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Suggestion - Change the default PotFog tool to use Visibility grids

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Joseph Moore, modified 5 Years ago.

Suggestion - Change the default PotFog tool to use Visibility grids

Padawan Posts: 88 Join Date: 11/1/13 Recent Posts

I think we should change the default PotFog tool within FB ("PoT Fogger") to "PotFog from Visibility," since most offices are using DAS anyway and should have good quality Visibility grids already created. I guess this could be configurable as an option, too, but I just feel like the default tool is so basic compared to creating the fog from visibility grids, and this would ensure better consistency between our aviation and gridded forecasts. I know this isn't perfect since there are multiple possible reasons for lower visibility, but fog is definitely the most common cause of visibility reduction.

Alternatively, there could be a GUI to allow the user the ability to select the best tool for the job instead of defaulting to the Fogger tool, kinda like how the PotThunder tool used to work (and will work again in a future update).

JT
Justin Titus, modified 5 Years ago.

RE: Suggestion - Change the default PotFog tool to use Visibility grids

Padawan Posts: 33 Join Date: 10/24/15 Recent Posts
Hey Joe,

If you set IncludeAviation to True in the ForecastBuilder Config, it will utilize the visibility grids when they are available and the "PoT Fogger" when there are no visibility grids.

Hope that help!
Justin Titus
ForecastBuilder Tech Group

On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 7:44 PM Joseph Moore <VLab.Notifications@noaa.gov> wrote:

I think we should change the default PotFog tool within FB ("PoT Fogger") to "PotFog from Visibility," since most offices are using DAS anyway and should have good quality Visibility grids already created. I guess this could be configurable as an option, too, but I just feel like the default tool is so basic compared to creating the fog from visibility grids, and this would ensure better consistency between our aviation and gridded forecasts. I know this isn't perfect since there are multiple possible reasons for lower visibility, but fog is definitely the most common cause of visibility reduction.

Alternatively, there could be a GUI to allow the user the ability to select the best tool for the job instead of defaulting to the Fogger tool, kinda like how the PotThunder tool used to work (and will work again in a future update).

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