Early Warning System in Thailand

by

Prawit JAMPANYA

Weather Forecast Bureau

Thai Meteorological DepartmentMinistry of Information and Communication Technology

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Natural Disasters in Thailand• Earth Quake and Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone or Tropical Storm

• Thunderstorms

• Flood

• Extreme Temperature

• Drought

• Forest Fire

• Land Slide

Concern Organization

• Thai Meteorological Department (TMD)

• National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC)

• Department of Mineral Resources (DMR)

• Royal Irrigation Department (RID)

• Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Severe Weather

Data Input

• Weather Charts

• Satellite

• Radar

• NWP

• RSMCs

Weather Forecast Bureau

Analysis Dissemination

Data AnalysisThunderstorm, Heavy rain, Flood

Tropical Cyclone, etc.

Weather Warning(Text, graphics)

GTS

Intranet

InternetGovernment

Agencies

Mass Media

•TV, Radio•Newspaper•Mobile Phone•etc

GTSIntranetInternet

Automatic stations

Radar Network

Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)

Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)

TMD Website (www.tmd.go.th)

Satellite Observation

Partnership

Press Release

Interview

Early Warning Dissemination Flow

Warning Agencies

Mass Media

Target Areas

TMD

NDWC

etc

TV

Radio

Newspaper

MeteorologicalDepartment

Regional Meteorological Center

Central GovernmentAgencies

Local GovernmentAgencies

Risk Areas

Mass Media

TMD Warning Dissemination

Added Channel

Existing Channel

Planning for Warning Presentation• TMD is under testing color code for

meteorological hazards presentation like these:-

Green No particular awareness Yellow The weather is potentially dangerous

Orange The weather is dangerous

Red The weather is very dangerous

these color will fill on the boundary of each province of Thailand with symbol of phenomena. This will link to the details of what going on and how to do.

Thank You