1

0

Station Model Plot Configurability

1

1

AWIPS shall be able to display up to nine variables around an observation location in a plan view display. This set of variables around a sensor location is called a "station model".

X

X

X

1

2

AWIPS shall allow the user to select which variables will be displayed in the station model.

X

X

1

3

AWIPS shall allow the user to specify the relative position of each variable in relationship to the center point of the station model.

X

X

1

5

Data sources shall be surface or upper air observations stored on; however, a single plan view display will not display variables from different levels :

X

X

1

5

1

Metar;

X

X

1

5

2

Fixed and/or floating buoy or C-Man observations;

X

X

1

5

3

Ship;

X

X

1

5

4

RAWS;

X

X

1

5

5

Rawinsonde;

X

X

1

5

6

Mareps;

X

X

1

5

7

Aireps;

X

X

1

5

8

ACARS;

X

X

1

5

9

Dropwindsonde;

X

X

1

5

10

Local surface observations, including SHEF-encoded data;

X

X

1

5

11

Other surface or upper air data sources as identified

X

X

1

6

When a new point data source is added to AWIPS or a new element is added to an existing observation source, any new variables shall be available for positioning on a station model

X

X

1

14

AWIPS shall provide the capability to show derived parameters as well as observed parameters in locations around the station center

X

X

1

17

AWIPS shall be able to use station model definitions under all failover conditions. (Carl says this resides on the WS, so not an issue for failover)

X

X

2

0

Provide displays of wind and sea state guidance and marine observations

2

2

AWIPS shall provide the capability to ingest, decode, and display locally run gridded meso-scale marine model guidance such as the Great Lakes Environmental Research Labratory sea state forecasts.

X

X

2

3

AWIPS shall decode and display observational bouy data as a station plot on D2D for the following fields:

X

X

2

3

1

Wave Height (WVHT)

X

X

2

3

2

Swell Height (SwH)

X

X

2

3

3

Swell Direction (SwD)

X

X

2

3

4

Swell Period (SwP)

X

X

2

3

5

Wave Steepness (STP)

X

X

2

3

6

Significant Wave Height (HO)

X

X

2

3

7

Dominant Wave Period (DPD)

X

X

2

4

AWIPS shall decode and display gridded Ocean Modeling Branch Ice Analysis and the Vessel Ice Accretion guidance in D2D.

X

X

2

5

AWIPS shall decode and display gridded NESDIS Gulf Stream Analyses in D2D.

X

X

2

6

AWIPS shall decode and display gridded SSM/I analyses of wind in D2D.

X

X

2

7

AWIPS shall decode and display Canadian buoy observational data as well as U.S. buoy data as a station plot in D2D.

X

X

5

0

Provide User-Configurability of contours (intervals and limits) for generated graphics

5

1

AWIPS shall provide a GUI for the forecaster to control the way fields are displayed in D2D. This shall include the capability for the forecaster to set the following things:

X

X

5

1

1

a. Range of data for contours in physical units, e.g., -40F to +40F;

X

X

5

1

2

b. Intervals for contours in physical units, e.g., every 5 degrees F;

X

X

5

1

3

c. Thresholds for display of contours in physical units, e.g., contours greater than 50 knots or less than 100 knots;

X

X

5

3

This functionality shall work when a site is in failover mode.

X

X

7

0

Faster Availability New Products/Models Fields in AWIPS

7

1

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected grid parameters and time steps for existing grid projections to AWIPS ingest tables, template files, and purge parameters to allow storage of new grids

X

X

7

2

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected grid parameters and time steps for existing grid projections to the Volume Browser to allow display of new grids

X

X

7

3

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected redbook graphics (RBG) files for existing projections to AWIPS redbook data, depict key tables, and purge parameter files to allow storage and display of new RBGs

X

X

7

4

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected text bulletins to the Text Database to allow display of new text bulletins from the Text window and browser.

X

X

7

5

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected satellite imagery for existing satellite projections to AWIPS ingest tables, template files, and purge parameters to allow storage of new display

X

X

7

6

AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected satellite imagery for existing satellite projections to the D-2D menu to allow display of new satellite imagery

X

X

10

0

Image Tools - Cloud Height Computation

10

1

For Cloud Heights AWIPS shall display satellite/sounding derived cloud top information in D2D by utilizing the sampling function logic associated with satellite imagery to access temperature data.

