STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2 Improve preparedness, response, and ...
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2
Improve preparedness, response, and recovery from weather and water events by building a Weather-Ready Nation (ESA, NOAA) Weather affects almost every endeavor in the Nation. Major industries and small businesses alike depend on weather, water, and climate information to make informed decisions and plan for the future. Extreme events are becoming the norm. Winter storms, flooding, drought, hurricanes, wildfires, extreme temperatures, and tornados can cost lives and billions of dollars in damage. The steep increases in damaging weather- related events and associated societal impacts highlight the growing importance of weather, water, and climate information. Urbanization, migration to coastal communities, and a growing population also increasingly put people and businesses at greater risk. A Weather-Ready Nation is about building community preparedness in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. The Department will continue its critical role in protecting the lives, property, and the economy by providing valuable weather, water, and climate products and services. This role will be expanded to embrace collaboration and seek new ways to create value beyond traditional forecasting activities. By delivering enhanced weather, water, and climate information and refining how the information is shared and ultimately used, the Department will help communities and businesses to be ready, responsive, and resilient.
KEY STRATEGIES Evolve NOAA’s National Weather Service (NOAA). NOAA’s National Weather Service has collaborated with stakeholders to become more responsive, engaged, and transparent. The resulting Weather-Ready Nation Roadmap 2.0 describes a more flexible and agile approach to
management practices, services, workforce, science, and technology. As the roadmap’s new approaches are implemented, the National Weather Service will be more effective in supporting emergency managers, first responders, government officials, businesses, and the public to help them make faster, smarter decisions that save lives and protect livelihoods.
Improve the accuracy and usefulness of forecasts (NOAA). A Weather-Ready Nation needs improved warning and forecast accuracy. Through improvements in high-performance computing, NOAA will deliver improved weather forecasts and warnings, monthly and seasonal drought outlooks, and other water resources prediction information. NOAA will also use social science to increase the effectiveness of forecast communications and to better to assist users in their decision-making. Enhance decision support services for emergency managers (Census, NOAA). Understanding and responding to the needs of emergency managers before a weather-related event occurs is vital. To build a Weather-Ready Nation, NOAA will partner more effectively with other government agencies at all levels to provide and integrate weather-related services into the National Response Framework. NOAA will deploy new forecasting and decision support tools and train users to assess and communicate weather risks to the emergency management community. The Census Bureau will enhance decision support services for emergency managers by providing socio-economic data, such as the website tool, OnTheMap for Emergency Management.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Key Indicators
(the outcomes that we can measure now)
llNumber of days of forecast accuracy and warning lead time
(APG for FY 2014 – 2015) (NOAA) llAmerican Customer Satisfaction Index for NOAA’s National Weather Service
(NOAA)
Supporting Indicators
(other measures that have an impact on our target outcomes)
llNumber of trainings available and enhancements to the Census Bureau’s
OnTheMap for Emergency Management website (Census)
For additional details on these performance indicators, see Appendix A in the full version of Commerce’s FY 2014 - 2018 Strategic Plan. FY 2 0 1 4 – FY 2 0 1 8 STRATE GI C P LAN
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2
Improve preparedness, response, and recovery from weather and water events by building a Weather-Ready Nation (ESA, NOAA) Weather affects almost every endeavor in the Nation. Major industries and small businesses alike depend on weather, water, and climate information to make informed decisions and plan for the future. Extreme events are becoming the norm. Winter storms, flooding, drought, hurricanes, wildfires, extreme temperatures, and tornados can cost lives and billions of dollars in damage. The steep increases in damaging weather- related events and associated societal impacts highlight the growing importance of weather, water, and climate information. Urbanization, migration to coastal communities, and a growing population also increasingly put people and businesses at greater risk. A Weather-Ready Nation is about building community preparedness in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. The Department will continue its critical role in protecting the lives, property, and the economy by providing valuable weather, water, and climate products and services. This role will be expanded to embrace collaboration and seek new ways to create value beyond traditional forecasting activities. By delivering enhanced weather, water, and climate information and refining how the information is shared and ultimately used, the Department will help communities and businesses to be ready, responsive, and resilient.
KEY STRATEGIES Evolve NOAA’s National Weather Service (NOAA). NOAA’s National Weather Service has collaborated with stakeholders to become more responsive, engaged, and transparent. The resulting Weather-Ready Nation Roadmap 2.0 describes a more flexible and agile approach to
management practices, services, workforce, science, and technology. As the roadmap’s new approaches are implemented, the National Weather Service will be more effective in supporting emergency managers, first responders, government officials, businesses, and the public to help them make faster, smarter decisions that save lives and protect livelihoods.
Improve the accuracy and usefulness of forecasts (NOAA). A Weather-Ready Nation needs improved warning and forecast accuracy. Through improvements in high-performance computing, NOAA will deliver improved weather forecasts and warnings, monthly and seasonal drought outlooks, and other water resources prediction information. NOAA will also use social science to increase the effectiveness of forecast communications and to better to assist users in their decision-making. Enhance decision support services for emergency managers (Census, NOAA). Understanding and responding to the needs of emergency managers before a weather-related event occurs is vital. To build a Weather-Ready Nation, NOAA will partner more effectively with other government agencies at all levels to provide and integrate weather-related services into the National Response Framework. NOAA will deploy new forecasting and decision support tools and train users to assess and communicate weather risks to the emergency management community. The Census Bureau will enhance decision support services for emergency managers by providing socio-economic data, such as the website tool, OnTheMap for Emergency Management.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Key Indicators
(the outcomes that we can measure now)
llNumber of days of forecast accuracy and warning lead time
(APG for FY 2014 – 2015) (NOAA) llAmerican Customer Satisfaction Index for NOAA’s National Weather Service
(NOAA)
Supporting Indicators
(other measures that have an impact on our target outcomes)
llNumber of trainings available and enhancements to the Census Bureau’s
OnTheMap for Emergency Management website (Census)
For additional details on these performance indicators, see Appendix A in the full version of Commerce’s FY 2014 - 2018 Strategic Plan. FY 2 0 1 4 – FY 2 0 1 8 STRATE GI C P LAN
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