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Users Dissemination Channels
Hazard community / Government authorities
Fax, Telephone, Email, SMS, Dedicated website, FTP
Weather-sensitive economic sectors
Fax, Telephone, Email, SMS, Dedicated website, FTP, Specialized Channel (e.g. NAVTEX)
Media (press, radio, TV) Fax, SMS, FTP
Public Website, Media, DAB, IVRS, Mobile app, SMS, Social Networking Websites, Weather Wizard, Electronic Display, Big Horn in Rural Areas
Dissemination Channels for Different Users
Shared mission with NMHS to ensure safety of life, livelihood and protection of property
E.g. public safety, emergency and civil defense agencies NMHS should consult and coordinate closely with them Know their requirements and give them high priority Customized products: e.g. Alert service prior to issuance
of warnings for public, Forecast products that indicates the likelihood of issuance of warnings, Real-time weather information to trigger emergency response, etc.
Users (1) - Hazard Community / Government Authorities
Use Fax and Email to alert user prior to the issuance of weather
warning
Use webpage to indicate the likelihood of issuance of
warning
Use SMS to trigger emergency response to localized heavy
rain
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, marine, air, land transport, energy production, construction, sport, tourism, outdoor entertainment, etc.
Products: wide spectrum, from short-range forecasts and warnings to long-range forecasts and climate information
Some sectors may need special dissemination channels
User (2) – Weather Sensitive Economic Sectors
Use webpage to provide alarm on strong gust
Use NAVTEX/HF radio to provide weather info to fishermen/shipping community
Use Fax to inform the change to higher TC Warning Signal within
half an hour
Most important user and partner of NMHS NHMS usually needs to tailor products for
media Fast, plain language, simple style, short,
concise, through multi-channels Limited air time for radio and TV – short and
concise Photo, graph desirable for press Audio or video clips desirable for electronic
media
User (3) – Mass Media (Print, TV, Radio)
Use webpage to provide press release
Use fax to provide weather forecast for radio and TV
Synopsis
Forecast
Outlook
Host weather programs and media briefing for TV
Use Fax, SMS to provide weather warnings for radio, TV
TC Warning Signals and Rainstorm
Warning Signals are disseminated to
electronic media 5 – 10 minutes in advance to
facilitate the announcement to the
public at the same time
Use FTP over dedicated communication link to push weather information to media for automatic
display on TV
Largest user group Needs severe weather warnings to protect life
and property; and Routine information for daily use, travel,
leisure, general convenience User requirement not as precise as other user
sectors and need to establish feedback mechanism
Various kind of products to meet the diversified needs of different user groups
User (4) – General Public
Establish an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) to answer
telephone enquires on weather information
Develop a website to display dynamic weather information
Weather Warning
Weather Forecast
Current Weather
Establish a website to provide diversified weather services to
different user groups
Detect user’s location or allow user to select a location
Provide personalized weather services through website
Provide location-based lightning alert service through
website
Date Milestones
14 Dec 2001 Operational trial with climatological information in English
09 Dec 2002 Operational trial with forecast information in English
22 May 2003 Launch Arabic version
23 Feb 2004 Launch Chinese version
23 Mar 2004 Launch Portuguese version
23 Mar 2005 Start formal operation
23 Mar 2006 Join the WMO domain: wmo.int
12 Sep 2006 Launch Spanish version
31 Jan 2007 Launch French version
22 May 2008 Win the 2008 Stockholm Award
23 Mar 2009 Launch German version
28 Aug 2009 Launch Italian version
29 Apr 2010 Launch Future version
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