1. MeteoAlert systems of Roshydromet
Dmitry Kiktev
First Meeting of the Advisory Group and Technical Team on WMO Global Meteo Alarm System
Geneva, Switzerland13-15 March 2017

2. The general philosophy is similar to one of the EUMETNET MeteoAlarm system.
Roshydromet supports TWO MeteoAlert systems:
- MeteoAlert system for the territory of Russia;
- MeteoAlert system for four countries of the Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan.

3. Available at http://meteoinfo
Available at (Hydrometcentre of Russia/Roshydromet) and (Roshydromet)
Forecast range – up to 2 days

4. MeteoAlert systems of Roshydromet
Today the MeteoAlert system for the territory of Russia is operated by the central office at the Hydrometcentre of Russia in close interaction with regional forecast offices of Roshydromet.
Criteria of hazardous weather events are defined in regulation documents of Roshydromet.
The criteria are region-dependent.
Either individual hazards or their combinations (complex events) are considered.
The criteria are associated with the MeteoAlert colours.
If there are several hazards => MAX threat level is indicated on the map.

5. White colour (default colour): White shading is used for regions
where relevant information is not available.

6. The 1st level (green) = no weather related threats
Who is responsible for the issue?
The decision to introduce the “green” level is taken by a forecaster on duty at the Department of short-range forecasting and hazardous weather events of the Hydrometcentre of Russia on the basis of analysis of current observational and forecast information.

7. The second ( "yellow") risk level =
- there are no weather threats for population, but there are ones for some open air activities (e.g. for use of tower cranes etc). or
- intensity of meteorological phenomena correspond to the criteria of adverse weather events listed in Annex "B" of the Roshydromet’s regulating document №
The decision to introduce the “yellow” level is taken by a forecaster on duty at the Hydrometcentre of Russia on the basis of official weather forecasts and consultations of the regional meteorological offices for their territories of responsibility.
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8. The third ("Orange") level =
there is a risk of weather hazard, and a storm warning is issued by a regional forecasting office of Roshydromet for its territory of responsibility.
The corresponding criteria for adverse weather phenomena or their combination are defined in the Roshydromet’s Regulating Documents № or
The Head of the Department of short-range forecasting and hazardous weather events (or forecaster on duty) must immediately inform the director (deputy director) of the Hydrometcentre of Russia about this decision.

9. The fourth ("red") risk level is introduced in the following cases:
There is a high forecast probability of an extremely intense severe weather event (with return period of 5-10 years). The corresponding criteria are defined by Roshydromet’s regulations;
A combination of two or more phenomena with intensity corresponding to the criteria of dangerous natural phenomena (in accordance with RD ) is predicted;
The extreme (fifth) class of fire danger degree is predicted to continue for more than 7 days;
Other cases with high probability of significant damages and disasters with a real threat to the people's lives.

10. All available information is used when preparing a decision on the introduction of the fourth alert level.
The decision on the introduction of the fourth alert level is taken by the director (deputy director) of the Hydrometcentre of Russia on the proposal of: 1) Head of the Department (or forecaster on duty) of short-range forecasting and hazardous weather events of the Hydrometcentre of Russia; 2) Operational specialist on duty of the Situation center of Roshydromet; 3) Head (deputy head) of a regional meteorological office of Roshydromet.
Director (deputy director) of the Hydrometcentre of Russia immediately reports to the Head of Roshydromet (deputy head) about this decision.

11. SWFDP for the Central Asia
1st version of the project web-site was launched in summer 2015.
MeteoAlert map at the website of Kyrgyzstan
+ archive subregions harmonization of criteria PWS measurable
The MeteoAlert maps from the SWFDP-CA web-site can be exported to other web-resources and thus contribute to project service delivery and better visibility of the NMHSs.

12. Elements of the forecaster’s web-interface to control the MeteoAlert display
A specific feature of the project website is a built-in toolkit for forming MeteoAlert maps. Each NMHS of the region was provided with access to a specialized web-interface for manual assignment of weather alerts to their countries and the interior administrative regions. Today MeteoAlert maps for the Central Asia are formed on regular basis. Composite MeteoAlert maps for the Central Asia are combined of the national maps.

13. Archive and editor of actual weather data for alerts verification
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14. MeteoAlert system for the Central Asia
Support of several languages; expanded list of hazards (e.g. torrent/mudflow etc.); possibility of subregional specification of alerts.
Possibility of additional layers (non-administrative) is discussed.
At the moment the MeteoAlert system for the Central Asia is hosted by the Hydrometcentre of Russia. It is planned that the RSMC-Tashkent (Uzbekistan) will host the MeteoAlert server with reservation of the hosting facilities at the Hydrometcentre of Russia.
Facilities for MeteoAlert information export to other web-resources are being developed.
Maps at the SWFDP-CA website are password protected !!!

15. Some concluding thoughts
The matter of consideration is the «only voice» of a NMHS in the delivery of the authoritative warning information.
A balance between centralized display of global warning information and more specific presentation of this information by NMHSs is to be found (a distributed approach).
Many NMHSs can prefer to develop their own web-resources to the promotion of an external centralized website. GMAS graphical informers, APIs and other means of export might be relevant here. Export facilities can greatly enhance dissemination of warning information.
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16. Thank you!