X

X

10

2

AWIPS shall display the following output in text readout underneath the cursor when sampling is activated on IR Satellite Imagery: aaaaa/bbbbb feet (source status) where aaaaa represents the estimated cloud height in feet at the cursor, bbbbb represent

X

X

10

2

1

Source shall be the model or raob site used in the cloud height computation.

X

X

10

2

1

1

If raob data is used, the source shall be the 3-letter ID of the nearest sounding used in the computation.

X

X

10

2

1

2

If climatological data is used, the source shall be indicated as CLIMO.

X

X

10

2

2

Status is a one-letter indicator of the results of a cloud height computation. Status values shall be: W - Cloud Temp warmer than sounding-Top set to 0. C - Cloud Temp colder than sounding-Tops recomputed using parcel theory or by linear extrapolation.*

X

X

10

3

This functionality shall be available only when sampling a satellite IR image.

X

X

10

4

AWIPS shall be able to display satellite/sounding derived cloud top information on a satellite IR image when it is displayed alone and when it is displayed with other types of data in the a window.

X

X

10

5

AWIPS shall display cloud top information as the user moves a cursor over the IR satellite image.

X

X

10

6

AWIPS shall give the user the ability to turn on/off the sampling.

X

X

10

7

AWIPS shall use sounding data from either model, climatological and radiosonde sources. A suggested default is to use ETA model sounding data.

X

X

10

8

AWIPS shall give the user the ability to select the data source one at a time.

X

X

10

8

1

This functionality shall be turned on/off by pressing the right mouse button.

X

X

10

8

2

The option "Sample Cloud Heights" shall be incorporated into the AWIPS pop-up menu between the "Sampling" and "Lat/Lon Readout" options.

X

X

10

8

3

Once the "Sample Cloud Heights" option is activated a cascading menu with radio-button and check-button choices with the following options shall appear in D2D:

X

X

10

8

3

1

- No Sampling (radio-button)

X

X

10

8

3

2

- ETA (radio-button)

X

X

10

8

3

3

- RUC2 (radio-button)

X

X

10

8

3

4

AVN211 (radio-button)

X

X

10

8

3

5

- From Raobs (radio-button)

X

X

10

8

3

6

- SKEW-T (check button)

X

X

10

14

The Skew-T Log-P algorithm shall display either model or radiosonde sounding, from a time nearest to the time of the displayed satellite image.

X

X

10

15

Temperatures on the Skew-T Log-P diagram shall be labeled in C and F, heights in feet (to the nearest foot), and pressure in millibars.

X

X

22

0

Ingest, Store and Display Mesonet Data Received by LDAD at Maximum Temporal Resolution

22

1

LDAD shall ingest mesonet data at frequencies that match the cycle times of the mesonet.

X

X

22

2

AWIPS shall store mesonet data received from LDAD at frequencies that match the cycle times of the mesonet

X

X

22

3

AWIPS shall display mesonet data at frequencies that match the cycle times of the mesonet.

X

X

23

0

Time Series Of Observation Parameters

23

1

AWIPS shall have the ability to display a graphical representation of point data in a time series of various observation parameters. This shall include data sets such as METARs, buoys, LDAD ingested data, and others.

X

X

30

0

Ingest and Display of Model Soundings

30

1

AWIPS shall ingest and store all model soundings available on the SBN that fall within the:

X

X

30

1

1

Regional Scale at WFOs

X

X

30

1

2

RFC Scale at RFCs

X

X

30

1

3

Area of responsibility at NCEP National Centers (NC)

X

X

30

2

AWIPS shall allow display of model sounding parameters (individually or as a standard "SKEWT" package) using D-2D, Volume Browser, and Product Maker applications

X

X

30

3

AWIPS shall display model soundings using all vertical layers available in model

X

X

30

4

AWIPS shall display time projections using the model's full temporal resolution

X

X

30

5

When vertical sounding "SKEWT" display is selected from Volume Browser:

X

X

30

5

1

AWIPS shall depict model sounding stability indices the same as the RAOB display behavior

X

X

30

5

2

AWIPS shall display other parameters contained within the sounding file (centrally generated) within the same table as the calculated stability parameters (Haines, CAPE, WINDEX, etc)

X

X

30

6

AWIPS shall allow sounding data to be depicted in the following views:

X

X

30

6

1

Time/height cross sections

X

X

30

6

2

Planar depiction

X

X

30

6

3

Vertical "SKEWT" depictions

X

X

30

7

AWIPS shall allow display of all available parameters and independently toggled, to include:

