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HURRTRAK & Global Tracker User`s Manual

1. Database IKE42 info Orianda FL Fisksinipact HURRTRARK ONLINE Description This tab displays the National Weather Service s official 24 hour rainfall forecast for the next 3 days Additional tracking and analysis functions are available from here Tab Created by Map Select Tab Variable Track Chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 157 Plot For a complete list of Plot options see page 159 Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be performed while in stretch mode Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image 117 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W pdf or add to Email outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an are
2. hi 53 m e P 2 ore EEE oe SS23 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc While using the reconnaissance program the following options are available Exit Closes this window Annotate The annotate feature here is identical to the one described earlier Send Sends the current image to an Email recipient Print Several print options which allow the user to print as a color or gray scale image Google Earth Export Export Static Image to Google Earth Exports the current image and displays as an overlay on Google Earth Export Vortex reports Exports the displayed vortex reports via KML to Google Earth Export RECCO reports Exports the currently displayed RECCO reports via KML to Google Earth Export HDOB reports Export the currently displayed High Density reports via KML to Google Earth Export All reports Exports the displayed Vortex RECCO and High Density reports via KML to Google Earth Export HDOB with virtual flight This is a special type of export It exports the displayed HDOB reports to Google Earth via KML and also generates a GE tour which we call a virtual flight It start the tour you must double click on the virtual flight item within the exported KML file See image below ve M E Virtual Flight M 09 12 08 10 32 UTC 101 08 10 Export Animated HDOB This option is similar to the export HDOB reports option above exce
3. Date Time 0542 08 08 38 UTC Lat Long 26 65 i 1 5 W Sunace infonmatian Max Wind 61 kts Bearing Ranga 266 degs 48 Hi Min Pressure 953 ME NA Sea sic temo HA Flight level information Level Heaght 700 MB Max Wind Our 78 kts Bearing Range 265 deg Max temp oul eye 14C klax lemp in eye 18C Dew Point temo 12C iiie MA Shape MA Diam orentation MA Hak Foe information amp remarks Type Penetration Radar wind Pressure Temperature Level 700 MB Accusey 0 02 14 BFWASOeSAIKE Cer MAS GUT ROUND ANDO MAX PL MIME ih ET KE QUAD D JORR BO DUTEOIUND SFC WHO HET ME GUAD oto Z VORTEX DATA MESSAGE SLOSA008 A 12 0826 3E B 26 deg 39 min N 81 deg 35 min 4 ay 4 gt W Vortex W RECCO HDOB C Beth C USAFony NOAA only I Show labels Label Font Siza _ Hold the shifts key down to lock onbo an C imt hours OR From ins 08 10 utc To Joanz0e 14 10 observation wie moving the mouse When the hurricane reconnaissance program is started the user is presented with a screen similar to the above screen At this point the user can select the mapping area they are interested in See page 299 for more information and then perform the program functions The reconnaissance data is downloaded via the HURRTRAK ONLINE service By setting the HURRTRAK ONLINE Automatic Data polling option the system will check for new data on a regular basis You can also manually retrieve the data via the Hu
4. Tracking Chart Maintenance gt Watch arming Area Mamtenance Flood Point Maintenance User Defined Data Field Names optional fields in County and Zip Code Databases Field 1 Field 2 Adding modifying or deleting the data field names does not affect the data in the county of zip code database That data Field 3 Home Insured Amount must be populated changed or deleted based on your actions j here Field 4 Field 5 Field 6 Field 7 Field 8 Field 9 Field 10 This page sets the following global system options User Defined Data Field Names There are up to 3 extra user data fields 10 in RM Pro that can be defined by the user in the County and Zip Code databases This option allows the user to enter the name description of these extra data fields Care must be taken when establishing these as changing the fields later requires the data in the County and Zip code databases to be reinitialized for this data For more information see the County or Zip code data maintenance section 182 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Error S System Setup General Options System Options Official Forecast Average Error nautical miles Maintenance Average Error 12 Hours 36 User Maintenance Average Error 24 Hours 62 Average Error 36 Hours a5 Average Error 48 Hours 108 Average Error 72 Hours Average Error
5. Gurren above 10 24 2008 1 01 53 Monday Waa zeae CSSS Tt Dinor EE i Current above SEDARIS 11 Perrine FL 52 99 67 Monday 10 24 2005 08 00 74 Minor 13 3 Homestead FL 49 97 64 Monday 10 24 2005 08 30 75 Minor 1 3 3 10 24 2005 07 00 10 24 2005 10 Marathon FL_ s 7a 6o Monday 1012412005 10 00 93 Minor 0 0 Currently above 107241200514 Key Largo re 44 73 57 Monday 10 24 2005 09 30 98 Minor 0 8 Currently above 10 24 2005 1 When selected the content of this report is exported into a point type Shape file Each point represents a row location on the report and all of the report s data fields max wind date time of Max Wind etc are contained within the Shape file All of the exported Shape files can be viewed analyzed using your GIS software separate from HURRTRAK While we do not recommend or support any particular GIS software you should be able to download ArcExplorer for free from the ESRI Web Site Some examples of data being displayed on ArcExplorer ESRI are shown below HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 342 of 356 APPENDIX T8 Overlay Control Center The system includes the ability to display a shape file layer on top of a map used for tracking The shape file is converted to a proprietary format PWC used by the Hurrtrak system Once converted it can quickly be loaded without conversion in the future The image below shows platfo
6. Select the location group you would like the EXCEL report for The Shape File Automation does not require additional information in section 3 Now on to the last section which varies by Automation Type Section Tab 5 52 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc For the Tracking Map Automation this tab allows the user to define the elements they want included on the tracking map This includes which tracking map to use we suggest BEST CHART the locations location group to plot on the map as well as several other options below Exit Help Automation Definition Map Definition for Predefined Tracking Maj Prefix Suffix for Predefined Tracking Map Schedule for Predefined Tracking Map Map image Information Map to use Topo East Coast The Best Map option wiil jet the system pick which map to use Piot Locations Large Map Select the Location Group you would like to see plotted on the map Plot locations distances also Additional Options J Plot Wind Band Ji Include Wind Band Legend _ Plot Lat Lon Grid 1 deg Plot observed track _ Plot Lat Lon Grid 5 deg Plot official forecast track Plot official forecast cone Plot Counties USA only Plot wind field arrows Wilii display the wind vectors around the storm Plot County Names USA only _ Plot watch warnings Only available for US based watches amp warnings Plot roads USA only These are the text descript
7. Climatology Forecast Displays the storm s selected climatological forecast track Selecting latest forces the system to calculate the forecast before displaying it This is a much more convenient method than having to first use the Edit Climatology Forecast function The color of the forecast track is set in plotting options 159 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Band Display Options While these menu options are available for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a data layering capability See page 326 for more information DISPLAY Locations Displays all of the locations in the selected location group The text properties used for displaying the location names is set in font options The user can optionally display the distance of a location from the center of the storm or just plot the locations point The unit of measure used for distance as well as the font size and color of locations is set in the unit of measure options County Names Displays all of the county names for the counties visible on the current chart The text properties used for printing the county names is set in font options Latitude Longitude Displays latitude and longitude grid along the sides and top of the tracking chart The text properties of these values are set in font options Chart Notes Displays storm observation information date time w
8. For the EXCEL automation type when specifying a location group you must also define the specific Location Group you would like a report for 54 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Additional Information Location Group County Zip Code Select Location Group Location Group Select the location group you would like the EXCEL report for And finally similar to the Summary Report setup there is also a WARNING type error conditions A yellow border will appear if the Automation is defined correctly but either the ACTIVE or AUTOMATION boxes are not checked This is acceptable under certain conditions Remember an ALL GREEN border means you have defined a proper Automation Of course the output will only be generated when the Active or Selected Storm option is satisfied 55 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tools Options User Preferences When user preferences are selected the user is presented with windows containing ALL of the preferences shown The user simply selects the category of preference and those fields are displayed below pE F n ms mi 7 User Options General Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Miscellaneous Tab setup l Graphics GIS Export Eye Advanced Wind Google Earth Ez Map options BASE Location Miami Beach FL Time parameters
9. Sea Height Legend Displays a legend showing the likely sea heights and associated plot colors This only applies over open ocean sea areas Does not apply with a QUICK TAU plot Watch and Warning Legend Displays the legend for the NHC watch and warning areas indicating the type of watch and warning and the color used to depict it Surge Probability Legend Displays the color coded surge probability legend Flood Legend Displays the color coded flood index legend Track Color Legend Displays the color coded track legend Forecast Error Legend Displays the color coded forecast error legend Wind Field Legend Displays the color coded legend for wind radii 161 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Strike Wind Probability Tab Display Options While these menu options are available for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a data layering capability See page 326 for more information DISPLAY Locations Displays all of the locations in the selected location group The text properties used for displaying the location names is set in font options The user can optionally display the distance of a location from the center of the storm or just plot the locations point The unit of measure used for distance as well as the font size and color of locations is set in the unit of measure options County Names Displays all of the coun
10. Tips You can view the earlier advisories by selecting the prior and next advisory buttons When you are viewing an earlier advisory the background color changes to a manila color 129 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Probability Advisory Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Tab Help 8 Oe OD a oy gt Bai BSS S Z OS a Location mpar report gi Qi Dr h A Sm 2O5A O On Prior Advinoy PWSAT4 HURRICANE IKE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 42 NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1500 UTC THU SEP 11 2008 AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 88 4 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 85 KTS 100 MPH 160 KM HR Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME GREENWICH ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME AST SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME EDT SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME CDT SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME I MAXIMUM WIND SPEED INTENSITY PROBABILITY TABLE CHANCES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 1 MINUTE AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES AT EACH OFFICIAL FORECAST TIME DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS Orlando FL Risk impact HURRTRAK ONLINE hitp wew ssec wisc e
11. Plot MEOW 241 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSH Raw Plots the raw SLOSH MEOW polygons for a certain category of storm without taking into account land elevation SLOSH Inundation Plots the SLOSH MEOW inundation level above ground level for a certain category of storm taking into account the elevation of the land Export SLOSH polygons to Google Earth Exports the raw SLOSH MEOW polygons to GE with associated SLOSH level data This allows the user to view SLOSH information with Google Earth s terrain feature SLOSH Report Current MEOW Allows the user to generate MEOW inundation reports for a location group It will only report on locations that are in the current selected basin Options Font Displays the font control screen SLOSH Displays the SLOSH options screen as shown on page 246 Optimize for Google Earth This option only applies to the export of graphics to GE It removes all streets and labels so they do not interfere with the GE layers Mousepointer Show Picture Icon Displays an icon of flooding home which changes appearance as the inundation value changes Show SLOSH value Displays the raw SLOSH value for that location for the last basin analyzed Show Inundation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the inundation value for that location Show Elevation value If the Digital Elevation Mo
12. Yes No 7 Tracking Map J Forecast Data Include Public Advisory 4 Inciude the Location Type City cards v Narrative Impact Statement Wind Probability Data Include Forecast Advisory marked to the User Diary Summary Impact Data Include Discussion Advisory New York right 7 Latest Position Data 7 Hourly impact Data Include Probability Advisory Select Location 7 Watch Warning Data Include Non AWE wind estimates Add New Regular Report Add New Executive Report Add New Risk impact Report __ ReporttName Report Type Predefined Executive Executive Report Predefined Risk Impact Risk impact Report gt GEAIGEETA Regular Report test Regular Report test pope Risk impact Report Delete Selected Summary Report Save Changes Sections 1 2 3 Tabs 6 and 7 are essentially the same for all 3 types of Summary Reports Section 4 and Tab 5 may vary by type of report 39 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Let s look at the sections that do not vary by type of report Section 1 indicates the Name of the report as well as indicators that control whether this report is active and also whether it should be automatically generated It is valid to have a report that is active with the automatic option turned off This is typically used when you only want to generate the report manually i e selected from the Hurrtrak menu Section 2 defines t
13. in an escalating manner Let look at an example and then explain how it will behave The image below shows a location alert with 5 entries for Miami Each one has the same wind speed criteria 84 knots but the timing for these winds vary for each entry Exit 7 Setn Alert Alert Alert Alert 34 Location Location Wind Wind Strike Rainfall kt wind S anga i iada So ana State Type Level Period Prob Value 3 prob fknote hours Level a 5 level b Miami 24 hours Miami FL FL Location a4 ee _ Miami 43 hour Miami 43 hours Miami Location __ Miami 96 hours Miami i Miami 120 hours Miami Location 3 __ Miami 72 hours Miami FL Location t IG Location 3 Add Mew Location Alert As a storm is forecasted to impact Miami initially the longest period alert will be sent 120 hours As the storm approaches the lower period alerts will be sent instead i e in this example 96 72 48 and 24 hours One last thing has to be set for this to work properly One the main Email Alert setup screen you must select the option Only send the Alert with the lowest wind period Location Alerts Define Location Alert s Location Alerts defined Miami 120 hours Miami 24 hours Miami 46 hours Miami T2 hours Miami 96 hours Only send the Alert with the lowest wind period This is a special situation that most users will not
14. 89 mph i 65 mph 84 mph A Other If you right click anywhere on the tracking map near the forecast path you have the option to create an impact report for that location 110 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tracking map option List This command will display the thumbnail sized images of all of the fixed tracking chart for your selection dbl click You can also select the chart from the dropdown list See example below Satellite Radar option List This command will display the thumbnail sized images of all of the satellite sea surface temperature SST and Radar images that are available for overlaying storm tracks on top of See example below HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Display Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Export Save Image Options Tab Help 8 Oe CO fs ay 5 B33 BS OSD Z O N aiao macron gj ir W QD Ha HENK eT YB CS 4 O0 OHH OO C 70 Wied Speed Wied Dasotor Dutance hore corser 1403 7 raie Lat 32621 Long 69 495 Select Tracing Map Sect Sateite Aadar Orlando FL Risk imoact HURRTRAK ONLINE r A r A iT gt GAS Sener P Ar ate a Atca WV ri Ai p wy tiant Cast Africa R Atende Cost tica VIS fende Last Map Selection Tracking Chart 1 GOM SE ATL SST Florida Landsat Multple storm tacking chart Publ
15. APPL skins Read APPL streetdata Read APPL miscgraphics Read APPL reconbmp Read Directory Contents APPL System Executables strike probability DAT files and other system files APPL n Database History Files APPL data Miscellaneous system data files APPL database MS Access MDB files APPL database user User Preferences Access File MDB APPL dem Digital Elevation Model Data APPL maps1024 1400x1180 maps APPL maps1024 1024x768 maps APPL maps640 640x480 maps APPL nicd National Land cover database APPL sats Satellite images APPL slosh SLOSH data files APPL skins Application Skin files APPL Temp Temporary files Pre Compress Repair copies of MDB files APPL streetdata Street Atlas data used in SLOSHView program APPL reconbmp Collection of bitmaps used in the recon program APPL miscgraphics Collection of bitmaps used in the system The APPL for HURRTRAK EM Pro is HTEM2012 The APPL for Global EM Pro is GTEM2012 The APPL for HURRTRAK RM Pro is HTRM2012 The APPL for Global RM Pro is GTRM2012 The APPL for Hurrtrak Advanced is ADV2012 n 1 for HURRTRAK n 1 through 6 for Global Full create update read access for all users must be given to LDB files in the database and database user subdirectory HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 347 of 356 APPENDIX V Global Tracker Considerations Users of the system have the ability to track and analyze storms from around t
16. FL E Destin FL finm South Cameron LA 2 nm Southwest 21 17 panama City FL _Snm South 12 Pensacola FL nm South 11 High island TX 2 nm Southwest 8 2 Sabine Pass TX Bnm soun 7 5 Aucilla River FL _ 4 nm Southwest 6 Fort Walton Beach FL _2nm Southeast 5 Forecast Sunge Probability HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 297 of 356 APPENDIX J Legacy Pan and Zoom mapping While the tracking system has a true pan and zoom implementation some of the other modules Recon Sloshview Model Display HWIND in the system use the built in legacy pan and zoom maps The mapping database Tlger Line 2006 for the variable size maps is current extremely detailed and allows the user to display maps from a large scale all the way down to street level Mouse controlled map functions are Moving Map The map area can be shifted by either using the scroll bars on the right and bottom of the screen or by holding down the Ctrl key and hand moving with the left mouse bottom depressed You may also move the map using the scroll bars Zoom Zooming in can be accomplished by rubber banding area selection using the left mouse button The user can also use the Zoom in and Zoom out tool icons Right Mouse Click controlled functions are Un oom oom In oom Out View State View Country Configure Map Lookup Address KRedraw Current Map Print Map Copy to Clipboard UnZoom This
17. Graphics GIS Export Eye Advenced Wind Default transparency for polygons Tranparent J Opaque Observation Forecast Wind Radii Plotting Filled Polygon Radii line only unfilled Wind fleld points aik Arrow Size Small Large Arrow grid Hurrtrak 7 Plot Arrows N Online g With No values amp With Values With Rollover Values a a bd Animation Wind Radii Animated Wind Barbs Filled Polygon Radi line only unfilled F Include wind values Email setup Display observation chart notes All Some Font size Chart notes Font Size 2 Small Medium Other labels Font Size Small Medium Summary Report include web cam or user supplied image with Impact Report export if avaiable Data to include in multiple export option Forecast Wind Band Forecast storm animation Forecast Animated Wind Barbs 7 Current Track amp Observations Current rainfall forecast Current Wind Radii Current Wind Pattern Curent Wind Field Report definition Official Forecast track latest With hourly details applies to all report types Official forecast average error latest Fi Location Large Map Climate forecast latest J 7 County Current model forecast Zip Watches amp Warnings Reset defauits wearer ese Default transparency for polygons This determines how transparent polygons will appear when exported to Google Earth KML Polygon data includes such data as wind radii and wind bands Observation Forecast Wind Radii
18. HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 327 of 356 APPENDIX T1 Default vs Hurrtrak Online Database The system has two database variables defined Default Storm Database This is the database that the system will open when using the Hurricane Tracking modules of the system This also includes the QuickPlot program This option is set via the FILE menu option of Hurrtrak or in the System Setup portion of the system Active Hurrtrak Online Database This is the database that Hurrtrak Online will update with current data or past storm year s data you may manually select from the Hurrtrak Online Tab This option is set in the Hurrtrak Online options The value of these fields will allow for several situations 1 When the default and Hurrtrak Online databases match the system will not notify the user This is considered the normal operating mode 2 When the default and Hurrtrak Online databases do not match the system will present the user with an opening message informing them of this situation and providing options to continue change the default database or disable this warning message for 24 hours Be aware that if you choose to continue in this condition any storm data coming in from Hurrtrak Online will not be reflected during the session This includes the notices that indicate new storm data has arrived for a storm Message The default storm database 2008demo which is opened when using the Hurricane tracking portion of the sys
19. Storm Name The name of the storm you would like to select Optional field Storm Year The year of the storm you would like to select If this field is empty then all of the storms with the desired name will be selected Select by Year This option allows you to select all the storms for a particular year Storm Year Year desired Select by Strength This option allows you to select storms by their maximum wind strength The unit of wind speed KTS or MPH is determined by the user preferences in the tracking part of the system Minimum Wind Speed The low end of the wind speed range Maximum Wind Speed The high end of the wind speed range Select by storm name x Storm Name Storm Year ox ae Ei Cancel Select by year Eg ox Storm Year 2009 B Cancel Select by Strength Help Wind Speed Range mph Minimum Wind Speed Maximum Wind Speed 221 CT KE HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Display Storms After a group of storms has been selected the display option will show the storm summary information This is done automatically after the initial selection Storm Summary Information Help Start End Year Storm Name Cat Date Date 2005 ARLENE 06 08 06 14 BRET CINDY DENNIS EMILY FRANKLIN GERT HARVEY IRENE JOSE KATRINA Hax Lowe 3st Wind Pressure MB Graph ae wind Graph Pr
20. TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 45 NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 400 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 IKE GETS ALITTLE STRONGER FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AN PROPERTY IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO 280 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc New Storm Alert example is for Western Pacific storm New Storm Alert Message New Storm 01W created with HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 george sambatarag gqmail com to george Advisories have been initiated on anew system new tropical depression or newly named storm called 01W TSS Se a a a a aa ae REMARKS 02030027 POSITION NEAR 9 3M 111 2E TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD 0TW LOCATED APPROAIMATELY 285 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY VIETNAM HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A NAVMARFOSTCEN 0720274 APR 11 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT WTPN21 PGTW 012030 MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 02000024 15 6 FEET NEAT WARNINGS AT 0209002 0215002 0221007 AND 0303002 Category Change Alert SW Pacific Storm in example Category Change Alert Message for 155 inbox x george sambatarog gmail com to hurrtr
21. This determines if exported wind radii appear as an outer ring only unfilled or as a filled area filled polygon Wind Field Points One of the export options is to export a grid of observed or forecast wind points across a storm The user has the option of display wind barbs which represent the wind speed and direction and or the values at each grid point You can also select to only have the wind speed value appear when you roll your mouse over the point It may be best to experiment with this setting to determine what you prefer Since performance may be somewhat impacted with plotting all of the values the default is mouse activated values Animation Wind Radii This determines if exported wind radii during animation will appear as an outer ring only unfilled or as a filled area filled polygon Animated Wind Barbs This determines if wind values will be plotted by Google Earth and the size of the font used to plot the wind values Display observation chart notes This allows the user to control the amount if any of the chart notes to appear next to a storms observation points ALL will obviously show all of them SOME will show every other one and NONE is self explanatory This does not apply to forecast points Chart Notes font size This controls the default font size of the chart notes 75 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Other labels font size This controls
22. clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 133 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Climate Forecast Table Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Eat Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Prim Export Font Copy Tab Help x p 8 Oe OD amp sy gt Bas BOBS F O N aico mpate a a I St OU A Qe Database IKE42 info nicer KE 42 Chywie Forecast irda daise 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Orlando FL Risk impact HURRTRAK ONLINE hip iwaw ssec wisc edu data g6 la Map Selection Topo USA Certral Gulf of Mexico Multple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Climatatology Forecast Watches and Wamings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab displays the latest climate forecast for the current loaded storm Tab Created by This tab is visible if the forecast information is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Em
23. 223 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Graph Wind Max Wind Speed Profile KATRINA Ex Close Window Save Graph Print Graph Help Max Wind Speed Profile KATRINA a D E w o8f25 2005 0000 oe26 2005 0000 oe 2005 0000 oef2e 2005 0000 oe2o 2005 0000 0830 2005 0000 08312005 0000 This window displays the selected storm s max wind speed profile Max and Min wind speed is indicated by the horizontal dashed lines The unit of measure MPH or KNOTS is determined by the user options set in the tracking portion of the system Options available from this window Close Window Closes the window Save Graph Save the graph to a bmp file Print Graph Prints the graph Help Displays this help text There is a set of graphing options available from the top portion of the chart which changes the characteristics of the graph Experiment with these to determine the graph that best suits your needs 224 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Pressure Graph Central Pressure Profile KATRINA Close Window Save Graph Print Graph Help Central Pressure Profile KATRINA m a i g i a i _ amp hd 082372005 1800 0ev24 2005 0000 Oev25 2005 0000 Oev26 2005 0000 062772005 0000 Oav2e2005 000g 0292005 0000 002005 0000 08 31 2005 0000 This window displays the selected storm s
24. 6 Hours Tracking Chart Maintenance z Average Error 120 Hours Yatch Warming Area Mambenance Flood Point Maintenance Reset Defaults W Pacific and Indian ocean values are estimated by using the values for the Atlantic This page sets the following global system options Official Forecast Average Error These data values correspond to the NHC official forecast average error 10 year average for the 12 24 36 48 72 96 and 120 hour verification times The Global user is allowed to enter different values for each tropical cyclone basin 1 Atlantic 2 East Pacific 3 West Pacific 4 N Indian Ocean 5 S Indian Ocean 6 SW Pacific The values for the Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific basins are updated yearly by the NHC but do not change significantly from year to year 183 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 48 120 Hour Estimating Parameters MS System setip f Genai Opa em Olina Eit Heip Average 34 knot amp 50 knot wind radii mm MAX WIND 36 Knots 56 MAX WIND 85 Knots 5 mse i MAX WIND 90 Knots 129 amp MAX WIND 45 Knots i MAX WIND 95 Knots e MAX WIND 50 Knots MAX WIND 100Knots 138 User Maintenance a MAX WIND 55 Knots jo 3 MAX WIND 105 Knots 14 Location MAX WIND 60 Knots 07 MAX WIND 110 Knots Maintenance anmannan MAX WIND 65 Knots 125 Q MAX WIND 115 Knots x MAX WIND 70 Knots 12 38 MAT M ake a
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26. Alert EN Unit of Measure Start HURRTRAK ONLINE TIMER at Windows startup The following field prevents the program from connecting to the internet on startup to retrieve the latest online configuration fle RECOMMENDED FOR DIAL UP INTERNET CONNECTIONS Bypass Hurtrak online configuration load on program startup Wind Band Animation Sa Automatically poll for new data This data allows the user to select automatic polling for new data and also specify the polling internal When this option is on the system will attempt to retrieve new data when the system is first started and then at the specified interval For dial up type systems you must define your connection in the Windows Control Panel Internet Connection preferences Global users have access to the data in the Pacific and Indian Oceans Quiet Updates This option when checked will prevent the system from showing the data update progress box New data messages will continue to be displayed however Disconnect from Internet after update This option will automatically disconnect your dial up session after polling retrieving any new data This is only valid for Dial Up Networking Accounts Do not set this if you have a direct connection to the Internet or an error will occur Start HURRTRAK ONLINE TIMER at Windows Startup When this option is checked a special Hurrtrak Online update program is started when your Windows system starts up It will interact
27. COASTLINE Description This tab displays the latest National Hurricane Center Public Advisory for the current loaded storm This may contain JTWC information for storms outside of the Atlantic Tab Created by This tab is visible if the Public Advisory is present and is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options so that it would never appear Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips You can view the earlier advisories by selecting the prior and next advisory buttons When you are viewing an earlier advisory the background color changes to a manila color 127 HU
28. Clicking the mouse button will return you from stretch mode Annotate Chart Allows the user to add his her notes to the tracking chart being displayed After selecting this option you select the point you wish to add comments by pressing the right mouse button on the screen and then entering the text desired When done click on end annotate on the menu bar 231 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Print Setup Allows the user to define which printer settings they would like to use Color Prints the current image in color If you have a B W printer your print driver will convert the colors to gray scale Grayscale Prints the current image in gray scale regardless of your printer type Export image to Google Earth exports Image to Google Earth Export Google Earth KML Exports all of the displayed formation points to Google Earth using KML Save Image Copy to Clipboard Copies the current image to the windows clipboard for pasting into most graphics applications Save to File Saves the current image to a BMP PCX TIF or JPG file Most all windows graphics and word processing applications accept BMP files Save fax image to File Saves the current image to a BMP PCX TIF or JPG file after automatically modifying the image to line art All colors are changed to black while the Ocean and Land areas are set to white Help Displays this help screen 2
29. Day 02043mpn oso oos oms 0189 sainorcamage F say 09722008 1600 UTC Day oxmsimpn os1 oos oos os mnorcamage Fnoay 09 12 2008 1630 uTC nav 931042 mon oss 9032 mos owa mmoraamaae pe S sav ee d os Lo f asa f omor ows unorsanae Fiday 0912200817 30UTC DAY 032043mpn ass ooz s7 omo mmordamage Faa osraz0os ean ure pav ossossmpn oas oor oos oise war amane ESE f aay foson f a o faa f ose f agt punorsamaze F say 0922008 1900 UTC DAY ossosemon oso oom 82 0157 mnordamage Fay osri2aooe te20 ute mav ossmar mp f ost oos f oora oss T mor samage_ F ay 091272008 2000 UTC DAY o304ampn 0o52 0o74 ots mmordamage F say 091220082030UTC DAY o 0s9mpn os3 onsa otse mmnordamage Faa 0922008210 UTC pay osvsomon ose wss ors mnorgamage Fmay 097220082130UTC Day osrmsampn ose nso 0136 mmordcamage Fttay 0922008 220 UTC DAY os2asempn os7_ ooss ois1 mnordamage F say 0912200822 30UTC DAY o3s0stmpn osa 052 0123 mmordamage Feday 09122008230 UTC DAY ossssmon oso one 0123 mnordamage Fma osr27005 2530 ure mav osuosemp o6 f oves 0120 T amor somage_ Saumay 097132008 0000 UTC NIGHT 03046 mpn 0o63 osa oms mmnordamage seep onsmooosoure no ossoermm oes f oss f onz fimorsamage Satay 0913200
30. FL caj H A OD L N KS Ky LA MD MA ME m MN MO MS MT NCI _ND _NE NH NU NM NY NV OH OK OR Pa PR R SC SD TN 17X1 Fur va SWAY vr Sw Sw OT tap Select a a i This option allows the user to specify impact analysis threshold values and certain reporting options Impact analysis report values Wind threshold 1 2 3 knots This option allows the user to set the wind ranges knots for the impact analysis report which is available after doing a county or zip code analysis report The impact analysis report displays the total population and number of households that are forecast to be affected by certain levels of wind See the county or zip code analysis report for more information Report wind threshold This option allows the user to set the wind threshold knots at which they want to see summary information on the location analysis impact summary report Locations that are not forecast to reach this level of wind will not appear on the summary report If using the Advanced Wind Estimation capabilities of the system it is recommended that this value be set at 5 In this way locations that have maximum winds of less than 34 knots will still get reported Setting this field to zero will force every location to appear in the summary wind analysis reports It is not recommended that you do this for the county and zip code reports Automatically Determine States Enabling
31. For a separate discussion on how SLOSH was developed see page 293 The SLOSH data is just part of the equation in determining the extent of storm surge flooding The other part is the elevation of the inland areas in those areas For example the areas to the East of Mobile Bay have a sharp rise in elevation very close to the coast while areas like Florida Bay or the Savannah River Basis have a slow rise thus allowing for greater flooding further inland In addition the SLOSH data analyzes flood level in rectangular segments The differences in elevation across these segments are sometimes significant so while one part of the segment is under water other parts may not be SLOSH alone will indicate the entire area as flooded To include the second part of the equation the HURRTRAK system now includes the 1 arc second USGS elevation data for all the areas along the US Coastline PR and the USVI When the SLOSH data is combined with the elevation data the result is the SLOSH Inundation Analysis The system represents that water level inundation value with colors The following is an example of a Category 3 SLOSH analysis using Standard HURRTRAK Charts showing inundation value as text Em Pro a Hurricane GEORGES MOM SLOSH display for Tampa FL Category 3 Close Window Undo Display Plot Stretch Annotate Print Save Image Help Slosh Value ft 10 8 Water Level ft 1 0 Elevation 9 8 ft Lat 27 68 Long 82 38 S
32. General Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Miscellaneous Tab setup Graphics GIS Export EyefAdveanced Wind Google Earth EZ Map options BASE Location Miami Beach Plotting Pa Time parameters to use in application Ck Hurrtrak Online a UTC Local Time system time Map Resolution 640 x 480 1024 x TBB amp 1400 x 1038 Max Size Email setup D Email address book 7 Enable Landfall Analysis T Start Desktop Satelite on Windows startup User can nol view map resolutions larger than system screen properties E Ji Estimate 48 72 96 amp 120 hour forecasi wind felds Display map navigation arrows on map payne t 7 Enable all system sounds Maintain Map Selecton Locations on plotting maps 1 Enable Logging Unit of iaaii J Estmate 25 knot wind field rach Map delay maliseconds z i 5 seconds Reset Map Delay Spell Checker Dictionary to use Gnolish Wind Band d 3D Surface Graph Altencatien Interactive image Scrolling Resolution of 30 Surface 5 Coarse 100 Fine 100 e This is a general set of options ranging from Google Earth settings GIS Graphics Tab appearance AWE setup and a myriad of other options BASE Location A user can identify a primary Base location which typically represents the users operating location It can be a location County or Zip Code This location is used to automatically update the r
33. These are usually available from your PC vendor or via Internet support sites Why does my entire window become filled with a solid color while performing certain functions like wind band analysis and plotting the storm track If you are experiencing color flooding problems it is likely that you have a bug in your video driver You should replace your windows video driver with a newer one These are usually available from your PC vendor or via Internet support sites When I email reports with the imbedded text option the format of the report gets all messed up When viewing emailed reports that have column type data the receiver must change his email program viewing font to a non proportional type courier for example A better solution is to email the report as HTML or PDF When attempt to start the system am getting an error message that says is nota MS Access Database What s wrong It worked fine the last time used it This error message indicates that the main system database file s have become corrupted This is typically due to a unplanned shutdown power outage etc To correct this run a database repair If this does not work then restore from the latest backup If this is not available then the only option is to reinstall the entire system Note most of the time the file that became corrupt is the userdb mdb file If you replace just that file you may be up and running without having to reinstall downloaded th
34. Yes the Post Storm Analysis feature under User Preferences or Tools will do this How does the Estimate of 48 72 96 and 120 hour 34 and 64 knot wind fields work Since the National Hurricane Center does not provide the forecast wind field information for the areas of 64 knot winds and in the 96 and 120 hour outlook the 34 50 knot wind areas we allow the user to turn on the option which will force the system to estimate these wind fields A series of algorithms are utilized to come up with a best guess of what these wind fields will be Please remember these are only estimates based on storm trend and climatology How does the Landfall Recognition work Since landfall will often be in between forecast verification times this presents a problem of linearly extrapolating forecast winds between forecast points I E if a storm s 36 hour forecast is to be 100 miles offshore with top winds of 125 MPH and its 48 hour position is forecast to be 100 miles inland with top winds of 75 MPH then a linear extrapolation would calculate a 100 MPH storm at landfall Turning Landfall Recognition ON will force the system to maintain the intensity of the storm until landfall Landfall is defined by the system as 5 contiguous hours over land Can I put the images from the system in a public forum like a web site The license agreement for this software does NOT allow for its images to be placed in a public forum such as a BBS WEB Site ON Air e
35. in order from Brownsville to Bar Harbour Latitude This specifies the latitude in decimal degrees of the watch and warning point defined Longitude This specifies the longitude in decimal degrees of the watch and warning point defined Name The name field contains the watch and warning point s name If this is blank then this point represents a curve in the coastline State The state field contains the watch and warning point s state or county code information If this is blank then this point represents a curve in the coastline The options available are To ADD a watch warning point select the Add Watch Warning Point option To Change a point s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To DELETE a watch and warning point highlight that row in the list and select the Delete option The maintenance of the hurricane watch and warning areas is a rather complex one and typically never needs to be done If you are only interested in watches and warnings along the US coast and 205 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc the National Hurricane Center does not deviate from their standard set of watch and warning points then you will never have to maintain this data set There are several circumstances where you will need to maintain this data set 1 If the NHC uses a non standard location along the US coastline For example if the
36. jacksonville Jacksonville Beach Jacksonville Long Branch FL USA S5 Johns Rives Jacksonville Main Street Bridge FL USA S5 Johns Rives Jacksonville Navy Fuel Depot FL USA 5t Johns Rives Enter part or all of the desired station s name in the search field and then double click on the selected station an in the 1st position will expand the search The options available from here are To ADD a location select the Add Location option To Enter advanced information about this location select the Advanced data entry option see next page One of two possible entry forms will be presented To Change a location s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To Define Action Points highlight that location in the list and select the View Define Action Point option on page 195 To DELETE a location group highlight that location in the list and select the Delete option Note you can quickly find a location by using the search fields 189 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Advanced Location Data Entry Default Data entry on this form should be considered with extreme care as it can result in lowering the estimated wind speeds significantly for this location on all reports Advanced Wind Estimation The following is the default new AWE data entry form Generally you will not change the roughness index values on
37. oocovococ oc ooo oc ee ee EEEE Monday 10 24 2005 13 00EDT 062 081 315 0018 mi 0097 mi Monday 10 24 2005 13 30 EDT 054 071 304 0006 mi 0038 mi 0119 mi HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 318 of 356 APPENDIX QA Advanced Wind Estimation Considerations We are pleased with the performance of Advanced Wind Estimation AWE but we feel that is important to mention a few things about the accuracy of wind estimation in general and advanced wind estimation specifically In the documentation and helps we try to communicate that AWE does a good job of estimating sustained winds in Cat 3 and below storms and also outside of the eye wall The eye wall is an extremely turbulent region where violent up and down motions of air will bring very strong winds aloft down to the surface thus reducing the normal effect of friction on wind speed In Cat 4 and 5 storms like Charley and Katrina we suggest that you do not rely solely on AWE for estimating winds in the eye wall of this hurricane We cannot afford to underestimate the winds in these violent storms near the center To understand this better generally a perfect site specific wind forecast location impact report depends on several things to occur 1 A perfect forecast of storm track storm strength and 34 50 and 64 wind radii 2 A homogeneous wind field around the storm i e no eye wall vortices local effects and squally areas of higher winds etc 3 For
38. printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips You can view the earlier advisories by selecting the prior and next advisory buttons When you are viewing an earlier advisory the background color changes to a manila color 130 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc User Comments Diary Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Tab Help 8 Oe OCD roro B33 BOO F GS _ Qrcaton mpact repor a gir Yr Sa SAGia Qe Hurricane Ike is expected to impact our facilities within the next 24 hours Sent email to all managers informing them that preparations need to be completed by the end of the day User v n Forecast y Diary lmatatology Forecast Description This tab displays user comments for the current advisory for the current storm Tab Created by This tab is visible if User Comments have been entered for the current advisory Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s conten
