| Abstract 
              -- The very short-range forecast system in the Central 
              Weather Bureau (CWB) comprises three sub-systems: (1) Warning Decision 
              Support System (WDSS), (2) Quantitative Precipitation Estimation-Segregation 
              Using Multiple Sensors (QPE-SUMS) and (3) Local Analysis and Prediction 
              System (LAPS) MM5 hot-start. With System (LAPS) MM5 hot-start. With 
              the WSR-88D data the WDSS, developed by the National Severe Storm 
              Laboratory (NSSL), is able to detect and track the storm-scale systems. 
              Severe storm algorithms to detect hails, tornadoes, bounded weak 
              echo regions, etc. reside in the WDSS. The WDSS is operational in 
              the forecast center of the CWB. The second generation of the WDSS 
              with multiple radar data processing capability is to be installed 
              in the CWB. The QPE-SUMS, designed by the NSSL, is able to make 
              convective/stratiform rainfall estimates based on the mosaic of 
              the Doppler radar network. A prototype of the QPE-SUMS was installed 
              in the CWB. The QPE-SUMS related products are to be on the WINS 
              as one part of the forecaster aids. Some quality control processes 
              of the radar data, which may significantly affect the quality of 
              QPE-SUMS are still under way. The LAPS MM5 hot-start module with 
              advanced cloud analysis scheme is going to be installed in the CWB 
              to improve the first 12-hour model forecast.
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