# Presentation: 697088

## 2003 HIC Meeting

- Dave Reed
- HIC – LMRFC
- October 28, 2003

## Today’s talk

- WebBriefing – quick briefing tool on the web
- SHARE – RFC simulations using the WES-DRT and Archive computer
- SR RFC Web Team Activities

## WebBrief

- Patterned after the NHC Hurricane Liaison Team Briefing page
- Allows anyone to prepare web-based briefings without any knowledge of HTML
- Provides cooperators and users graphical images to review during a RFC coordination call

## WebBrief

- Able to organize a series of web pages and images in an easily accessible manner
- Any images available on AWIPS can be displayed on this tool after uploading to the server
- Developed local procedures to quickly prepare and load on the Internet local images
- Available on the LAD at
**140.90.90.253/~applications/LAD/generalappinfoout.php3?appnum=1146**

## Simulating Hydrologic Activities During Real-Time Events (SHARE)

- Implemented RFC model simulations on the WES-DRT
- Data are archived on the RFC Archive (AX) computer
- Data transferred to the WES-DRT for use in RFC forecast model simulations
- WES-DRT contains operational software for RFC forecasters to use

## SHARE – Date Archival on LX2 and AX

- Data archived on AWIPS Linux Computer LX2 via directory mounted on RFC Archive (AX)
- Scripts run on the LX2 cron
- Scripts prepare 7-day archive of all info to simulate RFC forecast environment
- Data Archived
- All SHEF Products for past 7 days
- Metar data for past 7 days
- NWSRFS FS5files at 00Z and 12Z for the past 31 days
- All XMRG data
- All DPA data

## SHARE – Simulations on the WES

- Simulations may start at any time fs5files are saved
- Capable of decoding past data for use in XNAV and XDAT
- DPA decoding optional
- If no DPA decoding, operational XMRG made available at proper times

## SHARE – Simulations on the WES

- Processes SHEF-coded products in simulation time
- Introduces XMRGs when available during event
- Cron executed ofs_de, batchpst, and routine ofs jobs to simulate operational environment
- Can pause simulations to discuss events

## SHARE – Possible Uses

- Basic operational training on forecast mechanics
- Training on specific forecast processes
- Case simulations to experience events
- Case studies will require writeups and, in many cases, specific objectives

## SHARE - Implementation

- On LX2 – install archival scripts and set to run under cron
- On WES-DRT
- Rebuild Informix database on WES with new version of Informix
- Create AWIPS text database and WHFS database – populate WHFS database
- Load all NWSRFS software including ifp, nwsrfs, xsets, xnav, etc
- Load all scripts/menus for simulations

## Share - Status

- Archive scripts and simulation scripts working
- Software tested out on sample cases
- Documentation drafted
- Installation scripts available for evaluation at ABRFC
- Hope to have WDTB or OHD assume maintenance responsibility
- Want to add capability to archive all ofs jobs and then include in simulation for evaluation of operations during an event (MARFC)

## SR RFC Web Team Activities

- Formed at SR RFC Tech Transfer Mtg held in Oct 2001
- Objective to share resources and provide standardized products on the web
- Team consists of representatives from each SR RFC, SRH, CRH, 2 SHs, and RFC Development Manager

## Activities Completed

- Region–wide precipitation analysis and graphics
- Region-wide FFG graphics
- SR RFC Corporate web image
- SR RFC status maps

## Region-wide Precipitation Graphics

- Graphics for SR, each RFC, and each state
- Durations of past day, past 7-days, past 14-days, month-to-date, and year-to-date
- Generated twice daily
- Generated by WGRFC using ArcView

## Flash Flood Guidance Graphics

- Graphics for SR, each RFC, and each state
- Durations of 1-, 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-hours
- Expanding to CR and ER
- Generated by ArcView when new FFG issued

## SR RFC Corporate Web Image

- All SR RFC main webpages are similar in format
- Flexibility is allowed similar to the flexibility allowed on WFO pages

## RFC Status Maps

- Needed to meet our cooperators needs to show severity of flooding (minor, moderate, etc)
- SR-wide map is created 4 times per hour
- Consistent with status map on each RFC webpage