39. this option displays a storm s forecast position on a separate tracking chart tab Animate Standard Using the current map this option animates the storm s actual and or forecast track depicting the standard 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas The animation appears ona separate tab Wind Pattern This option animates the storm s actual and or forecast track using the wind pattern method This takes considerably more time for the animation sequence to be created and should be used with some caution Save as custom map This option allows the user to save the current map image as a custom favorite tracking map This is the recommended method for creating a custom map instead of using the custom map maker function Tips Zoom in by doing a mouse lt left click gt and drag outlining the desired area A mouse lt right click gt will present several map positioning options A mouse lt left click gt and drag while holding the shift key will display a distance vector A lt Ctrl gt lt left click gt and drag will reposition the map area Misc The image on this tab is automatically used when using the Pan and Zoom options from a tracking chart 106 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Variable Tracking Chart Map Selection Tab Las pi re Goge Emih Esport Jost Hee gend Undo apie Bet Amais Spretch Sanetaie BriniEspert Gvt kage pioa Tab Help Sni Brad OOS Giese BY gemaro Se MB Baa
40. 05 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports GoogleEarth port Tools Help Send Beis Sss em Font Copy Sort Hide Columns Tab Help 0D PwOas 44m TEJE Diir Drect to Printer Forecast S Florida Summary foes 005 05 00 AM EDT forecast Advanced Wind Estimation On Export to Text fie Export to EXCEL open M Expo je Wind W Export report data to Google Earth of Max Wind Rain Arr Date Time of first Date Time of ocation AWE Non Print amp oort Executive styiereport gt 5T CPA Damage mph mph Pahokee 118 133 Monday 10 24 2005 11 00 8 Moderate A Currently above 10 24 2005 1 FL 74 124 92 Monday 10 24 2005 08 30 12 Minor 0 8 Currently above 10 24 2005 onee Je e a Monday 10 24 2005 09 00 oo at Se rm E 10 24 2006 1 in hrs EST EST FL 67 113 88 Monday 10 24 2005 12 00 26 Minor 3 5 3 10 24 2005 07 00 West Palm Beach FL 67 115 87 Monday 10 24 2005 08 30 20 Minor 3 6 3 10 24 2005 07 00 10 24 2005 13 Stuart FL 65 114 85 Monday 10 24 2005 12 00 9 Minor 35 4 10 24 2005 08 00 10 24 2005 14 Boca Raton FL 64 115 83 Monday 10 24 2005 09 00 43 Minor 25 2 10 24 2005 06 30 10 24 2005 1 me O ony So eres t mner ae 13 oaase I aero 4 10 24 2005 08 00 wot OS PEs 06 00 mr Monday 10242008 00 o minor 25 3 tozuaoos or 30 rozuaoos 1 e ee eae E E 72 Monday 10 24 2005 05 30 78 Minor 0 0 7o Mondar 0r2ar2nos 68 30 78 Minar 13
41. 10 wind band levels used when creating the GIS wind band export files It must be entered in knots MPH are shown for convenience 72 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc s General Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Miscellaneous Tab setup Graphics GIS Export Ege Advanced Wi Google Earth EZ Map options Eye diameter eye wall options Eye Diameter transition period hours Default Eye Diameter nm Reset Defaults Advanced Wind estimation options Advanced Wind Estimation Location reports Advanced Wind Estimation County reports F Advanced Wind Estimation ip Code reports Advanced Wind Estimates for ANIMATION Wind values and arrows are affected only Advanced Wind Estimation Wind Pattern Wind Pattern Animation Eye Diameter Options These options allow the system to take into account storms with very small or very large eye diameters as they progress through the forecast period Eye Diameter Transition Period This option works with the default eye diameter value It defines the number of hours into the forecast period that it will take for a storm s non default eye size to transition to the default size The system uses this information to perform forecast wind estimations Default Eye Diameter This option defines the default or normal eye diameter size It works with the prior transition p
42. 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced Wind Estimation On s r te yn A LEF r r i T i Attic Pare Current NHC Forecast Predictions Ap daima Maximum Sustained Winds storm Category 240 nautical miles Minimum Pressure 93 MB CC Storm Position 267N 916W_ o o o O Morgan City LA Tropical Storm Warning from Port Mansfield TX to Baffin Bay TX am Bbw Tropical Storm Warning from Morgan City LA to Miss Alabama border AL Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 21 hours a Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 90 MPH 118 MPH Estimated time of maximum winds Saturday 09 13 2008 06 00 AM _ Duration of Hurricane Force Winds 4 hours Estimated closest point of approach 15 miles Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 11 3 inches Wind Probabilities 34 50 64 knots 96 91 61 Surge Probabilities 5 10 15 20 2 nm Northeast __ 93 51 0 0 High Island TX Estimated Time of First Tropical Storm force winds Friday 09 12 2008 06 30 PM__ Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 20 hours Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 67 MPH 88 MPH Estimated time of maximum winds Saturday 09 13 2008 06 30 AM _ Duration of Hurricane Force Winds N A Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced
43. 2 defines the email address s or email groups that you would like to send this type of Alert to Remember you need to define these emails or group to the Hurrtrak system via the User Preferences Email addressbook option Obviously at least one email address must be selected for this alert to be defined correctly Section 3 defines the storms you would like considered when running the alert The all active storms selection will select only storms that are currently having advisories issued for them When you manually run the alert it will only include storms that have data no more than 18 hours old the age setting can be changed in the user options With this option you can specify storms to ignore via the Select Exceptions command The Selected Storms option will run the alert for only storms you manually select You can select those storms via the Select Storms command Finally Global Advanced users can select or de select the storm basins they want to include for storm selection i e if you are only interested in the Atlantic and Western Pacific then check only those 2 items Note The New Storm Alert does not consider the Storm Selection criteria i e There is no point of having to define the new storms before they occur It does consider the basins selected as it will only report on new storms in the basins you have selected Section 4 defines which additional information and attachments you would like to include
44. 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Miscellaneous Tab setup Graphics GIS Export l Eye Advanced wind Google Earth EZMap plotting options Choose the plotting options that will display when the EZMAP feature is selected Plot observed track Plot Lat Lon Grid 1 deg TEET ae These are the text descriptions at Plot official forecast track F Plot official forecast cone USA any 7 Plot wind feld arrows Displays the wind vectors around the storm ee Only available for US based oe ee eee watches amp warnings Plot Location Group Atlantic Storms Large Map la kamia Select the Location Group you would fike to see platted on the map Plot Location Group Non Atlantic Storms Word X Piol locations distances This set of options controls what will be plotted when selecting the EZ Map option Please note that selecting official forecast cone counties or roads may cause the map plotting to take a few seconds longer Note Non Atlantic storms can only be plotted with the Global versions of the system 77 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurrtrak Online Options E User Optons HURRTRAR ONLINE Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes Rext Help Scares System Connection Automatic Polling Additonal Servers USERID PASSWORD Enter the supplied USERID and PASSWORD into the data fields below THEY ARE CASE SENSITIVE To change your password p
45. 241 243 245 246 249 250 253 258 260 262 264 267 268 268 269 270 273 276 279 280 284 290 291 292 293 295 297 298 299 301 302 304 305 306 308 309 310 APPENDIX PP MULTI COLORED WIND VECTOR DISPLAY APPENDIX Q ADVANCED WIND ESTIMATION APPENDIX QA ADVANCED WIND ESTIMATION CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX QQ WIND PATTERN DISPLAY APPENDIX R RISK ALERT APPENDIX S USER INTERFACE CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX T TOOL BARS APPENDIX T1 DEFAULT VS HURRTRAK ONLINE DATABASE APPENDIX T2 WEBCAM LOCATION IMAGES APPENDIX T3 CROSS WIND CALCULATION SETUP AND USE APPENDIX T4 USING GOOGLE EARTH EXTERNAL DATA APPENDIX T5 DAMAGE COMMENTS APPENDIX T6 DAMAGE ESTIMATE REPORT ADVANCED ONLY APPENDIX T7 SHAPE FILE EXPORT APPENDIX T8 OVERLAY CONTROL CENTER APPENDIX U NETWORK INSTALLATIONS APPENDIX V GLOBAL TRACKER CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX W TECHNICAL SUPPORT APPENDIX X SOFTWARE LICENSE amp SERVICES AGREEMENT APPENDIX Z FAQ amp TROUBLESHOOTING 8 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 313 314 319 321 323 325 326 328 330 332 334 336 339 341 343 346 348 350 351 354 Getting Started Welcome to the Hurricane Tropical Cyclone Tracking Systems from PC Weather Products About this documentation This documentation covers the functions and features of the HURRTRAK EM Pro HURRTRAK RM Pro and Hurrtrak Advanced systems Items specific to RM Pro and Hurrt
46. 294 IMPORTANT NOTE All of the SLOSH surge heights are referenced to NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum the mean sea level as HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 293 of 356 determined in 1929 This is the same reference the USGS uses for its quadrangle maps So when you see a 10 surge for a given area you expect flooding up to the 10 foot contour on the quadrangle map at that location Imagine that there s a 10 foot surge in an area One house has a base elevation of 11 feet so itis high and dry but a neighboring house which is at 9 feet will get one foot of flooding in its home Example of a Cat 4 MOM on standard chart for Tampa Bay a UM SLOSH display for lampa FL Category 4 EXit Select Basin Switch to MEOW Analysis PlotMOM Undo ResetImage Display Annotate chart Send Print Export SaveImage SLOSHReport MOM Options Help PCWP Slosh Value ft Water Level fft Elevation 42 6 ft Lat 28 119 a 82 560 Figure 16 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 294 of 356 APPENDIX SLOSH Inundation Analysis The SLOSH Inundation Analysis represents the potential storm surge water level that an area may expect for a category of storm It is available in limited form in the HURRTRAK EM Pro system and completely in the RM Pro system For more details read on The SLOSH Storm Surge data indicates the highest water above sea level that coastal areas may expect for a certain category of storm
47. 3 6 knots towards the Northwest Position oO Forwa 55 nautical miles 190 nautical miles 26 AN 87 3W Estimated Coastal Strike County Parish Terrebonne Louisiana Terrebonne Louisiana S a a o 5 Monday 09 01 2008 06 30 AM Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 19 hours Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 100 MPH 130 MPH Duration of Hurricane Force Winds 4hours o gt OS Morgan City LA Monday 09 01 2008 03 30 PM 71 MPH 93 MPH Monday 09 01 2008 07 00 PM N A 97 83 58 23 4 0 0 I O Hurricane GUSTAV Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 08 31 2008 21 00 UTC 2008 Advanced Wind E stimation On 140 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc County Summary Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Expert Font Copy Sort Hide Columns Impact Summary Report Thematic Map Tab Help Se SO a 5 3 BBO S FO gucommaten g gro 4 aa ana 3 2095 5 JA P sT Max Wind Max aasi Data Tima of bira Vind CPA Damage Rain sum DateTimeotfirst DateTime ofkesi Dur Arm OoteTime ol first a mph imp EST z m hrs EST EST hrs hrs EST T Extensive 11 7 OR T008 H00 CaM 16 30 F7 J2 WI N2008 16 31 Dispiny Hoarty Debais or Aoshi chek rove T Hide Chart Bedecrar Description This tab displays the forecast or actual impact summar
48. 4 Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Probability Advisory 5 Add All Updates Add New Storm Add Cat Change Add Location Add Geographical Add Location Group EMail Alert Name EMail Alert Type Status gt Predefined All Updates All Updates B Predefined Category Change Storm Category Change Predefined Geographical Area Geographical Area Alert jen Predefined Location Group Location Group Alert 5 Predefined Location Impact Location Impact Alert _ Predefined New Storm First Advisory only Delete Selected EMail Alert Save Changes Section 1 2 3 4 Tabs 6 and 7 are essentially the same for all 6 types of Email Alerts Section 5 is the only section that varies by type of Alert 44 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Let s look at the sections that for the most part do not vary by type of Alert Section 1 indicates the Name of the Alert as well as indicators that control whether this alert is active and also whether it should be automatically generated It is valid to have an alert that is active with the automatic option turned off This is typically used when you only want to generate the Alert manually i e selected from the Hurrtrak menu Please note you cannot manually generate the New Storm or Change Category Alert It can only be generated from the automated processes i e when new storm data is received Section
49. 5000 as this will greatly impact the systems performance when sending email Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Save Sent email in Outlook s SENT folder r Folders to include in address book search 276 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc If you would like to use the Native Hurrtrak Email capabilities then there are just a few steps to complete 1 You must have an SMTP Internet Email server available to you If you connected to the Internet via a network server and you are not sure check with your network administrator Go to the Email General Options and define your system s email server parameters In most cases you should be able to pull these from the options defined on your current email program Dapil aee e ae hind Server pTi ad pan bnp i reared 0 er el Gere ee bee parai ia REWE peel ie Sore vee bris el Servet User j idad Basea aan i Clarian bes ck on pied aka Fag Mel fhan ippa ary J m Tha Sere O a rpd anec 91 F To thes phos ell pened aah et ed a ke ciel ed Peah Lier dea ua a ri fhe plo oll ae one ih is ee ie FE eed Tiri ewa rech retai bn eer ad d br rer ht ac ree ered es nn fhm onsen ml pend one ered eet aiie ees me AE en Ph toe sach rerea in ony ee Ber bet ieee fl r aoe mem fe a ep cera ure Pee e oi ha is dddtonel DAT
50. 87 77 96 102 SMITH 09 33 86 77 96 090 SMITH 10 33 85 77 97 197 SMITH 11 33 86 77 99 197 SMITH 12 33 86 78 01 197 SMITH 13 33 88 78 02 270 define the points for Smith Island Once these are entered in to the database Smith Island would then be included in the Flood Point analysis 208 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Example 2 If you wanted to include Cape Fear Inlet river into the flood point data base you would add new records to the existing USA1 database For example USA1 52700 33 98 77 92 180 USA1 52701 34 07 77 93 180 USA1 52702 34 12 77 93 180 USA1 52703 34 15 77 95 180 USA1 52704 34 19 77 96 180 USA1 52705 34 17 77 97 180 USA1 52706 34 12 77 95 180 USA1 52707 34 04 77 95 180 USA1 52708 33 99 77 95 180 USA1 52709 33 94 77 98 180 USA1 52800 33 90 77 95 180 would be inserted into the database in the appropriate sequence I have made an assumption that a due South 180 wind flow would result in the largest flooding in Cape Fear Inlet If you modify the flood point database we would be interested in getting a copy of these additions or changes for possible incorporation into future releases Flood Index Sample WAX 23915 Figure 12 209 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc CUSTOM MAP MAKER This option accessible from the main program group or the tracking program creates custom tr
51. Closed Allowed No Functions Available Reload Video Restarts the video from the start Special Considerations Adobe FLASH Player must be installed on your system before the video will play correctly It is best if you install Adobe Flash player via an Internet Explorer session and not via the Hurrtrak Interface You can download and install Adobe Flash from http qet adobe com flashplayer 104 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Map Selection Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 7010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT File Edt Reports Google Eanh Export Tools Help Displey Flot Animate Save as custom map Tab Help 2 ua 2 8 i EE OEE SQ GY Docomon repone gle ge r Aye ud Description This tab displays a detailed map of the systems tracking area Itis used in all pan and zoom mapping options In additional you can manipulate this map and then select plotting functions you would like to plot on this map Tab Created by Always present when storm loaded Tab Closed Allowed No Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Display Overlay Control Center This is an advanced function which allows the user to display various GIS overlays on a tracking map This is described in much more detail on page 343 Strike Probabilities Plots the forecast strike probabilities using the current map on a separate
52. EMAIL Information Exit Help Edit Comments included in text of EMail Subject HURRTRAK Advanced 2006 Hurricane WILMAS 10 24 2005 11 00 EDT Include Latest Advisory i Forecast Advisory Strike Probability Forecast Discussion Send Method C HURRTRAK SMTP Microsoft Outlook Recipients Select recipients from the list below andor enter the email addresses In the fields to the right Search Ppewp Type Recipient Name Recipient EMail Address gt Ind George Sambataro wx pcwp com wx pcvwp com 2 Ind John O Rourke PCVYP jor pewp com jor pewp com Save to Outlook Drafts Folder no send Send Email immediate This option allows the user to send graphics and or text to a user or group of users This screen is displayed when a user makes a send request when viewing a graphic tracking chart or text report data See APPENDIX D Email setup and capabilities on page 276 for more information on Email capabilities The data fields are Subject The information you would like to appear in the subject line of the email note It defaults to the current storm name but can be overwritten Comments The text portion of the email note Include Latest Advisories The user may choose to attach the latest Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion or Strike Probability Recipients Select the users or group of users that you would like to send CC or BCC the email to Commands available Exit Exi
53. Email address This option adds a new Hurrtrak Email address 61 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Add new Outlook address This option adds a new MS Outlook address to the Hurrtrak Email database This is only necessary if you plan on setting up alerts or summary reports for this Email address Add Recipients to Group This option allows the user to easily associate and disassociate individual Hurrtrak Email recipients to Hurrtrak Email groups This does not apply to MS Outlook Email addresses w EMail Group Maintenance for Wa Group Mial x Exit Help Email Recipients Email Address martingibrn corn samituegoy com Test Email samiusgay com Search ae Email Address ity Mame Remove Selected Recipient Delete Current row This option deletes the selected rows Email addresses 62 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Email General Setup E User Options Email Options and setup Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes Sext Help K ome r General EMail send preference n OK to use Microsoft Outlook to send emails to individuals and distribution groups This does not prevent you from using the internal Hurrtrak EMail send capabilities ah Prefered default EMail send method gt HURRTRAK Microsoft OUTLOOK Hurrtrak Onine You can switch methods when you send an email Misc send options Emai setu
54. HOASBAaE E Hoe 8 amp 8 8 cs GE I Eg Oe E ogu oa amp ofo cope 8 ojo ofo cl SENAJ ag cs oka Yow E ofa I 8 18 AAA a The selected EMail Alen will only be allowed at the days and hours selected a SJ 3 3 g g 3 R is Now let s look at the one section DOES vary by Automated Email Alert TYPE Section 5 is information that is specific to the Alert type being defined For the ALL Update Category Change and New Storm Alerts this section is disabled i e no additional information is needed For the Location Alert this section appears like the image below n Location Alerts Define Location Alert s 4 Location Alerts defined Miami O Only send the Alert with the lowest wind period Pe yrannu You can define several locations for each Location Alert The dialog box for doing so is shown below Alert Alert Mer oP al Alert 34 Alert 50 Alert Location Alert D cipcationy Hama Location Location ar iea Fite Beet kt wind kt wind kt aa State Type Level Value 3 prob prob prob knots hours fies Location Rieti Add New Location Alert Update Table Delete Selected Location Alert 46 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc To add locations select the Add New Location and answer the que
55. IKE fn E a S z z z Oo i i rni a 4 rd Pi Ady Behari GM E d KGLS Galveston wind graph ip D w a H zazz ZzZEZ l SRERSRERG ee ERRRERERERRRERERERE BSSITANC SAPS RAED ERE SRR ER SSH CMM EEEE 4 E j i i i i f f 8 Ei EE BESSSESSRSSSSESSSSES ESSER REESE 7 EEEE EEEEEEEEEEETEE TERETE RRR RRR RRN Aa ABESRRESRAESRAEARARARARARARARAEAEAE Dateline i cy Description This tab graphically displays the wind speed profile for the analyzed location when performing a location analysis Wind speeds are not calculated until the location falls within the area of gale force winds This is indicated by the sharp increase and decrease in winds on both sides of the curve Tab Created by Selecting Graph Wind Profile from the Location County Zip Detail report tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image via email image or PDF as shown on page 156 Print Prints the graph to the windows printer Print preview Save Image Saves the image to a file or to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information TIPS Pointing and clicking on an observation point will display the date time and wind data for that observation Left clicking on the chart will toggle the Wind direction plot 151 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Detaile
56. Location Advanced data entry Update Table Hep eee BEI SE aie eee This option allows the user to establish new or change delete existing locations Locations can be anything that has latitude and longitude and size attributes I E a city island point lighthouse etc Remember western longitudes are negative while eastern longitudes are positive Selecting the home locations only option will display only locations that have been designated as such 187 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Name This identifies the location s name State This identifies the location s state or country code 2 or 3 digits Latitude This identifies the location s latitude in decimal degrees All latitudes north of the equator are positive and those south are negative Latitudes for the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific are positive NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value E 29 degrees 36 minutes is 29 6 degrees Longitude This identifies the location s longitude in decimal degrees All Western longitudes are negative while all Eastern longitudes are positive Longitude values for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific locations are negative NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minu
57. Mame Country State Remove Selected Location This option allows the user to easily associate and un associate locations to location groups To add a location s to a location group simply click on the desired location and click on the hand arrow to move it into the group You may select multiple locations by using the ctrl or shift key Please hold down the shift key until you have clicked on the hand To remove a location from a group again click on the desired location in the selected list and click on the Delete selected Location option This does not remove the location from the location database but only disassociates it from the location group To narrow your view of locations enter partial names in the location lists search area 198 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc County Maintenance Location Group County Zip Code Siete Co Flog ea a 1 3227 SEG 2 411 Ee A4 S S640 Baa ae a0s4o La ET 6 i O 106947 234 Ada County E 116 243 Adair Couny A Adair Couny kw fz 1 a105 niela E SEAE d z E 12401 1 e s naet k EAI ER u ESS ud a nM teh Ea 5 A EA ud Se wuld EA i iN A EA A eae ALANA ANANAS VARSIN ALI A ASNA AA AAAA This option allows the user to establish new or change delete existi
58. Options wind circle vs area The user also has the option via Plotting Options to depict the wind fields as shaded areas or not at all The example below is an example of a storm with wind field shading HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 312 of 356 APPENDIX PP Multi Colored wind vector display The Hurrtrak system has the ability to display wind arrows around a storm or present a multi colored wind vector display The standard wind arrow display on both static and during animation looks like the following The user can change the plotting and or animation options instead to plot multi colored wind vectors where the vector color and size represents the wind speed See Plotting Options on page 84 and or Animation Options on page 57 to view those user preferences When choosing the multi colored display it is recommended that you increase the density of the arrow plot and perhaps decrease the arrow size It all depends on the scale of map being used and the size of your screen display An example of a vector display is shown below if j ERESI Poh oon i AH k o in H 1 pW N DE ORM TE eRe A APA TA if y hae b E N MEE AES PEUR ERRA if HEP ye p PERAR pe y AS WN ee le The color of the vector is controlled within the plotting user options HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 313 of 356 APPENDIX Q Advanced Wind Estimation This function should be used with extreme care as it can lower th
59. PC Weather Products Inc The output may be used however on internal Intranet sites since that stays within the provisions of the license agreement Export to PDF file This option allows the user to export certain text reports and data to an Adobe Acrobat PDF format PDF files have become a standard in sharing reports as they maintain their intended formatting when viewed by the recipient When this option is selected a file dialog box is displayed requesting the name of the HTML file the user would like to create Export to Text Delimited This option allows the user to export certain text reports and data to a comma delimited format This data file will then easily import into many database and spreadsheet applications When this option is selected a file dialog box is displayed requesting the name of the file the user would like to create Special Export Considerations The first line of the exported data file contains the field names of the subsequent data Some applications will accept this first line of data as the name of the database field Export to EXCEL This option allows the user to export certain text reports and data to Microsoft EXCEL for further analysis EXCEL must be installed on the user s system for this to work Export to GOOGLE EARTH For summary impact reports only This exports the contents of the summary report to a Google Earth native KML file This allows the user to view the report information o
60. PC Weather Products Inc Wind Probability Analysis Displays on a separate chart but using the same map a grid of wind probability values as well as a contour analysis of the probabilities The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and density of the contour analysis is set in strike probability options You can choose to display the 34 50 or 64 knot total wind probabilities Wind Probabilities Location Values Displays wind probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in font options 3D Wind Surface Using the current tracking chart as the x y graphing area this option display a 3 dimensional wind surface graph The density of the graph is set in general options Surge Probabilities Displays the selected footage surge probability on the current tracking chart When selected the available surge levels are displayed thus allowing the user to select one of the levels i e Display Surge probability for a 8 foot storm surge The percentages at selected locations are also displayed on the map See page 297 for more information Flood Index Displays the flood index on the current tracking chart The sub options are Current Displays the flood index for the current as indicated on tracking chart observation This analysis should only be done when the storm is currently affecting an area Forecast Displays the
61. Reset Saffir Simpson wind value color default Elevation Default Reset 10 band wind value color defauk Reset Texas Tech DoD wind value color default This option controls the analysis detail and wind band colors used for the wind band analysis Analysis detail This determines the level of detail to use while analyzing A 10 value is 10 times more detailed than a value of 1 and also takes 10 times longer to analyze Quick TAU This option causes the system to display a quick TAU plot instead of the wind bands It indicates the observed and forecasted areas of 34 50 and 64 knot winds Active Activates deactivates this wind band for plotting Wind level values Wind level 1 10 Sets the wind value for the wind band levels Set Color Sets the color of the 1 10 levels of wind band values Reset 3 band value color defaults Resets the wind band values to the shipped 3 values Reset 10 band value color defaults Resets the wind band values to the shipped 10 values Reset Saffir Simpson scale Set the values and colors to the Saffir Simpson scale Reset Texas Tech scale Set the values and colors to the Texas Tech damage scale 94 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Setup Application Appearance This option allows the user to change the overall appearance of the application by Changing the skin of the application Changing the size of the command
62. San Live Pass TX is expected to receive a signiticant impact from Hurricane IME Blorthieny gale force winds should ster affecting ihe ares on Friday September 12th at 1 PM EDT with storm farce winds arriving around 11 PM end Honhery huricane force winds amwng near 7 AM The highest wind Spee0s fram Hurricane IKE should secur near 2AM when tod sustained winds from the North could reach TE knots with gusts neer 102 knots Winds should decrease below hurricane force shortly thereafter Sustained winds will fall below gale force ater 2 AM and generally be mom the Southwest dunng thse penod of decteazing winds Exoect gusts above gale force ewel for several more nours thereafter Wend damage from Hurncane IKE could wiciude broken giass nm coors and windows Uplift of roof deck and joss of segnificant roofing material It may also include collapsa of chimney gerege doors and damage io porches and or carpons The total rainfal for ihe San Luis Pass area over the neki 3 days forecast to be 17 3 inches This can vary significantly at tropical stony and hurricane rainfall vary diffoult to predict There is a geod chance that he ceastal ares 2 nm Northeast of San Luis Pass could experience a stom sume of 10 fesi Estimated Time of First Trooical Sten fore winds Friday DA N2004 01 20 PM Estimated speed of Maximum Wines Sustsined Gusis FO KNOTS 107 KNOTS Saturday 06 12 2008 02 00 AM Estimated ciosest point of approach a3 St 0w 0 HURRTRAK
63. Strike Probabilities Location Values Displays strike probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed Wind Probabilities Location Values Displays wind probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed Surge Probabilities Displays the selected footage surge probability on the current tracking chart When selected the available surge levels are displayed thus allowing the user to select one of the levels i e Display Surge probability for a 8 foot storm surge The percentages at selected locations are also displayed on the map See page 297 for more information Watch and Warning Legend Displays the legend for the NHC watch and warning areas indicating the type of watch and warning and the color used to depict it Flood Surge Probability Legend Displays the legend for the flood or storm surge probability colors Track Color Legend Displays the color coded track legend Forecast Error Legend Displays the color coded forecast error legend Wind Field Legend Displays the color coded legend for wind radii 162 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Strike Wind Probability Tab Plot Options While these menu options are available for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a data layering capability See page 326 for more information PLOT Replot Probabilities This option replots the stri
64. Support capabilities with action point and decision arc support What IF capabilities Zip Code Analysis Ability to define up to 10 custom county zip code fields used in the impact summary report Advanced Wind Estimation Damage Estimate Report Other Ability to customize the application skin and tracking chart colors Ability to add change any location in the vast 20 000 location database Ability to define location groups Text size font and color can be customized You will learn more about these and other system features in the following pages System Requirements To use the system the minimal requirements are A PC with at least 4 GB of RAM e Hard disk space required 5 GB e Windows XP VISTA Release 7 e A Pentium class processor with a CD Drive e An Internet connection Installation 1 Ifa CD was shipped insert CD into your computer CDROM drive 2 Browse the CD if shipped or if downloaded locate the install exe file 3 Follow the install directions entering the unlock key when requested It is usually best to copy and paste this key if possible to avoid key entry errors The install key is all numeric 4 When the installation is complete reboot 5 If the instructions call for the installation of a 2 CD please follow them Notes The installation key that was shipped sent with the order is required to install the system please make a note of it You are now ready to start using the system Let s r
65. Tab Variable Track Chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 160 Plot For a complete list of Plot options see page 159 Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be performed while in stretch mode Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W pdf or add to Email Outbox 113 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here Tips You can specify the wind band wind levels in the Wind Band Option
66. Tab Display Options DISPLAY County Names Plots the names of all of the counties on the map County Values Plots the wind or rainfall values for all of the counties on the map County names and values Plots both the county name and the wind or rainfall values for all of the counties on the map Clear Clears the names and values from the map 164 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Decision Arc Pop up Input Example 993 15 00 UTC Hay Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Save Key West FL Action Point All Arcs ao 4 roo BoD Speed knots 10 al Distance fram center 616 4 nm Lat 28 02 Storm Cat 2 bi go Lapel Arce m Initialized speed and storm category based on latest forecast information if available OF Cancel E sit Figure 4 At this point the user can select the action point and override the storm s forecast speed and intensity When OK is selected the decision arc is plotted Look at the next image to see an example of a decision arc Decision Arc Example HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Distance from certer 614 0 mies Figure 5 This chart displays the decision arc based on the information provided in the decision arc input screen For more information on this topic see page 268 165 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Anno
67. The tabstyle user interface allows the user to access data faster as well as making the system much easier to use There are a few items however that need to be kept in mind while using this system interface 1 Since a lot of information is being created when the system is initiated startup time is a bit longer than most applications The rewards of waiting is in the time you save after the system is initialized 2 Tab setup can be done via the General Options This allows the user to disable tabs move the tab labels and otherwise personalize their preferences 3 To CLOSE a tab select the small X at the upper right hand corner of the tab area Not all tabs are closable 4 The selection of a tab controls what toolbar commands are available See the Toolbar topic on the next page HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 325 of 356 APPENDIX T Tool Bars The Hurrtrak System includes extensive use of Tool Command bars They are in integral part of the system and allow users to complete their tasks quicker In the main tracking program there are 2 rows of toolbars the first row displays functions that are not dependent on which tab function is being displayed They include things like Setup System user preferences Open Database Open Storm Reports and many others ORo pea BO SD DS B Ow qi ocstontmpactrepor gh gh il O B Qian The 2 toolbar row ARE functions that are relevant only to the displayed tab S
68. This option allows the system to determine the characteristics of locations zip codes and county area This method is only available for US mainland locations All graphics that use AWE such as wind pattern and wind arrows utilize the NLCD information while reports can use either If there is no user entered information for a report location the system will use the NLCD data If you require the most accurate wind speed estimate reports possible we recommend that you use the site location method and enter the roughness index information for each of your locations This can be a time consuming exercise as it requires detailed knowledge of a locations surroundings and the ability to translate this into roughness index values We will describe each method below NLCD Method The NLCD Enhanced AWE has three important changes over the original Site Location characteristics method The NLCD database see image below has land usage information on every state An example of the land usage graphic for part of S Florida is shown below It shows the urban land usage of the Florida east coast as well as the Everglades and Crop areas With this information we can estimate the roughness index friction for any location by direction of wind i e an East wind into Palm Beach has a different roughness index than a west wind HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 314 of 356 The system then considers these factors to adjust the raw derived wind s
69. To perform a GRID table update similar to a spreadsheet select GRID UPDATE All changes made in grid mode will be updated into the storm database Note No data edit checks are done in GRID mode so be very careful Select CANCEL EXIT to exit out of this update function 18 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc To delete a prior observation select that observation at the bottom of the window and then select DELETE OBSERVATION Remember deleting an observation will also delete all of its associated data This includes the official forecast climatology forecast and advisory information for that observation There are two levels of wind field data entry standard and advanced This is set in the user preferences option While the advanced is more complex it allows you to do a more detailed analysis of the storm s wind field than the standard The data entry window contain the following data Adv No The advisory number of the observation Date The date of the observation either in UTC or local The date time preference is set in the system setup portion of the system Time The time of the observation either in UTC or local time The date time preference is set in the system setup portion of the system HHMM Latitude The latitude position of the center of the storm entered in decimal degrees Northern Latitudes are positive Longitude The longitude position of the center of the s
70. Tracking Chari aeaee MAX WIND 75 Knots 13 38 MAX WAND 128kn a MAX WIND 80 Knots Wakchay Area Maantenance ei Reset Defaults Fiood Point Maintenance The data in these fields should not be altered unless you have a complete understanding of how the 46 120 hour wind fields estimating algorithm operales This page sets the following global system options This option allows the user to vary the estimating parameters used to determine the likely areas of 34 50 and 64 knot winds at the 48 72 96 and 120 hour forecast positions The parameters represent the average radius of 34 and 50 knot winds by maximum wind speed They are used in certain circumstances when estimating the 48 72 96 and 120 hour 34 50 and 64 knot wind area These values should not be altered unless directed by PC Weather Products 184 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc USER Maintenance M System Setup General Options User Maintenarce _o PRs fve Mel Turning Security On will force all users to enter a userid and password Dauner System Security ON when starting the Hurrtrak system X UseriO UserName Password Update AD ADMIN password ad Pyre i rs g g g r Dog f Varteraex e Add New User Update Delete Selected User This option allows for the setup and maintenance of users Itis only required for networked users who desire security on their system but is available to singl
71. Tropical Basins to monitor W Atlantic W E Pacific V W Pacific V N indian Ocean W S Indian Ocean SW Pacfic 7 Further Information with mouse click on message when applicable Redisplay missed messages Alert Selection J New Storm Formation Last Storm Advisory Storm Category Upgrade W Storm Category Downgrade J Initial Storm Watch Warning J New Storm Forecast Data J New Tropical Weather Outlook Wf New Special Tropical Weather Outlook New Rainfall Forecast Data New Forecast Model Data New RECON Data New Wind Probability Data New Storm Surge Data 7 PC Weather Products Messages OF Help Cancel Selections on this window include Tray Alert Active This option will activate or de activate the Tray Alert Function Tropical Basins to monitor For Global or Advanced users this option allows the user to see messages only for tropical areas they are interested in Further Information with mouse click on message This option allows a helper program to open when the message is clicked upon via the mouse For example if a new tropical weather outlook message is displayed the Tropical Weather Outlook will display when the message is clicked Redisplay missed messages This option will redisplay the message every 5 minutes unless it has been clicked on This assures you will not miss any messages since the Windows operating system will often hide tray
72. W Options Allows the user to show mousepointer data and turn the status bar on off Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here Left Clicking on a tracking map will display either the current wind vector arrow for the mouse position or the forecast wind speed for that location This is controlled by toggling a toolbar button which is located on the primary toolbar 2 x In this mode a left click will display the wind speed direction at that point at the current time 74 gt al all 2 n this mode a left click will display the forecast wind speeds sustained and gusts at the point o 46 mph bo mph 68 mph 89 mph i 65mph 4mph Tips Selecting all possible times when selecting this option will present you with a list of hourly forecast times 123 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Surface Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 7070 Hurricane WILMA 10 24 7005 05 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help J0Stye Send Print Save Tab Help 9 tay A SE aoon pact Reports gi ho in ja
73. Wind Estimation On 174 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced Wind Estimation On Hurricane IKE Friday 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC __ Summary Update l __ Advisory 45 Estimated closest point of approach ET les 08 89 62 96 2 0 0 Estimated Time of First Tropical Storm force winds Friday 09 42 2008 05 30 PM Duration of Trata Storm force winds _ 22 hours i stal 59 MPH 76 MPH Duration of Hurricane Farce Winds Estimated ainal point of approach Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 1418 hours Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 52 MPH 67 MPH Estimated closest point of approach 90 miles Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 48inches _ 90 60 26 _ 99 63 0 O Saturday 09 13 2008 12 30 AM 42 hous o O T nde Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 12 hours NAS o Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 9 3 inches Wind Probabilities 34 50 64 knots 97 BO 44 _ rg im East T2 29 0 0 Forecast Rainfall 3 day total Wind Probabilities 34 50 64 knots 51 1 O Surge Probabilities 5 _ 10 15 20 1 nm Northwest 100 0 0 0 Intracoastal City LA Estimated Time of First Tropical Storm force winds _ Duration of Tropical Storm force winds Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sust
74. adjusted in the System Setup component of the system The color of the areas as well as whether to plot the 72 and or 120 hour forecast can be set in plotting options For plotting prior forecast tracks we recommend the method described on page 170 Hurricane Model Forecast Displays a window that shows all of the available forecast models The list is based on your settings in the User Options plotting Tab 1 The user simply selects or de selects the models they want to display and when done closes the window By Selecting the Max s favorite models a small subset of the available models will be display Yes these are Max Mayfield s favorites Select Mars favorile modets F ALL MODELS teow V NGPS OOTenOs poot UTE Ca HG OS Do 0g UTE MPFO 00412008 00 00 UTE F AEMN 00472008 00 00 UTC URMET 00 91 2008 00 00 UTC AP 14 091172008 00 00 LTC AVNO GO LA008 p00 LTE EGAR 00112008 00 00 UTC Z HWRE 00 97 2008 00 00 UTC BAMD 0947 2008 00 00 UTC BAMM 00 11 2008 00 00 UTE BAMS 00 4172008 00 00 UTC F CLPS Oo 112008 0000 UTC GFO 0812008 0000 UTC B LEAR 08 2008 DODO UTG LGEM Ca41 2008 O0 00 UTE T SHIP 09 11 2008 00 00 UTC OFCL 0011 2008 00 00 UTC GFDL 0971172008 0o00 UTC F GFN OOM 0 2008 1800 UTC CMC COM 02008 72 00 UTC The color of the model tracks are also set in the plotting user options For more information on model forecast see hurricane forecast models on page 305
75. airport location as shown on Google Earth In order to determine a point location s surrounding RI values these kinds of tools are invaluable If your requirements are not quite as strict the NLCD method does provide good results and you do not need this type of site analysis HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 317 of 356 Advanced Wind Estimation s effect on reports When creating a wind impact location report the system will utilize the user entered information if available If no information was entered it will use the NCLD database data to estimate the friction RI values instead The following is an impact summary report for Hurricane Wilma in 2005 All of the locations used the NLCD database information General Max Max Max Wind Wind Gust Date Time of Max Wind AWE NonAWE AWE EST _ mph mph mph FL 99 121 129 Monday 10 24 2005 11 00 25 ST CPA FL 70 118 92 Monday 10 24 2005 07 30 23 N FL 70 148 9 Monday 10 24 2005 10 00 54 N FL 67 125 87 Monday 10 24 2005 06 30 46 N FL 67 119 87 Monday 10 24 2005 05 00 73 N FL 48 80 62 Monday 10 24 2005 09 30 zls slelslalele ale elalaj The Max Wind AWE column represents the maximum sustained winds using Advanced Wind Estimation the next column shows the uncorrected wind speeds and the next column shows the max gusts using AWE As you can see the impact of AWE on the report values is significant Sustained wind spe
