DMIS Tools Course

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• DMIS Tools Course
• Lesson 8 - Weather Features

DMIS Web Services Release 2.3
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Topics

• Viewing Weather Forecasts
• Converting Weather Forecasts to Observations
• Entering Weather Observations
• Editing Existing Weather Observations
• Weather Terms
• Viewing Weather in Posted Incidents

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Viewing Weather Forecasts (from TIE)
 
The DMI-Services Weather Forecast Tool allows you
to view local weather forecasts based on the
postal code that you enter.  The data is
automatically updated at regular
intervals Weather Alerts and the Radar view are
also available.
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Converting Current Weather to Weather
Observations

• Operators who access Weather Forecasts from
  within an active incident have the option to
  convert data from the Weather Forecast to an On
  Scene Weather observation.

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Entering New Weather Observations
The On Scene Weather screen is used to capture
observed weather data at one or more of the
incident sites.  
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Editing Existing Weather Observations
There are two methods to edit weather
observations.
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Weather Terms
Please refer to the weather terms section in your
Operators Guide.
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More Weather Terms
Please refer to the weather terms section in your
Operators Guide.
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Maritime Weather Terms
Please refer to the weather terms section in your
Operators Guide.
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Viewing Weather for Posted Incidents
Operators can view any weather observations that
were saved at the time an Incident was posted.
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End of DMIS Tools Course Lesson 8 Weather
Features