System
onAWIPSforForecasting
andEvaluationof Seas
and Lakes
Alpha Test version (prototype)
(AWIPS Build OB-1.3)
Functionality
1. Monitors wind speed, gust, wave height, and
visibility.
2. zone table displays for each zone:
value and threat level for wind speed, gust, wave height,
and visibility.
threat level for small craft advisory, gale warning, storm
warning, and hurricane force wind warning.
3. Station table displays for each station associated
with a zone:
value and threat level for wind speed, gust, wave height,
and visibility.
threat level for small craft advisory, gale warning, storm
warning, and hurricane force wind warning.
4.Trend plot displays a graph of three hours
of reports for a selected station and variable or product.
5. D-2D station plot of the reports within
the monitoring area.
6. Ability to customize the monitoring area.
7. Ability to customize the thresholds used
by the monitor.
8. Ability to customize the thresholds used
by the zone table, station table, and trend plot.
Known Problems
1.
Ship reports are missing from the zone and station tables.
workaround:
view ship reports in the D-2D staion plot.
2. The wording in the "Update Default Display
Thresholds" GUI, which is associated with the zone table,
should be changed according to whether zones were added or removed.
3. SAFESEAS:config GUI, which is associated
with MA setup GUI, should disappear after the OK button on it
was clicked.
4. Default display thresholds can be accidently
changed.
Workaround:Close D2D window
before launch MA setup GUI (Clicking on the Clear button could
not fix the problem).
5. The default monitoring area may be missing
some stations near the edge.
Workaround: Use the editor for
the monitoring area to add missing stations.
National Weather Service
Office of Science and Technology
Meteorological Development Laboratory
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Last Modified:
February 25, 2008
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