NCEP
Vision: First Choice – First Alert –
Preferred Partner
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FY2006
Accomplishments
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·Established back-up Hurricane Liaison Team capability
with FEMA
(inaugurated for 2006 hurricane season)
(inaugurated for 2006 hurricane season)
·Established infrastructure and tested permanent back-up
capability for TPC website (in place
for 2006 hurricane season)
·Began preparing Daily Weather Map daily instead of
weekly for Internet dissemination
(Mar 21, 2006)
·Added daily 1930 UTC release of medium-range gridded
forecasts based on 12 UTC models
(Apr 14, 2006)
·Enhanced air-quality support to EPA and air-quality
decision makers
(Jun 1-Aug 31, 2006)
(Jun 1-Aug 31, 2006)
–Expanded coverage of daily narrative discussion on
weather factors to include entire
conterminous U.S. (previous year: only area east of Mississippi River)
–Started providing air-quality briefings on demand to
mid-Atlantic air-quality forecasters,
in addition to previous Northeast U.S. air-quality managers.
·Hosted visit and press conference by U.S. Senator
Barbara Mikulski
(Jun 5, 2006)
(Jun 5, 2006)