X

X

30

7

1

Height

X

X

30

7

2

Temperature

X

X

30

7

3

Moisture (specific humidity, dew point, dew point depression, relative humidity, mixing ratio, wet bulb)

X

X

30

7

4

Winds (u, v)

X

X

30

7

5

Cloud amount

X

X

30

7

6

Omega

X

X

30

7

7

Freezing level

X

X

30

7

8

Tropopause level

X

X

30

7

9

Precipitation Type

X

X

30

7

10

Precipitation Intensity

X

X

30

7

11

Precipitation Amount (1, 3, 6, 12hr)

X

X

30

7

12

Snow Water Equivalent

X

X

30

7

13

Snow Accumulation (1hr)

X

X

30

7

14

Pressure

X

X

30

7

15

Catagorical Weather Type

X

X

30

7

16

Total Precipitable Water

X

X

30

7

17

Visibility

X

X

30

7

18

Stability Parameters (CAPE, CIN, LI)

X

X

30

7

19

Derived Parameters Calculable from the above Parameters

X

X

30

8

AWIPS shall allow users to select the beginning and ending loop times and data time step interval (ex. Build a loop of 1 hr sounding data from H+12 through H+36). This is particularly useful when the number of time steps in the model exceed the max number

X

X

30

9

AWIPS shall allow users to select model soundings using the "points" tools; AWIPS shall retrieve the closest available model sounding for the model requested (see also RWPxxxx - Geo-Referencing from "Points")

X

X

30

10

AWIPS shall display the location of the grid point retrieved in the planar view thumbnail when plotting a vertical profile (SKEWT view)

X

X

30

11

WFOs/RFCs/NCEP will require the ability to archive model sounding data and latter play back on AWIPS. Users should have the ability to select "all" forecast soundings in database or select individual forecast soundings during the archiving process.

X

X

31

0

Data Availability - Long range models

31

1

AWIPS shall disseminate, ingest, store and display on D-2D using the AWIPS Volume Browser the following gridded data:

X

X

31

1

1

NOGAPS (Refer to Table 1 in RWP)

X

X

31

1

2

UKMET (Refer to Table 2 in RWP)

X

X

31

1

3

Canadian GEM Model (Refer to Table 3 in RWP)

X

X

35

0

Satellite Data Products

35

1

AWIPS shall create New Products formats, projections, and resolutions in accordance with "Detailed Data Matrix" document specifications

X

X

35

3

New products shall be ingested into the AWIPS database

X

X

35

4

New products shall be integrated into AWIPS user interface in accordance with "AWIPS Operations Concept for New Satellite Products" document specification (5.0, 5.1, 5.2, and interim maintenance implementations as appropriate) ( see matrix and descriptio

X

X

35

4

1

1

*A.1.Geostationary Orbiting Earth Satellite (GOES) BUFR Soundings

X

X

35

4

1

2

*A.2. Polar Orbiting Earth Satellite (POES) BUFR Soundings

X

X

35

4

2

*B. GOES BUFR High Density Winds

X

X

35

4

3

C. GOES Sounder Derived Product Imagery (DPI) - Lifted Index (LI)

X

X

35

4

4

D. GOES Sounder DPI - Total Precipitable Water (TPW)

X

X

35

4

5

E. GOES Sounder DPI - Skin Temperature

X

X

35

4

6

F. GOES Sounder DPI - Cloud Top Pressure

X

X

35

4

7

GOES Satellite Precipitation Estimate (SPE) - Eastern Continental US (E. CONUS)

X

X

35

4

8

H. GOES SPE - Western CONUS

X

X

35

4

9

I. GOES SPE - Hawaii

X

X

35

4

10

GOES SPE - Puerto Rico (SJU)

X

X

35

4

11

European Geostationary Satellite (METEOSAT) /GOES- E Composite

X

X

35

4

12

Japanese Geostationary Meteorological Satellite (GMS) /GOES-W Composite - Honolulu (HFO) National Composite

X

X

35

4

13

GMS/GOES-Western Alaska Region (AR) National Composite -

X

X

35

4

14

GMS/GOES - W AR Regional Composite

X

X

35

4

15

POES/Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Blended Composite - Marine Surface Wind

