Development of RSMC Nadi

18th RA V TCC MeetingHoniara, Solomon Islands

29/08/16 – 02/09/16

Overview

� Nationally funded Developments/projects� Recent 5 yrs.

� Grant in aid project

� Tropical Cyclone Product Development

�Conclusion

Government Funded Projects/Developments

• The Fijian Government has always been very supportive of FMS and majority of the projects/developments were funded by Govt.

Since 2012, Fijian Government has invested approximately FJ$16m towards FMS capital projects ☺

2012Project Title Cost(FJD)

Upgrade of Nadi and Nausori Conventional radar to Doppler

$1.790,000.00

Construction of new office building in Nausori Radar

$160,000.00

Upgrade of Outer Island Station (on-going) $150,000.00

Installation of AWS in 5 islands $300,000.00

Sev TC Winston-2016

Sev TC Evan-2012

2013

Project Title Cost(FJD)

Upgrade of Laucala Bay Office $1.825,000.00

Replacement of Hydrogen GeneratorPrevious installed by NOAA-1980

$292,000.00

CliDE Services Application $105,000.00

Installation of AWS in 3 islands $200,000.00

Replacement of HF Radio for Outer IslandStationSome were installed in the 1940’s

$302,000.00

Supply & Installation of Water Level and Rainfall Equipment

$450,000.00

RSMC Nadi Backup

2014

Project Title Cost(FJD)

Upgrade of National Climate Monitoring Telemetric System (2013 – 2015)13 Electronic Climate Station

$1,240,000.00

Data rescue & Digitization $402,000.00

Replacement of Nadi & Nausori Airport Wind SensorSensor used came into operation in 1942

$603,000.00

2015

Project Title Cost(FJD)

Supply of FIMS Server and Workstation Replacement (2014 – 2016)Operates the AIF since 1998Migrate FMS AIFS system to a new virtualised cluster system

$2,800,000.00

Visual Weather - IBL

2016 - 2017

Project Title Cost(FJD)

Nadi Airport Runway Threshold AWOS upgrade

$1,290,000.00

Nadi Radar Antenna Upgrade $1,900,000.00

Aviation Industry Need

Japan Grant Aid Project – Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Management

Project Title Cost(FJD) Duration

�5 VSAT stations� 4 lightning detector� 1 tide gauge� 1 wind profiler� 1 AWS� Calibration equipments for

hygrometers and thermometers

$5,000,000.00 2011-2015

Implemented for countries considered to have a high risk of earthquakes and tsunami damages

Project Deliverables�Improved communication with several outer islands�Better lightning detection capabilities for whole of Fiji�Improved assessment of wind shear near the Nadi

international airport�Capability to calibrate equipment and traceability to

international standards (Regional Calibration Centre)

RSMC – Nadi product development

1. Looking into extending the TC Outlook from 3 Days to 5 Days

2. Working on IBL for generation of graphical TCA.

3. Simplifying SWB... Less text ☺

FMS also recognises the other projects carried out under FINPAC, CosPPAC .... etc

Thank yu Tumas ☺