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Exercise Brunswick ALPHA 2018 Who we are (our structure) What we do (our forecasts) How you can access the information Tropical cyclone information (basic) Overview of the products used for Exercise Brunswick ALPHA 2018 Page 2 April-19-18
Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorological Service of Canada Regions are: Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairie and Northern Pacific and Yukon Our mandate: Environment and Climate Change Canada provides weather forecasts and alerts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help protect the safety and security of Canadians and their property. Page 3 April-19-18
Meteorological Service of Canada The service monitors the following conditions: Weather Air Quality Climate Climate Change El Nino/La Nina Ice information Ozone Layer Ultra Violet Radiation (UV) Water Quantity Page 4 April-19-18
Meteorological Service of Canada Agencies that provide official weather information for New Brunswick: Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre (ASPC) Dartmouth, NS Forecasts, graphical products and public alerts Canadian Hurricane Centre (CHC) Dartmouth, NS Tropical cyclone forecasts, alerts, and information Accessing weather information for New Brunswick: Warning Preparedness Meteorologist (WPM) Fredericton, NB Liaise and communicate significant events with provincial officials and agencies Internet Websites (weather.gc.ca, hurricanes.ca, etc.) Mobile application *Coming soon* Page 5 April-19-18
Weather Forecasts/Alerts from A to Z Supplementary observations Satellite imagery Weather radar Lightning detection Computer modeling Page 6 April-19-18
Public Weather Alerts Winter Blizzard Blowing snow Freezing drizzle Freezing rain Rainfall Snow squall Snowfall Wind chill Winter storm Winter Storm surge, Fog and Wind alerts year round Summer Summer Rainfall Severe thunderstorm Tornado Frost Humidex and Health Hurricane/Tropical Cyclone Air Quality Types of public alerts: 1. Special Weather Statement 2. Advisory 3. Watch 4. Warning Page 7 April-19-18
Storm Surge; Time Series and maps Page 8 April-19-18 Generally, eastern communities are more susceptible to storm surge
Maritimes Hydrometric Stations Fredericton (Spring 2013) Page 9 April-19-18
Weather in Emergency Management Understanding the Hazards: Storms and associated impacts Post impact weather intelligence Recovery Prevent Mitigation Emergency Management Weather and your emergency plan Basic weather information for emergency managers Preparedness Weather considerations during floods Weather considerations during ice storms Weather considerations during summer severe weather events. Page 10 April-19-18 Response Weather considerations during tropical storm, freshet, forest fire, etc season Weather considerations during significant weather events
www.weather.gc.ca (1) Page 11 April-19-18
www.weather.gc.ca (2) Page 12 April-19-18
www.weather.gc.ca (3) Page 13 April-19-18
www.hurricanes.ca Page 14 April-19-18
Canadian Hurricane Centre Tropical cyclone information Page 15 April-19-18
Tropical Cyclone Classification km/h 252 209-251 Rita (2005) 178-208 154-177 119-153 63-118 Debby (2012) 62 Page 16 April-19-18
Tropical Cyclone Weather Products Page 17 April-19-18
Timeline Exercise ALPHA products June 7 & 8 Extended Forecasts Special Weather Statements June 9 Special Weather Statement June 10 Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Map Tropical Cyclone Information Statement June 11- Hazard Risk Assessment Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Map (update) Tropical Storm Warning (and watch) Weather Warning Regular Short Term Forecast Page 18 April-19-18 Additional General Weather Information
Timeline Exercise ALPHA products June 12 Weather Warning (update) Hazard Risk Assessment (update) Tropical Storm Warning (and watch) (update) Regular Short Term Forecast (update) Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Map (update) Additional General Weather Information Tide Water Level Forecast Graphs June 13 Tide/Inland Water Level Observations Storm Summary (Text bulletin and map) Page 19 April-19-18
Extended Forecasts Issued daily 5.00AM, 11.00AM and 4.00PM Issued for Day 3 to Day 7 Basic terminology (one sky condition, wind?) Page 20 April-19-18
Special Weather Statements Issued as required and at meteorologist s discretion Issued at any time (usually just before regular forecasts) Free-format textual bulletin Provides a heads up ; are issued to let people know that conditions are unusual and could cause concern. Page 21 April-19-18
Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Map Issued 9.00AM and every subsequent 6 hours. Page 22 April-19-18
Tropical Cyclone Information Statement Issued jointly with track forecast map (every 6 hours) and could also be updated every 3 hours if conditions are changing rapidly. Also issued with a tropical cyclone technical information statement (a very detailed, technical product not necessarily useful for the public) Page 23 April-19-18
Regular Short Term Forecast Issued daily 5.00AM, 11.00AM and 4.00PM (20 forecast regions) Issued for today, tonight and Day 2 (or tonight, Day 2, Day 2 night) Detailed terminology (sky, precip. type/amounts, wind, temp., vis., UV) Page 24 April-19-18
Hazard Risk Assessment Issued by the WPM as required Limited internal distribution Not an official ECCC product Page 25 April-19-18
Tropical Storm Warning (and watch) Issued every 6 hours coinciding with additional tropical information. Page 26 April-19-18
Weather Warnings Warnings are urgent messages that severe weather is either occurring or will occur. Warnings are usually issued six to 24 hours in advance. Page 27 April-19-18
Weather Summary Issued after a significant weather event Provides a summary of the observed weather conditions This graphic is not an official ECCC product Page 28 April-19-18
Contact Questions??? Jill Maepea and/or Claude Côté Warning Preparedness Meteorologist 506-452-4166 office jill.maepea@canada.ca claude.cote@canada.ca Environment & Climate Change Canada s Weather Page www.weather.gc.ca Page 29 April-19-18