Watch Scheme
2.9.2 Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project
2.9.3 Joint projects with WWRP
2.10 Review of terminology/classification of tropical cyclones
3.
4.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF IWTC-VIII AND IWTCLP-III
3.1
IWTC-VIII and IWTCLP-III recommendations
3.2
Recommendations related to operational centres
3.2.1
Implications of the next generation of geostationary meteorological
satellite on tropical cyclone forecast and warning strategy
3.2.2
Forecasting issues on uncertainty, TC genesis, TC wind radii etc.
TROPICAL CYCLONE COORDINATION AND SERVICES
4.1
Report on implementation of the TCP
4.2
Recent and current activities of the TC RSMCs/TCWCs
4.3
Outcomes of 17th WMO Congress (Cg-17) and Executive Councils for TCP
4.3.1
Further expansion and consolidation of the regionally coordinated
systems to cover all Members prone to tropical cyclones;
4.3.2
Enhancement on the capacities of Members to provide more accurate
forecasting and warning services which are impact-based and in multihazard approach (which is also a decision of EC-66);
4.3.3
Strengthening TCM in global coordination on tropical cyclones;
4.3.4
WMO Global Initiative for Tropical Cyclone Forecasting (WMO-GIFT).
5.
OTHER MATTERS
6.
CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
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