ic ▁Meteor ological ▁Office ▁( I MO ) ▁( I cel and ) ▁ ▁Lith uan ian ▁H ydro log ical ▁and ▁Meteor ological ▁Service ▁( L H MS ) ▁( L ith u ania ) ▁ ▁Met ▁É ire ann ▁( ME ) ▁( I reland ) ▁ ▁Norwegian ▁Meteor ological ▁Institute ▁( ME T ) ▁( N or way ) ▁ ▁Royal ▁Netherlands ▁Meteor ological ▁Institute ▁( K N MI ) ▁( The ▁Netherlands ) ▁ ▁A gen cia ▁Est atal ▁de ▁Meteor ología ▁( AE ME T ), ▁formerly ▁IN M ▁( Sp ain ) ▁ ▁Swedish ▁Meteor ological ▁and ▁H ydro log ical ▁Institute ▁( SM HI ) ▁( Sw eden ) ▁In ▁addition , ▁M été o - France ▁( France ) ▁is ▁a ▁research ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁H I RL AM ▁co operation . ▁ ▁The ▁Program me ▁ ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁H I RL AM ▁programme ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁maintain ▁a ▁numerical ▁short - range ▁weather ▁forec ast ing ▁system ▁for ▁oper ational ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁particip ating ▁instit utes . ▁The ▁co operation , ▁started ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁compr ises ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ 3 - year ▁projects ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁ 5 - year ▁program mes ▁H I RL AM - A ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁H I RL AM - B ▁( 2 0 1 1