IFPS Methodology
Workshop
What: GFE/IFPS Methodology Workshop
Date: March 24-28, 2003 (note: 24 and 28 are travel days)
Where: National Weather Service Training Center, Kansas City, MO
Who is invited: One (1) IFPS Focal Point from invited offices.
Why: OCWWS will be co-sponsoring a GFE/IFPS methodology workshop. The workshop will focus on issues with spin toward the practical sharing of information.
Contact Information: Shannon White (OCWWS) is the workshop lead and can be contacted at (301) 713-0280 x125. In CR, Jeff Manion is the contact. In SR, Jack Settelmaier is the contact. In AR, Duane Carpenter is the contact.
Accounting code: 20-02-0000-06-00-00-00 A8M1JPDPDF
Actions for attendees prior to the meeting:
1) Due Date: , 2003: Please let your contact know the name of the workshop participant. An email is fine.
2) Due Date: Monday March 3, 2002: Please make hotel reservations by March 3, 2003 to ensure rates at or below per diem and room availability. Hotel and travel information is at end of agenda.
3) Due Date: March 17, 2002: The success of the workshop will depend heavily on the active participation of the attendees. We are discovering together how to make best use the GFE. Please select you best local IFPS methodology or practice from your office and be prepared to discuss it. We are requesting that each office bring a slide or two to explain your best practice and show an example. E-mail this to Brian and your regional focal point. Brian will include these in slides on the workshop web site.
4) Bring a local methodology training guide copy if available.
Agenda
OCWWS IFPS/NDFD Methodology Workshop
Tuesday, March 25 --------------------------------------------
| 8:00- 8:10 | Welcome and Logistics | Sam Beckman |
| 8:10 - 8:45 | CR Director's Perspective | Dennis McCarthy |
| Session 1: | What are the IFPS Requirements for IOC ? | |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Local Office and ORD Time Schedule/Requirements |
Jeff Manion Jack Settelmaier Dave Novak Duane Carpenter |
| 9:30 - 10:15 |
Local Grids and Web Pages |
Jack Settelmaier Joe Palko |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Update on Upcoming GFE/IFPS Builds | Mark Mathewson |
| 10:50 - 11:15 |
MDL Update on Future IFPS Releases
|
Jim Calkins |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | MDL Service Backup | Shannon White |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | SR Hot Backup |
Jack Settelmaier Jamie Frederick |
| 1:15 - 2:30 | New GFE Formatter Configuration Issues - What should work after install - What might break due to install - Realistic expectations for formatters -Specific formatter issues, Marine/Fire Weather/Zone |
Mark M. / Brian M. |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45 - 4:00 |
National NDFD Process and Requirements/Schedule for Gridded Data (Corel Presentation) - Explanation of grid flow after WFO sends - Issue: what grids are sent to NDFD? (WordPerfect) - Matrix of Grids/Times with Q&A - Explanation of Floating POP12 (Corel Presentation) |
Dave Ruth |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | RAP and RPP | Joe Palko |
| 4:20 - 4:35 | Spot Fire Weather Forecast w/GFE | Phil Bills |
| 4:35 - 4:50 | Creating a FireWX forecast with GFE | Rob Radzanowski |
| 4:50 - 5:00 | Homogeneous Areas in Grids | Ray Gomez |
Wednesday, March 26 -----------------------------------------
| Session 2: | Forecast Methodology for Maintaining the Forecast Database | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
GFE Smart Tool Development (Powerpoint) - Smart Tool Development Standards/Recommendations - How to Avoid Conflicts with Future Builds |
Brian Motta |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Science issue-how do we identify and share good smart tools? |
Dave Novak |
| 9:00 - 9:20 | Winter Weather Smart Tool | JoAnna Green |
| 9:20 - 9:40 | Total Snow Amount Smart Tool: | Phil Bills |
| 9:40 - 9:50 | Break | |
| 9:50 -10:10 | Diurnal T Smart Tool | Sam Beckman |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Grid Editing Tools and Methods | Kevin Cadima |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Sky Cover Smart Tool | Mike Cempa |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Keeping Mesoscale Detail in the Grids | Steven Hentz |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Incorporating Terrain Detail Into Grids | Pat Moore |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Wind from MSLP Smart Tool | Duane Carpenter |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | Shift Organization and Responsibility |
Brian Motta Lynn Maximuk |
| Session 4: | Collaboration and Strategies for Reducing Differences Along CWA Boundaries | |
| 1:15 - 1:35 | Spinning Up on 12Planet | Joe Palko |
| 1:35 - 2:20 | Collaboration in the NDFD Era | Shannon White |
| 2:20 - 2:40 | Collaboration Lessons Learned During the NDFD Prototype |
Anita Silverman |
| 2:40 - 3:00 |
- Alternate Strategies for Sending Grids |
Mark Mathewson |
| 3:00 -3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Collaboration Lessons Learned/Winter Weather Experiment | Pete Manousos -HPC |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Group - Discussion on Improving Collaboration Process | NDFD Sites |
Thursday, March 27 --------------------------------------
| Session 5: | Quality of Grids- Forecaster Feedback/Verification | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 | The Daily Forecast Critique | Sam Beckman |
