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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation Instructions
- AvnFPS OB9.2 User's Guide
- Release Notes
- New Features
- AvnFPS OB9.2 Lessons Learned
- AvnFPS OB9.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)/AvnFPS OB9.2 AvnFPS Troubleshooting
- Support
- AvnFPS list server
- Links to Other AvnFPS Builds
Introduction
Welcome to the AvnFPS web page for AWIPS Operational Build 9.2!
AvnFPS is designed to ease monitoring, improve production, and
facilitate
Quality Control (QC) of Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts
(TAFs). The AvnFPS
monitoring capability gives forecasters quick and continuous feedback
on TAFs
as well as associated observations. This monitoring capability
consists
of a color coded scheme and is forecaster configurable. The TAFs,
surface observations, and guidance are easily accessable either in text
or graphical form and can be enhanced to alert forecasters to weather
significant to aviation operations.
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions can be found here.Back to Table of Contents
AvnFPS User's Guide
The AvnFPS OB9.2 User's Guide is under active
development. Please let us know if you find anything that
should be corrected or clarified.
- AvnFPS OB9.2 User's Guide (HTML Version)
- AvnFPS OB9.2
User's Guide suitable for downloading (HTML Version)
- AvnFPS OB9.2 User's Guide (PDF Version)
Release Notes
The Release Notes contain information about enhancements and problems fixed in this release.
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New Features in AvnFPS OB9.2 |
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Problems Fixed in AvnFPS OB9.2 |
New Features
Quick look at the new features, all minor except the first, in this release. This information is repeated, but with more details, in the Release Notes, Section I- Categorical Amendment Criteria monitoring implemented as a 'turnkey' option within AvnFPS
- Please refer to this link for
all of the documentation related to this concept.
- TAF NSW (No Significant Weather) checked for proper use and compliance with NWSI 10-813
- Variable wind usage within the TAFs are checked for compliance
with NWSI 10-813
- TAFs' AMD LTD TO ... and AMD NOT SKED ... statements now checked for compliance with NWSI 10-813
- AdjustTimes tool can update references to valid times in TAFs' amendment statements
- Sending TAFs as a collective bulletin is now an option set within the TAF Product GUI, and is no longer a forecaster's resource setting
- TAF Product GUI 'Save' button checks the A2A file to ensure that
all TAFs within the group product can be sent without errors
- TAF TEMPO monitoring checks more assertive
- Additional variables provided for TAF impact rule writing
- Several new forecaster resources for customizing AvnFPS behavior
- Unknown Precipitation reported in METAR (UP) is better handled in the Monitoring GUI
- New CCFP monitoring rules implemented
- Forecaster given a 'Are you sure?' type of dialog when pulling forecast(s) from AvnFPS's transmission pending queue
- WindRose GUI can generate KML and PNG image files suitable for displaying in Google Earth
- Ability for CWSUs to use and configure AvnFPS independently of
the parent WFO. See FAQ
Q5.5 for details.
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AvnFPS OB9.2 Lessons Learned
- For the new Climate File Update tool, the Integrated Surface Hourly (ISH) Inventory file (~48 MB size) should be downloaded first to include 2009 data. Once updated, users can proceed to update their climate files to obtain the latest observations from the National Climatic Data Center. Updating the ish-inventory.txt file should be done once per year so that the current year is included. It is not necessary to update the ISH files more frequently than that.
AvnFPS OB9.2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)/AvnFPS OB9.2 Troubleshooting
Click on the appropriate link below to go to
either the
AvnFPS FAQs page or to the AvnFPS Troubleshooting page.
Support
The NCF, at (301-713-9344), provides 24x7x365 support for the AvnFPS software. For problems or questions regarding installation the NCF should foward your TT immediately to MDL for resolution.
AvnFPS and Aviation Focal Points Forums
Click on the link below to access the forums on the NWS ListServer. Once there, and logged in, your forums you've subscribed to will be under the 'My Forums' option. However, if you have not subscribed yet to the aviation forums, then select the "All Forums" tab. Next, click the "subscribe" link associated with the forums you're interested in. After that, simply follow the instructions for completing the subscription form. Once, your subscription is approved (usually in a matter of minutes), the ListServer system will send you an email message to which you must reply in order to activate your subscription membership.