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The Wonderful World of WIMS

The Wonderful World of WIMS. Heidi Strader & Sharon Alden. Navigate to http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/. Select WIMS in left-hand menu. A new window pops up. Enter your username and password. The main WIMS screen appears. Select DATA. The Data Entry/Manipulation screen appears.

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The Wonderful World of WIMS

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  1. The Wonderful World of WIMS Heidi Strader & Sharon Alden

  2. Navigate to http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/ • Select WIMS in left-hand menu

  3. A new window pops up • Enter your username and password

  4. The main WIMS screen appears • Select DATA

  5. The Data Entry/Manipulation screen appears • Select OBS

  6. The Observations screen appears • Select EOBS to make your inputs

  7. The Edit Observations screen appears 13

  8. Enter Station ID 13

  9. Enter Type “R” 13

  10. Enter Date as “DD-MMM-YY” 13

  11. Enter Time in hours (13) 13

  12. Select “Find” 13

  13. The observation will appear, if it’s in the system 13

  14. Review the pre-entered data- does it looks right? 13

  15. State of the Weather, or “W”, has 10 possible codes WCode Description 0 = Clear (0 – 10 % obscured) 1 = Scattered clouds (20 – 50%) 2 = Broken clouds (60 – 90%) 3 = Overcast (100% obscured) 4 = Foggy 5 = Drizzling 6 = Raining 7 = Snow/ sleet 8 = Showering 9 = Thunderstorms in progress 13

  16. Solar Radiation can help determine State of the Weather W Code Solar DescriptionRad 0 (Clear) ≥ 700 1 (Scattered clouds) 500 - 699 2 (Broken clouds) 300 - 499 3 (Overcast) ≤ 299 Determine other W values based on what the RAWS is reporting; precip recorded on site or RH nearly 100% (= possible rain), temperature below freezing with high RH and precip (= snow/sleet), lightning activity on AFS website (= TSTMS or showers), & any other means available 13

  17. Wet Fuels flag depends on State of Weather (W) WF Flags 0 = N 1 = N 2 = N 3 = N 4 = N 5 = Y 6 = Y 7 = Y 8 = N or Y 9 = N or Y 13

  18. These are the manual changes so far 13

  19. 10 Hour Fuel Stick Moisture Content 13 10 Hr Value Leave Blank! -- If Wet Fuels = Y, the default value is 35. -- WIMS calculates this value if station has no associated manual station.

  20. Morning and Yesterday’s Lightning 13 ML and YL (Lightning) Should be Blank!

  21. Observed and Forecast Human-Caused Risk 13 HC and FHC Risk Enter a zero (0)

  22. Wind direction or speed may need adjustment 13 Wind If speed = 0, then direction = 0. If speed > 0, then direction must be given (N =360).

  23. Here’s the manual change 13

  24. Change the R to an O!

  25. Here’s the manual change 13

  26. Select “Save”… 13

  27. A message will tell you if you succeeded or not

  28. SIG Groups Would you like to bring up all of your observations at once???

  29. Select “Back to Menu”

  30. The Data Entry/Manipulation screen appears • Select STA

  31. The Station Information screen appears • Select MSIG

  32. The Maintain SIG screen appears • Select NSIG to create a new group

  33. The Create a SIG screen appears • Type in a name for the group

  34. Select “Setup”

  35. A blank list appears • Enter 6-letter station codes

  36. Select “Save”

  37. A message will tell you if you are successful

  38. FastPath Would you like to zoom to different menus more quickly???

  39. Go to FastPath

  40. Enter the 3 or 4-letter ID for the screen you want • Select “Go”

  41. You are back in the Edit Obs Screen! • Now you can choose by “SIG”.

  42. Make sure your other parameters are complete • Select “Find”

  43. You get the 13L observation for all stations in list • Note message if station is not included • Make edits as needed!

  44. Manual Observations How to enter manual ob data

  45. Start from the Main Menu • Go to New Observations via FastPath (NOBS)

  46. A blank observation form appears Observation Time: 13

  47. Observation Type: O

  48. WCode Description 0 = Clear (0 – 10% obscured) 1 = Scattered clouds (20 – 50%) 2 = Broken clouds (60 – 90%) 3 = Overcast (100% obscured) 4 = Foggy 5 = Drizzling 6 = Raining 7 = Snow/ sleet 8 = Showering 9 = Thunderstorms in progress State of the Weather : 0 - 9

  49. W Code Solar DescriptionRad 0 (Clear) ≥ 700 1 (Scattered clouds) 500 - 699 2 (Broken clouds) 300 - 499 3 (Overcast) ≤ 299 Determine other W values based on what the RAWS is reporting; precip recorded on site or RH nearly 100% (= possible rain), temperature below freezing with high RH and precip (= snow/sleet), lightning activity on AFS website (= TSTMS or showers), & any other means available State of the Weather can be based on Solar Radiation

  50. Dry Bulb Temp: TTor-TT (o F)

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