76. as shown below All colors are changed to black while the Ocean and Land areas are set to white Not available for H Wind Wind Band and Thematic Maps Export to Google Earth Exports the displayed image to Google Earth Sample Fax Print Image ape os TEE 4 ep ta err TT A Tae FRENE was neti CEST ILHA TT RAT y L aeiia vea L A nET hie Figure 7 167 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Options Reports Text The report print option has several capabilities Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen After which the user can review or print the output Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML This option allows the user to export certain text reports and data to an HTML format When this option is selected a file dialog box is displayed requesting the name of the HTML file the user would like to create Save HTML Plenar a Save at hyper HTML Files T Open a padon Special HTML Considerations The size of the HTML files created can be very large Avoid creating HTML for lengthy reports and mainly use this on smaller reports and text data Special License Agreement Considerations Although we provide the ability to create Internet ready HTML the standard software license agreement still prohibits the use of any of the system s output on the Internet without prior approval of
77. by examining every county s or zip code s forecast maximum wind speed and tallies the total population and number of households county only that are expected to be affected by a user defined level of wind The wind thresholds used in this report are set in the Impact Analysis Option In addition to population and households county only this report will also total the optional user defined fields Up to 10 user defined fields can be established 3 in EM Pro within the System Setup program Tab Created by Selecting Impact Analysis from the County or Zip Code Summary Reports Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML attachment PDF or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves report in PDF format to Email outbox Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips The wind thresholds used in
78. central pressure graph Each bar represents an observation point The unit of measure millibars or inches of mercury is based on the user options set in the tracking portion of the system Options available from this window Close Window Closes the window Save Graph Save the graph to a bmp file Print Graph Prints the graph in black and white Note The size of the printed output is dependent on the size of the displayed window I E A larger window results in a larger print area Help Displays this help text There is a set of graphing options available from the top portion of the chart which changes the characteristics of the graph Experiment with these to determine the graph that best suits your needs 225 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc PLOT Storm Plot Selection SEL Storm Plot Selection Plot Help Start End Year Storm Name ARLENE BRET CINDY DENNIS EMILY FRANKLIN GERT HARVEY IRENE JOSE KATRINA Cat Date 06 06 06 26 07703 07704 077 11 077 21 077 23 06 02 08 04 08 22 08 23 08 26 09 01 Date 06 14 06 30 07711 077 18 077 21 077 31 077 25 08 14 08718 08 23 08731 09703 097 14 Deselect All 069 040 075 150 161 069 O46 063 104 052 173 040 115 390 1005 392 330 329 397 1005 394 970 1001 302 1006 962 Cancel This screen displays general information about all of the storms s
79. digital typhoor wallpaper globe 1 024x768 lat optional optional Change number of animation Change update rterval mirates fremas ef das oK Desktop Satelite status OK o at The userid and password fields can be used if your favorite satellite image is password protected Do not update desktop This option prevent the program from updating the desktop however the images will be included in the animation sequence Some users may want to do this if they have a favorite image on their desktop or if they utilized a themed desktop Force Update This option will force the program to update the current satellite image rather than waiting the typical 20 minutes Animate saved images This option will animate the saved images on the desktop When animating all desktop icons are hidden to allow for a faster animation sequence Quit Closes the tray options End Desktop Satellite Closes the program Finally we suggest you setup your windows display options to CENTER the image on your desktop rather than stretch or tile Windows XP example below Display Properties Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Background x wawrnflg xmas3 r xmas4 FI Yosemite r Zapotec E ftem K a Browse Position Center v 261 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tray Alert Messaging i Hurrtrak Tray Al
80. ems m WILMAS_34_image1 WILMAS_34_image2 5 a WILMA5_ 34 image3 WILMA5_34_pdt4 WILMA5_34_pdf5 WILMA5_34_pdf6 When selecting the Email option the user will be presented with the following screen allowing them to add the Email subject text and recipients 154 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc i EMail Outbox Contents O ef EMAIL Information O EJ Exit Fie EMail Outbox Contents Help File Help Edt A me Tl comens paea mea ofan Sunes Hurricane Wilma Delete Selected tem Delete All Items View Options z al Employees t locks Ge Huricane Wima wll have a major immect id Sulh Florida Fleese finish preparatons immediati The Boss includ Late Aowieory WILMA5 34 image WILMAS 34 image P Punte Anason Forecast Asor T Wee aromaty i 7 hcude EMail Outbox contents 6 te end Method T HUARTRAK WTE Meret Daio Repete Sedect eclelents doom the fst beiw anchor ear he aaf iiassas fn He Seis bo ma rig Search Bo teamed ea Recipient Name Recipient EMail Address 7 aaa gt z m Gep cheap hotels managers Cheap howls managers ind Deste Sestemar cheapmatel com ind Key West meyeesimg Gcheaphetelcom y WILMAS H images WILMAS _34_pdt4 O ae miamimgneneapaztel com ind Palm Beach paimbeachmgnjcheaphote oom ind Tampa ampamgchsaphgiel coon oo _ mee i WILMAS_ H _pd5 WILMAS_ 34_pd6 The Emai
81. for more information Hurricane Reconnaissance This option takes the user to the Hurricane Reconnaissance program See page 250 for more details Hurricane History This option takes the user to the Hurricane History program See page 216 for more information Model Plot This option takes the user to the Model Plot program See page 258 for more information Location Import Utility This option takes the user to the Location Import program It will force the Hurrtrak Tracking program to exit See page 262 for more information Inland Wind Model 15 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc This option takes the user to the Inland Wind Model function See page 267 for more information Advisory Ticker This option rolls the text of the Public Advisory across the bottom of the screen Send Email Message This option allows the user to send a general email message not associated to a particular storm Print Setup This option allows the user to set up the printer for printing Many print options throughout the system allow the user to setup before printing initiates Display log This option allows the user to view system log messages They are sometimes useful when debugging automatic operations Exit This option exits the system The current storm will automatically be reloaded when it is started again 16 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc
82. forecast You will be prompted for the name of the model initial Data Time ENTERED IN UTC TIME ONLY and initial latitude and longitude After entering this data a forecast record will be shown on the grid It will need to be edited to include forecast information To Edit an existing forecast change the forecast information and select Edit forecast detail To Delete a forecast highlight that row in the table at the bottom and select Delete Selected Model Forecast The data fields for each forecast position from initial to 120 hours not all columns need to be entered Latitude Forecast latitude North latitudes are positive Longitude Forecast longitude West longitudes are negative Max Wind Speed Forecast maximum wind speed knots This data is usually not included in the hurricane model forecast Options Available Help Displays this help text Clear all fields Clears all of the forecast data fields 23 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Climatology Forecast Maintenance w Tropical Storm ISIDORE climatological forecast Sele O94 2002 15 00 UTE O94 2002 12 00 UTE O94 200 09 00 UTE O94 2002 06 00 UTC O94 2002 03 00 UTE O94 2002 00 00 UTC OSs 2002 21 00 UTE Calculate Climatological Forecast This option allows the user to calculate or delete any of the storm s calculated climatology forecast data The forecast data shown in the data table is determine
83. import process Add Locations Progress Job Step The input file must be comma delimited and is required to be in the following format Location Name 25 Location State 3 Latitude Longitude The first row must NOT contain data field names and the data fields must NOT have any commas or quotes Latitude and Longitude must be entered in degrees and tenths of a degree not degrees and minutes West longitudes like the ones in the US must be specified as a negative number A sample input record for Fort Lauderdale Florida with a plot size of 5 miles would look like the following Fort Lauderdale FL 26 14 80 14 Plot Size If you want to set the plot size to a certain value for all locations specify it in the plot size field It will determine how the location will appear on a map A plot size of zero will only show the location name while larger plot sizes will draw a circle at the diameter of the plot size nm Leaving this field blank will force a value of 1 264 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Prefix If you want all of the locations being imported to have the same prefix identifier enter it in this field For example the prefix Store will put this in front of the name of each imported location name i e a location name 1234 will be loaded as Store 1234 This is not a required field If you would like ALL of the locations in the import file to be grouped
84. map for the storm The user can define the mapping parameters This is useful when all you need to do is send an image of the storm track wind band etc Google Earth The Google Earth automation generates a KML KMZ file for the storm with specific outputs defined by the user This is handy when you want to share information about a storm but would rather have the recipient view it on the Google Earth Interface Since this is a single file it is perfect for Emailing EXCEL spreadsheet The EXCEL automation will create an EXCEL compatible file which contains a impact report information for a location group For folks who just want a concise report and prefer working with spreadsheets this is the way to go Perfect for emailing SHAPE File This automation is available only for Hurrtrak Advanced Users The SHAPE File automation allows the user to create multiple ERSI Shape files The specific outputs can be defined by the user Because of the potential for a large number of files it may make more sense to save these files to a network directory and allow your users to view them in that manner rather than sending them via email HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 290 of 356 APPENDIX F3 Narrative Impact Statements The Narrative Impact Statement is a computer Al generated narrative description of the impact to a location This can be viewed for the base location any location in a tab based summary impact report and in the formatted summa
85. messages when there is other activity on the PC system Alert Selection In this section you specify which alert you would like to see displayed Uncheck any you do not want to see When there is an active reconnaissance flight the New RECON Data option will result in many tray messages Exit This option closes the program No more messages will be displayed 263 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Import Utility The Hurrtrak Advanced system includes a location location group import utility This program allows you to import your organization s locations as well as the ability to automatically associate them to a location group The utility is accessible from the START PROGRAMS menu Hurrtrak Advanced program group Select Run Location Import Utility It is best if the main tracking program is not running at the time this utility is used When executed the user is presented with a screen whereby they must select the input import file as well as the location group the imported locations will be grouped under if any There are 3 choices of input files Comma Delimited standard format Comma Delimited non standard format or an ESRI Point type shape file If selecting a comma delimited standard format input file the following screen and field are presented Location Import Utility Exit Help Select Input Format F Comma non standard format SHAPE file
86. mi ni O75 mi i OE mi Fmi OED mi 0086 rl i GE mi i 0103 mi al 0116 ml Z mi 0130 mi IN mi O44 mi 0151 mi 19 mi 167 mi Saturday 08 7 22008 08 30 AM EDT Saturday OA 2008 04 00 AM EDT Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage SOburday FANGE 170 AM EDT Minor damage Saturday ANAME 11 00 AM EDT Saturday 4427008 11 3 AM EDT Saburday DAW 2008 12 00 PM EDT Saturday 09H 2006 12 20 PM EDT Saturday 9A A008 041500 PM EDT Saturday DOW 20068 01 30 PM EDT Saturday DAA 22006 02 00 PM EDT Saturdays 082008 02 30 PM EDT Saturday ANANE 03 00 PM EDT Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage Minor damage mi EZZEREZSBESE Seeeec ocr co CC eens WS aS 0736 mi Description This tab displays half hourly detail report for locations counties and zip codes When a location county or zip code is selected the system examines the actual storm characteristics for every hour of the storm s life making a determination of how this location was affected at each hour The result is a report indicating the sustained wind speed gusts and wind direction conditions for this location throughout the period along with any other pertinent information such as astronomical tide height cross wind values distance from 34 50 64 knot wind areas and distance from center The last column indicates whether the l
87. new data option to FORECAST ADVISORY This is always issued for all global areas and will prevent you from sending out multiple messages for each advisory HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 349 of 356 APPENDIX W Technical Support PC Weather Products provides free support via our Web Site and EMAIL HURRTRAK Advanced customers also receive telephone support at no extra charge In order to continue to provide support at no additional cost please make sure to follow the order of support shown below Before contacting us please make sure you have done the following 1 Review the system help text this document 2 Review the system documentation 3 Review the training modules at www pcwp com training html 4 Check the FAQ on our web site at http www pcwp com If these methods do not provide an answer please contact PCWP via EMAIL Email support requests to support pcwp com Hurrtrak Advanced customers may call us 770 953 3506 or by FAX at 770 952 2540 Email is the preferred method of support HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 350 of 356 APPENDIX X Software License amp Services Agreement HURRTRAK Software License PC Weather Products amp Se ees Karecimeni precision is our passion CAREFULLY READ THIS LIMITED LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES OF PC WEATHER PRODUCTS INC COMPANY WHICH IS GRANTED ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT AND COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED HEREIN BY DOWNLOAD
88. of frame homes will be destroyed with total roof failure and wall collapse Extensive damage to roof covers windows and doors will occur Large amounts of windborne debris will be lofted into the air Windborne debris damage will occur to nearly all unprotected windows and many protected windows Significant damage to wood roof commercial buildings will occur due to loss of roof sheathing Complete collapse of many older metal buildings can occur Most unreinforced masonry walls will fail which can lead to the collapse of the buildings A high percentage of industrial buildings and low rise apartment buildings will be destroyed Nearly all windows will be blown out of high rise buildings resulting in falling glass which will pose a threat for days to weeks after the storm Nearly all commercial signage fences and canopies will be destroyed Nearly all trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months Long term water shortages will increase human suffering Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months Hurricane Andrew 1992 is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 5 winds and impacts to coastal portions of Cutler Ridge Florida with Category 4 conditions experienced elsewhere in south Miami Dade County Texas Tech Study Scale modified DOD Damage description Threshold of visible damage Loss of roof c
89. option allows the user to establish new or change delete existing zip codes The latitude and longitude values are the geographical center position of the zip code Remember western longitudes are negative while eastern longitudes are positive The RM Pro versions of the system use the zip code information in its impact analysis Zip Code This identifies the zip code State This identifies the zip code s state code 2 digits Post Office This represents the post office city associated with the zip code Latitude This identifies the zip code s geographical center latitude in decimal degrees All latitudes north of the equator are positive and those south are negative Latitudes for the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific are positive NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 29 degrees 36 minutes is 29 6 degrees Longitude This identifies the zip code s geographical center longitude in decimal degrees All Western longitudes are negative while all Eastern longitudes are positive Longitude values for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific locations are negative NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 78 degrees 54 minutes is 78 9 degrees Population This represents the p
90. performed while in stretch mode Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image 109 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W Options Allows the user to show mousepointer data and turn the status bar on off Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image 49 9DRNO NC LITI IAE TAS Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here Left Clicking on a tracking map will display either the current wind vector arrow for the mouse position or the forecast wind speed for that location This is controlled by toggling a toolbar button which is located on the primary toolbar 2 all Inthis mode a left click will display the wind speed direction at that point at the current time i In this mode a left click will display the forecast wind speeds sustained and gusts at the point Oo mon 68 mph
91. point format Select Input File Input file must be in a comma deliminited format and include the fields below The numbers indicate the maximum size of the data field Location Name 25 Location State 3 Latitude Longitude The first row must NOT contain data field names and the data fields must NOT have any commas or quotes Latitude and Longitude must be entered in degrees and tenths of a degree not degrees and minutes West Longitudes like the ones in the US must be specified as a negative number Asample input record for Fort Lauderdale Florida would look like Fort Lauderdale FL 26 14 80 14 Plot size 0 100 This will determine how the location will plot on a map A plot size of zero will only show the location name while larger plot sizes will draw a circle at the diameter of the plot size nm Leaving this field blank will force a value of 1 Location Prefix Max 10 characters If you want all of the location being imported to have the same prefix identifier enter itin this field i e Store as the prefix will put the Store text in front of each imported location name This can be useful for later grouping THIS IS NOT AREQUIRED FIELD lf you would like ALL of the locations in the importfile to be grouped into a location group enter a location group name below If you do not want to group these locations at this time leave the following field blank Location Group Name Max 15 characters Start
92. siding damage to apartment buildings and industrial buildings Isolated structural damage to wood or steel framing can occur Complete failure of older metal buildings is possible and older unreinforced masonry buildings can collapse Numerous windows will be blown out of high rise buildings resulting in falling glass which will pose a threat for days to weeks after the storm Most commercial signage fences and canopies will be destroyed Many trees will be snapped or uprooted blocking numerous roads Electricity and water will be unavailable for several days to a few weeks after the storm passes Hurricane Ivan 2004 is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 3 winds and impacts to coastal portions of Gulf Shores Alabama with Category 2 conditions experienced elsewhere in this city Category Four Hurricane Sustained winds 131 155 mph 210 249 km hr Catastrophic damage will occur There is a very high risk of injury or death to people livestock and pets due to flying and falling debris Nearly all older pre 1994 mobile homes will be destroyed A high percentage of newer mobile homes also will be destroyed Poorly constructed homes can sustain complete collapse of all walls as well as the loss of the roof HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 337 of 356 structure Well built homes also can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and or some exterior walls Extensive damage to roof coverings windows and doors will oc
93. small map location and greater large map location than 20 degrees in width Road Line Color This allows the user to set the color that the road lines are drawn Latitude Longitude Grid This controls the pattern and color of the latitude longitude grid lines Watch and Warning Options Width of Warning Area This value determines how wide the watch and warning ribbon is drawn along the coast It is expressed in nautical miles The watch ribbon is 1 2 the width of this value Color This option allows the user to modify the colors of the Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watch and Warning Areas 85 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc User Options Plotting Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Page i i Page ia 4 Page 4 j Page Page 5 Page amp Page 7 Wind Circle Area options amp Wind circles Shaded Wind Area No circles or areas Colors Hurricane 64 knot Storm 50 knot Gale 34 knot Eye Wall Reset Detaults Email setup oy Email Track Color address book Actual Storm Track by Category Forecast line width ep eee eee ee official Forecast E g Climate Forecast What If Forecast Unit of L Measure Reset Defaults a Multi colored arrow color by fixed wind levels knots Plot Multi Colored Wind Vectors only no PA lt 83 296 lt 4 lt 136 wind values z Reset defaul
94. system are CY GIF O TIF best displayed via BMP or GIF format JPG can be used for higher color images like satellite and topographical Z type maps EMail Address Save folder location EMail Output File 4 Select Email wx pcwp com Folder C pcwp Save Output File Select the EMail address or group to send to Select folder where you would like to have this output Add Map Image automation Add Google Earth KML automation Add EXCEL automation Add Shape File automation iim ff Automation Name Auto Type Status a Predefined Tracking Map Map Image Predefined Google Earth Google Earth KML KMZ r Predefined EXCEL EXCEL csv file Predefined Shape File SHAPE File Delete Selected Automation Save Changes Section 1 2 4 Tabs 6 and 7 are essentially the same for all 4 types of Automations Section 3 and Tab 5 are the only sections that vary by type of Automation 50 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Let s look at the sections that for the most part do not vary by type of Automation Section 1 indicates the Name of the Automation as well as indicators that control whether it is active and also whether it should be automatically generated It is valid to have an automation that is active with the automatic option turned off This is typically used when you only want to generate the automation manually i e selected from the Hurrtrak menu Section 2 defi
95. tab Wind Probabilities Plots the forecast wind probabilities using the current map on a separate tab 105 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Rainfall Analysis Plot the forecast rainfall analysis using the current map on a separate tab Forecast Rainfall Thematic Plots the forecast rainfall by showing a color coded county thematic map This appears in a separate tab Wind Pattern Plots the wind pattern graphic using the current map and current storm wind field onto a separate tracking type tab See page 321 for more information on the Wind Pattern image Wind Bands Forecast Actual Plots the forecast or actual wind band analysis using the current map on a separate tab SLOSH Storm Surge for this area Opens up the SLOSH display program and loads data for the area selected on the map You must be at an appropriate zoom level to select this option Plot EZ Map Automatically creates a tracking map with several plotting options as defined in the General User Options See page 301 for more information on the EZ Map function Tracking Chart with plot Plots the storm s current track and position with wind areas depicted using the current map on a separate tracking chart tab Tracking Chart with no plot Displays the current map with only a hurricane symbol depicting the storm s latest position This is shown on a separate tab Forecast Position Using the current map
96. text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Sort Allows the user to sort on any column Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 149 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Surge Probability Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Sort Tab Help 8 Be FO fs oy 5 B33 BOOS TOA ouam a i ID aa A BAGO SOG sA O Forecast NHC Warning Surge Probability Report Based on Advisory 45 forecast Biloxi MS Riskimpact 6 8 10 12 y HURRTRAK ONLINE LA 2mi Southwest 100 100 97 84 63 hip Jiwaw ssec wisc edu data y6ia Map Selection Topo USA Map 1 Multple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory User Diary Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Chmatatology Forecast Watches and Warnngs Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Forecast Surge Probability Description This tab displays a report showing each location and the probability of a storm surge from 2 to 25 in 2 increments It also shows the relative position to the reported location that this surge value is valid for Tab Created by Selecting menu item Reports L
97. the font size of other labels displayed by Google Earth They can sometimes be adjusted within the Goggle Earth interface Include web cam local images This option determines if either web cam or user supplied images are included when exporting summary impact report information to Google Earth See page 330 for more information Data to include in multiple export option This set of options has to do with the Google Earth ALL Selected Outputs function This feature allows multiple GE exports be created with a single action The exports available through this function are described below All checked options will be exported while unchecked ones will not be We do not suggest you select all outputs unless truly necessary The automatic export options include the following Forecast Wind Band This will export the forecast wind band Not suggested as part of multiple output as it may take several minutes to complete Current Storm Track amp Observations Current Wind Radii Current Wind Field Official Forecast Track latest Official Forecast Average Error latest Climate Forecast Current model forecast Watches amp Warnings Forecast Storm Animation Current rainfall forecast 3 days Current Wind Pattern Forecast Animated Wind Barbs Reports This will create an impact report for a set of locations all counties all zip codes based on the selections chosen 76 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992
98. this form unless you have good knowledge of the locations environment or are in areas outside of the US mainland Changing the roughness index value will have a significant effect on calculated wind speeds w Location Input Location Mame State Latitude Longitude Plot Size Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station Offshore Location Bay Harbor Islands FL 25 8872 80 1 314 5 ou Lookup latitude amp longitude Select location fram map Look up Tide Station Roughness Index by direction Roughness Index Guidelines 24 51 0002 Open Sea 17152 H 11586 OO Coastline HHW HH a4 Low Intensity Residential E fob HNW HE 05480 55 High Intensity Residential a0 Commercialindustrial Tranz portation 25991 WHW EHE 07623 09 Bare Rock Sand clay L iiig 18 QuarriessStrip Mines Gravel Pits 18705 W E oras 18 Transitional area j i MEES 68 Deciduous Forest ere ww N Too y ese poas Ts eara TW SE 12 Shrubland 10807 07207 25 Orchards vineyards SSW SSE 4 Grasslands Herbaceous 6 PasturesHay DG Row Crops OF Small Grains 3 Fallow 5 1085 zan 23251 Using the guide to the right enter the estimated roughness index for this location as well as the average roughness index in 16 directional quadrants distance of 2 miles You may use the 05 UrbanRecreational Grasses guidelines ta the right lf you would like the system to attempt ta AF Woody Wetlands do the estimation select that option below If t
99. this is an airport location this field can be used to identify the cross wind direction i e a 360 runway would have the max cross wind from 270 or 090 Either value can be used This will then generate the cross runway component of wind on detailed hourly reports If the Legacy AWE menu option is selected the following additional field is displayed AWE Location This indicates whether this location qualifies for Advanced Wind Estimation If information has been added via the advanced data entry option this option will be checked This is a read only indicator Image This field allows the user to identify a web or local image file to the system which is used when exporting report data to Google Earth For more information see the appendix topic Webcam Location Images on page 330 Tide Station This identifies the tide station associated with this location To associate a location to a tide station click on this data cell The user will then be presented with the tide selection update window shown on the next page Offshore Location This identifies the location as a fixed offshore location such as an oil platform etc When checked the system will include wave height calculations in the summary and detailed impact report for this location 188 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc w lide Station Select Mel E4 Exit Clear Field Help Tide Station Hame Country State Search
100. this report are set in the Impact Analysis Option 147 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Strike Probability Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Fie Eat Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Priv Export Font Copy Sort Tab Help 8 Oe OD amp sy 9 Bas BOOS F OS orecation pec repor o Qe yb 9 2B A284 Qe 5S 204 SA OO Forecast ASOS Strike Probability Report Based on 09 12 2008 05 00 AM EDT forecast KGLS Galveston TX 0 Total Next 24 hours 24 36 hours 36 48 hours 48 72 hours 0 olo ojo ojo 2 ojojojlnjo BS s coo Colao a Ss olaola a sols o ojo 2 N 3 3 0 o 2 0 3 B o 3 o o a uezo oc o o o o co colo SON NC S ol iope clol o c olo olo ojojo oo oojo ooo a Bioxi MS Risk impact HURRTRAK ONLINE tp Jiwaw ssec wisc edu data p6 a Map Selection Topo USA Map 1 Multple storm tacking charn Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory User Diary Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Clmatatology Forecast Watches and Wamuings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Forecast Strike Probability Description This tab displays a report showing each location and its total next 24 hours 24 36 hour period 36 48 hour period and 48 72 hour period strike probabilities Tab Cre
101. to attempt to do the estimation select that option belowe If the latfong of this location is changed you must re estimate the roughness index Set all indices to location s index Estimate Rrougniness T eed IMACES Roughness Index Guidelines 002 Open Sea O01 Coastline Low Intensity Residential High Intensity Residential Commercialindustrial Tranzportation Bare Rock Sandfclay Quarries Strip Mines Gravel Pits Transitional area Deciduous Forest Evergreen Forest Mixed Forest Shrubland Orchards yineyards Grasslands Herbaceous Pasture Hay Row Crops Small Grains Fallow UrbanRecreational Grasses Woody YYvetlands Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands Help Look up Tide Station Accept Quit Reset to non adyvanced location In this example we have defined a location Bay Harbor Island FL Based on the site characteristics we have entered the average roughness indices for 16 compass directions We used a distance of about 2 KM upstream for each direction to help determine the average RI This type of analysis requires a good knowledge of your sites and may require some experimentation as real data is analyzed i e if the system is always underestimating easterly winds your RI values may be too high in that direction HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 316 of 356 Many users use aerial images and local knowledge to help determine the best values The image below is for an
102. to use in application amp UTC Local Time system tinme Map Resolution G40 x 480 1024 x 768 1400 x 1038 Email setup cy address book F Enable Landfall Analysis W Start DesktopSatelite on Windows startup User can not wew map resolutions larger than system screen propertes gt V Estimate 48 72 96 amp 120 hour forecast wind fields Display map navigation arrows on map ert F Enable all system sounds C Maintain Map Selecton Locations on plotting maps F Enable Logging gt Unit of Measure V Estimate 25 knot wind field radii Map delay milliseconds J Spell Checker Dictionary to use Eng sh 3D Surface Graph Interactive image Scrolling Resolution of 3D Surface 5 Coarse 100 Fine The categories of user preferences are explained below They are presented in alphabetical order 56 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Animation options F Uses Options Animation Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes Aexit Help S Wind Radii Animation Options legacy animation General Plot wind field circles GO v Plot wind values Lettre Multi colored Wind Vectors only no eye wind field circles or values Arrow colors are set as Plotin at wi idan a Plot wind field arrows indicated in the Plotting Options af i saree Onine Use Advanced Wind Estimates for wind values and arrows this will impact animation speed
103. wind pattern display when using Advanced Wind Estimation AWE is very time consuming as each location s roughness index is calculated as determined by the wind direction Run times of 20 minutes or more depending on screen size are not uncommon To rectify this problem we have created Pre Processed RI roughness index files that will allow the rendering logic to bypass this lengthy roughness index calculation This reduces the run times from 20 minutes down to less than 1 minute Unfortunately these processed RI files are very large as all coastal states are represented by over 1 GB of data files Rather than attempt to install or download all of these RI files by state the solution we have devised is to allow the user to download RI files only for states that they will typically use the Wind Pattern feature There are only two options available on this screen Use processed RI files This option allows the user to turn on and off the option of using these processing RI files The only advantage to not checking this option is that the resultant display is slightly smoother when allowing the system to calculate RI on the fly Download State Pre Processed RI files This selection opens an Internet Explorer or whatever your default Internet browser is web page You can download state files from this web page Make sure you follow the directions exactly particularly the message that indicates where folder location to save t
104. windows clipboard for pasting into most graphics applications Save to File Saves the current image to a BMP PCX TIF or JPG file Most all windows graphics and word processing applications accept BMP files Save fax image to File Saves the current image to a BMP PCX TIF or JPG file after automatically modifying the image to line art All colors are changed to black while the Ocean and Land areas are set to white Help Displays this help screen 229 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Miscellaneous Analysis This Menu option allows the user to do the following additional analysis Formation Point Location Analysis Formation Point Selection This option allows the user to select a group of storms based on intensity and date range and then display their formation points on the large tracking chart If C Category 1 Formation Points 74 mph 64 kts the user selects Storm Formation Points all of the storms formation Formation Point Select CC Storm Formation Points 39 mph 34 kts C Category 2 Formation Points 96 mph 64 kts points pen ner a 0 Category 4 Formation Points 131 mph 114 kts one o e ass Storm classification 1 C Category 5 Formation Points 155 mph 135 kts 5 options are selected then what will be Starting Date MIM DD Ending Date MMDD displayed is the point oan those pei first attained that class mil mi E Entering informati
105. with this alert Note the Location Impact Statement is only available for Location Group Alerts Section Tab 6 defines additional text you would like included within the email body of the Alert This is optional See example below Exit Help EMail Alert Definition Alert Message Prefix Suffix for Predefined All Updates Schedule for Predefined All Updates Prefix Suffix While not required you have the option of including a prefix message or suffix message to this EMail Alerts The Prefix message will appear at the top of the body of the EMail Alert This report is being sent to all manager in the Southeast Region Include Prefix The Suffix message will appear just before the signature line of the EMail Alert before any attachments For more information call the Risk Department in Miami Include Suffix 45 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Section Tab 7 allows the user to adjust the schedule of when this alert can automatically be run In this way you can create Email alerts only on certain days and times See example below Ellas Aen Defnisa Alert Uessage Preta Sufte tor Predefined Al Upesies EMail Alart Schedule local time i Lard a P t ow W m wu Kad w _ Gi G g a gi a gJ a a G a G T Ant az a Heo 8 HE 88 Se cs BOoas 8 opo chope a a E a o B ge opo Bas ORCI CHG i O 8 a 0na Am
106. with your mouse left button or by selecting zoom in or zoom out The SLOSH information will re plot at your new zoom level In addition when plotting a MOM the following mouse actions will display the following information Left Click Shift Displays the raw SLOSH value Right Click Displays the Inundation level Right Click Shift Places the house icon at the position of your cursor 244 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSH REPORT SLOSH MOM analysis for NHC Warning Exit Send Export to Google Earth Print Copy Help Location Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Elevation Inundation Inundation Inundation Inundation Inundation Slosh Basin AGL ft AGL ft AGL ft AGL ft AGL ft 21 6 Saint Simons Island GA Lepi e 9523 4 Tampa FL o s a sa e 1022 mamm p o 2 231 59 9 126 157 Tampa fl ooa f S Apalachicola FL o 23 6 amp 2 1298 184 233 2373 Tampa fl 9 a 75 144 200 246 Apalachicola FL o o0 3a a amp 93 164 Corpus Christi TX ooa aa w2 159 232 259 Tampa Fl po 52 sa 1214 149 175 FortMyers FL a8 E po 85s B5 17 24 245 FortMyers FL ps 66s 120 167 206 240 Saint Simons Island GA 2 55 06 149 189 225 SabineLake TX oa S es 101 133 160 Wilmington NC 6 J 5 27 4T 64 Pamlico Soun
107. 005 19 00 EDT 032 040 067 Z 019 024 0010 mi 0091 mi 0126 mi 0229 mi Sunday 08 28 2005 19 30 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 20 00 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 20 30 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 21 00 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 21 30 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 22 00 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 23 00 EDT Sunday 08 28 2005 23 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 00 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 00 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 01 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 01 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 02 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 02 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 03 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 03 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 04 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 04 30 EDT 033 068 034 042 068 034 043 069 035 044 070 036 045 070 037 046 071 037 047 072 038 048 073 039 049 074 040 049 075 040 050 076 041 051 076 042 053 077 043 053 078 044 055 079 044 055 080 046 058 081 048 060 082 049 062 084 053 066 085 056 070 086 059 073 087 062 078 088 020 025 0006 mi 0088 mi 0122 mi 0226 mi 021 026 0002 mi 0084 mi 0119 mi 0222 mi 021 027 0082 mi 0115 mi 0218 mi 022 028 0081 mi 0111 mi 0213 mi 023 029 0078 mi 0107 mi 0208 mi 024 030 0078 mi 0105 mi 0205 mi 025 031 0076 mi 0100 mi 0200 mi 026 033 0074 mi 0097 mi 0196 mi 027 034 0069 mi 0092 mi 0191 mi 028 035 0064 mi 0088 mi 0187 mi 029 036 0060 mi 0083 mi 0182 mi 029 037 0055 mi 0078 mi 0177 mi 031 039 0050 m
108. 077 Temperature 10 C Dew Point 9 C Conditions In and out of clouds Surhace Wind Dir Speed H A Turbulance Mo turbulence Weather Rain from cumulitorm clouds Plane Capabilities Dewpoint capability lt aircraft below 10000 met Wind Group Type Method Spot wird Doppler radar or inertial systems Full report 97779 09004 61279 90108 30500 1307 a AME AF308 30094 IKE 0B 31 Em Swi O65E TS a lt jil gt Hold the lt shift key down to lock onto an observation while moving the mouse HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Additional HDOB capabilities include the ability to plot the graph of wind speed temperature pressure and pressure height of the pass through the storm The user must select the first and last observation they would like to analyze and then select the plotting option See the examples below Recon Graph Ext PrintGraph Save Image Remove all Labels Help Surface Wind Speed Profile from 09 12 08 13 18 UTC to 09 12 08 12 53 UTC Wind Speed knots Recon Graph Ext PrintGraph Save Image Remove all Labels Help Temperature Dew Point Profile from 09 12 08 13 18 UTC to 09 12 08 12 53 UTC g E i a So wy z 3 F Fos Recon Graph fe Exit PrintGraph Save Image Remove all labels Help Pressure Profile from 09 12 08 13 18 UTC to 09 12 08 12 53 UTC T 7 7 As 65
109. 1 50 45 4M WPAC Indian Ocean data checked no update needed 04 16 2011 11 43 00 M Updates being done by active HIRATRAK session 04 16 2011 11 43 00 M Updates being done by active HIRATRAK session 04 16 2011 11 38 21 M Host data examined No Atlantic E astern Pacific storm data update requi 04 16 2011 11 38 20 AM Checking and processing any Atlantic EPAC updates Click on entry above to show full text below The options for this tray program right click on the clock bubble icon in tray are Force update check This forces the system to check for data updates immediately instead of waiting for the next polling time Change update interval Atlantic EPAC This option temporarily changes the default polling interval for Atlantic and Eastern Pacific data The EPAC data is only available for Global Advanced users The default polling interval is set in the Hurrtrak Online user preferences Change update interval WPAC IO This option temporarily changes the default polling interval for the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean This is only available for Global Advanced users The default polling interval is set in the Hurrtrak Online user preferences Update Thumbnails This option allows the user to force the system to download update all of the satellite and radar thumbnails Normally they are updated at regular intervals defined in the system setup options Help Displays this help Exit Hurrtrak Online Tim
110. 2 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced Wind Estimation On Hurricane IKE Friday 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC Summary Update Advisory 45 _ San Luis Pass TX is expected to receive a significant impact from Hurricane IKE Northerly gale force winds should start affecting the area on Friday September 12th at 5 PM UTC with storm force winds arriving around 3AM and Northerly hurricane force winds arriving near 5 AM The highest wind speeds from Hurricane IKE should occur near 6 AM when top sustained winds fram the North could reach 90 MPH with gusts near 118 MPH Winds should decrease below hurricane force shortly thereafter Sustained winds will fall below gale force after 1 PM and generally be from the Southwest during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Wind damage from Hurricane IKE could include broken glass in doors and windows Uplift of roof deck and loss of significant roofing material It may also include collapse of chimney garage doors and damage to porches and or carports The total rainfall forthe San Luis Pass area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 11 3 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm and hurricane rainfall is very difficult to predict There is a good chance that the coastal area 2 nm Northeast of San Luis Pass could experi
111. 2 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Additional Toolbar Options Prior Forecast While viewing most tracking charts the user can easily display prior forecast tracks for the storm by selecting the command bar icon highlighted shown below Plots selected prior forecast tracks E This will bring up a menu whereby you can then select deselect the prior forecast tracks you would like to display i Official Forecast 42 09 11 2008 15 00 UTC 41 09 11 2008 09 00 UTC 40 09 11 2008 03 00 UTC E 39 09 10 2008 21 00 UTC 38 09 10 2008 15 00 UTC 37 09 10 2008 09 00 UTC 03102008 03 00 UTC 09 09 2008 21 00 UTC 4 09 09 2008 15 00 UTC 3 03 09 2008 09 00 UTC 09 09 2008 03 00 UTC S082008 21 00 UTC 09 08 2008 15 00 UTC 01082008 09 00 UTC 0908 2008 03 00 UTC 0907 2008 21 00 UTC 007 2008 15 00 UTC 05 07 2008 09 00 UTC oS 07 2008 03 00 UTC OW0E 2008 21 00 UTC 0906 2008 15 00 UTC OW0E 2008 09 00 UTC 0 05 06 2008 03 00 UTC p0S 2008 71 00 UTC a 09 05 2008 15 00 UTC 005 2008 09 00 UTC O0S 2008 03 00 UTC 5 09 04 2008 21 00 UTC 05 04 2008 15 00 UTC 09 04 2008 09 00 UTC 09 04 2008 03 00 UTC os 04 2008 00 00 UTC Chart Display options MousePointer While viewing a tracking chart the user can display cursor positional information by selecting any or all of the following items Show Wind Wind Forecast Value When in the default mode it displays the likely wind speed values at that location When the user to
112. 2 mi 0228 mi 0288 mi e o o oea mi AA mi RTG mi SfE mi OOOO 0050 mi 0128 mi 0204 mi 0264 mi ee s 0O29 mi 0105 mi 0182 mi 0240 mi s 00 mi 0088 mi 0167 mi 0225 mi e O034kts 080 degs amp 0070 mi 0153 mi 0211 mi Storm Event O37 kts 080 degs amp 0053 mi 0139 mi 0197 mi O41 kts 080 degs amp 0035 mi 0124 mi 0182 mi ee 045 kts 075 degs amp O0IG mi 0113 mi 0168 mi 050kts 075 degs e 0099 mi 0154 mi Stand Down 053kts 070 degs amp OBB mi 0142 mi m lt Prior Location Next Location gt In this section of the report only the Evacuation Storm Event and Stand Down Action Points appear Date Time What If Capabilities Unrelated to action points what if is a powerful worse case scenario tool that allows the user to change the projected path of a storm directly to a specified location All functions reports etc except for the strike probabilities will then use this new path in its presentation and calculations In addition the main menu screen background turns black indicating to the user that they are in what if mode When selected the user is presented with 3 intensity and storm motion options 1 Maintain the storm s current intensity throughout the entire forecast period 2 Assume the NHC forecast through the entire forec
