NOAA's NWS National Performance Measures FY 2010 – FY 2016 NOAA's NWS National Performance Measures FY 2010 – FY 2016 Government Performance Requirements Act Government Performance Requirements Act (GPRA) Performance Measure (GPRA) Performance Measure Goals GoalsActual Weather and Water Goals Storm-Based Tornado Warning Accuracy (%) Storm-Based Tornado Warning Accuracy (%) Storm-Based Tornado False Alarm Rate (%) Storm-Based Tornado False Alarm Rate (%)72* Storm-Based Tornado Warning Lead Time (Min) Storm-Based Tornado Warning Lead Time (Min) Flash Flood Warnings-Accuracy (%) Flash Flood Warnings-Accuracy (%) Flash Flood Warnings-Lead Time (Min) Flash Flood Warnings-Lead Time (Min) Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hours, RMS) Hurricane Track Forecasts (48 Hours, RMS) Hurricane Intensity Error (48 Hour, Knots) Hurricane Intensity Error (48 Hour, Knots)13* Precipitation Forecast-Day-1 Threat Score (%) Precipitation Forecast-Day-1 Threat Score (%) Winter Storm Warnings-Accuracy (%) Winter Storm Warnings-Accuracy (%) Winter Storm Warnings-Lead Time (Hours) Winter Storm Warnings-Lead Time (Hours) “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life” * Performance measures that are highlighted in red missed target goal for FY-10.
Government Performance Requirements Act Government Performance Requirements Act (GPRA) Performance Measure (GPRA) Performance Measure Goals Goals Actual Actual Goals Goals Climate Goals U.S. Seasonal Temperature – Skill U.S. Seasonal Temperature – Skill24*1821********** Commerce and Transportation Goals Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling and Visibility) – Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling and Visibility) – Accuracy (%) (less than 3 mi/1000 ft) Accuracy (%) (less than 3 mi/1000 ft) Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling and Visibility) – Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling and Visibility) – False Alarm Rate (%) (less than 3 mi/1000 ft) False Alarm Rate (%) (less than 3 mi/1000 ft) Marine Wind Speed – Percentage of Accurate Marine Wind Speed – Percentage of Accurate Forecasts Forecasts Marine Wave Height – Percentage of Accurate Marine Wave Height – Percentage of Accurate Forecasts Forecasts “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life” *Performance measures that are highlighted in red missed target goal for FY-10. NOAA's NWS National Performance Measures FY 2010 – FY 2016 NOAA's NWS National Performance Measures FY 2010 – FY 2016 **U.S. Seasonal Temperature will be an OAR GPRA performance measure only, starting in FY-12.
Tornado Warnings Tornado Warnings * Tornado Warnings used County-Based Methodology. ** Present Tornado Warnings use new Storm-Based Methodology. “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Flash Flood Warnings Flash Flood Warnings “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life” * Flash Flood Warnings used County-Based Methodology. ** Present Flash Flood Warnings use new Storm-Based Methodology.
Hurricane Track Forecasts (48Hrs Forecast Error, RMS) “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Hurricane Intensity Error (Knots) “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Precipitation Forecast (Day-1 Threat Score) Precipitation Forecast (Day-1 Threat Score) “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Winter Storm Warnings “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
U.S. Seasonal Temperature - Skill “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life” **U.S. Seasonal Temperature will be an OAR GPRA Performance Measure only, starting in FY-12.
Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling/Visibility Forecast) Aviation Forecasts (Ceiling/Visibility Forecast) * Modified performance measures to be more meaningful and relevant to the aviation community and the forecaster. “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Marine Wind Speed Forecasts * New performance measures to best represent forecast accuracy. “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”
Marine Wave Height Forecasts * New performance measures to best represent forecast accuracy. “America’s Weather Enterprise: Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, and Your Way of Life”