An operational platform for generating and disseminating weather advisories by integrating weather forecasts with communication workflows for national and sectoral users.
Weather Advisory System
Link To DSS: http://was.meteo.gov.lk
Developer: DOM, with technical support from RIMES
Stage Of Maturity: Pilot to early operation, Continuously evolving
- Coverage: National (Sri Lanka)
- Climate Timescales Covered: Extended Range (Sub-seasonal), Real-time / Near Real-time Monitoring, Short-range (Weather: 0–10 days)
Strengths
- Streamlines advisory production
- Supports operational forecast dissemination
- Centralizes warning products
- Improves communication workflows
Weaknesses
- Still under development
- Focuses on dissemination rather than impact assessment
- Limited decision-support functionality
Synergies
- Uses operational forecast inputs from FOCUS, ECMWF Forecasts, and national forecasting systems.
- Supported by meteorological observations exchanged through DataEx and WIS 2.0.
- Can disseminate advisories generated by CIDSS and Agromet DSS.
- Comparable to operational forecasting platforms such as INSTANT Bangladesh and INSTANT South Asia.