Creating Multiple NPW Hazards at Once - Hazard Services

Purpose:

Tasks:

Setup

1. In the GFE Perspective, ensure the Forecast Zones (optional XXX) map is loaded.
2. Have Wind, ApparentT, etc. grids loaded with canned data, if possible.
3. Launch Hazard Services with the NPW Settings file.

Create first Hazard Event

1. Select the Maps (icon) pull-down menu on the Hazard Services Console Toolbar and Select Forecast Zones or Forecast Zones XXX. Ensure Persist Select By Area is on.
2. Verify the Forecast Zones are displayed in green on the Spatial Display:
   
   
    
3. In the GFE Grid Manager, highlight the time range you wish the first hazard to cover.
4. On the Spatial Display, MB1 (Left-Click) on the desired zones. The selected zones will turn grey as shown below:
   
    

5.  MB3 (Right-Click) to end the selecting of zones. A white polygon will be displayed on the Spatial Display, delineating the outline of the selected zones.
   
    

6. The Hazard Information Dialog launches. Verify Category is set to Non-Precipitation Weather.

7. Set Type to Heat Advisory (HT.Y). Adjust the valid time if needed.

8. Click Propose. Verify the correct Hazards grid is written to the GFE grid manager and that the hazard status is Pending/Proposed in the Hazard Services console.
   
    

Create the second Hazard Event

1. In the Grid Manager, adjust the time range, as needed for the second hazard.
2. In the Spatial Editor, MB1-click on the desired zones for the second hazard and MB3 to end.

   
    

3. In the Hazard Information Dialog, select type Excessive Heat Warning (EH.W), adjust the valid time as needed, and click Propose.
   1. Verify the warning was added to the existing Hazards grid in the GFE grid manager and that the hazard status is Pending/Proposed in the console.
      
       

Create the multi-hazard NPW Product

1. To generate the NPW text product, select the two hazards from the Console (they turn blue and become checked, as shown).
   
    
2. The HID will pop up. Verify there are two tabs (HT.Y and EH.W), as shown above. 
3. Select Preview. 
4. The Product Editor launches.
   1. Verify there are two segments, one for the advisory and one for the warning.
5. Select Issue All and select Issue on the resulting pop-up with a stop sign.
6. Verify the events have a Status of ISSUED in the Hazard Services Console, and the VTEC Actions is NEW.
   
    

End the Heat Advisory (HT.Y) and Excessive Heat Warning (EH.W)

1. In the Hazard Services Console, MB3 on the recently created HT.Y and EH.W (select both events using the Shift key). 
2. Select End 2 Selected Issued.
   
3. Select Yes at the prompt ‘Ending 2 issued hazards -- Are you sure?’
   
4. The Hazard Information Dialog launches (if not already opened).
5. Select Ending Option from both tabs.
   
    
6. Select Propose, then select Preview.
7. The Product Editor launches. 
8. Select Issue All → Issue.
9. Verify the event has a Status of ENDED in the Hazard Services Console and a VTEC Actions entry is CAN.
   
   1. The Hazard Event may disappear from the Console if you have your Filters hiding ENDED events. To view the ENDED events, you may select Setup → Manage Settings… → Edit/Filter … and then enable the ended checkbox.
   2. Dismiss the dialog box.