Real Time CFP for QPF Demonstration

In early February, 2021, the OPG, in collaboration with the PMO, WPC, and OCLO, conducted a two hour demonstration of the CFP for QPF using Cloud AWIPS. Seven forecasters from CONUS offices and three meteorologists from the OPG used Cloud AWIPS in real time to demonstrate the first few steps of the CFP for QPF with live real time weather. We divided our ten participants into pairs who played the role of five WFOs in the southeast US (Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birmingham, and Charleston, SC).  The OPG selected the southeast US because there were several expected rain events over the seven day forecast period.  None of the events were anticipated to be particularly significant, but some localized flooding or prolonged moderate rain was suggested by model guidance. Click on the pictures below for full report document.