113. 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Group Summary Impact Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 27010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT fo x Fie Edit Reports Googe Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Sort Hide Columns Tab Help va OO rir gt Ba BESO S SB Sy puomnmare g ey 9 2 DERM Qe Saagi HAG Orlando FL Risk impact Max HURRTRAK ONLINE 1 Oate Tinve of Max Wind CPA Dam Rain Anr Date Time of first DateTime of last Dur Am Date Tim EST mage iiih hrs EST EST hes hrs i hipwew sasac wise eduidataigh la Pate Peer 1 1 3 jm Map Selection KDAH Houston Ix i i03 Satu relay A 11 30 F Minimal Wt 3O O08 FO SS th ig 44 hea ue Topo USA KLVJ Houston TX rs wr 9s Sanurday 0913 2008 06 00 31 Minos 12 4 31 09 12 2008 17 30 oartaz008 13 30 21 39 09rtvan HOU Houston 1x m0 3 9 Saturday 08 3 2008 0630 37 Minor 14 8 32 osvtzvz008 18 00 oana 15 30 72 40 omiman HE som achine KOTS Huntsville 1x 60 10 m Saturday 0013 2008 1 30 10 Minor 78 an ua ts 2008 03 30 oart3vz008 16 00 14 50 0971320 KOPT Beaumont TX Sr 14 7a Saturday 09 13 2008 02 00 o7 Minor T0 o0 oari2200a 16 00 oarra zo08 a0 25 KLEK Lufkin TX s mw 66 Saturday 09 13 2008 16 30 28 Minor 6 3 ar 09 13 2008 09 00 oana 19 30 11 1 KICH Lake Charles LA s ra e6 Sanurday 9 13 2008 03 00 97 Minor 7 6 33 08272008 1
114. 2_0412 Page 302 of 356 Arcinfo IMPORT PROCESS The following describes the process for importing the exported wind band data into ArcInfo Data Files filename dat A text filed formatted to be used by the Arc Info GENERATE command filename att A text file of attribute information for populating the Arc Info coverage generated by the GENERATE command Process 1 Create an Arc Info coverage from the filename att file 2 Establish topology for the coverage using BUILD 3 Load xport att into INFO table 4 Join coverage with INFO table attribute data 5 Result a coverage with topology and attribute data that can be used in Arc Info ArcView or loaded into SDE Steps Use the GENERATE command in Arc to create an Arc Info polygon Coverage To create topology you will need to then use the Arc Info BUILD command with the POLY option This will separate the overlaying wind band areas into distinct spatially related polygons After this process the USER ID in the INFO table of the first two polygons surrounding polygons becomes zero You will need to re assign the USER ID in TABLES or INFO in order to match its attribute table The USER ID is the key to correctly joining the polygon information with the attribute information Use TABLES or INFO to create the database file for loading filename att The DEFINE command is used to create the table structure After the structure is created use
115. 32 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Historical Analysis Selected Storm Analysis Of 79 selected storms Prior Next Next Next 6 hours 6 hours 12 hours 24 hours Strengthened 39 23 29 372 Remained the same 44 52 34 24e Weakened 18 25 3 39 Cancel This option is only active when a group of storms has been selected via the select storms by location method It displays the storm group trend information indicating what percent strengthened weakened and remained the same for the prior 6 hours next 6 12 and 24 hours This is useful when using the system to compare the historical data to a current storm situation Options available from here include PRINT Print the current information Cancel Close this window 233 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView SLOSH amp Inundation Analyzer SLOSHVIEW Tutorial SLOSHView is a module in the HURRTRAK system which gives the user great flexibility in viewing the SLOSH MOM and MEOW storm surge data In addition to displaying the raw SLOSH values the system will also calculate and graphically display the inundation analysis which is the potential water level above ground as well as generate a SLOSH report indicating potential flood levels for specific locations All of this is done on user selectable maps that can be drawn down t
116. 340 Atlantic wo 3395 WF 360 User Maintenance Atlantic 1200 35 37 76 27 342 Atlantic LE 1200 25 98 AE TT 280 wit Atlantic ALB 140 5 O TROT 360 Atlantic 35 97 75 97 360 Location Atlantic as 7587 352 Maintenance Atlantic 35 98 757 322 ad Atlantic 767 227 Atlantic li 21 34 N i b bs Atlantic 24 26 Fat O PER S Atlantic 147 73 03 096 scizaiccia Atlantic 2110 7a 121 Atlantic mos 7312 124 Atlantic i 20 98 73 18 184 Watch Warming Atlantic 20 96 73 27 164 Area Maantenance Atlantic l 20 593 72 36 164 Atlantic 2093 Fad 180 Atlantic 209 7S 180 Atlantic 20 93 7AB nn ne nm System Options Flood Pain Wanienance Add Floodpoint Update Table Figure 11 This option allows the user to establish new or change delete existing watch and warning points The key fields are Basin Basin identifies the hurricane basin that the flood point coastline is in The Atlantic Basin is 1 East Pacific 2 West Pacific 3 N Indian 4 S Indian 5 SW Pacific 6 Area A Flood Point AREA groups together a contiguous series of geographical points For example the US coastline is defined as one Flood Point area while the Puerto Rico coastline might be defined as another E There are no points that connect the two areas Sequence The sequence number defines the sequenc
117. 6 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Central Pressure Graph Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Prit Save Tab Help Coe FO eo oe BBG 6 BS tection impart report ie h d aa aa aaa Qe 5S 2 ha Central pressure profile for Hurricane IKE42 hip Jihwew ssec wesc edwdataig ila NH TSShHS Or NOT HEC AS THER TASAPATAGRENEREA CATR IAPRZaTR ZR ARE RPRZT s ze Advisory number Adv 13 M08 O50 EDT 27 60 in Description This tab displays the selected storm s observed central pressure graph Each bar represents an observation point The unit of measure millibars or inches is based on the UOM option for pressure Tab Created by This tab is visible if there is more than one storm observation Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic of PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Prints a black white image of the graph to the windows printer Save Image Saves the image to a BMP file or adds image to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information TIPS Pointing and clicking on an observation point will display the date time and pressure data for that point 137 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992
118. 8 9 degrees Plot Size This represents the circular size of this location This can range anywhere from 0 to 100 nautical miles A zero value will not draw any circle thus being well suited for geographical landmarks like points bays etc Other values will draw circles or points depending on the size of the location and size of the map they are plotted on 192 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Elevation This indicates the location s elevation above mean sea level in feet It is only used by the SLOSH report function and supersedes the elevation calculated by the DEM digital elevation model data included with the system Cross Wind Direction This field can be used in 2 different ways If a coastal location this can be used to identify the wind direction that typically causes the most flooding For example in Savannah a direct East wind 090 degrees is the direction that flooding occurs In Panama City FL the direction is more like SSW or 200 degrees This is used in the detail location reports when calculating onshore wind flow and also the location report flood index graph If this is an airport location this field can be used to identify the cross wind direction i e a 360 runway would have the max cross wind from 270 or 090 Either value can be used This will then generate the cross runway component of wind on detailed hourly reports Tide Station This identifies the
119. 80100 UTC NIGHT ossiossmon 067 o0 ois mnorgamage Simay osnsm0iso ure Nier ossiesmpn oro onze oios T mnoraamage _Satumay 09132008 0200 UTC NIGHT 035049 mpn 072 023 0102 minordamage gunay oonaaorsouTe beset osarampn t ors LO p oa o9 t nese age _Satumay 091320080300 UTC NiGHT osrosomen orz o6 0o06 mnordamage sews 0971820080530 UT west omame os f ors oos nanorcamage sanea onamo otoouTe rent oxosomem osz f powo f omt fmnoroamaze Satumay 0932008 0430 UTC NIGHT 037050mpn cas oo7 cosa mmnoroamage _Sawmay 091320080500 UTC NeHT osrosomon oso oos oos mnorgamage _Sawmay 09132008 0530uTC NicHT o3s051 mon os2 o02 oo s setueiay_09 15 2008 05 00 uC NiGeT o3sos1mon oes f oot oosa fmnoraamage Swear onsa 0530 Te nier osostmp os oos Tunorcamaze _Sewumay 09132008 0700 UTC NicHT ossos6 mon 102 002 mnordamage Saumar 0932008 0730 UTC nicHT ossosa mon 106 0o82 mmordamage _Sawmay 09122008 0800 UTC NIGHT oa3056 mpn 110 0082 aainorcamage Sumay onym osso ure weer oasesemp n3 omz nmorsamag __Sawmay 0913200 0900 UTC NIGHT 043056 mon 117 oos mnorgama Hurricane Ike39 Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced 2012 Summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX GSN2008 2100 UTC Adv 39 Advanced Vand Esti
120. 9 00 oaaao 16 30 aa KVT Victoria TX 4a 4 6a Saturday onvraip0e8 04 30 16 Minor Oa ar oarz2008 23 00 oaren oso 11 5i 30 t te naoa 20 oeno t ELFT Lahayette 7 ay 00 205 Minor WT 09722008 00 CAVA 00 00 KANUS fustinBergstol TA 38 m Sanday naas 08 00 116 Minor on i i ec Thi 3 ind Speed MPH Description This tab displays the forecast or actual impact summary report for the specified location group It is generated by examining every location in the group and determining the forecast wind impact to that location The report shows the location name state maximum sustained wind speed expected maximum wind gusts day date time of max sustained wind closest point of approach CPA damage estimate forecast 3 day rainfall and the arrival time first time last time and duration of 34 50 and 64 knot winds See National Hurricane Center wind radii considerations on page 308 for more information on the limitations of forecast wind radii Locations that have been analyzed using Advanced Wind Estimation are indicated by their location name in red and in the title of the report as well as including an additional column showing the maximum non AWE wind See Advanced Wind Estimation in the appendix for more information Tab Created by Selecting menu item Reports Location Wind Profile Forecast or Actual Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System M
121. AWE a perfectly analyzed location with exact roughness index figures in all quadrants Let s address each one 1 It is obvious we do not have item 1 While NHC forecast are very good especially 12 and 24 hours in advance the average error is still in the 80 90nm range at 24 hours That aside forecasting the exact storm strength and wind radii has proven to be nearly impossible 2 As everyone who experienced hurricanes knows an homogeneous storm does not exist in nature Hurricane Frances for example caused much higher winds in NE Florida than was expected due to a detached persistent area of squalls that prevailed in this region even though the storm center was near the Florida West Coast The region inside the eye wall can be a violent area with vortices and other local effects that no software can predict 3 While we have a good feel for the type of land usage around a location without a detailed site by site analysis it is not exact AWE uses this information to adjust the raw extrapolated winds downward to a more realistic level Due to these three factors Hurrtrak and any other software is not able to provide EXACT wind speed forecast thus the use of the word estimate While AWE is a huge improvement it is not a panacea Specific to AWE because it lowers the location s wind speed to a more realistic level it is important to understand that it WILL sometines UNDERESTIMATE wind speed forecast for a location as i
122. Action Point select the Add New Action Point option To Change an Action Point s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To DELETE an Action Point highlight that Action Point in the list and select the Delete Selected Action Point option For more information on the system s decision support capabilities see page 270 196 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Group basin O O Pift d A H Yellow i pa Centra America Central America from Panama to Belize Ermen Nap Emalea aM reas Antes ne OOO Gul of Mexico Cites around the gulf coast Location groups are a key component of the system as many reports and other analysis are created by location group It allows the user to establish new or change delete existing location groups Location groups are any logical collection of locations For example if you are responsible for 10 locations you can create a location group that has all of those locations in it The association of location to location groups is done in Add Locations to selected Location Group function There are several pre defined location groups supplied with the system some of which cannot be deleted small map large map base locations Name This identifies the location group s name Description A short description of the location group SLOSH Basin This identifies the SLOSH basin that i
123. Advisory _ Select Location _ J Watch Warning Data j Include Non AWE wind estimates For the Executive location group based report type section 4 looks like the image below It is similar to the Regular report but expects the user to define the location group they would like to create a report for Also just like the regular report you do not have to define a location group for this report to run It will only contain general information Executive Report Information Location Group Report o Yes No J Tracking Map v Include Public Advisory Gulf of Mexico pere metye J Narrative Impact Statement 7 Include Forecast Advisory psn the WiLocation impact Summary Include Discussion Advisory SES Locate AUR vi Include Non AWE wind estimates include Frobabiity Advisory 4 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Finally for the Risk Impact report type section 4 just contains the location group and 3 additional options Note A Location Group is required Risk Impact Report Gulf of Mexico Select additional Hourly Impact Data this will result in a longer report options to the right include Non Impacted locations not recommended Select Location Grou m P Include Non AWE wind estimates Now on to the last section which varies by Report Type Section Tab 5 For the Regular and Executive report types this tab allows the user to define the elements they want inclu
124. Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen or selecting one of the zoom out or pan options You need to stop the animation before performing any of these actions Tips The first loop of either the wind radii animation or the wind pattern animation builds the animation frame file After the first loop the animation speed is based on the settings in your user preferences animation options The first loop of the wind pattern animation may take a very long time There is a complete set of animation options which are set in user preferences animation options Selecting the animate option presents the user with the option of animating on the current chart or a refreshed chart one with just the base geographical map Selecting the option to animate using the current chart as the animation chart allows the user to first plot desired background items such as forecast tracks range rings etc and have those appear during the animation Animation files can be very large For smaller file sizes do not animate on Satellite Radar or Landsat images If you want to save an animation be sure to select that option as otherwise they are deleted when you are done viewing them This is especially important to keep in mind when creating wind pattern animations due to the amount of time they take to create 121 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC
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126. Daily Storm Reports NWS Hourly Storm Reports NWS Current River Stages NWS Forecast River Stages CoCoRaHSs Observed Rainfall NWS MOS Guidance on Google Earth This data includes radar satellite wind temperature dew point river stages and more When this information is displayed with Hurricane layers exported from the Hurrtrak system the user is able to view both storm and weather information on the same Google Earth image An example of hurricane wind radii Superimposed with radar and wind data is shown below HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 334 of 356 va 6 FEB 2008 EO Miss 5 Sip pi r Pii La Habanag s Havana ae oo F a A i u F A 3 a fal i T hs i a E j Image 2008 TerraMatrics image 2008 DigitalGlobe 2008 Europa Technologies Please note that the sources of this weather information are external to PC Weather Products and its content may change over time The system will automatically adjust to these changes and the dropdown menu may not change We expect the amount of information available to increase as time goes on HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 335 of 356 APPENDIX T5 Damage Comments Prior to 2008 the Damage column on the location wind impact reports contained a damage description based on the Saffir Simpson scale While certainly a good measure of storm strength we have found that the Saffir Simpson scale is not necessarily tailored for damage at individual locati
127. E Z Map was initially designed for new users of the Hurrtrak system to assist them in being immediately productive When the user selects the EZ Map option the system generates a tracking map for a current storm with all of the most common plot options The user can choose anything from a default to user specific options It is very simple when the user selected the EZ Map option from the menu bar or the toolbar vive T VU U play Biot Animate Save as custom map Tab Help je i Tracking Chart with plot i E Tracking Chart without plot m 4 Forecast Position we D E Location Irr L a Create EZ Tracking Map a tracking map is created with several plotting options EFTE ELLASA ETE OOE TESA Wind Speed Wind Direction Distance from center 519 6 miles Lat 33 709 Long 34 766 At this point the user can zoom in or out select or deselect plotting options etc but in most cases further plotting selecting is not required The system is installed with a default set of EZ plotting options however the user can control what is automatically plotted by this function by changing them in the General User Option see page 68 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 301 of 356 APPENDIX L GIS Wind Band Export The system includes the ability to export the actual forecast or both actual and forecast wind band data in an Arcinfo GIS importable format This allows the user to do further analysis with that
128. E fend PiremHari m Thu pE a Che ET fo E e anba Of eee a be i SAT migs me errr erred regards of he no ee of errun coined Fin pCR ST p E p eae a AE piima ekme ea rs niai ar e a hh 2 You must define the users you want to have the ability to send email messages to This is a separate Addressbook from your native email system due to the additional data fields required Go to the Addressbook Options and define your users recipients and your user groups oilai si i Ta 277 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Now when you are viewing a graphic or report just hit the Send option and the user will be presented with either the following screen w EMAIL Information Exit Help Edit r Comments included in text of EMail Subject HURRTRAK Advanced 2006 Hurricane WWILMAS 10 24 2005 11 00 EDT Include Latest Advisory Forecast Advisory Strike Probability Forecast Discussion Send Method M Recipients C HURRTRAK SMTP Select recipients from the list below andor enter the email addresses in the fields to the right Search pow Microsoft Outlook _ Ind John O Rourke PCWP ior pewp com ior pewp com T i rea D Ind George Sambataro wx pcwp com wx pcwp com Save to Outlook Drafts Folder no send Send Email immediate or for the MS Outlook method EMAIL Informat
129. EDIT DATA MAINTENANCE HURRTIRAK Advanced 2007 Hurricane DEN20 07 09 File Siem Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Tab Help 0 User Diary A E re Li F Observations Official forecast Model forecast 7 Climatology forecast 2005 Active sto NHC advisories Watches Warnings 211 2007 8 30 00 PM User Diary Maintenance This option allows the user to enter free form comments related to action taken at this advisory F 2 Hurricane FRAN User Diary maintenance Options Help Arrival of 34 knot winds expected in 18 hours All preparations have been completed in low lying coastal areas Now moving people all people who need assistance to shelters 5 miles inland Bob is out sick so Shelly is taking over his responsibilities 09 04 1956 20 00 09 04 1996 17 00 0970471996 14 00 09 04 1956 11 00 09 04 1556 08 00 0970471996 05 00 09 04 1956 02 00 This option allows the user to enter free form comments related to action taken at this advisory Options Include Options Allows the user to alter the font Help Displays the help text Other commands are Undo all changes Clear and Exit In addition typical Windows right click options are available cut copy paste 17 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Observation Maintenance This option is not typically used as Hurrtrak Online updates all of the storm observation information It does however all
130. ELP HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Information Tabs The HURRTRAK system information is presented using a tab style interface This allows the user to easily and quickly create and view information The tabs available on the system are General Information Tab Risk Impact Tab HURRTRAK ONLINE Tab Internet Tab ExpertEase Analysis Tab Tracking Chart Select Tab Variable Tracking Chart Fixed Favorite Tracking Wind Band Analysis Strike Wind Probability Analysis Forecast Rainfall Analysis Forecast Rainfall Thematic Animation Forecast Position 3D Wind Surface Latest Tropical Weather Outlook Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Strike Probabilities User Comments Diary Observation Worksheet Table Official Forecast Table Climate Forecast Table Watch and Warning Table Wind Speed Graph Central Pressure Graph Location Summary Report County Summary Report Zip Code Summary Report Detailed Location County Zip Hourly Report County Zip Impact Analysis Report Strike Wind Probability Report Detailed Location County Zip Wind Graph Detailed Location County Zip Flood Index Graph County Wind Thematic 13 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc FILE MENU OPTIONS HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane GUS FEB Eat Reports Google Earth Export Tools View EMail Outbox Database b New Storm Open St
131. ENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips The report rows are color coded based on the wind speed for that time Damage estimates are located in the comments column last Action points are shown in the next to last column is active Cross Wind Component is included if the cross wind has been defined for this location 146 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc County Zip Impact Analysis Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Tab Help mna FO fe oy 5 23s BO OD 8 TON Qrocation mpc repor a ir by dD a 2 DBM Ge SS QOH A OO County forecast impact analysis report Base date time 09 12 2008 06 00 AM EDT J Orlando FL Risk impact Population Households Employees Auto Insured Hurma onune 5 470 472 1 71 2 023 nip iiwaw ssec wisc edu data paia Map Selection 6 525 931 2 107 380 11 765 889 4 123 588 Topo USA Map 1 Multiple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Adwsory Probability Advisory User Diary Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Chmatatology Forecast Watches and Wangs Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Forecast Locaton Group Summary Forecast County Summary Galveston island TX forecast detail Forecast County impact Description This report is generated
132. ESS to do the chore rather than hand data entry Call PC Weather Products for assistance in doing this User defined fields 2 3 This represents numerical data that is defined by the user as described above User defined fields 4 10 This represents numerical data that is defined by the user as described above RM PRO The options available from here are To ADD a county select the Add County option To Change a county s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To Maintain action points for a county highlight that county in the list and select the View Define Action Points option See page 195 To DELETE a county highlight that county in the list and select the Delete option Note To find a county use the search fields 200 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Zip Code Maintenance see Ee oni f ny f otsi e s oe a a a a a o 0060 PR e E A T e E O R S M603 PR f Aguadilla 18 450 67130 55530 dd o a y A d Aguadill ieena erii asl P S S l fae ee a 7978 T X 202 oo oO a ae a 18 388 665 mI 9 of o a t aa en 7 J __ Arecibo mara re ___o __ _ do 18420 s6670 10532 Coo f o o Temes 10 460 26500 23570 006e PR A ee ee E eea PR f Cabo Rojo 18 080 67150 80r Pd a S a d m Doa FR f Penueias 18 060 66720 26719 Eo d o o i ra This
133. F es i S ed I Atlantic 23 active stoms E Pacific 16 achive storms W Pacific 23 active storms M indian active storms 5 Indian LG active storms SW Panific 16 active storms Bah ri E A 4 e A hate j i al i Bull atemis ciami Track Chan Motes Oteemation Paris Wind Radii Forecast Track Forcast Track Error Forecast Chart Noles Lael Storms dase Location Watches WVamings s QuickPlot allows the user to find out exactly what is going on FAST It quickly displays a single tracking chart image showing all of the current storms From here the user can opt to use the full capabilities of the entire HURRTRAK system with the simple click of the mouse The key functions of Email sending printing and saving of images is available allowing the user to easily share the information QuickPlot is typically selected from the desktop However it can also be initiated from within the main HURRTRAK program When using QuickPlot the HURRTRAK ONLINE Timer program should be active to keep all of the databases current See notes below 212 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The functions available from QuickPlot include Toolbar Ext TonlbarCoho Select Basin Send Print Enpot Save Advaorn Text Optons Save image to Desktop Tropical Weather Quine Help HA Siang BS OAs Be Atlantic 23 active storms E Pacific 16 active storms W Pacific 28 active storms N Indi
134. FECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY REPEAT CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25 5N 88 4W AT 11 1500Z AT 11 1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25 3N 88 0W FORECAST VALID 12 0000Z 25 9N 90 0W MAX WIND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT 64 KT 100NE 100SE 30SW GONW 50 KT 1S5ONE 150SE 90SW 140NW 34 KT 230NE 240SE 150SW 180NW FORECAST VALID 12 1200Z 26 6N 92 0W Description This tab displays the latest National Hurricane Center Forecast Advisory for the current loaded storm This may contain JTWC information for storms outside of the Atlantic Tab Created by This tab is visible if the Forecast Advisory is present and is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied informatio
135. Galu det Foreta bility Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard PDF Image file or to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tip You can pan and zoom this map image by right clicking on the image 153 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Miscellaneous Options in support of Tab Functions The functions described below are utilized by the Information Tab Functions Email Outbox The email outbox is a way for the user to select a group of Hurrtrak outputs and send them via email All outputs are supported from graphics text tabular data and reports To add items to the Email Outbox while viewing Hurrtrak information simply select the Add to Email Outbox menu item or easier yet select the Add to Email Outbox toolbar button Add to Email Qutbox Forecast ASOS Summary When you have added a number of items to the outbox you can then select the View Email Outbox option again best done via the toolbar button l HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane WILMAS 10 Help File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Wind Speed n Email Outbox Nirectiony This will display a window which shows all of the contents of the outbox as well as options to Delete any of the items and Email the Outbox contents wt EMail Outbox Contents Exit File EMail Outbox Contents Delete Q Delete A
136. Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Inland Wind Model i Gulf Coast Inland Wind Model Results Max Wind 135 Kts Motion 24 Kts Faye x Close Send Print Savelmage Help 135Kts Skts 135Kts 12kts 135Kts 16kts 135Kts 20kts AIS Kis 2a ke 120Kts 8kts 120Kts 12kts 120Kts 16kts 120Kts 20kts 120Kts 24kts 1O5Kts Skts 105Kts 12kts 105Kts 16kts 105Kts 20kts 105 Kts 24 kts 90Kts 8kts SOKts 12kts SOKts 16kts SOKts 2Okts SOKts 24 kts 75Kts Bkts 75Kts 12kts 75Kts 16kts 75Kts 20kts 75 Kts 24 kts The inland wind model was developed by Mark DeMaria NOAA NWS TPC and John Kaplan NOAA AOML HRD The model applies a simple two parameter decay equation to the hurricane wind field at landfall to estimate the maximum sustained surface wind as a storm moves inland This model can be used for operational forecasting of the maximum winds of landfalling tropical cyclones It can also be used to estimate the maximum inland penetration of hurricane force winds or any wind threshold for a given initial storm intensity and forward storm motion For further explanation refer to Kaplan J DeMaria M 1995 A Simple Empirical Model for Predicting the Decay of Tropical Cyclone Winds After Landfall J App Meteor 34 No 11 2499 2512 The graphics included in the HURRTRAK system will allow you to display examples of the Maximum Envelope Of Winds MEOW Three sets of graphics are shown one for each
137. H Data charts In addition you should not focus on the exact location of the forecasted maximum flood index since small changes in the storm s path will dramatically affect the area with the highest storm surge It is best to use this data only within a few hours of landfall and in conjunction with the SLOSH information An example of a plotted Actual flood index for Hurricane Fran is shown below oy TR a A HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 292 of 356 APPENDIX H SLOSH Data Summary The HURRTRAK system contains some of the SLOSH Storm Surge data Only the Hurrtrak Advanced system has the SLOSH MEOW data The SLOSH Storm Surge data is compiled by the National Weather Service to assist emergency management officials determine the risk of hurricane related storm surge flooding in their area It is analyzed and created by slosh basin and takes into consideration the coastal bathometry as well as the effects of water being funneled into certain areas of the coastline The SLOSH analysis has been done for the most of the US Coastline Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands There are two types of analysis related to SLOSH MEOW Maximum Envelope of Water and MOM Maximum of Maximum The National Weather Service calculates the SLOSH Storm Surge MEOW s and MOM s as follows For each slosh basin 1 Select hypothetical storms appropriate to those found from historical record storm directions forward speeds Saffir Simpson intensit
138. HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD REACH THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY IAT 10 AM CDT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS av IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA BORDER INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW contig fect ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE AT 1000 AM CDT 15002 THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25 5 NORTH LONGITUDE 88 4 WEST OR ABOUT 580 MILES 930 KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 470 MILES 760 KM EAST SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH 17 KM HR A GENERAL WEST NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR O AND THE CENTER OF IKE SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE COAST BY LATE FRIDAY HOWEVER BECAUSE IKE IS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ALONG THE COASTLINE LONG BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH 160 KM HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE IKE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE PRIOR TO REACHING THE
139. HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker User s Manual Professional Hurricane Typhoon Tracking and Analysis System Copyright 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 2 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc HURRTRAK EM Pro 2012 HURRTRAK RM Pro 2012 Global Tracker EM Pro 2012 Global Tracker RM Pro 2012 HURRTRAK Advanced 2012 Users Guide e Getting Started e System Components e FAQ e Technical Support Copyrights and Trademarks HURRTRAK EM Pro HURRTRAK RM Pro Global Tracker EM Pro Global Tracker RM Pro and Hurrtrak Advanced are trademarks of PC Weather Products Inc The software and any authorization codes are licensed property of PC Weather Products Inc and are copyright 1992 2012 by PC Weather Products Inc This manual or portions thereof may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of PC Weather Products 3 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Table of Contents GETTING STARTED ABOUT THIS DOCUMENTATION INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS HURRICANE TRACKING FILE MENU OPTIONS View Email Outbox Database New Storm Open Storm Delete Storm Rename Storm Copy Storm Export Wind Data Export to Shape file Forecast Rainfall QuickPlot System Setup Database Backup Custom Map Maker SloshView H Wind Hurricane Reconnaissance Hurricane History Model Plot Location Import Util
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141. Inc Fixed Favorite Tracking Chart Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2001 Hurricane IKE 01A 2008 00 LTC Ge pi f ri GesgeGerthEmpert Joos bes Send Lines Qhipay Piet grma Stretch ganstate GrintEspert Save image Options TabHeip Sinio Erud ASC Um E eee OA A ee aaa ae e BO ie Sa a a l OM RR ORM Se FB Os21rtyvse oe Ve A Wire Speed Wind Dineika Delence hom centar 21 1 rm TS Tracing waza n hip iwew seec wero eduidata ola l Description This tab displays one of the many fixed area system tracking charts These include any custom maps created by the user There are 3 favorite tracking chart tabs available to the system one of which is a multiple storm tracking chart Many storm tracking and analysis functions are available from here including the ability to plot a track on a satellite or radar image Tab Created by Always there when storm is loaded unless specified otherwise by User General Options Tab Close Allowed No Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 157 Plot For a complete list of Plot options see page 159 Animate Animates the storm s actual and or forecast motion on a separate tab Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be
142. Indian 6 Southwest Pacific Selection Methods HURRHIST has several methods for selection a storm or group of storms They are e Select Storms by Location set distance e Select Storms by Name e Select Storms by Year e Select Storms by Strength Let s examine each selection method 217 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Select Storm by Location set distance Gan Location Selection Location Date Range Latitude Longtitude T Starting Date MHM DD Ending Date HM DD 80 4 gt 08701 09 30 int tin Ti a 5 Select from location database Wind Speed Range mph Minimum Wind Speed Maximum Wind Speed eT i Direction of Movement Forward Motion Range mph FROM TO Minimum forward speed Maximum forward speed OL oe o Reset all fields Cancel Figure 13 By far the most complex selection method selecting a group of storms by location allows the user to do a very detailed analysis of how an area historically has been affected by storms and also do some real time comparison to a current storm situation For example you can see how many storms have passed within 60 miles of the nearest whole latitude longitude point that had winds greater than 74 mph Or if there is a current storm moving through the Lesser Antilles you can do an analysis showing all of the past storms that are similar in characteristics as this one The following fields are
143. K Eee amp w K K K 3 SS K K is K K K K K K KI K K He amp K K K K Thursday K K K K K K K K K s s K K K K KI s Friday K K K K K K K KI K K k K K KI k K K amp K K K K lt K Saturday K K K K i amp Hes K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K s K K K K Sunday The selected summary report will only be allowed at the days and hours selected Save Changes Now let s look at the sections and tabs that DO vary by Automated Summary Report TYPE Section 4 is information that is specific to the report type being defined For the Regular location based report type it looks like the image below As you can see you can define the location or location group you want to create the report for as well as additional details of what sections you would like included FYI you do not have to define a location for this report to run It will just contain general information about the storm not specific to a location Regular Report informauon Location Based Report e Yes No 7 Tracking Map 7 Forecast Data Include Public Advisory Location Type City Include the Narrative Impact Statement Wind Probability Data Include Forecast Advisory sections a marked tothe F User Diary 7 Summary Impact Data include Discussion Advisory New York NY right Latest Position Data Hourly impact Data Include Probability
144. K K K K K K K K K K K K K fs K K Sunday The selected automation will only be allowed at the days and hours selected Save Changes Now let s look at the two sections that DO vary by Automation TYPE Section 3 is information that is specific to the Automation type being defined For the Tracking Map Automation this section appears like the image below The user can select the type of image format they prefer Additional Information Format Select the image format you would like to create or send Most of the tracking charts within the system are CJPG O GIF QO TIF best displayed via BMP or GIF format JPG can be used for higher color images like satellite and topographical j type maps For the Google Earth KML Automation this section appears like the image below Here the user can specify KML or KMZ format for the Google Earth file We recommend KMZ for its smaller size Additional Information Format O KML Kz Select the format of the Google Earth file you would like to create or send KMZ files are compressed and much smaller than KML Ei 2 files If you are including animation we suggest you use the KMZ format For the EXCEL Automation this section appears like the image below The user can specify a location group all affected Counties or all affect Zip Codes Additional Information Location Group Location Group County Zip Code Select Location Group Small Map
145. LOSH Inundation display for Tampa FL Category 4 moving NNE at 15 mph during high tide Exit Select Basin Switch to MOM Analysis Plot MEOW Undo Annotate Send Print Export aa SLOSH Report Current MEOW Options ZoomIN ZoomOUT Help pa TE T ae a caa 468 Soa A Gi select Slosh Basin E Reset Image H Switch to MOM Plot Raw Analysis E Flot Inundation Analysis S Export to Google Earth sa MEOW Reporte _ A Slosh Value it 220 Water Level k t 6 3 Elevation 15 7 i Lat 27 696 Long 5234 Close this window when plotting p select Rese Image to redisplay C Coego Categeny d Category 4 C Cego 5 C 05 mph Pean tide 06 mph High tide C 10 mph Mean tide C 10 mph High tide 15 mph Mean tide i 15 mph High tide 25 mph Mean tidal f 25 mph High tide j Piot Mace SLOSH raw Plot Meow Inundation Export MEOW SLOSH polygons to Google E arth While viewing SLOSH MEOW plots on a chart there are several menu and toolbar options available They include Exit Exits system Select Basin This option allows the user to select a different SLOSH basin All of the available SLOSH basins are displayed as well as the option to select the closest one to the currently displayed geographical area Switch to MEOW Analysis This option allows the user to switch from MEOW mode into MOM mode Plot MEOW SLOSH Raw Plots the raw SLOSH MEOW polygons for a certain category of storm without t
146. LOSH ana Inundation The following is an example of a Category 3 Inundation analysis using standard HURRTRAK charts RM Pro In this case the inundation levels are analyzed HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 295 of 356 a Tropical Depression OPAL 10 05 1995 11 00 EDT Adv Wind 30 Kts Pres 982 mb OF x Close Window Send Undo Display Plot Stretch Annotate Print Savelmage Options Help i 2 5 Ta K R zj HEO 4 A oe ie E Hlisborsigh eat The following is an example of a Category 3 Inundation Analysis using the SLOSHVIEW program RM Pro w MOM SLOSH Inundation display for Tampa FL Category 3 Iof xi Exit Undo Resetimage Display Annotate Send Print Savelmage Options Help Slosh Value ft 15 6 Water Level ft 12 3 Elevation ait Lat 27 82 Long 82 48 7 EEEL There are a couple of important things to consider when viewing the Inundation data 1 Do not attempt to analyze at too detailed a chart level Using the SLOSHVIEW program you can zoom down to the street level however neither the SLOSH data nor the elevation data is resolved to that level of detail 2 Depending on your processor it may take quite a while to render the inundation images A status bar gives you some indication of progress and you can stop the process at any time Using the smaller charts and running in true color mode 24 bit color will provide the best performance Large maps and lower color capabilities will take t
147. Landfall Analysis ON Landfall detected Estmate 48 120 ON Estimates complete AWE ON for locations wind arrows animation wind profiies Serial Number beta Description This tab provides general system information If a storm is loaded it indicates the Storm Name latest advisory date time the sustained winds a wind trend indicator the storm s category the position of the storm its central pressure and movement This tab also shows the current database the current Active Hurrtrak Online Database general system configuration items and a graphic which represents all of the storms in the current database To load a storm double click on the icon next to the storm name Tab Created by N A always present Tab Closed Allowed No Functions Available Standard system menu functions Basin Select Global versions Mouse double click on a storm icon to open it Select an observation for post storm analysis by passing over icon and then right click post storm analysis Loaded storm only Delete a storm by passing mouse over storm ICON and then right click Delete Storm 99 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Risk Impact Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Print Send Tab Help Dno eh SB iterates impact Report g o A Sr BQ SEA F 7 li Firat Prior Impacted Forecasted Impact to Galve
148. MEXICO IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH 160 KMHR WITH HIGHER GUSTS IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE IKE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IKE IS AVERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MEES _150 KM_FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES _335 KM THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AiR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 955 MB_ 2829 INCHES COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE COASTS OF CUBA AND IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TOS FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS WAVES _CAN5E EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA ABOVE NORMAL TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTH COAST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO BUT WILL BE INCREASING ALONG THE WESTERN GULF COAST AS IKE APPROACHES IKE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER WESTERN CUBA __WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO Hurricane Ike39 Page 4 HURRTRAK Advanced 2012 Summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX 09 10 2008 2100 UTC Adv 39 Advanced Vind Estimation ON 31 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Report Map Select When the F
149. MPH Winds should decease bebw gab force 7 hours er Sustained winds will fall below gale three afler 14 00 UTC and generally be tom he Soulheast during Mls period of decreashg winds Expect guais abmw e pke hice bevel Dr sever mare fours Pere amer Some mhor reskientia wind damage may oar fom Hunkeane kegs nn Pohi Road Gakesion TX The lonl amal tr ihe n Pomi Road Cakesion TX aea over Re nexi 3days b bedasi io bes ches THE can vay Skniicamly as imptal siom and furicane rainfall kvern dikukio predic Latest Positiom 630 mi Southeast 1227 degrees ste Fort sess ae Laude Longiuce Sod kori Wind Cemal T4 T4 T4 58 58 58 39 39 Eye impr plaza Pressure a mpn aan a mph in men me mpn mon mpr mpn diam aw ME Ea EIEI 3188 Cae a See tae ae ae ae ae Wind Probabilities for 2000 Fort Point Roa 34 Knots 39 mph 50 Knots 53 mp G4 Knots 74 mp 438 242 Summary for rt Point Road Galveston TX Advanced Wind Estimation OW a Ka Gd cll Mien agus Firs Bon 43 56 mon Saumay o9iz2asarnauTc azmi ar sompn 5a oxir oron UTC oaie it UTC a Hurricane Ike39 Page 7 HURRTRAK Advanced 2012 Summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX GiNW 20S 2100 UTC Adve 39 Achenced Vand Estimation ON 30 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E Print Preview Adobe PDF Exit Send PDF Save PDF Save to EMail Outbox Change Printer Print Hurricane Ike39 Page 2 HURRTRAK Advan
150. N RISK IMPACT REPORT NON TAB 172 SYSTEM SETUP 178 SYSTEM PREFERENCE SETUP 179 Database Maintenance 179 Database Compact and Repair 179 Database Backup 180 Database Restore 180 Remove Reconnaissance Data 180 Remove Rain Forecast Data 180 Remove Forecast Model Data 180 Remove HWIND Data 180 Remove Wind Probability Data 180 Remove Surge Probability Data 180 System Options 181 User Fields 182 Forecast Error 183 48 120 Hour Estimating Parameters 184 USER Maintenance 185 Location Maintenance Options 186 Location City Maintenance 187 Advanced Location Data Entry Default 190 Advanced Location Data Entry Legacy 192 Define Action Points 195 Location Group 197 Location Group Association 198 County Maintenance 199 Zip Code Maintenance 201 TRACKING CHART MAINTENANCE 203 WATCH AND WARNING AREA POINT MAINTENANCE 205 FLOOD POINT MAINTENANCE 207 CUSTOM MAP MAKER 210 QUICKPLOT 212 HURRICANE TROPICAL CYCLONE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM 216 SET BASIN 217 6 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SELECTION METHODS Select Storm by Location set distance Select Storm by Location variable distance RM Pro only Select by Storm Name Select by Year Select by Strength DISPLAY STORMS PLOT STORM PLOT SELECTION MISCELLANEOUS ANALYSIS Formation Point Selection Location Historical Analysis SLOSHVIEW SLOSH amp INUNDATION ANALYZER SLOSHVIEW TUTORIAL SLOSHVIEW MAIN CHART SELECT DISPLAY MOM MODE
