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FXC and Graphicasts

FXC and Graphicasts. Sarah Johnson Goodland WFO. What is a Graphicast?. Graphicast vs. NDFD Graphicast is a weather overview. Why a Graphicast?. Can give the whole weather “story” Can be more customer friendly than traditional forecasts. Which would our customers prefer?. CR Future Plans.

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FXC and Graphicasts

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  1. FXC and Graphicasts Sarah Johnson Goodland WFO

  2. What is a Graphicast? • Graphicast vs. NDFD • Graphicast is a weather overview

  3. Why a Graphicast? • Can give the whole weather “story” • Can be more customer friendly than traditional forecasts

  4. Which would our customers prefer?

  5. CR Future Plans • Every CR WFO will create Graphicasts using FX Collaborate • GHWO (Days 1-7) • Graphical Now (0-6 hr) • Implementation (tentatively) Jan. 1, 2007

  6. FX Collaborate • D2D with drawing capability • Can display most AWIPS graphics • Common weather symbols can be drawn over graphics and backgrounds

  7. Lines Lines and arrows Fronts Shapes Polygon, rectangle, circle, freehand, cloud Contours Precip Aviation Turbulence, Icing, Obstructions to visibility Cloud (sky cover) Combo Other Low, High, marker, dust, tropical storms/ Hurricane, wind barb, import image Text Weather Symbols

  8. Why FXC? • Easy to learn • Graphicasts quickly produced • Able to customize!!

  9. GFE GHWO Only includes the type of hazards

  10. FXC GHWO Includes more detail, reasons for the severe weather

  11. Examples of Graphicasts • Graphical NOW • Graphicast/GHWO • Graphical RWS • Long Term Graphicast

  12. Graphical NOW 0-6 hr, but if radar is included, should be updated every hour

  13. Graphicast/GHWO Days 1-7 (focused on days of most concern) Updated at least once per day

  14. Graphical RWS 1-2 day Usually updated every day

  15. Long Term Graphicast Days 2-7 shows entire period

  16. Other uses of FXC • Briefings (FXC has a slide show/briefing tool) • Internal • External (EMs, media, etc.) • Post-storm or Post-event summaries • Graphics for papers • Web briefing graphics • Other web graphics

  17. FXC Briefing Tool

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