Spokane Best IFPS Practices

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Spokane Best IFPS Practices
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GFE Practices

• Automatic send of grids to NDFD.
• Perl Script to merge
• Current ZFP with updated ZFP
• Current AFD highlights with new AFD
• Current SFP highlights with new SFP
• Edit Areas for Cold Pockets, Mid-Slopes
• Split up ZFP formatter
• Forecaster can optionally run Days 1-3, 4-7 or
  all.
• Perl script to merge the two zone packages after
  editing.
• Formatters for AFD and SFP.

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Shift Workload

• Abandon Public/Aviation paradigm
• Short-term updates most critical during the
  day/evening.
• 3 Dayshift, 1 Swing, 1 Overnight, 1 Midshift
• Dayshift
• Short Term (0-24 h), Spots, TAFs, FireWx grids
• Mid Term (24-72 h)
• Long Term (72-168 h)
• Swing
• Short Term (0-24 h)
• Overnight
• Mid Term (24-72 h)
• Midshift
• Long Term (72-168 h) Adds new Day 7 to grids
• Short Term updates after Overnight shift leaves.

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Shift Distribution