151. OCEAN TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY 010 PGTW 061800 SGID GENADM VMARFCSTCEM PEARL HARBOR HIZJTWC SUBJ SIGHIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN REF A MSG MAVMARFCST CEN PEARL HARBOR HI 060751ZAPR2010 imao Outhned areas Jerat current positon of s s dsoussod 7 the Tropical Y AMPN REF AIS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING 7 dost t aliua Outlook Color ndicaies probadiity of tropics be peken formation wthin 40 hours CED Low lt 30 GEES Mecium 30 50 GEE High Hy NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICE TROPICAL DISTURDANCE SUMMARY NONE OCEAN AREA 135E WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA NMARY A TROPICAL CYCLONE SU OWE 235 ROBYN WAS LOCATED NEAR m2 TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY NONE NNNI Description This tab displays the latest Tropical Weather Outlook If a global system this tab will show the tropical weather outlooks for all of the tropical basins In addition to the text it will also show the new Graphical TWO product Global Hurrtrak Advanced users will also see the graphical outlooks for the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean Tab Created by Visible if the latest tropical weather outlook is no more than 30 days old unless deselected in General Options Tab Close Allowed No Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves the tex
152. OMB 2697 M Max Wind Dir 78 kts 348 deg Bearing Range 265 deg 39 NM Max temp out eye 14C 3051 M Max temp in eye 18C 3062 M Dew Pointtemo 12C Eye information Characteristic NA Shape MA Diam orientation NA NA Fix information amp remarks Type Penetration Radar Wind Pressure Temperature Level 700 ME Accuracy 0 02 11 AF208 3003A IKE OB 25 MA OUTBOUND AMO MAS FL WMO 11 KT ME QUAD 08 46 20 2 MA OUTBOUND SFC WMO 1 KT ME QUAD 084430 2 Full message text VORTEX DATA MESSAGE ALOSZ008 a A 12 08 28 302 B 26 deg 39 min N 091 deg 35 min Ww C 700 mb 2697 m D 61 kt k gt W Vortex V RECCO F W HDOB Both E J Show labels a E Last hours G OR 8 08 UTC H To 09 12 08 14 10 Hold the lt shift gt key down to lock onto an observation while moving the mouse A This displays the latitude and longitude of the cursor position B These isolated reports represent non vortex type recon reports The wind speed and direction of the report is indicated and the remaining items are decoded on the right information panel C The circle represents the storm s vortex center eye in well defined storms By passing the mouse over this area the report is decoded on the right information panel D The NOAA and USAF recon flights often include observations at 30 seconds intervals as they flight in and around the storm This information includes the flight level conditions and often
153. OUTER MAXIMA TO CONTRACT AND FOR THE WINDS TO TRY TO CATCH UP TO THE CENTRAL PRESSURE CURRENTLY ABOUT 945 MB ALTHOUGH OUTFLOW CONTINUES TO BE RESTRICTED TO THE NORTHWEST IT IS STRONG ELSEWHERE AND THE SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT ONE INHIBITING FACTOR COULD BE UPWELLING MIXING OF COOLER WATER AHEAD OF THE PATH OF IKE DUE TO THE UNUSUALLY LARGE EXPANSE OF STRONG WINDS THE OBJECTIVE GUIDANCE NEAR LANDFALL RANGES FROM A CATEGORY FOUR FROM THE GFDL TO CATEGORY TWO FROM THE SHIPS MODEL ABOUT THE ERROR ONE CAN EXPECT FROM AN OFFICIAL FORECAST ONE TO TWO DAYS OUT THE OFFICIAL FORECAST ROUGHLY SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE GUIDANCE MODELS AND ANTICIPATES THAT IKE WILL BE A MAJOR HURRICANE AT LANDFALL THE INITIAL MOTION IS 290 9 THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE TO THE TRACK FORECAST THINKING THROUGH LANDFALL WITH IKE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A WEST NORTHWES TWARD HEADING UNTIL VERY NEAR LANDFALL WHEN IT SHOULD GENTLY TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THE OFFICIAL FORECAST REMAINS NEAR THE MODEL CONSENSUS WITH THE ECMWF ON THE RIGHT AND THE GFS TO THE LEFT ONCE AGAIN GIVEN THE TYPICAL FORECAST ERRORS FOR A 48 HOUR FORECAST AND THE LARGE SIZE OF THE WIND FIELD IT IS IMPORTANT NOT TO FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK Database IKE42 info Orlando FL Risk impact HURRTRAK ONLINE htpJiwaw ssec wisc edu data g ls Map Selection Topo USA Certral Guif of Mexico Multiple storm tacking c
154. Psot size Prot Font Eievation Gross Wind Direction Toe sialon a aco creo 06 mi W of SR6 and 93 08 mile South of Hwy 70 000 KMNWOFINTOFSRI C _ T MILES V TOF US HWY 4 sr This portion of the system allows the user to set up and maintain location information There are 4 options available e Location maintenance e Location Group maintenance e County Parish maintenance e Zip Code maintenance 186 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location City Maintenance _ Name State Latitude Longitude Piot size Piot Font Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station image Offshore Loca _ 1 ARKANSAS TRAVELER ROAD AR 3620610 091 14970 0 fT a 1212 Cheny Drive OK 3419970 8201580 O J T i 30 Cross 503 AR 32 Pa MCMILLAN ROD AR 77 Road 65 Pine Circle _ 6 at Pine Circle N __ 9 Master Knob Court Th L_J HILDRETH 32KME FL 30 A pasas Cell Site Ini 35 aleialalee ae 3 S elslalalelalagls EL OK 35 95440 77 81800 0 E PAR 3365720 33 55000 o NG 34 96110 77 94780 0 Exit Help Switch to legacy AWE data entry Location Location Group County Zip Code Search etnies conss name state Lamae Dp lPiattorm 1432 oom o es 0 e T aS Platform 5432 com 27 ston erat of PU OU View Define Action Points Delete Selected Add
155. RRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Advisory Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Prin Export Font Copy Tab Help 866 OD amp oy gt a3 BG Oe F OS Question pect repor gi i br Sm 2O5A O Fenna fonan Fu name HURRICANE IKE FORECAST ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1500 UTC THU SEP 11 2008 AT 10 AM CDT 1500 UTC A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM ao Teee MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO BAFFIN BAY TEXAS HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD REACH THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY LATE FRIDAY AT 10 AM CDT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TO THE MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA BORDER INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 25 5N 88 4W AT 11 1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 9KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 945 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT 100NE 100SE 30SW GONW 150NE 150SE 90SW 140NW 230NE 240SE 150SW 180NW 12 FT SEAS 330NE 240SE 240SW 400NW WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EF
156. RS mr Display System Documentation A A Wind Direction 47 de FAQ it 28 232 satellite Radar E Obtaining Technical Support lt Prior May Software License Agreement ES et Display System Resouces Check for Software Updates About Contents Displays general help Search for Displays Keyword Search Display System Documentation FAQ Displays Q amp A information about the system Obtaining technical support Displays information on where to find technical support Software License Agreement Displays the software license agreement Display System Resources Displays pop up windows that show the values of some key system resources Check for Software Updates Determines if there is a newer version of the software and will download and update your software About Displays information about the version of the system you are running 97 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc INFORMATION TABS The HURRTRAK system information is presented using a tab style interface This allows the user to easily and quickly create and view information The tabs available on the system are General Information Tab Risk Impact Tab HURRTRAK ONLINE Tab Internet Tab ExpertEase Tracking Chart Select Tab Variable Tracking Chart Fixed Favorite Tracking Chart Wind Band Analysis Strike Wind Probability Analysis Forecast Rainfall Analysis Forecast Rainfall Thematic Anim
157. Rie 1 va zE Cuba Pinar Del Rio 2 Cube 022 l Pinar Del Rio 3 Cuba O23 i Pinar Del Rid 4 leran enaa Cuba O24 l Pinar Del Ri 5 Cuba O25 3 Pinar Del Rio 6 mi Cuba o 2 82 97 La Habana 1 Cuba 031 22 9 6236 La Habana 2 Tracking Chart I Cuba 032 E La Habana 3 Maintenance Cuba 033 La Habana 4 Cuba ala La Habana 5 Cuba 035 L La Habana 6 Coke 038 81 71 La Habana 7 Cuba CCi d PE Ciudad de La Havana Cuba O44 Cudad de La Havana 2 Cube 050 05 Matanzas 1 Cubha 051 80 Matanzas 2 Maintenance Add WaichWvarning Post Updaie Table Delete Selected Wak Warming Poant Figure 9 This option allows the user to establish new or change delete existing watch and warning points This function should only be utilized by users outside of the USA who want the ability to graphically depict the watch and warning areas The key fields are Area Watch and warning AREAS group together a contiguous series of geographical points For example the US coastline is defined as one watch and warning area while the Puerto Rico coastline might be defined as another I E There are no points that connect the two areas Sequence The sequence number defines the sequence of geographical points within an area To define an area from Texas to Maine as in the USA area the sequence must be
158. SLA 2012_0412 Page 287 of 356 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 288 of 356 Risk Impact Summary Report Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Risk Impact Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2008 0500 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON Forecast Wind Speed Graph far Galveston TX UONPDNC PUNA HE ee cP o aa Kaa AY aa arate A a d d Oat al at At al at at AT ad UME SRG D D G A E E A h E a a aaa Dateline EDT ct to Galveston TX Galveston TX is expected to receive a major impact from Hurricane IKE Northeasterly gale force winds should start affecting the area on Friday September 12th at 1 PM EDT with stom force winds arriving around 11 PM and Northeasterly hurricane force winds ariving near 12 AM The highest wind speeds from Huricane IKE should occur near 2 AM when top sustained winds from the Northeast could reach 110 MPH with gusts near 143 MPH Winds should decrease belo whumicane force 4 hours later Sustained winds will fall below gale force after 2 PM and generally be from the Southwest during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Wind damage fom Hurricane IKE could be quite extensive with some homes shifted off oftheir foundation roofs removed and collapse of some exterior walls The total rainfall for the Galveston area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 13 3 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm a
159. SLOSHVIEW DATA DISPLAY MOM MODE SLOSHVIEW MAIN CHART SELECT DISPLAY MEOW MODE SLOSHVIEW DATA DISPLAY MEOW MODE SLOSH REPORT SLOSH INUNDATION OPTIONS SLOSHVIEW CONSIDERATIONS H WIND DISPLAY HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE HURRICANE MODEL PLOT DESKTOP SATELLITE TRAY ALERT MESSAGING LOCATION IMPORT UTILITY INLAND WIND MODEL APPENDIXES APPENDIX A INITIAL SYSTEM SETUP ITEMS APPENDIX A2 HURRTRAK ONLINE TIMER APPENDIX B DECISION SUPPORT CAPABILITIES APPENDIX C STATUS BARS GENERAL INFORMATION APPENDIX D EMAIL SETUP AND CAPABILITIES APPENDIX DD MICROSOFT OUTLOOK CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX E AUTOMATED EMAIL ALERTS APPENDIX F AUTOMATED SUMMARY REPORTS APPENDIX F2 OTHER AUTOMATIONS APPENDIX F3 NARRATIVE IMPACT STATEMENTS APPENDIX G FLOOD INDEX SUMMARY APPENDIX H SLOSH DATA SUMMARY APPENDIX I SLOSH INUNDATION ANALYSIS APPENDIX I2 STORM SURGE PROBABILITIES APPENDIX J LEGACY PAN AND ZOOM MAPPING APPENDIX J1 HURRRAK MAPS TRACKING CHARTS APPENDIX K E Z MAP OPTION APPENDIX L GIS WIND BAND EXPORT APPENDIX M RAINFALL FORECAST CAPABILITIES APPENDIX N HURRICANE MODEL FORECAST APPENDIX NN GOOGLE EARTH INTERFACE APPENDIX O NHC WIND RADII FORECAST CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX OO INTERACTIVE CHART NOTES APPENDIX P DEPICTION OF STORM S EYE EYE WALL AND WIND FIELD 7 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 217 218 220 221 221 221 222 226 230 230 233 234 234 237 239
160. Sort Tab Help 8 Oe OO soy 233 BOOS 8 O N Qvaton mpoct repor a gir I D 2 2 2 VSB QO SeeoHisaAe x j Forecast ASOS Wind Probability Report Based on 09 12 2008 05 00 AM EDT forecast 34 knots 39 mph 50 knots 58 mph 64 knots 74 mph KGLS Galveston TX 96 5 i oes 92 9 Multole storm tacking chart Public Advisory y n yF l y 1 N gt Oline alla N ala NNi Description This tab displays a report showing each location and its total 34 knot 50 knot and 64 knot wind probabilities Tab Created by Selecting menu item Reports Location Strike Probabilities Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML attachment PDF or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves report in PDF format to Email Outbox Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Font Allows the user to modify the
161. The high end of the range of storm forward motion speed The unit of measure KTS or MPH is determined by the user preferences in the tracking part of the system An example of the following query is shown on page 218 Select all the storms that passed within 60 miles of 26 north latitude and 80 degrees west longitude that occurred between August 1 and September 30 that had peak winds between 50 and 150 knots and were moving from the southeast at 5 15 knots 219 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Select Storm by Location variable distance RM Pro only Detailed location selection Location Search Distance Latitude Longitude Distance E f gt l el i 4 Nautical Miles Select from location database Wind Speed Range mph Minimum Wind Speed Maximum Wind Speed mt wj Ki 1 Date Range Year Range Starting Date HM DD Ending Date MM DD Starting Year Ending Year OF Reset Fields Cancel Figure 15 This selection method allows the user to select storms by a variable distance from a location For example you can see how many storms have passed within 27 miles of Miami FL had winds greater than 74 MPH The following fields are required Latitude The latitude of the location you wish to analyze Be sure to enter this in degrees and tenths of a degree not degrees and minutes Northern latitudes are positive You may use the select from location database functi
162. Tools Help Tab Help Sinio current Sito Email BQ ro a tt BO SF ah g ganman a yh a BM Qi HILIRELTRAK QMUNE Database IKE info Miami Beach FL Risk Impact SA UNEA HURRTRAK ONLINE OK Riega leg precpietion oreca STORMHFO Home F e E ome ree a http Www ssec Wisc edwdastaigs la Retievs lees hurricane model forecast 5 Retievs isles wind proaedilty for cas 2007 200 versions anki Lie Feines isles sunge prot soil foresas 20 2011 versns anbi GOES Eset Veter ego Image i ind dele GOES East Fill Disk Visible Image Retiev all pest storm dala tor 2012 sesan GOES East Full Disk IR Image Retieve all pest storm daia tor 2011 sesan Alanic Yisble Satellite Image ange Retieve all pest storm dala far 2010 saeson Alaric A Satelite Image flange Retieve all pest storm dala far 2009 season Misc GOES East satelite mages Retieve all pest storm dala for 2006 season HWS NESRAD Radar Retieve all pesi storm data for 2007 season Oispiey Tropical FAG Retieve all pest storm data for 2006 saeson Alanic Seasonal Humcene Forecesst Get test Eastem Pache storm deta Dispisy Tropical Westhar Discussion Aeres Westem Fache dian Ocean dats Hatonel data buoy imamation LEF COMPS System bury dets Alanic ea ulace Temparstunes Tropicel Cyclone Forecesters reference Guide HAL e202 ee Pl pa del anna hip AE e Pa n Gath apie eana iei H P WACA daa eair f Forecast Discussion Advisory O40 4e01 2 044906 Phi Host cists examined Mo Atantic E aster Pacc s
163. Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Slosh Inundation Options SLOSH Options SLOSH Plot type Inundation Plot type TE i E Solid significantly increases image rendering time Solid Pattern but is recommended Levels and Colors Enter desired SLOSH flood value feet or click with mouse on color area to change the plotting color These settings are used for the display of both the SLOSH charts as well as the Inundation charts Reset Defaults SLOSH Report options lw Ony show locations where the elevation is known recommended lf Only show location where flooding is indicated OK Apply Cancel Help SLOSH Plot type This allows the user to control the look of the SLOSH analysis The 3 options are solid web and pattern Experiment with each type with varying sized maps to determine which one you prefer but we suggest solid Inundation Plot type This allows the user to control the look of the SLOSH Inundation analysis The 2 options are solid and pattern Experiment with each type with varying sized maps to determine which one you prefer but we suggest solid MOM MEOW plotting levels and colors This allows the user to control the SLOSH values and associated colors used when doing a SLOSH analysis regular or inundation The values are in feet and any color can be selected SLOSH Report options These options control which locations will appear on a SLOSH report It is suggested yo
164. Weather Products Inc Forecast Position Tab gs Eit ewi GoogeEsthExpert Jost Hee gend Unde Depar Pot Amae Sjretch dpsie PintExpert Gavelrage Options JabHep Safe Gna BOs rose wo BOO 5 es an ald 22 3 Er TEN CELI se Low e F Ho anew sere wiet eduldataicBia Lineman TT Description This tab displays the 1 to 120 hour forecast position of a storm Tab Created by Selecting the plot forecast position option from Tracking Chart Select Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 157 Plot For a complete list of Plot options see page 159 Animate Animates the storm s actual and or forecast motion on a separate tab Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be performed while in stretch mode Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image 122 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp
165. a on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here 118 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Rainfall Thematic Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Tropical Storm FAY 08 26 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Display Annotate PrintyExport Save Image Tab Help nac we oo i aaga Be Bp teeation pact Report a air Sb d aa Saah Lat 24 Log AbH mn Database FAY into _ Urano FL Rishimoact g a HURRTRAK ONLINE 0 375 ors 1 dE 335 1 7 EPHE F Detailed South Florida Rainfall forecast thematic Forecast Discussion Advisor eseraton Worksheet ihi 25 Oficial Forecasi Watches and Wamings 6 375 zag TaS BATE Actual Pressure Graph 6da Rainfall Forecast Total Description This tab displays the National Weather Service s official 24 or 72 hour rainfall forecast for the next 3 days in a county thematic fashion Additional tracking and analysis functions are available from here Tab Created by Map Select Tab Variable Track Chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via e
166. a simple click on that location s point icon County Report impact summary This is another powerful feature whereby you can export County forecast impact summary data to a point tyoe KML file When viewed on Google Earth all of the summary data information is shown with a simple click on that location s point icon Zip Code Report impact summary This is another powerful feature whereby you can export Zip Code forecast impact summary data to a point tyoe KML file When viewed on Google Earth all of the summary data information is shown with a simple click on that location s point icon ALL above selected outputs Open Google Earth Creates a Google Earth KML KMZ file for all checked outputs above and then opens Google Earth ALL above selected outputs Save Google Earth File Creates a Google Earth KML KMZ file for all checked outputs above and then saves the file to a specified location ALL above selected outputs EMail Google Earth File Creates a Google Earth KML KMZ file for all checked outputs above and then EMails the file to selected recipients ALL above selected outputs Save to EMail Outbox Creates a Google Earth KML KMZ file for all checked outputs above and then saves the file to the EMail Outbox for later Emailing 34 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The options below are selected and created one at a time this is because
167. ab Misc If the user pans or zooms the special topographical fixed map the re plotted map will result in a standard tracking map not a zZoomed in topographical map Pan Zoom Maps How it works The user has the ability to Zoom in and out or pan in any direction on ANY tracking map This includes mouse rubber banding The system will display the new map area zoom level and re plot all of the items originally plotted on the chart These charts can be zoomed down to street level Sizes The new map size is dependent on the size of the Hurrtrak window as the system will create a map at the largest size possible Misc All of the items plotted on the original tracking chart i e forecast track wind field locations etc will replot on the new zoomed image The only exception are any chart notes and legends as they are manually placed by the user The Map Selection Tab is automatically used when the system creates the new map image The toolbar has specific icons for assisting the user in the pan and zoom action The bull s eye icon re centers the map at the storm location while the arrows will pan the map in the direction indicated Speciality Maps Satellite SST and Radar image Maps HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 299 of 356 How it works Hurrtrak Online users are able to plot a storm on certain Satellite Sea Surface Temperature and Radar images The source for these maps is from 3rd party free Internet web s
168. acking charts up to 5 that become integrated with the system This feature is designed to complement the predefined fixed tracking charts and allows the user to create tracking charts specific to their area You may select the custom map area in one of 2 ways Data Entry and Graphical Please review page 298 for more information on the various tracking charts available to the system The data fields required to initiate the custom map creation are Map Name The identifier for this map Map number The number 1 to 5 of this map Create 640 X 480 Chart If you primarily use the smaller scale HURRTRAK Advanced Custom Map Routine 640x480 pixel charts then select Exit Help this option z Hapi Map Map 3 Map4 Map Create 1024 X 768 Chart If you Map Name Florida eae primarily use the large 1024X768 pixel charts then select this option Select Custom Map Selection Method Create 1400 X 1048 Charts If you Data Entry Graphical primarily use the larger 1400x 1048 l EE pixel charts then select this option a ee ee a v 640 x 480 x 1024 x 768 v 1400 x 1048 Center Latitude Center Longitude Hap Width ind longitud Which size chart is used is partly isa a cas determined by user selection in 28 82 4 20 3 the general options and also by Sa ny w Gis _ ew j the desktop areas pixels being used by the user All values must be entered in degrees a
169. ad Lead Description Trigger Arc Time Time Time Time Time Time Cat 0 Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cal 4 Cat 5 mi m E 2 Add Nev Action Point Update Table Delete Selected Action Point Figure 8 This option allows the user to establish and maintain action points for a specific location or county Name This identifies the action point s name Description This field contains a description of the Action Point Multi line input is accepted Trigger The event that triggers the action point The options are the arrival of 34 50 or 64 knot winds Decision Arc This option specifies whether the user will ever request to draw a decision arc for this action point It may not make sense to draw some action points with large lead times Lead Times Cat 0 5 These data fields specify the lead time in hours by category of storm This information in combination with the trigger data is all that is needed to determine the timing of the action point Functions Available Menu Items Exit Exits this option Help This Help Copy Action Points This function copies all of the current location s action points to be pasted to another location at a later time Paste Action Points This function takes a previously copied set of action points and pastes them to the current location 195 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The options available from here are To ADD an
170. age on Google Earth without any other user key mouse strokes needed Depending on the image land and sea areas are set to transparent allowing the Google Earth maps to show through Please keep in mind that the graphics will enlarge as you zoom in with Google Earth i e the detail will remain constant An example of an exported image is shown below Coral Springs D pring i Fort Lauderdale a embroke Pines Hollywood Hialeah 4 o Miami Export of wind pattern around Wilma KML Export Definitely more powerful than Graphic Export is the KML method In this case the Hurrtrak system has the ability to export key hurricane tracking and analysis data to Google Earth via its native interface language called KML Somewhat similar to a GIS type language KML allows data to be presented many different ways HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 306 of 356 including a three dimensional manner The data types that are available for export from HURRTRAK to Google Earth are updated yearly and are shown on page 33 There is one additional type of SLOSH export which is found in the SLOSHVIEW program As indicated in the documentation of this function you have the options to Save Email or Open the KML KMZ files A couple of things to consider 1 If you plan on opening the file make sure you are running the latest version of Google Earth 2 Within the tracking system the user has the ability to generate multiple KML files layers with a s
171. aha 3D wind surface for Hurricane WILMA2 10 24 2005 05 00 EDT hipiiwaw ssec wiec eduidata abila SO wind surface Observation Worksheet peads Puli Wind Speed ee E ENAN TEMES UNAS TINGS TER TIOON TAT TTT HE TEN TAITEITA TATE TT od zx all Lr a re E aa gi ig fa F i Longitude Description This tab displays a 3D wind surface image of the current storm The 3D wind surface lets the user visualize the wind structure of the storm in a 3 dimensional manner You can move around the storm by moving the horizontal sliding scale The default view is from the South 180 You can also move up and down by moving the vertical sliding scale The default elevation is 0 There are several controls that set in the General Options which determine how this function operates One which determines the density or level of detail of the graph and the other sets how the image is to be updated with the movement of the sliding scale or by pressing the OK button Tab Created by Variable tracking chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions 3D Style Allows the user to change the 3D surface graph to a 2D contour analysis or back to the default surface analysis Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Print Prints an image of the graph to the windows printer Save Image Sa
172. ail Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 134 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Watch and Warning Table Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Primt Export Font Copy Tab Help Oh 53 DD SH G SS piano matro a o Sb Database IKE4 info Mumcane IE 42 wiatches Ws Fontocaion Toles Orlando FL Riskimpact Hurricane Warning Cameron LA Morgan City HURRTRAK ONLINE Hurricane Warning Baffin Bay TX Cameron Hurricane Watch Port Mansfield Baffin Bay Tropical Storm Warning Port Mansfield TX Baffin Bay Map Selection Tropical Storm Warning Morgan City LA Miss A
173. ained Gusts Friday 09 12 2008 03 00 PM 16 hours 44 MPH 5 7 MPH Estimated time of maximum winds Saturday 09 13 2008 12 00 AM Duration of Hurricane Force Winds N A Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2008 Advanced Wind Estimation On 175 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc With Narrative Impact Text Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced Wind Estimation On A o T z SS E e Gs L L a oo re Pee A p pia a J aaa h 5K SS p AA ON RN AN 4 Yk eg oe hn i T Mi B Yi z Ta 4 JEE 4 i isi rar h a a EE E5 7 TT kia a ij MAJ F Ce eet A as TVR yp Current NHC Forecast ep pe ree Maximum m Sustained Winds storm Categon Minimum Pressure Storm Position __ 26 7N 91 6W_ Galveston Texas l Hurricane Warning from Baffin Bay TX to Morgan City LA Tropical Storm Warning from Port Mansfield TX to Baffin Bay TX Tropical Storm Warning from Morgan City LA to Miss JAlabama border AL San Luis Pass TX Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Repor 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2009 Advanced Wind Estimation On 176 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 201
174. ak 1597s category has changed from 0 to 1 George Sambatara Pt Weather Products Atlanta GA 30067 Web www pcwp com Email wemapcwp com brett hk ee eee tee eee ee Se ee REMARKS 2415007 POSITION NEAR 25 25 108 2E TROPICAL CYCLONE TC 155 Minat LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 340 NM WEST SOUTHWEST OF LEARMONTH AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIA HOURS RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS STARTED TO FORM A LARGE EYE FEATURE WITH A DEEP RING OF CONVECTION AROUND A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER LLCC WITH VERY LITTLE BANDING ALSO EVIDENT Is REDUCED OUTFLOW FROM THE SYSTEM 281 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Alert image included with this example Hurricane IKE42 Alert Message for Houston TX created with HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 wx pcwp com to george Hurricane IKE42 Advisor 42 Advisory Time 09 11 2008 15 00 UTC Current Data Max winds 98 mph Position 25 5 88 4 Wind Criteria Exceeded Highest Wind now expected in Houston TX of 53 MPH at 09 13 2008 14 00 UTC Wind speed of 39 MPH is forecastto be reached at 09 13 2008 07 00 UTC George Sambataro PC Weather Products Atlanta GA 30067 Phone 770 Fax 770 95 Web www pcwp com Email wia pcwp com IKE4 4 alertmapimage bmp 124K View Download Reply Replytoall Forward Location Group Alert the name of the location group is called usergroup in th
175. aking into account land elevation SLOSH Inundation Plots the SLOSH MEOW inundation level above ground level for a certain category of storm taking into account the elevation of the land Export SLOSH polygons to Google Earth Exports the raw SLOSH MEOW polygons to GE with associated SLOSH level data This allows the user to view SLOSH information with Google Earth s terrain feature Undo Removes the last or all changes Reset Image This option resets the image and returns the user to the chart selection mode 243 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Display MEOW Legend Displays the color coded SLOSH legend The colors corresponding to SLOSH values are set in SLOSH Options Locations Displays all of the locations in the selected location group The text properties used for displaying the location names are set in Font Options County Names Displays the county names for the US coastal states Annotate This option allows the user to add comments etc directly onto the tracking chart image When Annotate is selected any time the mouse button is pressed the user notes entry screen shown above is displayed The text that is entered will appear at the position where the mouse button was pressed The size color and other font properties used for the user notes are set in Font Options Selecting End Annotate will return the mouse button function to its original function S
176. al Wind Speed Graph Pressure Graph Saterday 062015 1249 PN EDT UIGZDI I 1648 UTT Lendtel Ansiyms ON Landia detected sbmsie 46 120 ON Esterates corpete AWE ON for locshons wind arrows areraton wed profiss Senai Number Sete The main menu status bars and information include Storm Database Name This status bar indicates the open storm database Operational database updates are applied to the Hurrtrak Online Active Database not this one unless they match Hurrtrak Online Active Database This status bar indicates the Active Hurrtrak Online Database pice Under operational conditions this database should match the default open database A RED bar is displayed next to the storm name when the default and Hurrtrak Online databases do not match Active Storm Name The name of the currently loaded storm Date the database was last updated Date Time the Internet host data was last examined along with the status Latest Advisory of the active storm as well as its location movement and intensity in addition to its relative position to the user s base location Map image Through the use of icons this image shows all of the storms in the current database Older storms will be indicated with a black icon while recent storms will be indicated with a red 273 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc icon Double Clicking on an icon will load that storm and make it curre
177. al percentage of roof and siding damage to apartment buildings and industrial buildings Unreinforced masonry walls can collapse Windows in high rise buildings can be broken by flying debris Falling and broken glass will pose a significant danger even after the storm Commercial signage fences and canopies will be damaged and often destroyed Many shallowly rooted trees will be snapped or uprooted and block numerous roads Near total power loss is expected with outages that could last from several days to weeks Potable water could become scarce as filtration systems begin to fail Hurricane Frances 2004 is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 2 winds and impacts to coastal portions of Port St Lucie Florida with Category 1 conditions experienced elsewhere in the city Category Three Hurricane Sustained winds 111 130 mph 178 209 km hr Devastating damage will occur There is a high risk of injury or death to people livestock and pets due to flying and falling debris Nearly all older pre 1994 mobile homes will be destroyed Most newer mobile homes will sustain severe damage with potential for complete roof failure and wall collapse Poorly constructed frame homes can be destroyed by the removal of the roof and exterior walls Unprotected windows will be broken by flying debris Well built frame homes can experience major damage involving the removal of roof decking and gable ends There will be a high percentage of roof covering and
178. allows the user to restore the system s MS Access database files from a previous backup Remove Reconnaissance Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove hurricane reconnaissance records from the system This is suggested when the recon mdb database begins to get large Remove Rain Forecast Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove rainfall forecast records from the system This is suggested when the qpf mdb database begins to get large Remove Forecast Model Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove hurricane forecast mode records from the system This is suggested when the model mdb database begins to get large Remove HWIND Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove Hwind records from the system This may become necessary as this database can become very large Remove Wind Probability Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove wind probability records from the system This is suggested when the windprob mdb database begins to get large Remove Surge Probability Data This option allows the user to selectively by date remove surge probability records from the system This is suggested when the psurge mdb database begins to get large Note the Surge Prob Wind Prob and rain forecast databases are likely to get large quicker than the other databases 180 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC We
179. alue of the index has no meaning and is used only to compare to past storm s index values Since the population of the area is critical it is possible to have a Category 5 storm impacting a low population density area have a Damage Index value lower than a Category 1 storm impacting a densely populated area The report is run by selecting it from the dropdown Report menu It can be run for the latest forecast or the actual observations of the storm HURRTRAK Advanced 2007 Hurricane WILMA 10 25 File Edit eine Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Undo Display SInfo curre Process Alert Email for current storm Process Alert Email for all alert storms I a HA Eo re from center 372 6 miles fi Process Summary Report s FORECAST Location Wind Probabilities Location Wind Profile County Wind Profile Analysis Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis Map Select Location Damage Estimate report ACTUAL Location Wind Profile County Wind Profile Analysis Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis Map Select Location The system will check to see if this report has been run earlier If so it will allow the user to show the previous calculation Viewing the previous calculation is recommended unless storm forecast data for the same advisory or actual advisory data has changed for the storm Damage estimator The damage index has been previously calculated Do you want to display the
180. an 8 active storms 5 Indian lf active storms SW Pacfic 10 acta storms a bec ba j z t P z E rack Chani Notes Observa Full Attartic a tian Paimas Wind Radi Povecaet Track Forcast Track Emor Forecast Chart Noies Laie Sig miS Base locaton WatcheyVanrings z BERTHA The Toolbar functions are duplicated menu bar functions except for the following a Add to Email Outbox This option adds the current image to the Email outbox a View Email Outbox This option views the contents of the Email outbox and optionally allows the user to Email them More information on the Email Outbox function is available on page 154 The other toolbar functions include a convenient way to change hurricane basins global versions and select plotting options Menu Basin With Global systems this option allows the user to change to a different tropical cyclone basin Toolbar Color This is a separate setting from the rest of the Hurrtrak System We suggest you use a color that accents depressed command icons i e orange background when pressed Send Sends the current image via email image as shown on page 156 Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or export the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on Google Earth Save image Saves the current image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W Advisory Text Instructs the user t
181. an exercise storm where you would like to use the current storm as its base Export Wind Data This option allows the user to export the actual forecast or both actual and forecast wind band data into a Arclnfo GIS importable format See APPENDIX L GIS Wind Band Export on page 302 for more information Export to Shape file This option allows the user to export various storm actual and forecast parameters to ESRI Shape File Format See page APPENDIX T7 Shape File Export on page 341 for more information Forecast Rainfall This option displays forecast rainfall on a county thematic chart for the next 3 days You can display either each 24 hours period or a cumulative 3 day total This option IS available even if no storm is loaded You are required to either turn automated downloading on or manually select retrieve forecast rainfall data via the Hurrtrak Online tab QuickPlot This option takes the user to the QuickPlot function System Setup This option takes the user to the system setup function See page 178 for more information Database Backup This option takes the user to the database maintenance portion of the system Custom Map Maker This option takes the user to the custom map creation function See page 210 for more information SloshView This option takes the user to the Slosh View program See page 233 for more information H Wind This option takes the user to the H wind display program See page 250
182. an also customize the command that will appear the icon image descriptions and look feel by selecting the toolbar options at the right end of the toolbar This is only recommended for advanced users familiar with these type of functions If you do change them and want to go back to the original settings there is a reset toolbar option within this function which will reset them to the install defaults HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane WILMAS 10 23 2005 21 00 UTC Displa User Preferences xX Appearance Advanced Wind Estimation Change Database Open Storm Setup Summary Report Print Setup Send EMail Storm Surge Program ER e 4eG eBbEReE ve OH m cente E Location Impact Report e 9 V Recon Program 9 l Forecast Model Program QuickPlot Program Hurricane History Program Rainfall Forecast Export Google Earth Location Impact Report Risk Impact Report Wind Probability Report Surge Probability Report County Impact Report Zip Code Impact Report Damage estimate report What IF Analysis Post Storm Analysis Mouse wind arrow forecast toggle General Help Reset Toolbar d Sreseoccfsn ec VO Most of the Toolbar functions are duplicated menu bar functions with 2 important exceptions Es Add to Email Outbox This option adds the current image to the Email outbox a View Email Outbox This option views the contents of the Email outbox and optionally allows the user to Email them
183. an one storm track on it The satellite Radar image dropdown list is maintained via HURRTRAK Online and may change during the hurricane season The images are downloaded from 3 party Internet sites which are generally very reliable but occasionally they may not be available 111 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The satellite and radar thumbnails are set to update via Hurrtrak Online every 3 hours This can be controlled via the settings in general options The age of the thumbnail has no effect on the image downloaded and displayed which is always the latest available You cannot add your favorite satellite image to the list of tracking chart satellite images If you have a good source for satellite images and the images are in a Mercator map projection please contact us 112 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Band Analysis Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE31 09 08 2008 17 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Unde Display Plot Stretch Annotate Print Expart Save Image Tab Hele Te ir ig SG BS ap trcation ampact Report a ir be aaa aAA Aa At PRES sO BOS gt OMS Oe Aeth Description This tab displays the actual and or forecast wind band analysis information for the current loaded storm Additional storm tracking and analysis functions are available from here Tab Created by Map Select
184. and cover all of the tropical regions Pan Zoom Maps Greatly enhanced in 2008 the user has the ability to zoom in and out or pan in any direction on ANY tracking map Specialty Maps Radar and Satellite tracking charts are special types of fixed tracking charts The radar and satellite chart including SST are obtained via a connection to the Internet It is important to note that panning or zooming on these types of charts will result in a standard tracking map not a Zoomed in satellite or radar image Fixed favorite Maps How it works There are a considerable number of fixed tracking charts that are included with the system These tracking charts are shown on the favorite tracking chart tabs up to 3 tabs The user can move from one chart to another by selecting the Next Prior and Best Map button Once selected this map will always be on this tab until changed Sizes They come in three standard sizes 640x480 1024x768 and 1400x1048 The size map displayed is controlled in General Options Custom maps Five of the fixed maps are actually custom maps This allows the user to create their own fixed map There are two ways to do this 1 Use the Custom Map Creation Function 2 From the Map Select tab utilize the Save as Custom Map option This will save the current map view as a custom map Note Unless the county outlines are shown before saving you will not be able to view them when used on a favorite t
185. arning area Latest Official Forecast 4 Current Storm Track amp Obs Latest Official Forecast Average Error tabase Latest Climate Forecast 11 Latest Forecast Models Latest Rainfall Forecast elastup Latest Animated Forecast 1 No Latest Animated Forecast Wind Field ae Latest Wind Band Forecast iw Report Impact summary County Zip Codes mn All above selected outputs Open Google Earth All above selected outputs Save Google Earth File All above selected outputs Email Google Earth File All above selected outputs Save to Email Outbox Official Forecast prior Official Forecast average error prior Official Forecast Wind Radii 0 120 Official Forecast Wind field grid 0 120 Official Forecast Wind Pattern 0 120 Animation Wind Band All preferred outputs defined in User Options External non Hurrtrak Google Earth data The Google Earth export menu option exports KML to Google Earth GE and is available whenever there is an open storm The data that is available for export is dependent on how current the storm forecast and other data is but most of the export options are typically available For most of the selections the user must mark each type of output they would like to create before selecting one of the creation options Open GE Save Send Save to E mail outbox The available type of data you can export are listed below The options below must b
186. ast Expanded ate Time Latitude Lonaitude stoms Erens Initial forecast position 3a This is iterated 36 repeated 14 times to compute a 120 54 hour forecast track 60 When the forecast 66 calculation is complete forecast comments are displayed along with forecast positions Figure 2 number of similar storms found and whether the comparison criteria needed to be expanded to include a larger sample of storms Options available Help Displays this help text Print Prints the contents of the forecast to the Windows printer NOTE The Climatological forecast is based solely on the historical database information Movement of past storms while sometimes a good oredictor of the movement of a current storm should not be relied upon 25 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc NHC Advisory Maintenance w Hurricane WILMA advisory text maintenance 43 4 Fi 40 39 38 JTA af 36B JGA 36 32B 35A 10 25 2005 17 00 EDT 10 25 2005 11 00 EDT 10 25 2005 05 00 EDT 10242005 23 00 EDT 10 24 2005 20 00 EDT 10 24 2005 17 00 EDT 10 24 2005 1400 EDT 10242005 13 00 EDT 10 24 2005 11 00 EDT 10 24 2005 09 00 EDT 10 24 2005 07 00 EDT 10 24 7005 05 00 EDT 10 24 7005 03 00 EDT TOF 005 01 00 FDOT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yen pate Public Discuss Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Deleting only rem
187. ast period 3 Override the NHC forecast If this is selected the user is presented with a screen that allows the entry of maximum wind speed 34 50 amp 64 knot wind field and speed of storm through the forecast period See What if Options on page 37 for more information 272 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX C Status Bars General Information There are several status areas throughout the system which provide either general or cursor positional type information They include Main Menu Status Bars and General Tab Information HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 UT ge Edt Resorts GoodeEathEspert Joos Hep TabHelp Sifonai Storm Database 2008demo i Hurrtrak Online Active Database 2011 Active Storm IKE Galveston TX Riskimpact 04 16 2011 1248 07 PM Host date examined No fffentc E aitem Paciic stom date update requined Newt check 1253 PM WPACAO dats examined no update requeedt Newt cd HURRTRAK ONLINE tho steaw soc wisc eduldatact fwaw ssec wisc edu data oil Mao Selection Selaction CRISTOBAL Forecast Advisory Forecas Discussion Advisory serma 0 M Observation Worksheet Cimatstoloav Forecast watches and Warnras Actual Wet Speed Groh f Actual Pressure Graph Database IKE info v eriral Gaf ot Mexico lultple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Vi Probability Advisory y Natches and Wamings ctu