| 9:00 - 10:15 | NDFD "Hot" Issues | Lynn Maximuk |
| 10:00- 10:15 | Break | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Methodology Training | Sam Beckman |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Work Grid Editing Method and the SERP Tool | Shannon White |
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Lunch | |
| IFPS/NDFD Verification Team Update | Preston Leftwich | |
| 12:45 - 1:05 | Marine Methodology in Fairbanks | Tim Shy |
| 1:05 - 1:25 | Using GFE at a Marine Office | Mike Dutter |
| 1:25 - 1:45 | Change in Shift Management with Marine Responsibility | Brian Montgomery |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Vision for Marine and Coastal Services Digital Products | Shannon White |
| 2:15 - 2:35 | Nearshore Marine Forecasting with IFPS | Brian Meade |
| 2:35 - 2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | The Evolution of IFPS at ALB | David Zaff |
| Coastal Forecasts | Ed Tirado | |
| Smart Tools Used at Springfield | Gino Izzi | |
| Chuck Grief | ||
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Group Discussion - what issues are the important to solve for implementation/IOC? | |
| 4:30 | End of Workshop |
Workshop Participants
| Name/Office | Location | Best Practice Slides and Files |
| 1) Sam Beckman - NWSTC | Kansas City, MO | Methodology Training Examples |
| 2) Phil Bills-TOP | Topeka, KS | Spot Fire Weather Forecast w/GFE |
| 3) Gene Brusky- GRB | Green Bay, WI | |
| 4) Mike Dutter- MQT | Marquette, MI | |
| 5) Jim Calkins- MDL | Silver Spring, MD | MDL Update |
| 6) Kevin Cadima-BTV | Burlington, VT | Grid Editing Tools and Methodologies |
| 7) Duane Carpenter-ARH | Anchorage, AK | IFPS in Alaska |
| 8) Mike Cempa- BGM | Binghamton, NY | Incorporating Terrain in Grids |
| 9) Mike Dutter- | Marine Methodology | |
| 10) Lee Foster-CAR | Caribou, ME | |
| 11) Ray Gomez- CYS | Cheyenne, WY | Homogeneous Areas |
| 12) JoAnna Green- LOT | Chicago, IL | Winter Weather Smart Tool |
| 13) Chuck Greif-JKL | Jackson, KY |
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| 14) Steve Hentz- MKX | Dousman, WI | Keeping Mesoscale Detail in Grids |
| 15) Stu Ireland-ARX | LaCrosse, WI | |
| 16) Troy Kleffman-ABR | Aberdeen, SD | |
| 17) Donna Layton-NWSTC | Kansas City, MO | |
| 18) Brentley Lothamer- IWX | Syracuse, IN | |
| 19)Greg Lundeen- EPZ | El Paso, TX | |
| 20) Pete Manousos - HPC | Camp Springs, MD | |
| 21) Mark Mathewson-FSL | Boulder, CO | |
| 22) Lynn Maximuk - EAX | Pleasant Hill, MO | |
| 23)Tom Mazza- RLX | Charleston, WV | |
| 24)Brian Meade-GRR | Grand Rapids, MI | Near Shore Marine Forecasting with IFPS |
| 25)Brian Montgomery-DTX | Detroit, MI | Smart Tools-Wave Tool, Locally-developed PERL Text Formatters, Division of Duties |
| 26)Pat Moore-GSP | Greer, SC | Including Topographic Effects in Grids, Lapse
rates and temp grids Promoted Practices:
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| 27)Carl Morgan- ILM | Wilmington, NC | |
| 28)Brian Motta-OCWWS | Boulder, CO | |
| 29)Dave Novak- ERH | Brookhaven, NY | ERH Smart Tool Plan |
| 30) Joe Palko-PBZ | Pittsburgh, PA |
12planet collaboration/training issues Roles of RAP/RPP Reps |
| 31) Robert Radzanowski-CTP | State College, PA | FireWx |
| 32) Greg Richards- UNR | Rapid City, SD | |
| 33) Dave Ruth - MDL | Silver Spring, MD | |
| 34)Jack Settelmaier-SRH | Fort Worth, TX | ORD/IOC Web |
| 35) Tim Shy- | Fairbanks, AK | Alaskan Marine Forecasting |
| 36) Anita Silverman-RNK | Blacksburg, VA | IFPS/NDFD Collaboration |
| 37) Gino Izzi- SGF | Springfield, MO | Smart Tools Used |
| 38) Ed Tirado-SJU | San Juan, PR |
Coastal Forecasts-Winds & QC (Flash Presentation) |
| 39) Dave Tomalak- DLH | Duluth, MN |
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| 40) Harlyn Wetzel-BIS | Bismarck, ND | |
| 41) Shannon White - OCWWS | Silver Spring, MD | Collaboration Methodology |
| 42) Lyle Wilson- MRX | Morristown, TN | |
| 43) David Zaff-ALY | Albany, NY | ALB Methodology and Future Plans |
| -----local participants ----------- | Kansas City, MO | |
| 44)Dennis McCarthy | Regional Director's Perspective on IFPS | |
| 45) Jeff Manion - CRH | CR Implementation | |
| 46) Bob Hamilton-NWSTC | ||
| 47) Sam Beckman-NWSTC | Focal Point Issues and Methodology | |
| 48) Preston Leftwich - CRH | Verification | |
| 49) Pete Browning - CRH |
Workshop Hotel
Embassy Suites - KCI
7640 N.W. Tiffany Springs Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-891-7788
1-800-362-2779
http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=MKCPDES
A block of 45 rooms is being held at government per diem until March 3, 2003. Please call to book your room and guarantee with a credit card as soon as possible. The unclaimed rooms will be released by the hotel after this date and will NOT be available at government per-diem. Room rate is $84.
Check in: 24 March
Check out: 28 March
Important: When calling the hotel to make your room reservation, please refer to the following name/code: "IFPS Workshop"
Hotel Amenities: see website.
Other IFPS Methodology Workshops:
Workshop #1: January 2003- WR, CR, SR, PR, AR
Workshop #2: March 2003- SR, CR, ER
Workshop #3: March 2003- AR,ER,SR,CR (this page)
Workshop #4: April 2003- PR,ER,SR
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Last Updated 4/11/2003
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