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I F P S. Maximize the Potential. AWIPS Team Concept. “Sharing of Knowledge”. Separate Focal Points AWIPS IFPS WarnGen With Strong Support from the SOO and ESA. Advantages. Gets more people in the loop Allows for greater office technical support

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I F P S

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  1. I F P S Maximize the Potential

  2. AWIPS Team Concept “Sharing of Knowledge” Separate Focal Points • AWIPS • IFPS • WarnGen With Strong Support from the SOO and ESA

  3. Advantages • Gets more people in the loop • Allows for greater office technical support • Fosters/Encourages communication • Takes the burden off one or two people • Allows for task cross-training

  4. IFPS Implementation Methods • Group Training Session • Goal: Familiarization • Consisted of 3 two hour sessions including slide show and hands-on applications • Emphasis on GFE • Practice Exercises • Goal: Get people working with IFPS • Patterned after NWSTC material • Again, emphasis on GFE

  5. IFPS Implementation Methods • Individual Training Sessions • Goal: IFPS Proficiency • Consisted of 8 hour session • Approximately 4 hours on knobology • Approximately 4 hours preparing forecast • Individual Follow-Up • Goal: Final preparation for implementation • Shadow public forecaster on shift • Hands-off approach – step in only when needed

  6. Additional Training and Tools • Assembling IFPS User’s Guide • Goal: “One Stop Shopping” for forecasters • Consists of material from: • NWSTC • GFESuite Online Table of Contents • Material from SRH Focal Point Course • Locally Prepared Material

  7. Additional Training and Tools • Locally Prepared Materials • Various Word Perfect Files: • Editing Tips • List of individual grids needed • Smart Tool/Procedure Inventory • Explanation/Outline of IFPS steps • FAQ/Troubleshooting Pages

  8. Training/Customization Resources Configuration/Template Repository: isl715.nws.noaa.gov/IFPS_improvements/index.php3 FSL-RPP Page:www-md.fsl.noaa.gov/eft/rpp.html FSL-GFESuite Documentation: www-md.fsl.noaa.gov/eft/EFTHome.html IFPS Development Page (MDL): 205.156.54.206/tdl/icwf/development/ifps_dev.htm

  9. Training/Customization Resources IFPS Training Documentation (NWSTC): www.nwstc.noaa.gov/d.IFPS/course/ifpsdoc.htm www.nwstc.noaa.gov/d.train/IFPS.HTML IFPS User’s Guide (MDL): isl715.nws.noaa.gov/tdl/icwf/user_guide/ List Servers: infolist.nws.noaa.gov/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=ifps infolist.nws.noaa.gov/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=ifpsrppinfo

  10. Training/Customization Resources MDL Product Improvement Matrices: 205.156.54.206/tdl/improvement/ Python Page:www.python.org Smart Tool Repository: isl715.nws.noaa.gov/STR/index.php3 Southern Region IFPS Page: www.srh.noaa.gov/ftproot/msd/html/ifps.html

  11. Files Being Provided • GFE/Server Configuration Files • MEG_gfeConfig • localConfig • Procedures • MEG_AllModelLoad • MEG_SmartTools • MEG_SmartTools_TimeGUI • ScratchGrids

  12. Files Being Provided • Smart Tools • HeatIndexTool • MaxT_SmartTool • MinT_SmartTool • PoP_From_Wx • QPF_Assign_SmartTool • Sky_From_PoP • Td_SmartTool • WindChillTool • Wx_SmartTool

  13. Files Being Provided • Text Product Formatters • CCF (7 day version) • RDF (Station/Point version) • RDF_Zones • RDF_Extended (7 day version) • Although RDF format will become standardized, other versions could be run locally to produce additional products (temp tables, fire weather, etc.)

  14. What Process Do We Use to Create Grids? • Edit limited suite of elements • T, Td, Sky, Wx, Wind • Run Smart Tools (or Procedures) • create other grid elements (RH, PoP, MaxT, MinT) based on core elements • Advantages: • Saves Time! • Allows for consistency (ie Wx and PoP)

  15. List of populate procedures • For some procedures to work properly, elements must be lined up temporally (Sky, Wx, PoP)

  16. How Can We Expedite the Process? • Produce all products via GFE • Text, Digital, Graphics • Advantages: • Saves Time! • Easier to Train New Staff • Cuts Out the “Middle Man” (matrices) • Allows for Consistency (at least in theory!) • Product Potential (internal/external apps)

  17. How Can We Expedite the Process? • Produce all products via GFE • Text, Digital, Graphics • Disadvantages: • Formatters Still Need Work (but, they’re getting there!) • Need for “Bells and Whistles” (local effects, wildcards) • Operational Flexibility

  18. Product Generation Menu Setup

  19. Closing Tidbits • Maximize Use of Smart Tools/Procedures • Makes the transition easier on the staff • Easier to write specific instructions/guidelines • Alleviates some “busy work” • Gives forecasters more time to work on the details

  20. Closing Tidbits • Maximize Product Formatter Potential • Explore new and better ways to reach our customers • Make GFE “one stop shopping destination” for all our needs (and requirements) • The potential is limitless, we might as well us it!

  21. Closing Tidbits • Materials Provided • CD with smart tools, procedures, text formatters • CD with Power Point presentation • Disk with various WordPerfect files

  22. THE END Questions…Comments

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