188. ata ured avd with merry shoters State Abbeev IFL sw Coun FIPS Code H Stale FIPS Coda 12 Latitude 26 Fo 26 010816 Longitude fr fir 80 149738 The hws abet AOLA fect bee CON a Bs yee On the beech check the moned dechon avd do net enter a debron vir Tero wd be amend Acces Rere to norafvsnced bostior To select a location s lat lon via a map select the Select Location from Map option You can then simply point at the location on a map To associate a location to a tide station select the Look up Tide Station option To accept the changes select the Accept option To reject all changes select the Quit option To clear all advanced location data for this location select the Reset to non advanced location option This will clear all exposure and terrain type information for this location 191 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Advanced Location Data Entry Legacy Data entry on this form should be considered with extreme care as it can result in lowering the estimated wind speeds significantly for this location on all reports Advanced Wind Estimation The following is the legacy prior AWE data entry form We recommend you use the previously described Default Advanced Data Entry Itis included to support the prior version s AWE capability Usage of this form and filling in exposure and terrain type information requires an excellent knowledge o
189. ate as specified by the Company Upon termination or expiration Customer agrees to promptly return to Company or at Company s direction destroy all copies of the Software including backup copies provided or used by Customer Customer will not be relieved of its obligation to pay any amounts owed to Company that became due prior to the effective date of termination The provisions of sections 5 7 10 and 12 16 shall survive any termination or expiration regardless of the reason 16 General This document along with any corresponding Order accepted by the Company and any applicable published policies and specifications of the Company constitutes the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the license and use of the Software and Services superseding all prior and concurrent agreements promises proposals representations and warranties whether oral or written with respect to the subject matter hereof The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not create any rights or obligations or affect the meaning or interpretation of this agreement No amendment change modification or revision of this document or any Order is permitted or accepted unless agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of the Company No provision hereof shall be deemed waived or modified except in a written addendum signed by an authorized representative of the Company If any term of this docum
190. ated by Selecting menu item Reports Location Strike Probabilities Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML attachment PDF or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves report in PDF format to Email Outbox Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Sort Allows the user to sort on any column Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips NHC no longer uses Strike Probabilities and it will likely be phased out in this system HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Probability Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT E K Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Sport Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy
191. ather Products Inc System Options S System Setup General Options System Options Exit Help aoa gS III General User ields Forecasi Error j 46 120 Hour E simaling Params Database B Base E TE Satellite Radar Tumbnall Update Frequency Hours Enter the update interval for the updating of the Satelite and Radar thumbnails This does not affect how current the actual downloaded image is Select a value between 1 and 999 a value of 999 will prevent any update Hurtrak Online Timer must be active for thumbnail updates to occur A system reboot is required for any changes to be applied Location Maintenance ad Tracking Chart Maintenance gt aieh Warming Area Mamtenante Flood Point Maintenance The first tab allows the user to select the update interval for the active satellite and radar thumbnail images The default is every 6 hours A selection of 999 will prevent thumbnails from downloading at all which is a valid option since the system always downloads the latest image regardless of the age of the thumbnail image The thumbnails will not update unless you activate the Hurrtrak Online Timer 181 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc User Fields S System Setup General Options System Options ead iE General User Fields Forecasi Emor a10 Hour Estrneding Params Database iaintenance User Maintenance Aa Location Ma mt na i
192. ation Forecast Position 3D Wind Surface Latest Tropical Weather Outlook Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Wind Probabilities User Comments Diary Observation Worksheet Table Official Forecast Table Climate Forecast Table Watch and Warning Table Wind Speed Graph Central Pressure Graph Location Impact Summary Report County Impact Summary Report Zip Code Impact Summary Report Detailed Location County Zip Hourly Report County Zip Impact Analysis Report Strike Wind Probability Report Detailed Location County Zip Wind Graph Detailed Location County Zip Flood Index Graph County Wind Thematic And will be examined individually below 98 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc General Information Tab it Reports cath Bor Tools ible 1 Tab Hep Sinfo current Sinfo Email e E ES i is a ad BS N g bX r y Li Impact Report wa VY PE fas Li Hurricane Ike Sustained Winds 104 Steet 3 As of 9 12 2008 900 00 AM LATITUDE 26 7 m PRESSURE 28 13 in Moving Northwest 304 degs at 12 mph Atlantic j i N Indian S Indian SW Pacific GUSTAV0A Climatatology Forecast IKE GAISTAY i KEN Watches and Warnings S n Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph z m la _ Storm Database 2008demo f Hurrtrak Ontine Active Database 2012 Active Storm IKE Saturday 4 14 2012 4 33 PM EDT 4 14 2012 20 33 UTC
193. ation Group Location Group Alert Select the minimum wind speed knots at any location to 24 w 34mph E activate this alert The default is 34 knots Select Location Group For the Geographical Area Alert you need to define at least 1 area Geographical Alerts Define Geographical Alert s tio Geographical Alerts defined And finally similar to the Summary Report setup there is also a WARNING type error conditions A yellow border will appear if the report is defined correctly but either the ACTIVE or AUTOMATION boxes are not checked This is acceptable under certain conditions Remember an ALL GREEN border means you have defined a proper Email Alert Of course this Alert will only be created when the storm and trigger settings are satisfied Examples of each type of Email Alert is shown on page 280 49 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Other Automations Setup The setup of automated Other Automations can be selected via the Tools menu option or via the Command Bar Icons A dialog screen is displayed showing all of the current Automations The system comes predefined with one of each type Important There are 2 pre requirements to successfully Email these outputs 1 You need to have setup your Email via the User Preferences Option EMAIL Setup 2 You must define the email addresses or groups you would like to send these reports
194. ative Max Wind Speed Forecast maximum wind speed knots Area of 64 knot winds Forecast radius of 64 knot Hurricane force winds provided by quadrant NE SE SW NW All distances are in nautical miles Area of 50 knot winds Forecast radius of 50 knot winds provided by quadrant NE SE SW NW All 21 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc distances are in nautical miles Area of 34 knot winds Forecast radius of 34 knot tropical storm force winds provided by quadrant NE SE SW NW All distances are in nautical miles Options Available Help Displays this help text Clear all fields Clears all of the forecast data fields 22 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane Model Forecast i Model Maintenance OR x Help Please use care when entering the forecast data Wind forecast are not required Clear all fields Cancel Exit 05 10 2000 05 10 2000 09 12 7999 03 00 00 PH 09 12 1999 03 00 00 PM 09 12 1999 03 00 00 FM Add model forecast Delete selected model forecast HURRTRAK ONLINE imports many of the hurricane model forecast data into the system This option only needs to be used if the user wants to include other forecast model information The forecast data shown in the data table is determined by the highlighted forecast row at the bottom of the window To Add a new forecast select Add Model
195. ave to insert Big Pine Key into this data set By examining the above table you could add that location in area USA with a sequence number of 4115 Example 2 If you wanted to create a watch and warning area for all of Cuba you would have to define the entire coastline of Cuba and then specify the watch and warning locations that you will use So you may define 25 points that roughly define the coast and then specify 10 geographical locations to be used as the end points of the watch and warning areas The 25 points and 10 geographical locations are just used as an example Watch and warning sample data Figure 10 This chart has been annotated to show some of the sequence numbers in the USA watch and warning area Note how by connecting the points a rough coastline is defined 206 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Flood Point Maintenance ro System Setup General Options Flood Point Maintenance Area Sequence Latitude Longitude FloedDirection ALE 100 38 08 as tHantic F681 394 Database Atlantic ALB 200 36 14 75 89 205 arsalara Atlantic ALB 200 316 75 174 K Atlantic ALB 400 315 76 167 Atlantic ALE 500 313 7618 137 Atlantic ALB 600 36 10 76 27 174 Atlantic ALB 700 3608 7637 165 Atlantic ALB B00 3604 764 148 amp Atlantic ALB 500 3 99 76 51 O64 Atlantic 1000 3 764
196. cal and not through a network server DETAILS While it is tempting to Zoom down to a very detailed street level of chart it is dangerous to go too far Neither the SLOSH data nor the elevation data is resolved to a sufficient level of detail to do these street level comparisons Some of this is dependent on how far the area being analyzed is from the SLOSH basin center in addition to the topographical nature of the area 249 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc H Wind Display The NOAA s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory AOML Hurricane Research Division operates the H Wind Project The purpose is to devise computer programs to integrate wind data in and around a hurricane from a variety of platforms into a single wind analysis reduced to the surface See http www aoml noaa gov hrd Storm_pages surf_background html for more information H Wind display provides an interactive way to view this data as well as to do some impact analysis Important H Wind data is imported into the system via Hurrtrak Online The user must manually request the latest H Wind data via the HURRTRAK ONLINE Tab in the HURRTRAK system Availability Because this is not NHC operational data but rather experimental data put out by AOML data availability is highly variable and at the discretion of AOML We will make data available as it becomes available to the public at the AOML web site W
197. cast Average Error This option will export an area which represents the forecast s average error The user can select to export the current or any prior forecast average error This may take a few seconds to run Latest Climate Forecast When selecting this option the latest climate forecast will be exported and shown on GE Latest Model Forecast When selecting this option all of the latest forecast model tracks will be exported and shown on GE Latest Rainfall Forecast This option will exports 3 sets of KML files which represent the forecast rainfall for the next 3 days They are shown as unfilled polygons Latest Animation Forecast This is a powerful option which allows the user to export the forecast wind radii and view it using GE s animation capability Latest Animated arrows Forecast This allows the user to export the forecast animated wind arrows and view it using GE s animation capability Wind Bands This option allows the user to export the latest forecast wind bands to a 3D KML file for viewing on GE The creating of this export may take a few minutes depending on the number of levels defined for export This is controlled in the Hurrtrak User Preferences General Options Report impact summary This is another powerful feature whereby you can export location forecast impact summary data to a point type KML file When viewed on Google Earth all of the summary data information is shown with
198. ced 2012 summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX 03 1072008 2100 UTC Adv 39 Advanced Wind Estimation ON Forecast act Detail Advanced Wind Estimation ON Date Time Tee Wiha Speed wes ggu wes eaae ne aeamp oze f ome onse f ooe re mercomam _ Fagay 09 122008 0800 UTC NIGHT 019027 mpn 024 ooo orso ooo 0271 mmoroamage a F gay 091122008 09 00 UTC NIGHT 020029 mpn 026 oma om7 oas 0258 smorcamage F day 091122008 0930 UTC NIGHT 021030mpn 027 0022 0112 oia 0252 f amoraamage Faday 09 22008 1000 UTC NIGHT 021031mpn 027 ooms o 0o76 02465 mmordamage F day 091220081030 UTC NIGHT 022032 mpn 028 omo oos oro on mnordamage een orano irooure weer azaoa mon ozs T omme T oost T ores T ozas Tumorcanaae _ F say 092 2008 1130UTC NIGHT 023034mpn 0o30 ooa osa 0230 mmoraamage rosa oenzaoos zoure Day omeoss mon ost oom mss 0225 wor aman F ay 05 12 2008 1230 uTC pav 025036 men 032 9076 mar ona mmoraamag Fasa o9mn22008 1300 UTC Day o25037mon os3 oomo oss ozis mnorgamage ee ee DSa ee ee Fasay asn22oc1so0uTc Day ozmsompn ose ooso o131_ 0204 stinor damage Feday 091220081430 UTC Day o260 imon o37_ ooss 0126 oia Minor camage ewer ooanomismute ony T omoszmm oss ooi ont ors Tomoroamaoe Faday osn22ocsisaouTc
199. colored arrow color This option allows the user to control the multi colored wind vector colors The value cannot be changed and is set to the Saffir Simpson scale Wind arrow size Sets the size of the wind arrows Density of arrow plots Controls the density of the arrow plots when the display wind field is selected Set Color Sets the color of the wind arrows 86 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E User Options Plotting Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help KR Page 1 Page 2 S Decision Arc Options Decision Arc Width pixels Decision Arc Plot Location Galveston TX L othe Hurrtrak Onine Clear Color Email setup click with mouse to change Email Address book Forecast Error Options Automaton 120 hour forecast 72 hour forecast Both 120 and 72 hour forecast Alert Color Unit of Rain Contour Color aE click with mouse to change Figure 3 Decision Arc Options Decision Arc Width This option allows the user to specify the width in pixels of the decision arc line Decision Arc Plot Location This is the location that you have designated as the one to use when drawing decision arcs You MUST have an action point defined for a location before it will appear in this list For a complete discussion of decision arcs and decision support see page 268 Decision Arc Color This option allows the user t
200. ct Location Damage Estimate Report The Reports Include The first 3 selections are in their own category and allow the user to create test pre defined Automatic Email Alerts Automatic Summary Reports and other Automatic outputs Process Email Alerts See page 280 for more information on the capabilities of Email Alerts Process Automation see page 290 for more information on these outputs Process Summary Report s see page 284 for more information on automatic Summary Reports The reports described below are typically shown on an informational tab Some however are shown in their own print preview type format and are noted as such Forecast Reports E Z Report print preview format see next page Location Strike Probabilities see page 148 Location Wind Probabilities see page 149 Location Wind Profile see page 138 Location Surge Probabilities see page 150 Location Risk Impact Report see page 172 print preview format Location Executive Report see page 174 print preview format County Wind Profile Analysis see page 141 Zip code Wind Profile Analysis RM Pro see page 143 10 Map Select Location see page 32 11 Damage Estimate Report see page 339 print preview format ee tO ee ae Actual Impact Reports Location Wind Profile see page 138 County Wind Profile Analysis See page 141 28 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Produ
201. cts Inc Zip code Wind Profile Analysis RM Pro see page 143 Map Select Location see page 32 Damage Estimate Report see page 339 print preview format Some of these are described in much more detail on the cross referenced pages noted above E Z Report The E Z Report was initially designed for new users of the Hurrtrak system to assist them in being immediately productive by easily creating a forecast impact report for a particular location In reality it has turned out to be a useful tool for all levels of users When the EZ Report option is selected a dialog box will appear prompting the user to enter basic or detailed address information Mile iz Address Lookup To determine latitude longtitude information about a place a enter it into the box below and select OK A place canbe a OK a ZIP code a city with state ora complete address e g 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NY Washington DC After Lookup if Cancel satisfied select ACCEPT 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX The user can enter a zip code a city state or a complete address as shown above After finding a valid address the system will then present the following options screen Quality EZ Report Output 4 Please indicate whether you want to include a Tracking Map Location Hourly details and Public Advisory Summary impact information is displayed on every report Include Tracking Map recommended Include Location Ho
202. cur Large amounts of windborne debris will be lofted into the air Windborne debris damage will break most unprotected windows and penetrate some protected windows There will be a high percentage of structural damage to the top floors of apartment buildings Steel frames in older industrial buildings can collapse There will be a high percentage of collapse to older unreinforced masonry buildings Most windows will be blown out of high rise buildings resulting in falling glass which will pose a threat for days to weeks after the storm Nearly all commercial signage fences and canopies will be destroyed Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months Long term water shortages will increase human suffering Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks or months Hurricane Charley 2004 is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 4 winds and impacts to coastal portions of Punta Gorda Florida with Category 3 conditions experienced elsewhere in the city Category Five Hurricane Sustained winds greater than 155 mph 249 km hr Catastrophic damage will occur People livestock and pets are at very high risk of injury or death from flying or falling debris even if indoors in mobile homes or framed homes Almost complete destruction of all mobile homes will occur regardless of age or construction A high percentage
203. d NC 6 amp 6 12 52 70 83 110 Pamlico Sound NC pt 6a o7 13 0 162 189 Chareston SC_ pO 28 78 125 174 CedarKey FL pT 19 d ea o 15a 212 265 Tampal The SLOSH REPORT show the potential inundation levels ft ASL for specific locations It can be run in both MOM and MEOW mode The only difference is that while in MEOW mode the report will only include locations within the currently selected basin s area In order to create a Slosh Report the user must do one of the following 1 From System Setup location maintenance define a SLOSH location group associating it to a SLOSH basin See page 197 2 Associate specific locations to this location group See page 198 3 If desired specify the elevation for the locations added to the location group See page 187 4 From SloshView select Slosh Report OR From SloshView select SLOSH report for any location group Make sure that the location in this group has been accurately defined for location and elevation You can send print copy or Export this report to Google Earth In MOM mode locations without designated SLOSH basins will be assigned one by the system based on distance i e the system will pick the closest one Caution must be exercised when viewing the results of this data as the SLOSH analysis errors increase as the location s distance from the SLOSH basin center increases 245 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker
204. d Location County Zip Flood Index Graph Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT CAR Fie Edt Reports Googe EarthExport Took Help Send Print Save Tab Help amva gp rridu gggas 7O puomein a ad A a BG Ja Aho Galveston Island TX Forecast flood profile Hurricane IKE o 07 Map Selection re anf Er Probability Advisory KEL SGA 11 CCD na CELA SNM 1 000 AA AN Se 13 a Flood Index Galveston island TX forecast detail For cas Surge Probability Description This tab graphically displays the flood index profile for the analyzed location when performing a location analysis provided that location has had its onshore wind flow angle defined The flood index is not calculated until the location falls within the area of gale force winds If 1 hour is selected then this represents the flood index for that hour If 3 hour is selected then the value represents a 3 hour cumulative total Tab Created by Selecting Graph Flood Profile from the Location County Zip Detail report tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image via email image as shown on page 156 Print Prints the graph to the windows printer Print Preview Save Image Saves the image to a file or to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips Pointing and clickin
205. d Surface Tab 124 Tropical Weather Outlook Tab 126 Public Advisory Tab 127 Forecast Advisory Tab 128 Forecast Discussion Tab 129 Probability Advisory Tab 130 User Comments Diary Tab 131 Observation Worksheet Table Tab 132 Official Forecast Table Tab 133 Climate Forecast Table Tab 134 Watch and Warning Table Tab 135 Wind Speed Graph Tab 136 Central Pressure Graph Tab 137 Location Group Summary Impact Report Tab 138 County Summary Report Tab 141 Zip Code Summary Report Tab 143 Detailed Location County Zip Hourly Report Tab 145 County Zip Impact Analysis Report Tab 147 Strike Probability Report Tab 148 Wind Probability Report Tab 149 5 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Surge Probability Report Tab 150 Detailed Location County Zip Wind Graph Tab 151 Detailed Location County Zip Flood Index Graph Tab 152 County Zip Wind Thematic Tab 153 MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS IN SUPPORT OF TAB FUNCTIONS 154 Email Outbox 154 Send Email 156 Tracking Chart Display Options 157 Chart Plot options 159 Wind Band Display Options 160 Strike Wind Probability Tab Display Options 162 Strike Wind Probability Tab Plot Options 163 Thematic Tab Display Options 164 Decision Arc Pop up Input Example 165 Annotate Chart 166 Print Export Options Graphics 167 Print Export Options Reports Text 168 Save Image Options 169 Additional Toolbar Options 170 Chart Display options 170 NON TAB BASED REPORTS 172 FORECAST LOCATIO
206. d by the highlighted forecast row at the bottom of the window To Calculate a new forecast select the advisories row at the bottom of the windows and select Calculate Climatological Forecast This will display a new window as shown on the next page that displays the forecast calculations along with the option to save When the forecast is saved it will then appear as a new entry in this window s table To Delete a forecast highlight that row in the table at the end of the window and select Delete Climatological Forecast Note This forecast can also be calculated interactively while performing the PLOT Climatology Forecast function by selecting the Latest option 24 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Calculate Climatological Forecast The calculate w Climatological Forecast Tropical Storm ISIDORE Climatological Helo Ex Forecast option analyzes the storm s For the period from 1251 2002 there have been storms that have passed within i Current movement 60 miles of Tropical Storm ISIDORE 2 s present location 28 of them intensified in aimilla the next 24 hours 10 weakened and 13 maintained the same intensity Of the ve all bapa 51 31 eventually made landfall in the United States storms in tne historical database to compute a blended climatological forecast track The historical database Is analyzed for every 6 hour forecast position 418 to determine the next P
207. d damage from Hurricane IKE could be significant with a few homes being shifted off of their foundation and large section of roof removed It will also likely include collapse of chimneys garage doors and loss of porches and or carports The total rainfall for the Galveston area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 13 8 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm and hurricane rainfall is very difficult to predict rape ere Motion Wind Central i j s8 se 39 39 Eye Eye knots Speed Pressure hat n re N Pasas eh nh moh neh mph feat dia wall MPH mb NE SE SE SW Mw m Ee ee ee AA e A AA a ba Watches and ee ys 74 74 KIE se 58 58 5a 39 30 39 mph mph mph Ad mph a plot mph NE SE LNW NE SW NW 91 6 Toa T108 Tors oso oe 060 r Tao liso Too T40 240 T200 150 180 Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Summary Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2008 0900 UTC Adv 45 285 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane IKE HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Summary Report for Galveston TA Hurricane IKE Page 3 Summary Report for Galveston TA OS 22008 G00 UTC Adv 46 Max Wind awg gust 100 420 mph Soe Got amie We why Gl Tt coreg pr ree Ty Prag 2 aE eaud GD ATOE 0530 UTE w0 973095 mon _o0 1 1 Ton Gch MM Kl Ke Sunday 09 2008 06 30 UTC Swturday 097 15 2008 07 00 UTC Saturda
208. d location that the official forecast will now be adjusted towards Selection Criteria The user can select the what if location by keying in all or part of a county or city name The location is selected by double clicking on its row Map Select By selecting this option the user is presented with a large map covering the entire tropical storm basin By left clicking on a map location and selecting Accept this location Latitude and Longitude will be the selected target point Storm intensity and wind field method There are 3 intensity options when selecting the Direct To Point tool To maintain the storm s current intensity through 120 hours regardless of the official forecast intensity and wind field projections as well as ignoring landfall effects etc To utilize the official forecast intensity and wind field projections throughout the 120 hour forecast period This method should only be used when the what if deviation from official forecast is relatively small and landfall times etc are similar to the official forecast track To override the official forecast motion intensity and wind field projections When this option is selected the user can then override the forecast parameters Intensity and wind field information This is the area where the user can override the official forecast information The user can adjust the storm s forward speed wind intensity and areas of 64 50 and 34 knot winds NOTE All report
209. ded on the tracking map This includes which tracking map to use we suggest BEST CHART the locations location group to plot on the map as well as several other obvious options below The Risk Impact report does not include a tracking map Please note if you select to plot the wind band the generation of the report will take longer In addition the wind band legend will appear in the lower left portion of the tracking map nary Report Definition Summary Report Definition Map Definition for Predefined Executive Prefix Suffix for Predefined Executive Schedule for Predefined Executive Map Image Information Map to use Best Chart The Best Map option will let the system pick which map to use Plot Locations World Select the Location Group you would like to see plotted on the map Plot locations distances also Additional Options Plot Wind Band include Wind Band Legend Plot Lat Lon Grid 1 deg Plot observed track Plot Lat Lon Grid 5 deg J Plot official forecast track Plot official forecast cone Plot Counties USA only Plot wind field arrows vvil display the wind vectors around the storm Plot County Names USA only Plot watch warnings Only available for US based watches amp warnings Plot roads USA only Plot Chart Notes These are the text descriptions at each observation point Save Changes One last topic in this section Error Assistance The Summary Report Setup dialog is designed
210. del DEM data was installed this will display the elevation in feet of the cursor position The DEM data only covers the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the US PR and the USVI Show Latitude value Displays the latitude of the cursor position Show Longitude value Displays the longitude of the cursor position Help Displays help OO Storm Motion Compass Select the direction in which the storm situation being analyzed is moving i e A storm moving towards the NNE should have NNE selected Storm Category Select the category of the storm situation being analyzed Storm Speed Tide Select the storm s forward motion and tide if available Command buttons available Plot MEOW SLOSH raw This matches the Plot MEOW menu command and is put on the right side panel for convenience Plot MEOW Inundation This matches the Plot MEOW menu command and is put on the right side panel for convenience Export MEOW SLOSH Polygons to Google Earth This matches the Plot MEOW menu command and is put on the right side panel for convenience Finally by checking the Close this Window option in the upper right hand portion of the panel the right side panel will be hidden when doing the analysis Selecting RESET Image will unhide the panel so that the user can select different analysis options 242 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView Data Display MEOW mode gt MEOW S
211. del Interpolated 06 hours 258 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc TOOLBAR Options An important Toolbar option allows the user to select the models they would like to Plot By selecting the following icon Forecast Models Select the models you would like to display These preferences will also be saved from one session ta another The models will replot after closing this form To change the plot color of a model go to the Plotting user options Select Max s Favorite Models p MEALL W CMC Canadian model W ETA Wl NAM NAM model W NGM W AIBE WI ASUK W AEM2 GFS Ensemble Mean Interpolate WAEMI GFS Ensemble Mean Interpolate WAEMN GFS Ensemble Mean iv AFW W AP14 GFS Ensemble 14 member WAVN2 GFS Model Interpolated 12 hou AVNI GFS Model Interpolated 06 hou iv AVNO GFS Model iw CGUN Corrected GUNA Consensus Guida iv CMCL Previous CMC Forecast interpol W CONE CONU DSHP Decay SHIPS model W EGRI UKMET model GTS Official In W EGRR UKMET model GTS Official V GFDI GFDL model Interpolated 06 ho V GFDL GFDL model v GFDN Navy GFDL model GFNI Navy GFDL model Interpolated WIGHMI GFDL model with Intensity adju a i mi Simply select the models you would like to see plotted and uncheck the ones you do not want to see An additional option of Max s Favorite Models will select only the hurricane forecast m
212. ds with extensive to extreme storm surge damage Storm s with a similar storm surge damage index include The 1945 South Florida Hurricane Hurricane EASY in 1950 and Hurricane ALICIA in 1983 not Quaranteed fo direcsy correlate fo insured As you can see the report calculates two indexes one for wind damage and the other for Storm Surge Damage It is important to separate these two factors as some locations are more prone to storm surge flooding than other areas at the same level of wind The report s descriptive scale is meant to only give a general idea of how the index value compares to past storms The difference in actual damage may not be significant for storms that are described as extreme and extensive but you can be fairly confident that a storm with an extreme rating will be more damaging than one with a minor or moderate one Finally the current storm is compared to past storms with similar index values The report will show up to three comparative storms for both wind and storm surge The information can be shared via email printed output etc EMAIL Information Eat Help Edit Comments included in text of EMail Subject HURATRAK Advances 2007 Murncane RITA 09 26 2005 05 00 EDT Damage Estimate Report The forecast wind damage index for Hurricane RITA is 5165 Here is the report showing how powerfil tas storm is Based on past storm data this value typically corresponds with extreme to catastrophic
213. du dstaig8 a Map Selection Topo USA Certral Gulf of Mexico Multple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Climatatology Forecast Watches and Warnings THAN 1 PERCENT MAXIMUM WIND SPEED INTENSITY PROBABILITIES Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph VALID TIME 00Z FRI 122 FRI 002 SAT 122 SAT 122 SUN 122 MON 122 TUE FORECAST HOUR 72 DISSIPATED TROP DEPRESSION X TROPICAL STORM Description This tab displays the latest National Hurricane Center Wind Probability Advisory for the current loaded storm This may contain JTWC information for storms outside of the Atlantic Tab Created by This tab is visible if the Probability Advisory is present and is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output di Export to HTML Exports the output rectly to the designated printer in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen
214. e Exports the report to a point SHAPE file format The user will be prompted to enter the file name to save Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Export report data to Google Earth with hourly details Exports the report data with hourly details to a point tyoe KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Print Export Executive Style Report The option will either Print Export to HTML or save as a PDF a report which has been reformatted in a non tabular fashion See page 174 for an example of this report Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Sort Allows the user to sort on any column Hide Columns Allows the user to selectively hide certain columns Impact Summary See page 147 Thematic Map See page 153 Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Other Display Hourly Details This is selected by double clicking on a location row or highlighting a row and selecting the display hourly details button The location s hourly detail information will then be displayed on the detailed location hourly report tab as shown on page 145 Hide Chart Below This checkbox will hide the wind speed direction chart and leave more room for the report data Tips The location report ro
215. e w Tropical Storm ISIDORE official forecast maintenance 64 64 64 64 50 50 50 50 34 34 34 34 Lat Long cate kts kts kts kts kts kts kts kts kts kts kts kts HE SE SW NW HE SE SW NW NE SE SW HW Time Date UTC UTC Add Edit Forecast Clear all fields Cancel Exit OO 24 2002 13 00 UTC 09242002 12 00 UTC 09 24 2002 09 00 UTC 09 24 2002 06 00 UTC 09 24 2002 03 00 UTC 09 24 2002 00 00 UTC 0923 2002 21 00 UTC O92 3 2002 18 00 UTC O92 3 2002 15 00 UTC Noreen TAAN IITE Delete selected official forecast This option is seldom used as Hurrtrak Online downloads all of the storm forecast information However it does allow the user to enter change or delete any of the storm s official forecast data The forecast data shown in the data table is determined by the highlighted forecast row at the bottom of the window To Add a new forecast enter the forecast advisory information and select Add Edit forecast To Edit an existing forecast change the forecast information and select Add Edit forecast To Delete a forecast highlight that row in the table at the end of the window and select Delete forecast The data fields for each forecast position from initial to 120 hours Date Forecast date UTC entered as MM DD YY Time Forecast time UTC entered as HHMM Latitude Forecast latitude North latitudes are positive Longitude Forecast longitude West longitudes are neg
216. e I E 78 degrees 54 minutes is 78 9 degrees Plot Size This represents the circular size of this location This can range anywhere from 0 to 100 nautical miles A zero value will not draw any circle thus being well suited for geographical landmarks like points bays etc Other values will draw circles or points depending on the size of the location and size of the map they are plotted on 190 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Elevation This indicates the location s elevation above mean sea level in feet It is only used by the SLOSH report function and supersedes the elevation calculated by the DEM digital elevation model data included with the system Cross Wind Direction This field can be used in 2 different ways If a coastal location this can be used to identify the wind direction that typically causes the most flooding For example in Savannah a direct East wind 090 degrees is the direction that flooding occurs In Panama City FL the direction is more like SSW or 200 degrees This is used in the detail location reports when calculating onshore wind flow and also the location report flood index graph If this is an airport location this field can be used to identify the cross wind direction i e a 360 runway would have the max cross wind from 270 or 090 Either value can be used This will then generate the cross runway component of wind on detailed hourly reports T
217. e be le el SS E E E E LO E i i E E a eee E ee Pi Fa Description This tab displays the forecast or actual impact summary report for the zip codes specified in Impact Analysis Option This report is generated by examining every zip code and determining the wind impact to that area The report shows the zip code city name state maximum wind speed expected day date time of maximum sustained winds gusts closest point of approach CPA and the arrival time first time last time and duration of 34 50 and 64 knot winds See NHC wind radii considerations for more information on the limitations of forecast wind radii The zip codes that are examined are determined by the settings in Impact Analysis Options If advanced wind estimation AWE is on it will be indicated in the report header Tab Created by Selecting menu item Reports Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis Forecast or Actual Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML or PDF attachment or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves the report portion to the Email outbox in pdf format 143 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports t
218. e marked for creation and then created as one KML KMZ file by the ALL above selected outputs selections Current Storm Track and Observations This option exports the storm track and observations as KML for Google Earth GE Current Wind Radii When selecting this option the system will export KML which contains up to 3 polygons representing the current 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas Current Wind Field This option will export a grid of points across the entire current wind field When viewed on GE it shows up as point values or points which can then be interrogated clicked on This is controlled by the Hurrtrak User Preferences General Options Current Wind Pattern This option export up to 10 polygons representing different wind levels of a storm The levels are is determined via the Wind Pattern Levels tab of the Plotting User Options Advanced Wind 33 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Estimation AWE is not used in this export regardless of the AWE settings elsewhere This is because AWE wind calculations would invalidate the concept of a polygon Current Watch and Warning areas As the same suggests this option exports the current NHC watches and warnings Official Forecast Path track and points This exports the storm s forecast track and the forecast points The user can select to export the current or any prior forecast tracks Official Fore
219. e Name Description G george pcwp com gjs Indivdual hurrtrak yahoo com Hurrtrak Address Indivdual Private Industry Committee Private Industry Committee Outlook address ee wx pcwp com iwx pewp com Outlook address aoe Onine Emai setup Email address book Automation Alert Ry Unit of Measure Add new Email Address Add new Outlook Address Delete current row This option allows the user to define email addresses to the system This is not required if you are exclusively using the Outlook to send email AND not using the automated features of the system Email Alerts Automatic Summary reports Other Automations i e you must define the email addresses for anyone you wish to receive these automated outputs Email address group name The Email address of a potential recipient OR the name of a Email Group The type of Addressbook entry is defined by the type field Individual or Group A typical individual email address has a name and a domain i e terryforster atlantabraves com A group name is a short identifier for the group i e WX Group Name Description The name of the individual if Type is an individual or the description of the group if Type is a group This information is informational only and is not used by the system Type Identifies the type of addressbook entry Ind is an individual Email recipient while Group is a list of Email recipients Commands Add new
220. e Reconnaissance Hurricane History Model Plot Location Import Utility Inland Wind Model Wind Band Current Storm Track amp Obs Current Wind Radii poly Current Wind Field points Current Wind Pattern poly Current Watch and Warning area Official Forecast path track and points gt Official Forecast average error Official Forecast Wind Radii 0 120 Official Forecast Wind field grid 0 120 gt Fig Official Forecast Wind Pattern 0 120 gt Climate Forecast latest Forecast Model Plots latest Rainfall Forecast latest Advisory Ticker Send Email Message Print setup Display Log The data that can be selected includes Wind Bands Polygon A polygon Shape file containing the actual and or forecast wind bands for a storm Current Storm Track and Observation Polyline and Point This action creates two Shape files one that shows the actual storm track and a second Shape file containing a storm s observation points Current Wind Radii Polygon This contains a polygon type Shape file that describes the wind radii of a storm s 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas Current Wind Field Point This option creates a point type Shape file containing a grid of the current wind pattern across a storm The grid size is determined via the GIS Export tab of the General User Options Current Watch and Warning area Polyline This creates multiple polyline type Shape files which represent the curr
221. e best map to use via the map dropdown list in the upper left hand corner of the current image Only standard fixed tracking charts are available Double Click near a storm If the user performs a mouse double click near a storm QuickPlot will close and automatically load the main Hurrtrak system with that storm loaded This allows the user to easily access the advanced features of the main system Right Click away from the storm If the user performs a mouse right click away from a storm position the option menu will display This allows for quick option changes without having to navigate to the menu Right Click near a storm If the user performs a mouse right click near a storm position the advisory text for that storm will display in a text box QuickPlot Notes 1 2 All of the user options and current tracking map set during a session are saved Subsequent sessions will start with the saved preferences In order to gain the most benefit from QuickPlot the user should specify that the HURRIRAK ONLINE timer program be started with Windows startup This can be done in the Hurrtrak Online user preferences as described on page 77 QuickPlot is an easy way to show the entire hurricane season At the end of the season or during simply set the number of hours to look back to a large number like 5000 This will force the system to show all of the storms By selecting certain options yo
222. e current and forecast wind radii for the area of 34 50 and 64 knot winds Since many of the functions of the system utilize this data there are several considerations the user needs to be aware of 1 Due to the squally structure of a tropical system the winds vary greatly in each quadrant While a portion of a quadrant may be experiencing sustained hurricane force winds other areas in that quadrant at the same radius may be sustaining much lower wind speeds 2 The observed and forecast wind radii represent the largest radii of those winds in that quadrant The reason for this is the same as indicated in 1 3 The maximum winds and the radii winds being forecast represent sustained winds that are experienced from an open ocean type exposure Due to the effects of friction sustained surface winds over land are much less Since the winds above the surface are not impacted as much by friction land areas typically experience forecasted winds only during the passage of squalls when these higher level winds are brought to the surface in the form of gusts 4 While 12 and 24 hour forecast are quite good the NHC average forecast error at 120 hours is over 370 nm Care should be taken when utilizing forecast information beyond 24 hours HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 308 of 356 APPENDIX OO Interactive Chart Notes The Hurrtrak system optionally displays the Chart Notes or observation details directly on the tracking chart The aut
223. e estimated wind speeds significantly While we believe it produces more accurate results it is highly dependent on accurate Land Cover Database information and correct user input Like any good estimation calculation it may in some cases underestimate the actual winds experienced If you always want to overestimate wind speeds do not use this feature See considerations section at the end of this topic The National Hurricane Center s estimated maximum winds and wind field radii issued in their advisories are valid generally for open sea exposures only They cannot factor local wind characteristics for inland areas This is where Advanced Location Wind Estimation comes in Advanced location wind estimation AWE is a function of HURRTRAK that applies a wind speed correction factor to the forecast estimated wind speeds based on the local site characteristics These include distance from open ocean exposures types and density of vegetation and manmade structures and elevation being analyzed Established wind dynamics formulae are applied for the location adjusting the estimated wind speeds sustained and gusts to account for frictional exposure and height considerations of the location There are two methods of employing this capability Site Location characteristics With this option the user specifies the characteristics of a specific location This is useful when creating impact reports NLCD National Land Cover Data
224. e graph High values will cause very slow responses and more detail while low values will allow for faster response and less detail 69 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Miscellaneous Tab setup aa i Graphics GIS Export Eye Advanced Wind Google Earth EZ Map options Tab setup Tab Location Top Right Number of Vanable Tracking Maps Active Tabs Hurrtrak Online Central Pressure Graph W Intemet Web W Wind Speed Graph ExpertEase Video Analysis Favorite Tracking Chart 2 H Multiple Stomm Tracking Chart Tropical Weather Outlook Select tabs that you would like to have F NHC Publi available Certain tabs only appear Eanan Eh when curent storm data is loaded P Enara fas Not all tabs are shown here since A HHC Forecast Advisory some tabs are always visible and others are manually created J NHC Forecast Discussion 7 NHC Strike Probability Advisory H User Diary Observation worksheet table M Official Forecast table W Climate Forecast table lf Watchiwaring table TAB Location This option allows the user to define the location where the tab labels will appear Number of Variable Tracking Maps This slide control allows the user to specify the maximum number of variable maps allowed The valid range is 1 to 3 Active Tabs This area allows the user to specify which of the optional tabs they would like to activate deactivate By deactivating a tab
