FSL OB5 Requirements

A general outline of OB5 tasks has been provided by NWS. OB5 is also a key spot in the HP decommissioning activities. The hardware architecture changes part of this work are described in a mid-June 2004 NGIT presentation (with 7/05 architecture diagram updates).

Task DCS Developer workload estimate (person months)
Terminal Doppler Weather Radar products 3138  
Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm 3151  
GFS Ensembles   deferred
AS decommissioning 3146
3163

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Routine program updates
   upgrades to satellite decoder
   add flexibilty to localization patch process
   add 3.9µ HDW product
   enable stack tracing
   implement fire weather zones map
   fix compiler warnings
   merge RSA mods into baseline
   extend ensemble forecasts to 192h
   LAPS update
   LAPS IR cloud top handling
   LAPS GOES p bias fix for q
   LAPS sfc interpolation scheme
 
3139
3140
3148
3149
3152
3153
3154
3167
3170
3171
3172
3173







mostly deferred to OB6

Based on the revised schedule [PDF] dated 19 May 04...
Additional revisions AWIPS Release OB5 Alpha/Beta Schedule [PDF] dated 11 Feb 05

Important Deadlines:

GFS Handoff 9 Aug 04
SMM Handoff 8 Oct
Training Material Handoff 11 Nov
Last DR checkin before SIT (WFOA) 22-25 Nov
UM Handoff 3 Dec
Last DR checkin before Beta release 18-21 Jan 05
Last Beta Fix Checkin 18 Mar

Other NGIT/NWS schedule dates include:

Milestone Date
GFS handoff 9 Aug 04
IRR0 16 Aug
IRR1 23 Aug
Start pre-SwIT 23 Aug
SMM handoff 8 Oct
End pre-SwIT 22 Oct
IRR2 25 Oct
Start SwIT 25 Oct
UM handoff 3 Dec
End SwIT 17 Dec
IPR1 20 Dec
Start SIT 20 Dec
Start Alpha Test 27 Dec
End Alpha Test 18 Feb 05
End SIT 18 Feb
IPR2 18 Feb
Start SyAT Dry Run 20 Feb
Start Beta Test 2 Feb
End SyAT Dry Run 25 Feb
Last Beta checkin 18 Mar
TRR 12 Apr
Start SyAT 30 Mar
End SyAT 5 Apr
End Beta Test 11 Apr
SVR 14 Apr
Start general field deployment 25 Apr

last update 12 Sep 05