SWFP-Central America

SWFP Regional Subprogramme in Central America (SWFP-Central America)

Beneficiary Countries:	Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama
Regional SWF Centre:	Regional Forecast Support Facility (RFSF) San José, Costa Rica (main regional centre) Environmental Observatory of El Salvador (back-up regional centre)
Other relevant Centres:	RSMC Miami (for hurricane forecast support) Instituto Meteorologico Nacional (NCM) de Costa Rica (for NWP high-resolution) CPTEC INPE Brazil (SCOPE - Nowcasting products)
World Meteorological Centres (WMCs):	WMC Montreal WMC Washington: Central America domain WMC ECMWF; ENS Meteograms; and Forecaster User Guide WMC Offenbach (to access to global NWP/ICON Model data); WMC Offenbach graphical products
Main Focus (Severe weather types):	Heavy rain, strong winds, high waves (Sea swell) and extreme temperatures (heat/cold wave conditions)
Inception year:	2024
Present Status:	In development (Phase-I)
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