The ForecastBuilder group has released version 12.0. This should be an easy update for most offices as all changes and fixes were minor. Please refer to the documentation here for a list of changes and the installation instructions.
The ForecastBuilder group has released version 11.3. This should be an easy update for most offices as all changes and fixes were minor. Please refer to the documentation here for a list of changes and the installation instructions. Additionally, this document contains a summary of some of the more helpful configuration options the ForecastBuilder team often gets...
The ForecastBuilder group has released version 11.2. The primary update of note was to remove HazardBuilder which was used primarily at Central Region offices. Central Region offices will need to follow their tech order which will be released the week of May 13th before installing this version of Forecast Builder. Other HazardBuilder offices should install the GHWO package...
The ForecastBuilder group has released an update to version 11 titled 11.1. We recognize this is a pretty quick turnaround after the version 11 release back in mid December, but given feedback we wanted to hit an important item along with a couple of other bug fixes. This important item is related to the melting of snow when wet-bulb temperatures are between 32-34F. ...
The ForecastBuilder Technical Working Group has released Version 10.8 of the ForecastBuilder software. This release contains several important updates: Initial support for Alaska and Pacific Regions WBGT fix - discovered reason for random 139 values. Fix now makes the WBGT tool on SCP and ForecastBuilder match with outputs. Initial round of code...
All, The ForecastBuilder Technical Working Group has released Version 10.7 of the ForecastBuilder software. This release contains several important updates: Simplifying the precipitation type process such that forecasters focus on the Wx<type> grids (prior they would have to also worry about modifying the Pot<type> grids) For mountain...
The 10.6 release of ForecastBuilder is now available. Note that NH23-001 is a prerequisite. There are a lot of updates in this release as documented within the ForecastBuilder documentation . A few of the highlights: light smoothing applied to the p-type grids outside terrain areas Buttons to increase/decrease ice nuclei (think adjusting ProbIcePresent) ...
A quick update to the ForecastBuilder version 10.5 is available, 10.5.1, which handles a couple of impacts related to NBM v4.1. There's only one small change you may have to make to your ForecastBuilderConfig file, which is listed in the documentation , otherwise this is a simple svn update and run install script.
While it is the Thanksgiving Moratorium, when we come back out the latest ForecastBuilder release version 10.5 is now available to install. In this release we've made some updates based on feedback as well as other improvements. A couple of key highlights include: New tools added to the Precip Type step when working with NBM data Fixing an issue (mostly impacted...
For those working through the ForecastBuilder Training Plan, particularly the pseudo Winter WES simulation, a walk through video is now available. It's about 30 minutes long. Check it out here (also linked in the Training Plan and in the job sheet): https://youtu.be/n_VNXpgltQs
The new ForecastBuilder Training is now available, both in this Google Doc and on the CLC ! Be looking for a few more modules to add to this training as well (as you can see in the Google Doc). The training will help everyone from new forecasters to those that are seasoned using ForecastBuilder (recommendations are provided in the plan). Furthermore, with a growing...
The version 10.4 release of ForecastBuilder is out and available for installation. Given that offices are working through HCI migration and the legacy systems only have a month left, installation of this release is only expected on HCI systems (documentation is written for HCI only). Please refer to the ForecastBuilder documentation for both a list of updates and the...
As the title states ForecastBuilder version 10.3 has been released. No forecaster training is associated with this release as most of the changes are "under the hood." However, tropical sites can view the updated training which accounts for a few tropical related changes for the 2022 season. The big item with this release is cron...
ForecastBuilder v10.2 has been released. A few of the major highlights include: To the Precipitation Type step for NBM some GUI updates and switching up the grid names Simplifying the GUI for the Wx step (much smaller now and important for HCI) Allowing configuration of when to remove QPF at a specific PoP value and more. You can find all of the updates...
Since the ForecastBuilder V10.1 release back on November 10, we have added a few updates over the past two months, now officially wrapped into 10.1.1. These updates include: Remove light freezing spray from showing up in Wx grid for Great Lake Sites MinApT calculation fix, where in certain situations it was using the maximum wind and minimum temperature over a time period,...
Curious on the past, present and future plans for ForecastBuilder? Please check out this Gannt chart
Now that there have been some live winter events to work out the NBM PoWT workflow in ForecastBuilder, field input has driven the technical working group has updated what was sent out in version 10 to make some adjustments. Along with these changes, other "under the hood" items were tackled such as fixed the auto-run for finalize, aviation finalize and fire wx steps that didn't work...
After a long break, the blog for ForecastBuilder is resuming. To kick this off, so everyone is aware ForecastBuilder Version 10 was released on September 30th. Please see the ForecastBuilder documentation link for full information on the release and how to install/update. The biggest part of this release was a new workflow to utilizing NBM Probability of Weather Type grids,...
ForecastBuilder version 7.x (7.1 as of 2/27/2020) has been released. This is a major release with a large re-write of ForecastBuilder. Some new functionality has also been added. A training video and user documentation are available.
A video demonstrating Edit Retention, a ForecastBuilder Add-on can be found on the top of the Training page, linked immediately above the "cheatsheets" link. This video resides on VLab so it should be available in AWIPS.
ModelCertainty Training can be found in the NOAA CLC by searching for "model certainty". Request that training from your SOO or local training officer. There are a few great modules on this topic. Additionally, at this link is a video of Central Region Blue Sky training where ModelCertainty was a topic. Unfortunately it is too large to host on VLab so you'll have to...
A recording of the December 11, 2018 ForecastBuilder webinar has been made available. The slides have also been shared on Google Drive .
The ForecastBuilder Bourgouin Testbed training can be found here or from the Training page.
Please register for CR GMAT December 2018 update on Dec 11, 2018 2:00 PM CST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7680007751403810305 Topics include: 1 . NBM 2. Bourgouin Energy Method Experiment 3. ForecastBuilder 4. ESTF V2.0 5. DAS 6. ModelCertainty And as always an opportunity to ask questions. All forecasters are invited as...
A re-recording of the webinar can be found here . Since the original recording failed, there is no question/answer session. We do apologize.
Over a dozen new or updated cheetsheets can be found here .
October 2018 ForecastBuilder Webinar Please register for October 2018 ForecastBuilder Webinar on Oct 18, 2018 Noon EDT / 11:00 AM CDT / 9 AM PDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4860829150266201603 An update for the field on topics including: 1. Latest ForecastBuilder updates such as the new Menu 2. EditRetention 3. ForecastBuilder Winter...
Now that ForecastBuilder ver. 6 has been released, there is a new GUI feedback form available. Feel free to share your ideas for GUI improvement u sing this form . Thanks for providing your important feedback.
Here is a link to the YouTube recording of the Spring GMAT Webinar: https://youtu.be/Pu1sImScXGc
Here is a link to the YouTube recording of the Spring GMAT Webinar: https://youtu.be/P9P_mOQzDqU
Our most recent ForecastBuilder webinar was held on Apr. 18, 2018. Feel free to watch the recording on YouTube .