X

X

35

4

16

POES/DMSP Blended Composite - Marine Precipitable Water

X

X

35

4

17

POES/DMSP Blended Composite - Rainfall Rate

X

X

35

4

18

POES/DMSP Blended Composite - Sea Surface Temperature

X

X

35

4

19

GOES Imager DPI - Hawaii Lifted Index

X

X

35

4

20

GOES Imager DPI - Puerto Rico Lifted Index

X

X

35

4

21

GOES Imager DPI - Hawaii Precipitable Water

X

X

35

4

22

GOES Imager DPI - Puerto Rico Precipitable Water

X

X

35

4

23

GOES Imager DPI - Hawaii Skin Temperature

X

X

35

4

24

GOES Imager DPI - Puerto Rico Skin Temperature

X

X

35

4

25

Scatterometer Marine Surface Winds (BUFR)

X

X

35

4

26

Composite GOES Sounder Imagery

X

X

35

4

27

POES/DMSP Composite imagery - CONUS National

X

X

35

4

28

POES/DMSP Composite imagery - HFO National

X

X

35

4

29

POES/DMSP Composite imagery - SJU National

X

X

35

4

30

POES/DMSP Blended Composite Soil Wetness

X

X

35

4

31

GOES Sounder DPI - Cloud Amount

X

X

35

4

32

Northern Hemisphere Four Satellite Composite - Complete (on channel 4) - on GOES-E/W channels

X

X

35

4

33

Volcanic Ash Graphic

X

X

35

4

34

Not included in Matrix - Satellite Status Text Messages

X

X

50

0

Improve Line Option in Warngen

50

1

AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate text warning products from WarnGen with the option of using either two or three vertices.

X

X

50

2

AWIPS shall provide the capability to allow users to locally configure the number of vertices desired for product generation with WarnGen, and to allow the user the option of using additional vertices.

X

X

50

3

AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate text warning products from WarnGen with either of the following user selected wording options:

X

X

50

3

1

-"A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM ... TO ... TO ...";

X

X

50

3

2

-"SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ALONG A LINE FROM ... TO ... TO ...."

X

X

50

4

AWIPS shall provide the capability to allow users to select the option of either a two or a three point line from WarnGen in the generated text warning products.

X

X

50

5

AWIPS shall provide the capability to include options for the following location designators in the text warning products describing a line of storms generated with WarnGen : -only the nearest towns; -only the reference cities; -both the nearest towns

X

X

51

0

WarGen Pathcast Improvements

51

6

AWIPS shall provide the capability in WarnGen to round Pathcast times down to the nearest 5 minutes, rather than providing a Pathcast with times at a specified minute.

X

X

51

7

AWIPS shall provide the capability in WarnGen to locally set the Pathcast times for a time window, and also provide the capability to locally set the duration of the time window.

X

X

51

8

AWIPS shall provide the capability in WarnGen the option to include any of the following conjunctions/prepositions in the text of the Pathcast :

X

X

51

8

1

-BEFORE [time];

X

X

51

8

2

-AFTER [time];

X

X

51

8

3

-BY [time];

X

X

51

8

4

-AROUND [time];

X

X

51

8

5

-NEAR [time];

X

X

51

8

6

-BETWEEN [time 1];

X

X

51

8

7

-AND [time 2]

X

X

51

9

AWIPS shall provide the capability to log both each warning product disseminated from WarnGen, and selected information from each of these disseminated warning products. (As is now done with the WISE program). For each warning product disseminated, the

X

X

51

9

1

-product type;

X

X

51

9

2

-issue time;

X

X

51

9

3

-UGC codes

X

X

60

0

CRS-Specific Formatter Changes from Build 4.2 and new CRS text formatters/functions to support NOAA Weather Radio

60

12

AWIPS shall provide a method for formatting of the W/W/A products for issuance by CRS, including the following: For WSW/NPW this includes:

X

X

60

12

1

Split segmented warnings into separate products based on VTEC phenomena and significance codes

X

X

60

12

2

Include expiration times from UGC and the effective times from VTEC -Remove old segments and overviews from the CRS

X

X

60

12

3

Include the option to send "what, where, when, call-to action", basis and pathcast form of a warning product created from a defined template in order to support concatenated voice capability on CRS

X

X

60

12

4

Include a "pipe" command in the CRS text prior to a Call-to-Action (CTA) which specifies the user-defined number of minutes which the message is to play

X

X

60

12

5

Provide an end pipe for any products where the CTA is not the end of the product

X

X

60

12

6

Provide the capability to designate certain warning products from nearby listening areas to transmit to nearby transmitters without the warning alarm tone activation

