SWFP-La Plata Basin (South America)

SWFP Regional Subprogramme for La Plata Basin in South America (SWFP-La Plata Basin)

Beneficiary Countries:	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Regional SWF Centre:	Regional Forecast Support Centre (RFSF), Brasilia (with back-up regional support centre to be hosted by SMN-Argentina) Other relevant Centres: CPTEC/INPE Sao Paulo (Nowcasting products & NWP high-resolution) INMET-Brazil (NWP high-resolution) SMN-Argentina (NWP high-resolution) RSMC Miami (for hurricane forecast support)
Global Centres/WMCs:	WMC ECMWF; ENS Meteograms; and Forecaster User Guide WMC Montreal: Deterministic data; Ensemble data; EPSgrams for La Plata Basin subregion; WMC Washington: Products for South America WMC Offenbach: ICON Model data
Main Focus (Severe weather types):	Heavy rain, strong winds
Inception year:	2026
Present Status:	In development (Phase I)
Download:	Regional SWF Implementation Plan (RSIP) (in development)
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