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STRAWMAN FOR NAME FORECAST CENTERS

• Functions of Forecast Centers:

  • Short term: Products for NAME 2004

    • Joint US_Mexico daily WX discussions (TUC-SMN-HPC)
    • WX Briefings for NAME 2004 (e.g. Research Aircraft Operations)
    • Airport logistics in Tucson for Research Aircraft Operations
  • Long term: Joint US_Mexico Products

    • Forecasts, monitoring, assessments
    • Data analysis and exchange (e.g. HPC SDM log of Mexican radiosonde quality)

• Organizational Involvement:

  • NWS Rotating Team (Leader: E. Pytlak)

    • WFO personnel from western region (e.g. Tucson, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Las Vegas)
    • WFO personnel from southern region (e.g. El Paso, Albuquerque)
    • NCEP/HPC (includes training desks)
  • SMN Rotating Team (Leader: M. Cortez)

    • SMN personnel

(3) Locations of Centers:

• NWS WFO in Tucson, AZ, USA
• SMN in Mexico City, MEXICO

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