Upgrading All of an NPW Hazard to One or More Hazards - 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.

Upgrade the entire watch to a warning

1. Click linked jobsheet to first create and issue the High Wind Watch 
2. End the High Wind Watch 
   1. Select the HW.A in the console or spatial editor (the console entry will be highlighted in blue).
   2. Right-click on the hazard in the console and select End This. 
      
       
   3. In the HID, leave the reason for ending unchecked, and click Propose.
      1. Verify the watch is removed from the GFE Hazards grid 
          
3. Create the High Wind Warning
   1. Select Hazard Services Maps → Forecast Zones or Forecast Zones XXX.
   2. Highlight the desired time range in the GFE grid manager.
   3. Left-click on the zones that had been in the watch.
   4. Right-click to end the selection.
   5. In the HID, choose High Wind Warning (HW.W)
   6. Verify the valid times are correct, and select any additional CTAs and Impacts in the HID. Click Propose.
      1. Verify the grid appears correct in the GFE Grid Manager
         
          
   7. Click Preview to generate the NPW.
      1. If both hazard events had not been in the HID, they will get collected at this point.
      2. The resulting product should have one segment with both UPG and NEW VTEC lines. 
   8. Click Issue--> Issue All
   9. Right-click on the warning in the console and select End This. 
      
       
   10. In the HID, check the reason for ending and click Propose.
       1. Verify the warning is removed from the GFE Hazards grid 

Convert some zones to a warning and some zones to an advisory

1. Click linked jobsheet to first create and issue the High Wind Watch
2. End the High Wind Watch 
   1. Select the HW.A in the console or spatial editor (the console entry will be highlighted in blue).
   2. Right-click on the hazard in the console and select End This. 
      
       
   3. In the HID, leave the reason for ending unchecked, and click Propose.
      1. Verify the watch is removed from the GFE Hazards grid 
3. Make some zones a Wind Advisory
   1. With the HID still displayed, select Hazard Services Maps → Forecast Zones or Forecast Zones XXX.
   2. Highlight the desired time range in the GFE grid manager.
   3. Left-click on the zones to be included in the WI.Y.
   4. Right-click to end the selection.
   5. In the HID, select Wind Advisory (WI.Y) as the Hazard Type.
   6. Adjust the valid time, as needed.
   7. Select any additional CTAs and Impacts in the HID.
   8. Click Propose.
      1. Ensure the GFE Hazards grid appears correct.
4. Make the remaining zones a High Wind Warning
   1. Return to the Spatial Editor and left-click on the zones for the HW.W
   2. Right-click to end the selection.
   3. Select High Wind Warning (HW.W) as the Hazard Type.
   4. Adjust the valid times, as needed.
   5. Select any additional CTAs and Impacts in the HID.
   6. Click Propose.
      1. At this point, you should have a Hazards grid in GFE that is just the WI.Y and HW.W with no HW.A and no overlapping hazard areas.
         
          
5. Issue
   1. Preview.
   2. Verify output for the 2 segments is in keeping with the GFE Wind, etc., grids and that each segment has an UPG and a NEW VTEC code.
              
   3. Issue All → Issue.
6. Cancel the Wind Advisory and the High Wind Warning
   1. Click Shift and select the WI.Y and HW.W in the Hazard Services Console (they will both turn blue in the console).
   2. Right-click and select End 2 Selected Issued
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      1. Click Yes on the popup box
         
   3. The HID launches. Select an Ending Option on both tabs.
   4. Propose.
   5. Preview.
   6. Issue All → Issue.