The RSMC Tokyo — Typhoon Center has organized ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee Attachment Training courses every year since 2001 with the support of the WMO Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP) and the Typhoon Committee to enhance the capacity of Committee members in typhoon analysis and forecasting. The 14th Attachment Training course was held at JMA Headquarters from 23 July to 1 August 2014.

In line with this year's increase in the number of trainees from two to three, the course was attended by Mr. Vanhdy Douangmala from Lao PDR, Ms. Nurul Salwa Abdul Ghani from Malaysia and Ms. Maria Ana Glaiza Ganace Escullar from the Philippines.

The training focused on improving skills in tropical cyclone analysis and forecasting through practical training, including hands-on learning using the Satellite Analysis and Viewer Program (SATAID). It included presentations on a variety of subjects, including Dvorak analysis, interpretation of microwave data, quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE), quantitative precipitation forecasting (QPF) and storm surge forecasting.

The trainees also attended daily tropical weather briefings provided by Tokyo Typhoon Center forecasters and discussed the outlook for tropical cyclone activity in the western North Pacific region using MTSAT images, numerical weather prediction (NWP) output and other resources.

The training helped the attendees to deepen their understanding of operational tropical cyclone monitoring, analysis and forecasting.