National Catalogue of New or Enhanced Products
Selected EXPERIMENTAL Product Details
Product Name:
Experimental Grid-based Emergency Communications Center Dispatch Area (ECCDA) Forecast Summaries, or ECCDA Radio
Geographical Scope:
Regional
Description:
WFO Medford has developed a stand-alone ECCDA formatter based on fire weather grids and available on the Western Region server at 2.5 sq. km resolution. This formatter produces the ECCDA product automatically once all needed grids are available and the ECCDA discussion is produced (as is done currently). No additional forecaster intervention required. ECCDA text resulting from the grid-based formatter is written in a shorter, conversational style. This style will be easier for fire dispatchers to read on agency radio and easier for listeners to understand and retain. The new formatter will be tested at four WFOs serving northern California fire weather user (Medford, Eureka, Sacramento and Reno), from approximately January 1 to October 1 2009. Existing ECCDA products will continue to be available and all other aspects of the ECCDA program, including web availability, remain the same.
Source:
Originator:
Roger Lamoni
email:
Roger.Lamoni@noaa.gov
Office:
NOAA/NWS Western Region Headquarters, MSD 125 South State Street, Rm. 1235, Salt Lake City, UT 84128
Phone:
801-524-4000
Point of Contact:
email:
Office:
Phone:
Parameters:
fire weather elements
Validated:
Yes, Date Entered: 2008-12-12
SW Required:
web browser
Data Type or Format:
alphanumeric /
Primary Output Type:
Sec. Output Type:
Archival Req.:
None
Primary User Type:
Comms System-1:
Example: (image file)
PDD file:
Experimental_ECCDA_Radio_PDD.pdf
Product URL:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/cafw/ifpsecc.php
Product URL2:
Product URL3:
Comment start date:
2009-01-01
Comment end date: 2009-10-01
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