225. e in all wind impact reports Saffir Simpson Scale Texas Tech Study See documentation help text for more information Flood Index Psurge Display Wind Gusts Selecting this option allows the system to display both sustained winds and wind gusts in all location county or zip code reports This should be used with caution as the wind gusts estimated away from the immediate coastline will likely be overestimated We recommend that this option only be on when you are using the Advanced Wind Estimation capabilities of RMPRO Plot Use real zip codes only This option determines if only populated zip codes will be reported in the zip code report This will eliminate PO Boxes and corporate zip codes Show all times This option determines if the detailed impact reports will include times when no forecast wind exists Export Option This option will remove all non numeric data from the Impact Report EXCEL export This option has been added for users who use the data export feature as input into other programs which cannot handle alpha data in certain fields Most users will not use this option Damage Standard to use in wind impact reports This option allows the user to select which damage scale they would like to see referenced on wind impact reports See page 336 for more information on the damage comments 83 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Plotting Options Li Us
226. e latest information from HURRTRAK ONLINE but the watch and warning areas are not available Why The watch and warning data is typically released a few minutes after the Forecast Advisory I add new Locations in System Setup but they are not appearing in the correct position on the tracking charts Why You have probably entered latitude and longitude in degrees and minutes make sure you enter it in degrees and tenths of a degree To convert to tenths divide the minutes by 60 I E 29 degrees 30 minutes is 29 5 degrees TROUBLESHOOTING ONLINE Internet Connection In addition to reviewing this topic please review the FAQ at our web site www pcwp com to see the latest 355 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc information If you cannot get this feature working properly you may want to consider using the direct dial option instead Everything s been working fine for a while and now all of a sudden I am getting errors Do a cold reboot shutdown and turn the PC off You d be amazed at how many Windows problems get fixed this way lam using a direct connection to the Internet through my organization s server but keep getting error messages If you are connecting to the Internet through your organization s server there are two potential obstacles 1 Proxy Server If you are using a non authenticating proxy server contact your network administrator and find out what proxy server
227. e of geographical points within an area To define an area from Texas to Maine as in the USA1 area the sequence must be in order from Brownsville to Bar Harbour Latitude This specifies the latitude in decimal degrees of the flood point defined Longitude This specifies the longitude in decimal degrees of the flood point defined Flood Direction The onshore flood direction for this flood point I E The direction that flooding would come from The direction is defined by the compass where East is 090 South is 180 West is 270 and North is 360 0 is defined as having no value For most coastal areas this direction would be perpendicular to the coast For example Miami would be 090 east Panama City FL would be 200 SSW Galveston TX would be 135 SE etc There are some cases like inlets and bays where the flood direction maximum flooding is due to funneling of water into the inlet or bay Tampa Bay is an example of this where its maximum flooding occurs due to a SW flow The options available are 207 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc To ADD a flood point select the Add Floodpoint option To Change a point s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To DELETE a flood point highlight that row in the list and select the Delete Floodpoint option The maintenance of the flood point areas is a rather complex one Luckily there are o
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230. e what criteria the system should use to initiate Automated Alert and Summary Reports We recommend the minimal selection be the Public Advisory the Forecast Advisory and the Intermediate Public Advisory These advisories contain the critical current and forecast information Be aware that selecting all of the advisories may result in a delay of any automated processing as the system waits for all of the advisories to become available Selection of ANY on the other hand would cause the initiation of automatic process every time any type of new advisory becomes available This is not recommended as multiple Alerts and Summary reports would be generated for each advisory package Active Storm Criteria Storm Active Age is used by the Automatic Summary Report E MAIL Alert and Automations processes to determine when a storm should be considered active The default value is 18 hours i e a storm is active when an advisory has been issued within the last 18 hours This value is really only meaningful when running the automatic processes manually since a storm is obviously active if the system creates these reports when new data is received on a storm 60 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Email address book a L r z User Options Address book email Setup Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes Sexit Help aR Addressbook maintenance General Eilai Address Group Nam
231. e workstation users who desire an extra level of security to the tracking system Database Security must be turned on for user security to apply System Security ON The security option is typically used only for network installations however it is available to single workstation users If selected it will prompt for a system signon and password when entering most of the tracking applications NOTE Be sure you setup a new password for the ADMIN userid before selecting this option USER ID A unique identifier assigned to a user or group of users USER NAME The name of the user or user group not displayed elsewhere in the system PASSWORD A password assigned to a user or user group UPDATE Select this option to allow the user all system update privileges except for the ability to run the system setup program The options available from here are To ADD a user select the Add New User option To Change a user s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update To DELETE a user highlight that user in the list and select the Delete Selected User option You cannot delete the ADMIN user 185 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Maintenance Options Location Location Group County ZipCode al 17 ARKANSAS TRAVELER ROAD AR 36 20610 91 14970 9 E E 12172 Cherry Drive OK 34 19970 82 01580 0 De RSS A EEE ree aes 56 Laue Longnude J
232. eds along the SE coast of Florida where the land usage is most dense have been decreased about 40 50 while the wind speed adjustment in more exposed areas is much less One interesting location on this report is Pahokee Itis located on the SE shore of Lake Okeechobee and thus is more exposed to a NW wind off the lake The detail hourly report below verifies that indeed their highest winds were likely on the back side of the storm when the winds switched to the NW Time Wind W ind Distance to Distance to Distance to Distance Monday 10 24 2005 00 30 EDT 026 037 113 0084 mi 0153 mi 0228 mi IN 0076 mi 0145 mi 0220 mi 0066 mi 0135 mi 0210 mi 0054 mi 0123 mi 0198 mi 0044 mi 0113 mi 0188 mi 0033 mi 0102 mi 0177 mi 0024 mi 0090 mi 0168 mi 0015 mi 0078 mi 0159 mi 0006 mi 0066 mi 0150 mi 0054 mi 0140 mi 0036 mi 0122 mi 0017 mi 0104 mi 0085 mi Monday 10 24 2005 02 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 02 30 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 03 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 05 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 05 30 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 06 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 06 30 EDT RTARRNRAAAAAAAAA Monday 10 24 2005 09 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 09 30 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 10 00 EDT Monday 10 24 2005 10 30 EDT 000 000 000 0036 mi 000 000 000 0028 mi 000 000 000 0025 mi 000 000 000 0031 mi
233. elected Year Storm Name Category Start Date End Date Max Wind Speed Lowest Pressure The unit of measure used for the wind speed and pressure is set in the User Preferences in the main tracking portion of the system Multiple storms can be selected for plotting from this window Commands available from this window include Select ALL Selects all of the storms in the list Deselect All Deselects all of the storms in the list Mouse Select Storms may be selected or deselected individually by clicking with the left mouse button on the list entry Once one or more storms have been selected the user may plot the storm tracks by picking one of the menu PLOT options Graphic Select This option places a large scale tracking chart in a window on the screen The user can select the tracking chart they want to view by moving the cursor over the black rectangles that represent all of the available tracking charts When the desired rectangle is highlighted clicking the left mouse causes this chart to be selected The red circle indicates the latest position of the current storm Full Chart This option displays the largest available tracking chart for this tropical basin 226 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Menu This allows the user to select from the entire list of available tracking charts Storm Plot Selection Graphic Chart Select Start End Full Tracking Chart Full Atlant
234. emp in eye 18C 062 M Dew Point temo 12C Eye information Characteristic MA Shape MA Diam orientation NA NA Fix information amp remarks Type Penetration Radar ind Pressure Temperature Level 700 MB Accuracy 0 02 14 AF308 30054 IKE OB 23 Mas OUTBOUND AMO MAK FL WIRD TTET ME QUAD 09 46 20 2 MAs OUTBOUND SFC WHO Si ET ME GUAD 084030 2 Full message text VORTEX DATA MESSAGE ALDSZ008 A A 12 08 28 30 B 26 deg 39 min M 091 deg 35 min Ww C 70D mb 2697 m D 61 kt lt jiii gt Hold the lt shift key down to lock onto an observation while moving the mouse HDOB High Density Aircraft iD NOAAS Date Time 09 12 06 12 59 UTC Lat Long 27 563 N 92 267 W Pressure Altitude 2228 M 7 750 MB Surface Pressure 967 mb Wind Cir Speed 0907 079 Temperature 17 C Dew Point 17 C Surface Wind Dir Speed 0907071 SFMA Rain mmh 5 Report Reliability All parameters of nominal accuracy Full report NOAAS 125900 27S5N 09216 7o08 jiii gt Hold the lt shift gt key down to lock onto an observation while moving the mouse Select Observations for plotting graph pf Temp Dew Point Both Surface Pressure Flight Level Wind Speed surface Wind Speed 255 RECCO Date Time 09 42 06 09 05 UTC Lat Long 27 900 N 90 100 W Pressure Altitude 3050 M Hot Pressure 00 MBS049 M Wind Dir Speed 130
235. ence a storm surge of 10 feet Estimated Time of First Tropical Storm force winds Friday 09 12 2008 05 30 PM Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 21 hours Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 50 MPH 4118 MPH _ Estimated time of maximum winds Saturday 09 13 2008 06 00 AM Duration of Hurricane Force Winds 4 hours Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 11 3inches Wind Probabilities 34 50 64 knots 96 91 61 Surge Probabilities 5 10 15 20 2 nm Northeast 93 51 0 0 High Island TX High Island TX is expected to receive a moderate impact from Hurricane IKE Northeasterly gale force winds should start affecting the area on Friday September 72th at 6 PM UTC with storm force winds arriving around 4 AM The highest wind speeds from Hurricane IKE should occur near 6 AM when top sustained winds from the East could reach 67 MPH with gusts near 88 MPH Vvinds should decrease below storm force 3 hours later Sustained winds will fall below gale force after 1 PM and generally be from the South during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Wind damage from Hurricane IKE could include some loss of roofing material gutters and or awning and loss of vinyl or metal siding The total rainfall forthe High Island area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 12 8 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm and hurricane rainfall is v
236. end Allows user to send image or PDF file via Email as shown on page 156 Print Export Allows the user to print or export the image Save Image Allows the user to save the image SLOSH Report Current MEOW Allows the user to generate MEOW inundation reports for a location group It will only report on locations that are in the current selected basin Options Font Displays the font control screen SLOSH Displays the SLOSH options screen as shown on page 246 Optimize for Google Earth This option only applies to the export of graphics to GE It removes all streets and labels so they do not interfere with the GE layers Mousepointer Show Picture Icon Displays an icon of flooding home which changes appearance as the inundation value changes Show SLOSH value Displays the raw SLOSH value for that location for the last basin analyzed Show Inundation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the inundation value for that location Show Elevation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the elevation in feet of the cursor position The DEM data only covers the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the US PR and the USVI Show Latitude value Displays the latitude of the cursor position Show Longitude value Displays the longitude of the cursor position Help Displays help After plotting SLOSH you can zoom in by rubber banding an area
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238. ent tropical watches and warnings Official Forecast Path track and points Polyline and Point This action creates two Shape files one that shows the forecast storm track and a second Shape file containing the official forecast verification points Official Forecast Average Error Polygon This action creates a Shape file that represents the forecast storm track average error Official Forecast Wind Radii Polygon This contains a polygon type Shape file that describes the wind radii of a storm s 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas at a specific forecast hour Official Forecast Wind Field grid Point This option creates a point type Shape file containing a grid of the wind pattern across a storm at a specific forecast hour The grid size is determined via the GIS Export tab of the General User Options Climate Forecast Polyline This option creates a Shape file that represents the current climate forecast Forecast Model Plots Polyline This option creates a Shape file that contains multiple polylines which represent the latest forecast model plots HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 341 of 356 Rainfall forecast Polygon This option creates 3 polygon type Shape files One for each 24 hour forecast period out to 3 days There is one additional type of Shape file export which is associated with the Location County or Zip Code impact report example show below HURRTRAK Advanced 2007 Hurricane WILMA 10 24 2005
239. ent whenever a new storm forms CATEGORY CHANGE Alert The Category Change alert is triggered whenever an existing storm change its storm strength category Saffir Simpson Scale LOCATION Alert The Location Alert is a special alert that is triggered whenever a storm s forecasted conditions for a location or group of locations are met The triggers include wind speed timing of wind speed rainfall wind probabilities and distance from the location to the center of the storm This is a very powerful and the original alert LOCATION GROUP Alert The location group alert is triggered whenever ANY location within a location group is expected to be impacted by a storm This was added when a customer said what I really need is to have an email automatically sent to me when ever any of my 5000 locations are expected to bit hit GEOGRAPHICAL Alert The Geographical Alert is triggered whenever a storm is in or expected to enter a defined geographical area Examples of each Alert are shown below All Updates Alert this example shows optional user text Hurricane IKE Alert Message created with HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 mox George Sambataro This report is being sent to all manager in the Southeast Region Hurricane IKE Advisory 45 Advisory Time 09 12 2008 05 00 AM EDT Current Data Max winds 90 kts Position 26 7 91 6 For more information call the Risk Department in Miami KERKRKERRERREERRE KRREKRREKERRERREER KRAKAR
240. enu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML or PDF attachment or imbedded text as shown on page 156 138 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Save to Email Outbox Saves the report portion to the Email outbox in pdf format Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export to SHAPE file Exports the report to a point SHAPE file format The user will be prompted to enter the file name to save Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Export report data to Google Earth with hourly details Exports the report data with hourly details to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Print Export Executive Style Report The option will either Print Export to HTML or save as a PDF a report which has been reformatted in a non tabular fashion See page 174 for an example of this report Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard So
241. er Closes this program 269 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX B Decision Support Capabilities The HURRTRAK EM Pro and RM Pro systems have several elements of decision support While the storm graphics summary and detail impact reports etc all provide information which assist the user in making key decisions several new functions have been added that directly tie decision action points to the storm forecast data In this topic we will cover the key decision support functions implemented within the system Please review each topic in sequence ACTION POINTS DECISION ARCS DECISION ARC USER OPTIONS EFFECT OF ACTION POINTS ON DETAIL LOCATION REPORTS DIRECT TO POINT ACTION POINTS Action Points are the key elements to the added decision support in the HURRTRAK system Action points are points in time that relate to key decisions for a particular location Examples of decisions include the start of storm phases like Awareness Stand By Decision Preparation Evacuation Storm Event Stand Down These action points are triggered by the arrival of either 34 50 or 64 knot winds and have lead times that may vary by category of storm For example for Escambia County the Evacuation action may be triggered 24 hours prior to projected arrival of 34 knots winds for a category 3 5 hurricane and 16 hours prior to projected arrival of 34 knot winds for a category 1
242. er Options Plotting Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help S z i SSS Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 General s ni Automatically Display Track Chart notes J Plotespor latest model forecast only Display Official Forecast Chart notes i D5 pagim i Model age hours laf 14 hours lt Display Climate Forecast Chart notes Plotting Es 7 Display what if Forecast Chart notes 1 L Hur Wl Plot observation point as circles Eye wall shading o Solid i TAE 3 Onine Small Map Location Large Map Location Automatically Display Location Distances Small Map Large Map Road Line Color Latitude Longitude grid i Solid Email address Dashed book ee Dotted click with mouse to change click with mouse to change Automation Watch amp Waring options Alert Width of Warning area h Colors Unit of Measure Hurricane Warming Tropical Storm Waning Hurricane Watch Tropical Storm Watch Beset Defaults This allows the user to define numerous options related to the functions available when plotting items on a tracking chart Display Track Chart Notes This indicator determines if the storm s chart notes will automatically be displayed after the track is drawn Display Official Forecast Chart Notes This indicator determines if the storm s official forecast chart notes will automatically be displayed after the trac
243. er the map has been created you will be prompted to Edit the chart If you would like to do some color corrections to the tracking chart select YES otherwise select NO This option is useful when certain portions of the chart like lakes and other bodies of water that were cut off by the edge of the chart did not turn blue and you would like to correct these before saving the chart Clicking on the left mouse button will paint the selected area blue while clicking of the right mouse button will paint the area the land color A shift left button combination while moving the cursor slowly will draw a line This is useful if minor changes or corrections need to be made to the coastline etc When done select the menu option Finish When the map is finished the county and road databases will be created if they were selected After the chart is created if the tracking portion of the system is active the new custom map will become part of that system within several seconds Also any open tracking chart windows will be closed 211 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc QUICKPLOT ed SS0V2010 0443 PM Database200Gdemo Active Sorna ALAA ARTHUR BERTHA CRISTOBAL GOLLY EDOUARD FAY FIVE E GUSTAV GUSTAV GOM GUSTAVI HANMA IKE GOED IK m E Exit Toolbar Colo Select Basin Send Primy Egpot Save Adwison Text Options Saveimage to Desktop Tropical Weather Oitioos Help BP sisi L Jj ah n
244. ere are 2 pre requirements to successfully Email these reports 1 You need to have setup your Email via the User Preferences Option EMAIL Setup 2 You must define the email addresses or groups you would like have the ability to send these reports to via the User Preferences Email Addressbook This is required even if you have selected the Outlook method for emailing in the Email setup There are 3 types of automatic summary reports Regular Location based Executive Location Group based and Risk Impact Location Group The following section will discuss the setup of each type of report as well as discussing the error catching feature of the setup option Please note that the definition of Email Alerts and Other Automations have a similar look and feel The Automated Summary Report Setup screen looks similar to the following Summary Report Definition x Summary Report Definition Map Definition for Pig Prefix Suftix for Prefefined Regular Schedule for Prefefined Regular Summary Report Name Prefefined Regular Active 1 7 Automation automatic creation with new data arrival Report Storms Storm Basins to include vJ Atlantic J Eastern Pacific Western Pacific N Indian Ocean S Indian Ocean SW Pacific All Active Storms Select Exceptions optional No Exceptions 2 Selected Storms Report Output 3 Email as PDF recommended beta2011 Email as HTML Regular Report Information Location Based Report
245. ered an exposed direction If you are on the beach check the xposed direction and do not enter a distance value Zero will be assumed Accept Quit Help Reset to non advanced location This option allows the user to enter advanced information about locations Locations can be anything that has latitude and longitude and size attributes E a city island point lighthouse etc Remember western longitudes are negative while eastern longitudes are positive Location Name This identifies the location s name State This identifies the location s state or country code 2 or 3 digits Latitude This identifies the location s latitude in decimal degrees All latitudes north of the equator are positive and those south are negative Latitudes for the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific are positive NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 29 degrees 36 minutes is 29 6 degrees Longitude This identifies the location s longitude in decimal degrees All Western longitudes are negative while all Eastern longitudes are positive Longitude values for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific locations are negative NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 78 degrees 54 minutes is 7
246. eriod option Advanced Wind Estimation Options These options define how and where the system will use Advanced Wind Estimation Advanced Wind Estimation Locations This option activates the Advanced Wind Estimation for all Location and Map Select Location reports Advanced Wind Estimation Counties This option activates the Advanced Wind Estimation for all counties This should be used with great caution as countywide wind estimation may not be valid for many coastal counties Advanced Wind Estimation Zips Codes This option activates the Advanced Wind Estimation for all counties This should be used with great care as zip code wide wind estimation may not be valid for many coastal zip codes 73 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Advanced Wind Estimation Mousepointer Wind Arrows This option activates Advanced Wind Estimation for the mousepointer wind arrow and Wind Pattern displays Advanced Wind Estimation for animation This option activates Advanced Wind Estimation for the Animation wind arrow displays Advanced Wind Estimation for Wind Pattern Wind Pattern Animation This option activates Advanced Wind Estimation for the Wind Pattern displays and Wind Pattern Animation 74 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc General Options Discard all Changes amp exit Help Google Earth j EZ Map options Miscellaneous Tab setup
247. ert Message Hurricane IKE has strengthened to a category 3 storm Click here or examine the HURRTRAK system for more information Gmi FG ae tes 7 Ss A Be 8 gt a We found that Hurrtrak users busy at their workstations desired a way to be alerted to new and changing conditions in the tropics The tray alert messaging TAM system notifies our users via pop up tray messages of several noteworthy conditions including the formation of new storms storm strengthening or weakening the issuance of watches or warnings updated storm data issuance of the last advisory new tropical weather outlooks or new tropical disturbance statements This module will initialize when Windows is started and depends on the Hurrtrak Online Timer program also running in the System Tray The options for this tray program right click on the I bubble icon in tray are Redisplay last message If you miss a message it will redisplay the last message displayed by the system Display Tray Alert Log This option displays in a concise manner all of the messages displayed since the last restart of your system along with the date time they were displayed Options This option presents the user with the following window allowing them to change which conditions they should be alerted to and how to handle those conditions 262 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E2 Tray Alert Options Preferences
248. ervation information date time wind pressure next to the observation points If the points are close together some chart notes will not plot to prevent overwriting The text properties of chart notes are set in font options See APPENDIX OO Interactive Chart Notes on page 309 for more information on an alternative method of displaying chart notes Wind Field Displays a pattern of wind arrows that indicate the likely wind speed and direction at that point You may also force a wind arrow plot by clicking the left mouse button while over a point on the chart Wind field arrows are only shown for areas that fall within the radius of 34 50 and 64 knot winds The size density color of the arrows as well as the text properties of the wind value are set in Options Wind Pattern The wind pattern different from the wind field is a continuous color shaded image that better represents the estimated wind speed across a region When using AWE the wind pattern shows the effects of surface friction on the wind speeds around a tropical cyclone See APPENDIX QA Advanced Wind Estimation Considerations on page 319 for more information on the Wind Pattern image Watch and Warning Areas If available this displays the areas of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings The width of the warning color is twice as wide as the width of the watch color The color and size of these areas are set in plotting options Decision Arc When this opt
249. ery difficult to predict There is a good chance that the coastal area 2 nm Southwest of High Island could experience a storm surge of 10 feet _ Estimated Time of First Tropical Storm force winds Friday 09 12 2008 06 30 PM Duration of Tropical Storm force winds 20 hours Estimated speed of Maximum Winds Sustained Gusts 67 MPH 88 MPH Estimated time of maximum winds Saturday 09 13 2008 06 30 AM Estimated clasest point of approach 31 miles Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 12 8 inches _ Wind Probabilities 34 50 64 knots 98 89 62 Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC 2008 Advanced Wind Estimation On 177 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SYSTEM SETUP a Gua ea Osta Wootulace Meinscesl l So System Setup General Options Database Maintenance a lf fm Exit Help Database maintenance Storm Database Maintenance General Database Linlities Record Maintenance R i emove Reconnaisance 2005x Add New Database Database Compact and Se 2005x Poe e Repair 2006 2007 Delete Selected Remove Rain Forecast Data syste Database System Options 20076 dione Bakun ir 2007x Remove Forecast Model 2007 xx Cume Detaull Database Data 2008 2008demo aiis The defaut storm r C User Maintenance 2008 nerie i the one Databass Rest
250. es Print List Cancel This screen displays general information about all of the storms selected Year Storm Name Category Start Date End Date Max Wind Speed Lowest Pressure The Unit of measure used for the wind speed and pressure is set in the User Preferences in the main tracking portion of the system The options available from here include Examine Graph Wind Graph Pressure Print List Prints the list of storms on your printer Cancel Closes this window 222 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Examine Storm Detail KATRINA Max Central Wind Pressure Storm MPH MB Motion 08 23 2005 06 24 2005 06 24 2005 06 24 2005 06 24 2005 06 25 2005 08 25 2005 08 25 2005 06 25 2005 08 26 2005 08 26 2005 06 26 2005 06 26 2005 08 27 2005 r o a a e a E a a O S a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a o 299 06 311 06 339 08 336 10 310 09 279 06 261 05 270 05 245 07 241 10 245 07 250 06 245 07 203 07 270 06 hail Cancel This option displays each observation point for the selected storm Typically there are 4 observations per day which include the date time position latitude Longitude maximum wind speed central pressure and forward motion of the storm Options from this window are Print Print all the storm observations Cancel Close this window
251. es were positioned away from the storm track EX HURRTRAK Advanced 2006 H ane WILMAS 10 24 2005 11 00 EDT Fle Edt Reports Tools Help Send Undo Display Plt Animate Stretch Annotate Print Export Save Image Options TabHeb PFI TEST i Vi M SGURTIBDAVGEAREa Wind Speed Wind Drecion Distance from carter 564 6 nm Lat 19 006 Long 85 576 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 309 of 356 APPENDIX P Depiction of storm s eye eye wall and wind field The Hurrtrak system depicts a storm s eye and eye wall if they exists as well as the areas of 34 50 and 64 knot winds EYE EYE WALL If the storm has a well formed eye structure and is reported on the NHC Forecast Advisory the system will use the reported eye diameter and draw a donut type structure that looks like the image below The eye wall width is assumed to be 1 2 of the diameter of the eye i e a 20 nm eye diameter is assumed to have an eye wall width of 10 nm Maximum winds are assumed to be in the eye wall with light and variable winds in the eye Well formed eye example g 8 59 8 c 58 cm 3 S82 cue a A a ae 34 Ga ga Hiz 55 Be E ee e PE Sea eo Nez rT Res Se es Sis 62 s8 Nea s2 se 10407 2002 GG0Q UTC 090 Ma SE mb 64 Tes The Hurrtrak system does not depict partial eye walls however it does show quadrants where lighter winds exist even if an eye is reported The example below shows what is likely to be a partial eye wal
252. eview each of the system s main componenis 10 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SYSTEM COMPONENTS HURRICANE TRACKING HUFATRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane KATRANA 08 28 2005 17 00 EDT File Edt Reports Google EarthExpart Took Help Send Undo Display Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Export Save image Options Tab Help aj HO 2S Few BOOS S F OQ Ommam ge gr vb weeds Oe xc Rt ODBGO4 4 2 0 OW RO Wind Spee Wind Direction Distance fom center 446 9 miles Lat 30005 Long Be 54 Database KATRNA info hip Awww ssec wise edu data gey r a eh os ot died anc Map Selection Tracking Chart 1 sae OO a Ts Ss as Vs ky is y Css ve Pe rd ka Frs ys o wo bo s 105 Wy En e y misi ra k39 Ma 3 Aer Fase pe res fag ae Ae annhe Emh Wee por 6 DDD ET Wl cope 808 mb Actual Pressure Graph This is the heart of the system It is the Hurricane Tropical Cyclone Tracking amp Analysis component It is designed to track current storms and analyze their past and forecast movement The Tab Interface places all of the storm graphics text and report data on individual tabs Many of the tabs like advisory data wind speed graphs etc are automatically created for the user Others reports special graphics are created by a user action while there are additional tabs that will create update themselves when the system is started or the data
253. ew Module the program starts in SLOSH MOM mode and the SLOSH basin analyzed when the program last closed is presented the initial default location is Miami FL You may use the left mouse button to zoom into the area of interest use the right button to zoom out When the desired map area is displayed there are several menu and toolbar options available They include Exit Exits the SLOSHView program Select Basin This option allows the user to select the SLOSH basin to examine All of the available SLOSH basins are displayed as well as the option to select the closest one to the currently displayed geographical area Switch to MEOW Analysis This option allows the user to switch from MOM mode into MEOW mode Plot MOM SLOSH Raw Plots the raw SLOSH polygons for a certain category of storm without taking into account land elevation SLOSH Inundation Plots the SLOSH inundation level above ground level for a certain category of storm taking into account the elevation of the land 237 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Export SLOSH polygons to Google Earth Exports the raw SLOSH polygons to GE with associated SLOSH level data This allows the user to view SLOSH information with Google Earth s terrain feature SLOSH Report MOM Allows the user to generate MOM inundation reports for a location group Options Font Displays the font control screen as shown on
254. ex legend Track Color Legend Displays the color coded track legend Forecast Error Legend Displays the color coded forecast error legend Wind Field Legend Displays the color coded legend for wind radii 158 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Chart Plot options While these menu options are available for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a data layering capability See page 326 for more information PLOT Track Re plots the current storm s track with wind field circles The wind field circle color is set in plotting options What If Forecast Displays the projected what if track This option can only be selected if the what if has been enabled in the Setup What If Scenario Option The color of the track is set in plotting options For a complete discussion of this and other items see Decision Support Capabilities Official Forecast Displays the storm s selected forecast track The color of the track is set in plotting options The sub options include plotting the forecast with average error which displays the storm s selected forecast track along with the area of average forecast error through 72 and or 120 hours OR the user can select to display ONLY the average error area For the Atlantic the NHC publishes yearly their average error for the 12 24 36 48 72 96 and 120 hours verification times These values can be
255. ext Position When in single step mode this moves the storm forward 1 hour Prior Position When in single step mode this moves the storm backward 1 hour Start Stop When in single pass or continuous loop mode this option will stop or start the animation Send Sends current tab s image or animation sequence via email Animation file characteristics are controlled by the User Preferences Email setup option Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 305 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image or animation sequence to a file the clipboard pdf file animated GIF or add to Email Outbox 120 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Create Animated Wind Pattern This option will stop the current animation and build display a Wind Pattern Animation sequence This can be a very time consuming rocess and no new animations can be started You can find out more about the Processed RI files on the topic of Plotting Options on page 84 Stop Processing This option is only available when a Wind Pattern Animation is being built first loop It will stop the current operation and display the wind pattern animation that has been built so far You cannot resume the wind pattern animation build after it has been stopped Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool
256. ey Probabilty 2009 20089 Current Hurrirak Online Database From To Tracking Chan Mainienance 20 10 The Hurrirak Online r EEEE m g 2011 BO Storm Database is the 1 12000 3 302010 A i Jehuek a one which js updated These uliliies are applied a as SEIE CT NeW Hurtrak with current stanmi to all applicaton WatchvWarming l _ Online catabase information databases Unless you Area Maintenance florida are doing regular system Record deletion can be l ert ari ad if i ki like to ws highlight database lel before Selecting Maene RRS perce ie sa z nheeker backup the Hurrtrak non stonm database fies This is Flood Point PAST databases every 2 weeks NOL nanna Necessary UneeSs Mainienance san dbox Operationally the Hurrtrak Onine Database and YOU ar nunning kaw on disk itestOG the Defaut database should be the same Spece This option allows the user to create or delete storm databases as well as establishing the default and Hurrtrak Online Database To establish a new database select the Add New Database option and then change the database name To make a database the current default highlight the database name and select the Select new default database option To select which database you want Hurrtrak Online updates to be applied to again highlight the database name and select the Select new Hurrtrak Online database option For more information on the difference between the default database and the Current Hurr
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258. f the locations environment Changing the roughness index value will significantly affect calculated wind speeds Location Input Location Name State Latitude Longitude Plot Size Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station Offshore Location Bay Harbor Islands FL 25 8872 60 1314 5 ia Lookup latitude amp longitude Look up Tide Station Exposure Terrain Type Open sea Lake fetch at least 5 km tidal flat coastline 0002 H C Completly open flat terrain with a smooth surface runways 0024 HW HE Open flat terrain with low grass no fences very low veqitation airports 03 EF i m C High grass lands 07 C Agricultural land 15 oe m wer Eidi E C NEEE spare agricultural land with many shelters tree ve a i j Moderately buit up suburbs 50 E C Larger cities with mediumtall buildings 80 SW a aa SE C Densly buit up suburbs low rise built up area pine forest 50 trees 1 0 s C Yery large city with tall builds and skyscrapers 1 6 F A Wind analysis elevation feet above ground level The MAS standard height is 32 8 feet If you are interested in estimating winds for higher 32 8 exposed locations i e building towers etc you may enter a higher value Do not exceed 1000 Check the directions on the compass that correspond to the onshore exposed wind flow direction Enter the distance of this location from the exposed area in feet Distances greater than 5 miles should not be consid
259. flood index for either the next 1 2 or 3 hours or the maximum forecast flood index for a 1 2 or 38 hour period This analysis should only be done when a storm is forecast to affect an area Actual Displays the maximum observed flood index for a 1 2 or 3 hour cumulative period This analysis should only be done when the storm has already affected an area The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and width of the flood analysis is set in flood index options For more information on this topic see page 290 Forecast Rainfall Analysis This option displays the latest rainfall forecast in a graphical manner The option is only active if the system has recently downloaded rainfall forecast information from the HURRTRAK ONLINE system For more information on this see HURRTRAK Rainfall Forecast capabilities on page 304 Forecast Rainfall Thematic This option displays the latest rainfall forecast in a county thematic manner The option is only active if the system has recently downloaded rainfall forecast information from the HURRTRAK ONLINE system Wind Pattern Legend Display the wind color legend for the Wind Pattern Display image Watch and Warning Legend Displays the legend for the NHC watch and warning areas indicating the type of watch and warning and the color used to depict it Surge Probability Legend Displays the color coded surge probability legend Flood Legend Displays the color coded flood ind
260. function The 2 Tracking Chart maintenance function allows the user to control what pre defined maps are available With the significant number of fixed tracking charts in the system some users may find it beneficial to be able to de activate certain charts that they would never use This option allows the user to be able to do just that To de activate a chart highlight the chart name and select the Inactive option To re activate a chart highlight the chart name and select the Active option You may not de activate the Full Atlantic chart or any of the custom map charts Global Tracker users can change tropical cyclone basins by selecting that menu option To change map colors utilize the change map colors option 204 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Watch and Warning Area Point Maintenance Exit Help Database Chesapeake Bary 76 2 Hew Point Comfort Maintenance Chesapeake Bay Windmill Point Chesapeake Boy l Smith Point ae Chesopeoke Boy a TG Drum Point j Cheasapeake Bay os _ TES North Beach Chesapeake Hay i Sandy Point System Options E Chesapeake Bay 0 39 2 Pooles Island ey Cuba Isle Of Youth Pines amp Cube isle Of Youth 2 Cube isle Of Youth 3 Cuba 8 Cabo de San Antonio User Maintenance Cuba w l oo A Pinar Del
261. g on an observation point will display the date time and wind data for that point Flood index calculations are not possible unless the location s flood direction has been identified in system setup location maintenance 152 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc County Zip Wind Thematic Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2070 Hurricane IKE 09 72 7008 05 00 EDT Fie Ext Reports Googk Earth Export Tools Help Send Display Annotate Pyint Export Save Image Tab Help Description This tab depicts the forecast or actual wind speeds in a county or zip code thematic Mas Forecast Wind 92 0500 AM EDT Bo mph 20 mph 1 ph t00 401 mph 120 mph Eiti mph 100 mph type format The colors used are controlled within the plotting options Tab Created by Selecting the Thematic Map option from the County or Zip Code Summary Report tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image via graphics or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Display For a complete list of display options see page 164 Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface a Lonaion KIGLS Galveslon wind graph bil User Mars
262. g the official forecast data The assumption 68 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc that a storm will maintain its intensity until landfall is not always valid For more information see Common Questions Estimate 48 72 96 and 120 hour forecast winds Selecting this option forces the system to estimate the 34 and 64 knot wind field for the 48 72 96 and 120 hour forecast position A hierarchy of algorithms is used to do the estimate CAUTION Please be aware that when you use this feature you are adding information to the official forecast data Estimates are just a guess based on past patterns of wind fields and should not be relied on Enable all system sounds This option turns on off the system sounds Enable Logging This option turns on system logging It reports on the status of incomplete automation options as well as start and ending times of sessions Do not calculate strike probabilities This option turns off the system calculation of strike probabilities This may be required on 64 bit operating systems Estimate 25 knot wind radii This option allow the system to estimate the wind speeds around the storm down to 25 knots rather than the 34 knot wind radii that the National Hurricane Center provides This will be reflected in the wind pattern wind field analysis and impact reports Spell Checker Dictionary This option turns on and selects the language you would like
263. ge 7 HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Risk lmpact Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2006 0500 EDT Acw 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON Forecast Wind Speed Graph far Galveston TX sacl f a T ie Z z mall 3 EE l il a i PT NU mal F A A M A U M i i ni iri Kri Lill t eel a P ROE ex eal on Si IOG E Seas o a oe Pa a F os Shag as a ae Pa we eee oe aha fe it ht nt fo oe rd eae a ae ret Lata tate gt att 8 ie ae ae ie ae a E we ae a ie ee E aE ae ne ee cats fs a We nE ae at ae ue eh we Dats iine EDT click be eela varil lia m ai Des cription of impact to Galveston TX Galveston TX is expected to receive a major impact from Hurricane IKE Northeasterly gale force wands should start affecting the area on Friday September 12th at 1 PM EDT with stom force winds arnving around 11 PM and Northeasterly hurricane force wands aniving near 12 AM The highest wind speeds fom Huricane IKE should occur near 2 AM when top sustained winds Fom the Northeast could reach 110 MPH with gusts near 143 MPH Winds should decrease belo whuricane force 4 hours later Sustained winds wall fall below gale force after 2 PM and generally be from the Southwest during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Wind damage from Hurricane IKE could be quite extensive with some homes shifted off oftheir foundation roof removed and collapse ofsome exterior walls The t
264. ggles the toolbar button to Show Forecast winds this will show the forecast sustained wind and gust for that location The toolbar icon is located on the primary toolbar 2 all 9 Q a In this mode the mouse will display the wind speed at that point at the current time 170 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 74 gt BA 24 Dy In this mode the mouse will display the forecast wind speeds sustained and gusts Show Distance to Center Displays the distance to the center of the storm from that location Show Latitude Displays the latitude of the cursor position Show Longitude Display the longitude of the cursor position The unit of measure for the MousePointer data is not shown but is defined in user options Status bar This option allows the user to switch the status bar from cursor positional data to general storm information data 171 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Non Tab Based Reports Forecast Location Risk Impact Report non tab The Risk Impact report is designed for users that want to see both the risk factors and the impact to a set of locations It mirrors the output on the Risk Impact Tab and can be generated as an option from that tab or via the Reports Menu dropdown An example of this report for one location is shown below Reports can be generated for multiple locations Hurricane IKE Pa
