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The World Weather Research Programme’s symposium on nowcasting and very short
range forecasting (WSN05) was sponsored by WMO’s World Weather Research
Programme (WWRP), EUMETSAT, AMS-Gematronik and Météo-France.
The aim of the Symposium was to examine the capabilities, opportunities and requirements for
improved forecasts in the 0-6 hour nowcasting timeframe. Special emphasis was placed on forecasts of
high impact weather such as summer convective hazards (heavy rain, hail, lightning, high winds), and
to a lesser extent on winter weather events (snowstorm, blizzards, etc.) and other hazardous
conditions (fog, etc.) Since the 0-6 hour period spans the timeframe where it is known that both
traditional Nowcasting techniques and NWP can contribute useful information, both approaches were
covered at the Symposium as well as methods that combine Nowcasting and NWP.
See also initial announcement for more details.
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