X

X

60

12

7

Provide the capability to the user to designate that specified products be transmitted to the CRS without activating the tone warning alarm

X

X

60

12

8

Provide option to include/not include headlines -Provide complete sentences in the NWR text generated from WarnGen

X

X

60

12

9

Limit the repetition of state names by reformatting in form of, "...is in effect for the following counties in Statename a: xxx,yyy and the following counties in Statename b: ppp,qqq,etc"

X

X

60

12

10

Limit repetition of full time zones in pathcast segment to only those where multiple time zones are actually listed. Minimally, provide CRS with spaced abbreviations after first reading, to limit length of time needed to broadcast warning, i.e. "Pacific

X

X

60

12

11

Add option to include the product issuance time

X

X

60

12

12

Add the option to remove the overview from hazards and send as a separate product

X

X

60

16

AWIPS shall provide a method for formatting the NOW product for issuance by CRS, including the following:

X

X

60

16

1

-Provide a method for summarizing NOWs in a similar fashion to that for W/W/As.

X

X

60

16

2

-Provide a user-selected option to delete NOWs

X

X

60

16

3

-Provide the option to broadcast the NOWcast without specifically listing all geographic areas for which the product covers

X

X

60

16

4

-Provide a method for tracking of the NOW products using the expiration time and removing them as they expire

X

X

60

16

5

-Provide option to include/not include headlines

X

X

60

16

6

-Provide the capability to either send all NOWs to any applicable towers, or to assign one county per tower

X

X

61

0

Local Storm Reports

61

1

AWIPS shall provide the capability for the user to save draft work versions of a Local Storm Report (LSR) and clearly display the status of each specific product as either submitted, archived, or draft.

X

X

61

2

AWIPS shall provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with the capability to graphically display the spotter location and spotter id over a map background of the WFO County Warning Area (CWA).

X

X

61

2

1

In addition, this GUI shall allow display of both the spotter name and phone number. REFER TO RWP167

X

X

61

3

AWIPS shall provide a database for storing data from all spotters, to provide storage of the name, phone number and location of spotter report.

X

61

3

1

The phone number and name shall not be included in any generated LSR product.

X

X

61

4

AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate a list of all spotter reports within a user defined time window for any user selected storm event, and to compile a summary total event LSR for each WFO, based upon user input starting and ending times and da

X

X

61

21

AWIPS shall automatically insert the County and State information from the city direction and distance data.

X

X

61

21

1

The capability for the user to edit the list of towns shall be provided in the LSR Product Generation GUI.

X

X

61

26

AWIPS shall provide a configuration file to allow all offices to turn on the LSR program simultaneously at a coordinated and announced time.

X

X

61

28

AWIPS shall automatically save the LSR product to the database when the official product is disseminated.

X

X

69

0

Aviation Terminal Forecast (TAF) Verification

69

1

AWIPS shall archive and verify all TAF forecasts issued by a WFO.

X

X

69

2

AWIPS shall provide an interactive graphical user interface which displays the TAF verification data at the WFO.

X

X

69

3

AWIPS shall provide verification data for each scheduled TAF issuance time (00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z) and each unscheduled, amended TAF issuance.

X

X

69

4

AWIPS shall provide the user display capability for verification data for combinations of issuance times.

X

X

69

5

AWIPS shall provide the capability to display verification data for user-specified periods, e.g., a day, multiple days, a month, multiple months, a season, multiple seasons, a year, multiple years.

X

X

69

6

AWIPS shall provide verification separately for each operational TAF location issued by the WFO.

X

X

69

7

AWIPS shall transmit all archived TAF verification data from the WFO to National Weather Service Headquarters.

X

X

69

8

AWIPS shall provide the user the capability to display data for a single TAF, multiple TAFs, or all the TAFs issued by the WFO.

X

X

69

9

AWIPS shall perform verification for the following forecast periods: 1. 0-24 hours; 2. 0-6 hours; 3. 6-12 hours; 4. 12-18 hours; 5. 18-24 hours

X

X

69

10

AWIPS shall allow verification of TAFs based on forecaster ID.

X

X

69

11

AWIPS shall provide verification of the automated TAFs which are produced by the TDL LAMP system.

