Southeastern Asia-Oceania Flash Flood Guidance (SAOFFG) System
Countries:
- Brunei Darussalam
- Indonesia (Regional Centre)
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Timor-Leste
Planning Workshop
Based on the desirability and need for the establishment of a regional flash flood guidance system for Southeastern Asia-Oceania, an initial planning meeting was organized by WMO from 2 to 4 February 2016. The workshop was hosted by the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics of the Republic of Indonesia (BMKG) in Jakarta, allowing participants the opportunity of visiting the premises of the BMKG to see operational weather analysis and forecasting capacities, capabilities and infrastructure of the BMKG. This tour provided an excellent opportunity for the participants to receive first-hand information on the Indonesian weather RADAR network, Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) mesoscale modeling, Nowcasting, Weather Observation Network, and connection to the Global Telecommunication System (GTS).
Presentations
Day 1
- Overview and Purpose of the Workshop
- HRC Role and Introduction to FFGS Concept
- Role of WMO
- Role USAID/OFDA
- Role of NOAA
- Example of FFGS Regional Implementation: Black Sea and Middle East Flash Flood Guidance (BSMEFFG) System
- Country presentations:
Day 2
- Overview of FFGS Products
- FFGS Products Interpretation and Use
- Severe Weather Forecast Demonstration Project (SWFDP) and FFGS linkages
- Discussion on QPF requirements for SAOFFG System application
- Data required for FFGS application
Day 3
First Steering Committee Meeting (SCM 1) SAOFFG System, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10-12 July 2017
As per the implementation plan, the first Steering Committee Meeting (SCM1) of the SAOFFG system was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 10 to 12 July 2017 with the participation of representatives of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Timor Leste. Other participants included representatives from WMO, USAID, HRC, Research Center for Water Resources, Research Development Agency of Indonesia, Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia, and Jakarta Municipality.
The meeting objectives were to review the project development status; provide an overview of local data requirements and local data provision status by the participating countries; demonstrate how local data would improve the FFG products; provide an overview of verification and control of basin delineations; review the Jakarta Urban Flash Flood Early Warning System (EWS) data requirements; and seek feedback from participants on the development and effective implementation of the project.
Presentations
Day 1
- Overview and purposes of the meeting
- Overview of the global FFGS
- Roles and responsibilities of the Regional Centre and participating countries
- SAOFFGS development status
- An operational Flash Flood Guidance System: Black Sea and Middle East FFG System
- Countries presentations
- Local data requirements for the SAOFFG System
Day 2
- Flash Flood Guidance approach
- Overview of the SAOFFG system development and its background
- Local data exchange tool
- Verification of flash flood warnings
- Advances in FFGS
Day 3