CREWS/SWFP – West Africa- Training Workshops on Severe Weather and Nowcasting (Dakar, 10-20 June, 2025)
WMO in collaboration with the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) Dakar (for regional severe weather forecasting) and with support from the CREWS initiative funded projects for West and Central Africa is organizing the following two training workshops at RSMC Dakar:
- CREWS/SWFP- West Africa Synoptic Training on Short- and Medium-Range Forecasting and Improving Regional Guidance Products (10-14 June 2025)
CREWS/SWFP- West Africa Training on Nowcasting Tools and Products (16-20 June 2025)
The training workshops will mainly address capacity development needs of operational forecasters at RSMC Dakar aiming to enhance RSMC's capacity to issue improved Severe Weather Nowcasting and Forecasting Guidance Products to the NMHSs of countries involved in SWFP in West and Central Africa.
Quick Links
- Information Note for participants (FR)
- List of pre-requisite self-study online modules
- Program for Synoptic Training (10-14 June 2025) (FR)
- Program for Nowcasting Training (16-20 June 2025) (EN)
- Provisional list of participants
- Presentations & Training materials
- RSMC Dakar web portal for SWFP
- SWFP-West Africa
- SWFP-Central Africa