Forecaster Winter Weather (ATAN) Jobsheets

Adding Zones to an Existing Winter Hazard

Purpose:

Step user through adding zones to an existing hazard

Tasks:

Setup

  1. In the GFE Perspective, ensure the Forecast Zones (optional XXX) map is loaded.
  2. Have SnowAmt, IceAccum, etc. grids loaded with canned data, if possible.
  3. Launch Hazard Services with the Winter Weather Settings file.
  4. In the Grid Manager, select a time range for the Winter Storm Watch.

Issue a Winter Storm Watch with multiple zones

  1. From the Hazard Services Console Maps pulldown, select Forecast Zones or Forecast Zones XXX
  2. Left click on the zones for the WS.A
  3. Right click to end the selection
  4. In the HID, select Hazard Type Winter Storm Watch (WS.A)
    1. Verify the hazard Start and End times
  5. Click Propose
    1. Verify the WS.A appears in the GFE Hazards grid for the correct time frame and zones 
  6. Select any additional CTAs and Impacts in the HID
  7. Click Preview
  8. Verify output is in keeping with GFE SnowAmt, etc., grids
    1. Replace framing text if no GFE weather elements were populated
  9. Issue All → Issue

Add zones to this Winter Storm Watch

Tip #1:  For a hazard event, if any zone in the hazard will remain in effect for the same Hazard Type, do not end the hazard. Instead, select the hazard, right-click on the zones to be removed, then select by Maps to create a new hazard event for these zones.

Tip #2: To help make the GFE and Hazard Services hazards easier to distinguish when overlaid, change the Alpha channel of the GFE Hazards grid.

  1. Select the Winter Storm Watch from the console (it will be highlighted blue)

     
  2. Right-click on each new zone that you wish to add to the watch
     
     
  3. Click Propose
    1. Verify the GFE Hazards grid has the correct final area
  4. Select any additional CTAs and Impacts in the HID
  5. Issue
    1. Preview.
    2. Verify there is an EXA segment for the added zones and a CON segment for the original zones.
    3. Verify output is in keeping with GFE SnowAmt, etc., grids
      1. Replace framing text if no GFE weather elements were populated
    4. Issue All → Issue.

 

 

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