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Grid-based, threat probability forecasting as a paradigm shift to how the enterprise forecasts environmental threats

Exploration of a broad array of observational systems that is needed for improved storm-scale numerical guidance

Output from numerical and statistical analyses applied to probabilistic hazard forecasting (e.g., Warn-on-Forecast)

Discussion of where the value of the forecaster will reside as weather, water, and climate services evolve

Tools forecasters use to ingest, manipulate, update and disseminate in a rapid, low-effort manner

Clearly articulated, risk-based hazard information (containing uncertainty and impact information) focusing on short-fused events, e.g., tornadoes

Clearly articulated, risk-based hazard information (containing uncertainty and impact information) focusing on long-fused events, e.g., drought)

Gaining agreement as to what “effective and appropriate” end-user response might be

Improved verification methods would provide more useful insight into forecaster training needs and the overall threat forecasting process

NOAA’s big data collaboration project, established through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Microsoft, and Open Cloud Consortium, stands to impact the weather, water and climate enterprise dramatically. The AMS Commission on the Weather, Water and Climate Enterprise and NOAA are convening a panel discussion to cover the goals of the CRADAs and to encourage input from the audience to answer the following key questions: • Do you know all of the datasets which are available from NOAA? Do you know where to find out what they are? • How do we discern between what is available and what is possible? • If you had access to all NOAA data servers, which data sets would you choose? And why? • What expected benefit would these data sets provide the enterprise and your organization? • How does the CRADA initiative help the government better serve the enterprise? • What next steps should the enterprise now pursue after today’s panel? The discussion will be targeted to extensive audience participation after brief opening comments. After the panel discussion concludes, CRADA representatives and attendees will have ample networking networking time to continue the dialog with each other. Your participation will impact the discussion!