Convective Hazard Services Proficiencies

NOTE: The Hazard Services Convective Training for AWIPS Build 23.4.3 is now live on the CLC! You can access it by searching for 'Hazard Services Convective Course' in the search bar of the CLC or by clicking on this link.

 

The proficiencies for convective Hazard Services are listed below with references (notated in parenthesis) to what slide they specifically appear in the modules. 

  1. Hazard Services Convective Course: Introduction
    1. Short Fuse Hazards that use Storm Track Tool (Storm Track Tool Convective Hazards, Additional Version 4 Hazards)
  2. Hazard Services Convective Course: Console
    1. Changes between v3 and v4 of Console (Console Changes)
    2. Console filter Status Icon (Console Filter Status)
    3. Default filter status settings (Default Short Fuse and Convective Differences)
    4. Viewing and adjusting filter status settings (Console Filter Status [Follow Along])
    5. Modifying the Console (Console Modifications and Visibility)
    6. Draw and Geometry Tool replacing Pencil Tool (New Actions and Drawing Menus, New Actions and Drawing [Follow Along])
    7. Service Backup (Service Backup)
    8. Bugs and Issues to be aware of (Bugs and Issues)
  3. Hazard Services Convective Course: Hazard Information Dialog
    1. Storm Motion and Speed (New Bearing and Speed Readouts, Default Storm Motion)
    2. Storm Relative Motion updates (Update SRM)
    3. Call to Action (Primary CTAs, Special CTAs)
    4. Entering Reports (Updates to Entering Reports)
    5. Locations Impacted/Affected (Locations Affected)
  4. Hazard Services Convective Course: Basic Warning Issuance
    1. Launching Hazard Services with Storm Track Tool (Launching Hazard Services Convective)
    2. Storm Track Tool functionality (Storm Track Tool [Follow Along])
    3. Storm Track Tool Defaults (Default Storm Track Tool Reference Guide)
    4. Impacted Footprint (Storm Track Tool Impacted Footprint)
    5. Issuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Issuing a Severe Thunderstorm [Follow Along])
    6. Issuing Tornado Warning (Issuing a Tornado Warning [Follow Along])
    7. Issuing warning with Line Tool (Issuing a Warning with the Line Tool [Follow Along])
    8. SP.S and MA.S Polygon vs Area (Important SP.S and MA.S Behavior)
    9. Issue SPS (Issuing a SPS [Follow Along])
    10. Short Fuse hazard knobology (Other Hazards and "Knobology")
  5. Hazard Services Convective Course: Typical and Atypical Warning Operations
    1. SVS/CON a Hazard (Issuing an SVS/CON, Issuing an SVS/CON [Follow Along])
    2. Cancelling a Hazard (Issuing a Cancellation [CAN], Issuing a Cancellation [Follow Along])
    3. Expiring a Hazard (Issuing an Expiration [EXP], Issuing an Expiration [Follow Along])
    4. Hazard duration and Console coloring (Time to Expiration Coloring in Console)
    5. Drafting multiple Hazards (Drafting Multiple Hazards, Drafting Multiple Hazards [Follow Along])
    6. Propose Hazards (Proposing Short Fuse Hazards)
    7. Copy to New Event (Copy to New Event, Copy to New Event [Follow Along]
    8. Issuing a Hazard in Service Backup (Issuing a warning for another office in Service Backup, Issue Warning in Service Backup [Follow Along])
    9. Airport Weather Warnings (Airport Weather Warnings, Airport Weather Warnings [Follow Along])
  6. Hazard Services Convective Course: Wrap Up Material
    1. Tornado vs Severe Thunderstorm Polygons (Default Polygon Size)
    2. WarnGen and Hazard Services Convective Compatibility (Hazard Services, WarnGen, and Zombies, Managing Hazard Services and WarnGen Incompatibility)
    3. Tips for going 'live' (Preparing for Live Operations)
    4. Hazard visibility between v3 and v4 (Hazard Services V3 and V4)