X

X

75

0

IFPS Full Capability, Create marine forecast products

75

1

AWIPS shall provide the user the capability of generating the marine official text products, in format as specified in the NWS Operations Manuals C43, D51, D52, C11 with IFPS. These products shall include the following:

X

X

75

1

1

Routine Coastal Forecasts and Products:

X

X

75

1

1

1

Coastal Marine Forecast (CWF)

X

X

75

1

1

2

Offshore Forecast (OFF) [5.1 maintenance] issued by WFO ANC, MPC, TPC

X

X

75

1

1

3

Marine Verification Forecast (MVF)

X

X

75

1

1

4

Coast Guard Reports (CGR) - This is supposed to be for incoming reports from USCG stations. However, it appears that some offices are issuing these for the USCG and at least one is using it for something else.

X

X

75

1

1

5

Tide and Water Levels (TID)

X

X

75

1

1

6

High Seas Forecast issued by WFO Honolulu, MPC, TPC

X

X

75

1

2

2 Non-routine Forecasts and Products:

X

X

75

1

2

1

Alaska Ice Products (Seasonal)

X

X

75

1

2

2

Miscellaneous Marine Products (OSO) - [5.2] Only one office issues this.

X

X

75

1

2

3

Recreational Forecast (REC)

X

X

75

1

2

4

Other Marine Reports (OMR) - This is a routine product for some offices, but not for all.

X

X

75

1

2

5

Plain Language Ship Reports (PLS)

X

X

75

1

2

6

Special Tide Report (TID) - This is supposed to be a formatted message for specific data, however, some offices are using it for all sorts of other things.

X

X

75

2

AWIPS shall provide the user the ability to graphically underlay the Gulf Stream Analysis product over a map of the Marine Coastal Zones in the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) in IFPS to provide the user a visual guide for locations over which higher seas

X

X

75

3

AWIPS shall provide the user the capability of ingesting, decoding and displaying grids generated as output from local models into the IFPS, for use as initialization grids for the Great Lakes Forecast area.

X

X

75

4

AWIPS shall provide the capability to view and edit matrices and grids of marine elements in IFPS which have been derived from model grids for the marine zones.

X

X

75

5

AWIPS shall provide the user the ability to specify geographic areas in IFPS by choosing end points along a coastline.

X

X

75

6

AWIPS shall provide access to gridded model forecasts from the following models to be selected by the users as a sources for initialization of the grids within IFPS: AVN MRF NOAA Global Wavewatch III 100 km resolution NOAA Regional Alaskan Waters Wavewa

X

X

75

7

AWIPS shall provide the following model parameters required for use in the initialization of the gridded fields for use in IFPS: Seas (swell height + 1/3 wind wave height) Swell 10 meter winds temperature for ice accretion obstructions to vision such

X

X

75

8

AWIPS shall provide the capability to include the Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) within the generated official text products. VTEC shall be added to the Coastal Waters Forecast, Offshore Forecast, Nearshore Forecast, and the Open Lake Forecast. New codes w

X

X

89

0

Sharing products from Product Maker

89

1

AWIPS shall have the capability to transfer products derived in the product maker between different forecast offices, national centers, and river forecast centers.

X

X

89

2

AWIPS shall have products that are created in the product maker on any workstation be available on any other workstation in the same forecast office.

X

X

105

0

Tools and Environment

105

1

AWIPS shall have a disc partition to keep data used for local software development separate from the operational data sets.

X

X

X

105

2

Guidelines for AWIPS local software development shall be available to AWIPS users in electronic format [there in 4.3].

X

X

X

105

3

APIs and libraries, and associated instructions, shall be provided to allow locally developed software that produces displays to interface with AWIPS data base and display capabilities.

X

X

X

107

0

Proximity Alarm

107

1

AWIPS shall provide an audible and visual alarm when a Satellite Precipitation Estimate (SPE) is issued which includes any portion of a site's area of responsibility. [first maintenance release] - replace AFOS capability

X

X

107

2

AWIPS shall provide an audible and visual alarm when a Satellite Precipitation Estimate (SPE) is issued which includes any portion of a neighboring site's area of responsibility for which the site is currently providing service backup. The user should no

X

X

107

3

AWIPS shall provide an audible and visual alarm when a site-specified forecast, watch, or warning product type which uses UGC codes or latitude/longitude coordinates is issued by other sites and includes any portion of a geographic area defined by the sit

X

X

108

0

Late And Missing Forecast Products Alarm

108

1

AWIPS shall allow the site to identify the expected arrival time of critical forecast or guidance products, the amount of time which should pass before the product is identified as late or missing, and the type and level of notification which should be pr

X

X

108

2

AWIPS shall allow the site to identify the time at which selected forecast products are to be issued, the amount of time prior to this time or after this time at which a notification should be sent, the type or level of notification, and the workstation

X

X

108

3

AWIPS shall allow the forecaster to identify the time at which a prepared product should be distributed. - similar to capability of XNOW to allow a forecaster to complete edit of a forecast product and schedule its transmittal at a given time in the futu

X

X

108

4

AWIPS shall allow the site to execute a site-defined procedure or an AWIPS functionality, such as the Hourly Weather Roundup, based on time of day. This capability is available to some extent through the use of "cron" jobs. The site should have the abil

X

X

108

5

AWIPS shall allow the site to execute a site-defined procedure or an AWIPS functionality, such as the TAF monitor, based on receipt of some data or product. This capability is available to some extent through the use of generic AWIPS triggers, but multip

X

X

167

0

Entering Spotter Reports ( REFER TO RWP 66)

167

1

AWIPS shall provide a template to support entry of spotter reports into the AWIPS database. Where appropriate, field entry should support user selections (e.g. the state field may allow the user to select on a pop up or pull down menu from the states inc

X

X

X

167

1

1

The template shall allow inclusion of the following input fields if the information is available :

X

X

X

167

1

1

1

Source of Report (e.g., county sheriff, John Smith, trained spotter, ham observer K3B76H, boater)

X

X

X

167

1

1

2

Type and magnitude of event or observation (e.g., rotating wall cloud, dime size hail, roof taken off barn)

X

X

X

167

1

1

3

Date of event (default today)

X

X

X

167

1

1

4

Time of event or observation (default now)

X

X

X

167

1

1

5

State name (default may be assigned by site or based on observer)

X

X

X

167

1

1

6

County, City name, or Marine Zone (may assign default based on id of observer)

X

X

X

167

1

1

7

Location of event or observation

X

X

X

167

1

1

8

Fatalities or injuries reported

X

X

X

167

1

1

9

Report Received by

X

X

X

167

1

1

10

Comments (such as location of nearest buoy or CMAN station for reports from boater)

X

X

X

167

2

AWIPS shall support creation of a spotter location database and a geographic depictable (map) of the customary spotter locations.

X

X

168

0

PUP Functionality

168

3

AWIPS shall provide complete information contained in the product legend of a displayed product, such as the Volume Coverage Pattern, the product type, the resolution(s) of the products contained in the display, the location of the maximum value, and othe

X

X

168

4

AWIPS shall display values of Vr shear in standard scientific nomenclature as sec -1, from the highest azimuthal range data available to ensure the optimal estimate has been made. Estimates still differ from the PUP. See OSF OTB report.

X

X

168

5

AWIPS shall display the mean distance from the RDA and the length of the selected line used in the Vr Shear computation.

X

X

168

6

AWIPS shall be capable of calculating and displaying the Vr shear on all four panels of a 4-panel display of velocity at four elevation angles by one single selection.

X

X

168

7

AWIPS shall be capable of displaying all parts (graphic, graphic attributes, and alphanumeric) of all WSR-88D products. (These include CFC, USP, SS, and CSC text information.) The CFC product needs the segment number and the type of suppression (surveilla

X

X

168

8

AWIPS shall provide product-specific information in addition to date-time data in the product inventory list so the user can easily identify and select unique radar products from the radar inventory. This is the display of parameters specified in the RPG

X

X

168

8

1

Data shall be displayed in a user-friendly manner (e.g., not binary or hexadecimal, but instead presented using common units such as floating point degrees, nmi, knots, or kilo-feet) and be consistent with the display of the same information in product re

X

X

168

9

AWIPS shall provide the capability for user selection of adaptable data for the display of Hail and SCIT products. These include Hail-Index symbol fill-in thresholds, numbers of storms shown on the STI graphic with indication of how many cells are not sho

X

X

168

10

AWIPS shall display azimuth-range readouts in nautical miles,

X

X

168

10

1

and if there are distance scales on the product, such as in cross section products, they shall also be displayed in nautical miles.

X

X

168

10

2

The operator shall be given the ability to toggle between nautical miles, statute miles, and kilometers.

X

X

168

11

AWIPS shall use the same product identifier mnemonics as in the WSR-88D. For example, reflectivity products are R in the 88D parlance, and Z in the AWIPS usage. The DHR product is now correctly labeled. The USP product is still identified as the USRA prod