265. h the user can see both the location s forecast impact as well as an image of the site This capability can be extended to private live web cams A great example would be a lumber store showing a report for each of their impacted locations with a live image of what is the activity at the current time A great way to present to management Miami FL Forecast Impact Report generated for Hurricane WILMA based on Advisory 36 Max Wind Speed mph 92 Max Wind Gust mph 115 Date Time of Max Wind Monday 10 24 2005 08 30 EST J Closest Point of Approach nm 60 Damage Mod Texas Tech Deb 4 Forecast Rainfall inches 3 day total 2 5 Time of Arrival Time of Departure _ Current above 1024 2005 15 00 EST EST Currently above O24 2005 12 30 EST EST 1Ww2ar2005 07 00 IWW242005 11 00 EST EST 1 fie lat 28 4474337 lon 9 1286163 elev Off HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 331 of 356 APPENDIX T3 Cross Wind Calculation setup and use Once the user defines the cross wind direction for any location typically airport runways the system is then able to include this information on the location wind impact report In addition with the ability to estimate wind speeds below 34 knots from 25 knots 34 knots this is a valuable tool for aviation airport facility users To define the cross wind direction the user must select the location via the System Setup Location Maintenance Advanced Data Entry optio
266. h to MEOW Analysis Plot MOM Li Reset Image Display Annotate Send Print Export Save Image SLOSH Report MOM Bi Options ZoomIN z om ouT Help caa 268 Soa 4280 Gi select Slosh Basin E Reset Image switch to MEOW Plot Raw Analysis a Plot Inundation Analysis B opor to Google Earth Slosh Value itt 17 2 Water Level 7 4 Elevation 3 8 ft Lat 26 035 Long 2 609 Saab z 3 ft i S i AH DUHEN allele eae APSE ES eps et poet UC ete a ae ab Lips 17 tes ua hey ein R i igr si RA i 4 an E 4 Uae spar PR i A Ths eine ie eames HEE Ba laai Sai i r hA T While viewing SLOSH plots on a chart there are several menu and toolbar options available They include Exit Exits system Select Basin This option allows the user to select a different SLOSH basin All of the available SLOSH basins are displayed as well as the option to select the closest one to the currently displayed geographical area Switch to MEOW Analysis This option allows the user to switch from MOM mode into MEOW mode Plot MOM SLOSH Raw Plots the raw SLOSH polygons for a certain category of storm without taking into account land elevation SLOSH Inundation Plots the SLOSH inundation level above ground level for a certain category of storm taking into account the elevation of the land Export SLOSH polygons to Google Earth Exports the raw SLOSH polygons to GE with associated SLOSH level data Th
267. hart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Climatatology Forecast Watches and Warnings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab displays the latest National Hurricane Center Forecast Discussion for the current loaded storm This may contain JTWC information for storms outside of the Atlantic Tab Created by This tab is visible if the Discussion is present and is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information
268. hat the Company shall have the right among other remedies available to it to take all reasonable steps to protect all proprietary and confidentiality rights and interests including without limitation by suspending or terminating Customer s use of the Software or Services in either case without liability to Customer or seeking injunctive relief and other like legal and equitable remedies Any notice required or given in connection with this arrangement shall be in writing and shall be given to the appropriate party by personal delivery or by certified mail postage prepaid or recognized overnight delivery services Notice to Company shall be to PC Weather Products Inc Attn Legal PO Box 72723 Marietta GA 30007 353 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX Z FAQ amp TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION PLEASE EXAMINE THE FAQ AT OUR WEB SITE WWW PCWP COM What is the best video mode to use Which screen resolution to use is a matter of personal preference In order to see the main menu window as well as the other system windows we recommended that you run the system in 1024x768 or greater We also recommend true color 24 bit or higher We operationally use a 30 monitor at 2560x1600 Is there some easy way of setting the current advisory for an earlier point in a storm s history All attempts are giving me a map with the last plot of the storm
269. he actual track will be shown Plot Track Chart Notes If selected the chart notes are indicated Plot Observation Point circles If selected each of the storm s observation points are plotted with circles If showing an entire season or multiple storms it is sometimes best to de select this option Plot Wind Radii If this option is selected the storm s latest position is indicated with the traditional wind areas If not then a storm icon is shown instead Plot Forecast Track only If selected the storm s forecast track is shown Plot Forecast Track Error If this option is on then the forecast track along with average error area is plotted Label Storms This option determines if the storm name is shown next to the storm The font used is the same as the annotation font set in the main system Display Base home Location Determines if the system s base location is plotted on the map The base location Is set in the main system s user preferences Display Watch Warning Areas If selected all current watch and warning areas are shown Save Image to Desktop This will immediately save the current image to the user s Windows desktop Tropical Weather Outlook This option will display a text box which displays the latest tropical weather outlook From here the user can then send email and or print the tropical weather outlook text Other Functions Map Selection The user can select th
270. he file Repeat this option for each state being downloaded The list of states with check boxes indicates which states have already been downloaded 91 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Strike Wind Probability Options ser Options Strike Wind Probability Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help B r Contours Email setup 5 Email address book Automation f Contour Color Contour Interval 11 H Click on image to change color This option allows the user to select the color and interval of the contours used in Strike and Wind Probability analysis Contours Contour Interval The interval at which the probability contours are analyzed I E a value of 20 will plot strike probability contours at 20 40 60 and 80 percent levels Set Color This sets the color of the contours 92 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Unit of Measure Options E Uses Options Unit of Measure Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help General Wind speed VA Miles per Hour Plotting p L Hurrirak Location Distances Email address book 5 Statute Miles Automation Nautical Miles Alert Central Pressure Inches of Mercury Millibars This option allows the user to specify unit of measure for the following Wind Speed Seis the unit
271. he lationg of this 053 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands location i changed you must re estimate the roughness index Set all indices to P Eatmate ROUgriniess Help Accept Quit location s index aN Meh Eee j E E E eae This option allows the user to enter advanced information about locations Locations can be anything that has latitude and longitude and size attributes E a city island point lighthouse etc Remember western longitudes are negative while eastern longitudes are positive Location Name This identifies the location s name State This identifies the location s state or country code 2 or 3 digits Latitude This identifies the location s latitude in decimal degrees All latitudes north of the equator are positive and those south are negative Latitudes for the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific are positive NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 29 degrees 36 minutes is 29 6 degrees Longitude This identifies the location s longitude in decimal degrees All Western longitudes are negative while all Eastern longitudes are positive Longitude values for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific locations are negative NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree valu
272. he longest You can check your system video color settings on Windows in Control Panel Display Settings 3 In HURRTRAK EM Pro inundation values may be viewed and labeled on a standard SLOSH analysis chart Complete graphic representation plots is only currently available in the RM Pro system HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 296 of 356 APPENDIX I2 Storm Surge Probabilities Storm surge probabilities are processed by NOAA and are available about 1 hour after the official advisory time For example the advisory issued at 11 AM EDT will not have surge probabilities until about Noon EDT The information is downloaded and processed by the Hurrtrak Online Servers and delivered to you system as soon as possible You can view surge probabilities in either graphic or report format Set eas Metairie HURRTRAK Advanced 2009 Hurricane GUSTAV 08 31 2008 21 00 UTC File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Frint Export Font Copy Sort Tab Help a Aag D286 44 7m Wa tf 7 vB Forecast NHC Warning Surge Probability Report Based on Advisory 23 forecast ST Relative Location leet e i f 1 38 5 Mouth ofthe Pearl River LA 1 nm Northeast 93 70 50 37 24 Grandisle CA inm Northwest 91 71 48 25 Pascagoula MS 3 nm Southeast 89 31 Morgan City LA f4nm Southwest 65 34 Ochlockonee River FL _ 7 nm Northeast 53 Apalachicola FL 1 nm Southeast 34 Intracoastal City LA 12nm South 33 Destin
273. he output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export to SHAPE file Exports the report to a point SHAPE file format The user will be prompted to enter the file name to save Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Export report data to Google Earth with hourly details Exports the report data with hourly details to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Print Export Executive Style Report The option will either Print Export to HTML or save as a PDF a report which has been reformatted in a non tabular fashion See page 174 for an example of this report Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Sort Allows the user to sort on any column Hide Columns Allows the user to selectively hide certain columns Impact Summary See page 147 Thematic Map See page 153 Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Other Display Hourly Details This is selected by double clicking on a location row or highlighting a row and selecting the display hourly details button The location s hourly detail information wil
274. he roughness index Set all indices to Estimate Roughness location s index Indicies ed pees 36 09 16 16 66 2 TE 12 25 04 06 06 OF 03 05 af 05 When a wind impact report is run for this location it includes the component of cross winds as well as the absolute estimate of wind speed The report below shows the estimated winds for Keesler AFB runway 030 during Katrina Advanced Wind Estimation was not used for this report The column for Cross Wind Component shows the sustained and wind gusts cross winds Note the first yellow row indicates when the cross runway wind gusts are expected to exceed 25 knots while the red colored row indicates when the sustained cross runway component of wind is greater than 25 knots Keesler AFB MS profile Tropical Depression KATRIN A Date 7 Time Time td ar oe ma Care ee Distance to Distance to Distance to pe of day ip inti p 34 knot winds 50 knot winds 64 knot winds Cenar a 027 034 065 i 0111 mi 0144 mi 029 i C kts Sunday 08 28 2005 16 30 EDT 015 020 0033 mi 0246 mi Sunday 08 28 2005 17 00 EDT 037 066 Z 017 022 0024 mi 0105 mi 0139 mi 0243 mi Sunday 08 28 2005 17 30 EDT 030 037 066 Z 018 022 0021 mi 0101 mi 0136 mi 0240 mi Sunday 08 28 2005 18 00 EDT 031 038 067 Z 019 023 0017 mi 0098 mi 0132 mi 0236 mi Sunday 08 28 2005 18 30 EDT 031 039 067 Z 019 023 0014 mi 0094 mi 0129 mi 0233 mi Sunday 08 28 2
275. he specific colors used when plotting the maximum wind values on a county or zip code thematic map This function is available from the County or Zip Wind Profile Analysis report The standard default wind colors are a gradient from 0 to 150 knots and from green to red while the Saffir Simpson default wind colors are from 34 to 135 knots and also from green to red When this option is active the defined gradient colors are ignored Gradient Colors right This option allows the user to define a gradient of colors used when plotting the maximum wind values on a county thematic map This function is available from the County Wind Profile Analysis report The user can select the low color and the high color as well as the wind range used for each color When this option is active the set values and colors defined are ignored 88 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Forecast Model Selection l Track Colors ii LEFT Click on the model name to change its plotting color BAMO RIGHT Click on the model name to disable or re enable it Disabling a model will prevent t from being displayed in the system BAMM BAMS a I ES ES EEN EI om al TEN This option allows you to change the colors of the forecast model tracks as well as disabling specific forecast model To change the color simply left click on the model name To d
276. he storms you would like considered when running the report The all active storms selection will select only storms that are currently having advisories issued for them When you manually run the report it will only include storms that have data no more than 18 hours old the age setting can be changed in the user options With this option you can specify storms to ignore via the Select Exceptions command The Selected Storms option will run the report for only storms you manually select You can select those storms via the Select Storms command Finally Global Advanced users can select or de select the storm basins they want to include for storm selection i e if you are only interested in the Atlantic and Western Pacific then check only those 2 items Section 3 defines how you want to handle the report output and in some cases its format The valid options are to Print to the default printer Preview it on your screen Email it as a PDF file or Email as HTML A couple of notes here First when testing your reports we suggest you use the Preview option Also we suggest you Email the summary reports in PDF format as they are much more attractive in that format If you select the Email option you need to select an email address or group Section Tab 6 defines additional text you would like included within the email body This is optional See example below Exit Help Summary Report Definition Tracking Map Definit
277. he world The 6 tropical basins are Atlantic East Central Pacific Western North Pacific Northern Indian Ocean Southern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific When tracking global systems there are several important considerations Hurrtrak Online There are a few differences on how the global data is processed by Hurrtrak Online The three data sources for tropical cyclone data are 1 National Hurricane Center NHC Covers the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basin 2 Central Pacific Hurricane Center CPHC Covers the Central Pacific from 140 degrees West to 180 degrees 3 Joint Typhoon Weather Center JTWC Covers the Western Pacific Indian Oceans and Southwest Pacific The hurricane center data is retrieved and processed by PC Weather Products servers and then made available to its users The client software that s you then retrieves the data from our servers and updates your local storm database If there is a problem with the released advisories we take every measure to correct these problems to make sure the data gets to the user correctly In addition the data is mirrored on a second backup site For this reason the data from the Atlantic and Eastern Cenitral Pacific is more complete and very reliable The JTWC data is handled a little differently PCWP servers download and save key data from the JTWC and then make that available to its users The client software then retrieves this key data from our servers While this app
278. hen the H Wind display system is started if data exists in the H Wind database the user will have the option of opening a storm H Wind display Save Image Help ANDREW E Oi Q CLAUDETTE GUSTAV ae A Xo JEANNE Bo o 2 KATRINA f When a storm Isabel is opened the user is presented with the following screen H Wind display File Annotate Send Print Export Save Image Help 8 S 2 55 8 Soa A 35 22 76 78 250 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The user can then select a specific observation by left clicking on the observation point storm center After selecting the following screen is presented showing some of this storm s H Wind observation data Point wind direction arrows and speed in knots are displayed Zooming in or out will display more or less information see Pan and Zoom mapping for more information In addition mouse cursor position information of latitude longitude wind speed and direction are shown in the information box in the upper left corner D H Wind display ead File Report Annotate Send Print Export Save Image Help O cm 2 oe amp boo aaa File This allows the user to open a new storm redisplay observations for the current storm or Exit the system Report This displays the H Wind impact report which details current wind conditions for a location group counties or zip codes See sample on next page Annotate This allo
279. i 0073 mi 0172 mi 032 039 0045 mi 0068 mi 0167 mi 033 042 0039 mi 0062 mi 0162 mi 034 042 0035 mi 0058 mi 0158 mi 036 045 0025 mi 0048 mi 0149 mi 038 047 0015 mi 0038 mi 0138 mi 040 050 0005 mi 0028 mi 0128 mi 043 054 0018 mi 0119 mi 046 058 0014 mi 0114 mi 049 061 0008 mi 0108 mi 053 066 0002 mi 0104 mi Monday 08 29 2005 05 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 05 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 06 00 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 06 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 09 30 EDT Monday 08 29 2005 10 00 EDT AAAATATAANADAAT TAPAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAT Monday 08 29 2005 12 00 EDT oo oococcoeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeee aee2eenrovccss z HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 333 of 356 APPENDIX T4 Using Google Earth External data One of the options within the Google Earth Export option is External non Hurrtrak Google Earth Data HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Hurricane RITATEST 09 23 2005 05 00 EDT File Edit Reports femm ASAs Tools Help Tab Help D APaS d e Storm Databas Storm database last up i Advisory 23 Atlantic lt Current Storm Track amp Obs Current Wind Radii poly Current Wind Field points Current Wind Pattern poly Current Watch and Warning area Official Forecast path track and points Official Forecast average error Official Forecast Wind Radii 0 120 Official F
280. ic Western Atlantic Central Gulf of Mexico D D D Greater Antilles Florida Western Caribbean Eastern Caribbean ao D D Oo amp Lesser Antilles Southeast Coastal Texas Louisiana Northcentral Gulf Coast Florida ma D D Oo O 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 Carolina Coast East Coast c elect All Northeastern States New England When a tracking chart has been selected it is displayed with all of the selected hurricane tracking charts displayed Let s take a look at the options available to the user when displaying these charts 227 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Chart Display Options Close Window Undo Display Stretch Annotate Chart Print Export Save Image Help woe DT z A A gt n 09 13 2008 12 00 093 mph os F j D sy DSi _ _sorszme ses ome 0 r Jwnsville While viewing storm plots on a tracking chart there are several menu options available They include Close Window Closes this window DISPLAY Display Locations Displays all of the locations for the selected location group Display Counties Displays the county lines Display Roadways Displays the significant roadways This may take several seconds Display Latitude Longitude values Displays latitude and longitude labels along the sides and top of the tracking chart Display Chart Notes Displays storm observation inf
281. ic Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory User Diary H Observaton Worksheet Official Forecast Cimatatology Forecast Watches and Wamngs Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph You can also select the image from the dropdown list The selection of images is maintained by PC Weather Products and requires a HURRTRAK Online subscription to make active Upon selection the image is loaded from a 3 party Internet source and then storm tracks may be plotted on top of it Note Any plots that floods an area with color such as a forecast track error or wind band analysis will overlay the image behind it It is suggested that you do not use these type functions Next Map This option will display the next sequential fixed area map Prior Map This option will display the prior fixed area map Best Map This option selects the smallest scale map that has the storm s latest position on it Tips Using the Next or Prior Map command buttons after being on the BEST map will display the first map in the sequence full area map The map dropdown list is the fastest way to get to a specific desired tracking chart You can specify how many favorite tracking charts you would like to have available in the user general options The multiple storm tracking chart tab is special in that it is NOT refreshed when a new storm or database is loaded This allows the user to plot more th
282. ide Station This identifies the tide station associated with this location To associate a location to a tide station click on the Look up Tide Station option The user will then be presented with a tide station selection window Offshore Location This identifies the location as a fixed offshore location such as an oil platform etc When checked the system will include wave height calculations in the summary and detailed impact report for this location Roughness Index by direction This is an important data element It describes the exposures that are characteristic for this location For each of the 16 compass directions the average roughness index for 2 NM in this direction is shown These values have been pre calculated for the default locations If you add a new location and do not choose the Estimate Roughness Index option the system will prompt the user to automatically calculate the roughness indices upon exit of this screen If you update a location s position Lat Long the user should select the estimate roughness indices option These values have a significant impact on the wind speeds estimated by Advanced Wind Estimation The options available from here are To lookup a location s latitude longitude select the Lookup Latitude and Longitude option Tine Laiud Leoghaie Pid Sire Firion Flood Dwociion 4 lt mre q qt lt WH Phen tosach holywood fl y Ayer vegtaten argorts Courdy State Revers Fl
283. ied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 135 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Speed Graph Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 70710 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Googe EarthExport Tools Help Send Print Save Tab Help OCH A Wa ri oonga gas OA gumman a gir Sb yi AA Q i 2a ble Max Wind Speed Profile for Hurricane IKE42 hip fwew ssec wesc edu dataigiia Multiple siom tracking char Public Advisory E ip H gt z AGAARINERPRER AFAZaTagnpa Tega gasagagegsis Advisory number Description This tab displays the selected storm s maximum wind speed graph The unit of measure MPH or Knots is based on the UOM options for wind speed Tab Created by This tab is visible if there is more than one storm observation Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic of PDF via email image as shown on page on page 156 Print Prints the graph to the windows printer Print Preview Save Image Saves the image to a BMP file or adds image to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information TIPS Pointing and clicking on an observation point will display the date time and wind data for that point 13
284. ies sizes radius of maximum winds or RMW and landfall sites sufficiently close together typically 15 miles or less to adequately map the surge flood plain 2 Generate the set of hypothetical storms Typically there will be about 10 directions 4 forward speeds 5 intensities and 10 to 20 landfall points resulting in 2000 to 4000 individual storms Because the average error of forecast position of eye landfall is about 100 miles in 24 hours no single storm is sufficient to map the potential for storm surge flooding in a basin in advance of storm landfall as the likelihood of having chosen exactly the correct track is dangerously too small Instead the SLOSH model is run with a family of storms In the family all storms share the same intensity size soeed and direction For example the storm surge flood plain of a basin by Cat 3 hurricanes heading northwest at 15 mph will be calculated by running SLOSH with a succession of NW15C8 storms that have landfall sites separated by 5 or 10 or 15 miles from those flanking it Then after all the storms in a family have been run the maximum surge value at each grid square in the basin from any storm in that family is retained The result is a Maximum Envelope Of Water or MEOW for the NW15mph Category 3 storms in the above example 3 Create MEOW maps of SLOSH modeled storm surge for each combination of storm direction speed Saffir Simpson intensity and initial datums in the case
285. iewing Emailed reports that have column type data not recommended the receiver must change his Email programs viewing font to a non proportional type courier for example 278 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX DD Microsoft Outlook Considerations In addition to the Native Hurrtrak SMTP Email capabilities the system now interfaces with the Outlook address book and Email send capabilities of Microsoft Outlook There are several important considerations when using this capabilities that you should be aware of 1 Outlook 98 2000 installed in the Internet Only Mode IMO Help About in Outlook is not supported This is because Microsoft does not support Extended MAPI in IMO Microsoft got rid of IMO mode starting in Outlook 2002 Subsequent version of Microsoft Outlook and those installed in C W mode and Exchange Server installations are OK 2 Make sure your Email Contact folders in Outlook are marked as Show this folder as an Email Addressbook This is a setting in the properties of each contact folder 3 When setting up your Email capabilities in Hurrtrak be certain not to select very large contact folders If you do so performance will be greatly impacted when showing address book entries It is difficult to put an exact number on this but folders with more than 5000 entries should be avoided If you are in a large corporate environment where you do have large contact f
286. if a storm is moving at 10 MPH towards a location and an action point is triggered by the arrival of 34 knot winds in 16 hours then a circle is drawn around that location at a distance of 160 miles When graphically the area of 34 knot winds intersects with the arc that action point checkpoint has arrived On a static tracking chart the user is presented with the option of either accepting the storm s forecast speed of motion and intensity or of overriding it If selected in animation options the decision arc will be shown during an animation sequence DECISION ARC OPTIONS In order to utilize the location action point information that was entered the user must set up several options within the system 1 First the user must select the location they would like to use for the plot decision arc function Within the plotting options as shown on page 84 select the desired location from the list Remember the only locations that will appear in the list are ones that have had action points defined with the decision arc column selected 2 Next the user can control the decision arc line color and line width within plotting options 3 Within Animation Options as shown on page 57 the user can specify if they would like a decision arc to be visible during animation They must also specify which action point they would like to show the decision arc for Finally in calculating the size of the decision arc the user may override the officia
287. ifferently the font size for one type of layer is all the same i e the font for multiple point layers is the same size Label colors can be assigned by layer Finally the outline font option applies to all layer labels and the background outline is the same as the land color NOTE You can download some PWC files which show Oil Gas Platforms Pipelines Pipe Points and Blocks as well as US State Borders and US Highways Interstates and manmade Dams from our web site at http www pcwp com ftp pwe zip HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 345 of 356 APPENDIX U Network Installations The network installation of Hurrtrak is network unaware i e the system does not Know it is running on a network The server install puts all of the application s executables and data onto its system while the workstation install installs the necessary windows components and defines the server executables as shortcuts The only exception is the street database which is installed on both server and workstation Network Considerations amp Directory Structure The following diagrams describe how the network administrator should set up the authorities on the network directories This model assumes that the signon required field is set ON in the System setup SYSTEM program Directory Structure and authorities SYSOP Directory APPL Read APPL data Create Read Update Delete APPL database Create Read Update Delete APPL databa
288. il Port typically 25 54 book i This server requires an encrypted connection SSL Automation ye Multiple recipient options automatic email sends only 2 i TO this option will sand each recipient a separate email not recommended for dial up connections wa Unit of ha Cc this option will send 1 email with multiple users inthe CC field This allows each recipient to see all of the users asure l i that receiwed the mail this option will send one email with multiple users in the BC field This allows each recipient to only see the first BCC user that received the email They cannot see the remainder of the email IDs Additional SMTP Send Parameters These parameters allow the user to limit the number of recipients ina lo SMTF multiple recipient limit single email regardless of the total number of email addresses defined j For example if an email is being sent to 95 recipients and the send limit oo SMTP pause time time to wait in is defined at 50 2 separate emails will be sent one with 50 and the seconds 2nd with 45 Zero values indicate no limit and is the default Your Email Address Enter a valid return address that you would like to use when sending email Outgoing SMTP Server This is the name of the server where you send your messages to The name of this server is SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Mail Server userid This contains the userid needed to send email via the SMTP server This is
289. il these Alerts 1 You need to have setup your Email via the User Preferences Option EMAIL Setup 2 You must define the email addresses or groups you would like to send these reports to via the User Preferences Email Addressbook This is required even if you have selected the Outlook method for emailing in the Email setup There are 6 types of automatic Email Alerts All updates New Storm Category Change Location Location Group Geographical Area The following section will discuss the setup of each type of alert as well as discussing the error catching feature of the setup option Please note that the definition of Automatic Summary Reports and Other Automations have a similar look and feel The Automated Email Alert Setup screen looks similar to the following O Exit Help EMail Alert Definition Alert Message Prefix Suffix for Predefined All Updates Schedule for Predefined All Updates EMail Alert Name Predefined All Updates Active 4 Automation automatic creation with new data arrival Alert Type All Updates Associated EMail Addresses 1 EMails selected wx pcwp com Select Emails Alert Storms storms to create alerts for Storm Basins to include Atlantic _ Eastern Pacific C Western Pacific C N Indian Ocean C S Indian Ocean C SW Pacific All Active Storms Select Exceptions optional No Exceptions 3 O Selected Storms Attachments Include Tracking Chart Public Advisory
290. ind pressure next to the observation points If the points are close together some chart notes will not plot to prevent overwriting The text properties of chart notes are set in font options See APPENDIX OO Interactive Chart Notes on page 309 for more information on an alternative method of displaying chart notes Wind Field Displays a pattern of wind arrows that indicate the likely wind speed and direction at that point You may also force a wind arrow plot by clicking the left mouse button while over a point on the chart Wind field arrows are only shown for areas that fall within the radius of 34 50 and 64 knot winds The size density color of the arrows as well as the text properties of the wind value are set in Options Watch and Warning Areas If available this displays the areas of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings The width of the warning color is twice as wide as the width of the watch color The color and size of these areas are set in plotting options Decision Arc When this option is selected a popup input area is displayed which allows the user to select the action point and override the current storm s forecasted speed and intensity before displaying the decision arc For more information on this topic see Decision Support Capabilities Range Rings This option displays range rings circles of equal distance centered at the base location or storm location as defined in general options The color of
291. ind radii forecast In addition this slows down the initial loop s animation speed Bell Noise Determines if the PC bell noise will sound at the end of an animation cycle and when the actual motion changes to forecast motion Eye wall shading pattern Determines if and how the storm s eye wall is depicted during animation 57 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Shared Animation Options wind radii and wind pattern Wind arrow size Sets the size of the wind arrows during animation Wind Arrow density Sets the density of the wind arrow pattern during animation Plot Locations Determines if a location group will be shown during animation If so the user must select the desired location group If location distances are to be shown check that option Animation speed This option controls the speed of animation Select the speed that best suits your processor Note The first animation loop may be slow due to the building of the animation file Wind Pattern Animation Options Plot wind values with wind pattern animation Will plot the wind speed values while creating the Wind pattern animation Plot wind arrows with wind pattern animation Will plot the wind vectors while creating the Wind pattern animation Advanced Wind Estimation This option determines if Advanced Wind Estimation is utilized during the creation of wind patterns and wind pattern animation 58 HURRTRAK a
292. ingle selection of ALL SELECTED OUTPUT The outputs that will be created are controlled within the General Options of User Preferences Most users will select a subset of all of the possible outputs 3 When exporting multiple layers at once we suggest you deselect all of them initially in GE and then select the data you want to view If you don t do this you may be presented with something that looks like the image on the next page 4 GE has animation controls which will allow you to control the animation characteristics 5 When viewing SLOSH storm surge polygons on GE make sure you do the following a Have the Terrain layer on checked in GE b In GE options set the terrain quality to its max value c In GE options set the terrain exaggeration to a value of 1 d Zoom in as far as you can in order to analyze the data as the terrain data is not reflected at a low to medium zoom level You may have to experiment with this e Turning 3D Buildings on in GE will create some interesting effects 6 Learn Google Earth it s not very difficult The following is an example of multiple TOO MANY KML layers on one image It is best to deselect all of the layers within GE first and then display only the ones you want to see together at the same time See image below HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 307 of 356 APPENDIX O NHC Wind Radii Forecast Considerations The National Hurricane Center s Forecast Advisory details th
293. into a location group enter a location group name in that field If you do not want to group these locations at this time leave the location group name field blank When the import is complete the following verification message is displayed Location Import E 699 records updated added Will now compact the updated database When the import is complete the system will suggest that the locations roughness indexes be calculated You do not have to do this now However the next time you go into System Maintenance Location Maintenance the system may ask if you want to calculate roughness indices for these locations Reply Yes to do so It may take a few minutes to complete Calculate roughness indicies There are locations that have not had their roughness indicies calculated Do you want the system to do this now No If selecting a comma delimited non standard format the following screen is presented Location Import Utility Exit Help Select Input Format E Comma standard format Vi Comma non standard format SHAPE file point format r Select Input File Input file must be in a comma deliminited format and include the fields below The numbers indicate the maximum size of the data field Location Neme 25 Location State 3 Latitude Longitude The first row must contain formatting information indicating the position of the location name location state latitude and longitude within the comma de
294. ion Exit Help l Comments included in text of EMail Subject GLOBAL RM Pro 2004 Hurricane IS Y48 09 18 2003 03 00 UTC Info on Isabel Include Latest Advisory Public Advisory Send Method Forecast Advisory HURRTRAK SMTP Strike Probability Forecast Discussion Microsoft Outlook M Recipients F Select FERRE from the list below andor enter the email addresses in the fields to the right Search Kenneth Bashford Kenneth Bashtford noaa gov Kenneth Bashfordt Mark Demaria demaria nhc noaa gov demaria nhc noa Mark Powell powell aoml noaa gov povvell aoml noae Sam Houston houston aoml noaa gov houston aoml noz Steve Letro steve letro noaa gov steve letro noaa vill Shaffer V ilson Shatfer noaa gov Brian Jarvinen Brian R Jarvinen noaa gov vVilson Shaffter m Brian R Jarvinen Colin McAdie coling nhc noaa gov Ed Rappaport fed nhec noaa gov Jerry Jarrell Jdjarrell aol com coling nhc noaa qe ed nhc noaa goy Jdjarrell aol com L Jim Gross gross nhc noaa GOY gross nhc noaa c Kenneth Bashford Kenneth Bashtord noaa gov Kenneth Bashford Kenneth Bashford noaa qov Jim Guiney iguiney nhc noaa gov ee eee eae Ba iguiney nhc noaa g T P gt Selecting the recipients and hitting Send will transmit the message to the server defined NOTE When v
295. ion for Predefined Executive Prefix Suffix for Predefined Executive Schedule for Predefined Executive Prefix Suffix When EMailing you have the option of including a prefix message or suffix message to this Summary Report not required The Prefix message will appear at the top of the EMail containing the Summary Report This report is being sent to all manager in the Southeast Region Include Prefix The Suffix message will appear just before the signature line of the EMail containing the Summary Report For more information please call Rod Stuart at the Atlanta Office Include Suffix Save Changes 40 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Section Tab 7 allows the user to adjust the schedule of when this report can automatically be run In this way you can have the report only created on certain days and times See example below Exit Help Summary Report Definition Tracking Map Definition for Predefined Executive Prefix Suffix for Predefined Executive Schedule for Predefined Executive Summary Report Schedule local time gt U N N Q9 mn nD oo wo Nh s Monday KA kK CETE Kk a Ss g KS a x Kk amp K K K K Ke K K K K K K K K K amp BGI Ele x s K K Tuesday He K E K K HAW K A K o K Hew K Wednesday s K K K K x s 5 x s K
296. ion is selected a popup input area is displayed which allows the user to select the action point and override the current storm s forecasted speed and intensity before displaying the decision arc For more information on this topic see Decision Support Capabilities Range Rings This option displays range rings circles of equal distance centered at the base location or storm center as defined in general options The color of the circle is determined by the color of the decision arc Wind Bands This option displays the observed and or forecast coverage of the areas of 3 wind fields The system defaults to 34 knot 50 knot and 64 knot wind bands however it can be modified in the wind band options Strike Probability Analysis Displays on a separate chart but using the same map a grid of strike probability values as well as a contour analysis of the strike probabilities The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and density of the contour analysis is set in strike probability options You can choose to display the total strike probability analysis or the next 24 hours only or the period from 24 36 hours only 36 48 hours only or 48 72 hours only Strike Probabilities Location Values Displays strike probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in font options 157 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012
297. ions Progress dob Step The input file must be in a comma delimited format however the key fields can be at any position in the input file The first row must contain the information on where to find the location name state latitude and longitude The subsequent rows must contain the data For example if the 265 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc location name is at position 3 the state at position 5 and latitude and longitude are at positions 7 and 8 the first row would be coded as 3 5 8 with the following rows looking something like fielda data fieldb data Fort Lauderdale fieldx data FL 26 14 80 14 field a b and x data will be ignored The rest of the import procedure is the same as described above If the input data file is a point type Shape file the following screen is presented Location Import Utility Exit Help Select Input Format L Comma standard forma L Comma non standard format Select Input File Input file must be a POINT type ESRI Shape file with a unique ID field as part of the shape database The import utility will ask for the unique indentifier during the import process If you are not sure what this identifier is select exit Plot size 0 100 This will determine how the location will plot on a map A plot size of zero will only show the location name while larger plot sizes will draw a circle at the diameter of the plot s
298. ions It contains a wind impact chart risk alert conditions and details about the impact to each location It mirrors the output on the Risk Impact Tab Examples of each Report are shown on the following pages 284 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Regular Standard Summary Report Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Summary Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2008 0900 UTC Adv 45 a E a l a LT E 4 T gt F 4 LA ji l e p AE a L Gj E i E Y d e a P Jers a ee yor d a a Fe LEUTE oa a a a A 7 deka Ta n iP a7 E f VE i p mta EFE 4 Ms a ff J i Description of impact to Galveston TX Galveston TX is expected to receive a major impact from Hurricane IKE Northeasterly gale force winds should start affecting the area on Friday September 12th at 5 PM UTC with storm force winds arriving around 3 AM and Northeasterly hurricane force winds arriving near 6 AM The highest wind speeds from Hurricane IKE should occur near 8 AM when top sustained winds from the Southwest could reach 100 MPH with gusts near 130 MPH Winds should decrease below hurricane force shortly thereafter Sustained winds will fall below gale force after 6 PM and generally be from the Southwest during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Win
299. ions at each Plot Chart Notes pservation point Save Changes For the Google Earth Automation this tab allows the user to define the specific Google Earth outputs they would like to include within the KML KMZ file Other Avtomabon Denniton Exit Help Automation Definition KML KMZ details for Predefined Google Ea Pref Suffix for Predefined Google Earth Schedule for Predefined Google Earth Google Earth KML Forecast Wind Band Forecast storm animation Forecast Animated Wind Barbs Current Track amp Observations C Current rainfall forecast Current Wind Radii C Current Wind Pattern C Current Wind Field Report definition Official Forecast track latest With hourly details applies to all report types C Official forecast average error latest Location World C Climate forecast latest C County L Current model forecast Zip Watches amp Warnings For the Shape File Automation this tab allows the user to define the specific Shape File outputs they would like to include 53 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Automation Definition Shape file details for Predefined Shape File PrefouSuffix for Predefined Shape File Schedule for Predefined Shape File Shape File Export Forecast Wind Band Current rainfall forecast Current Track amp Observations Cl Current Wind Pattern Current Wind Radii Rep
300. ip Jiwaw ssec wisc edu data g8 a Map Selection Topo USA Certral Gulf of Mexico A Multiple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probabilty Advisory Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Clmatatology Forecast Watches and Warnngs Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab displays the latest official forecast for the current loaded storm Tab Created by This tab is visible if the forecast information is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows
301. ire Miiahers mea a 247 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc When you select Look up Address you are presented with an entry screen which allows you to enter a complete address If this address is found in the database that map area will be shown An example of a data entry line and the map it created is shown below i SLOSH Inundation Analysis olx Exit Display Options Help Slash Value water Depth Elevation PEREA tt Lat 40 53 Long 74 15 Lookup Address Enter the address or place name which is the object of pour search Separate street address city state and IF code with commas Lancel 157 North Road Nutley HJ 07110 Street Atlas data is only available for the US Gulf and East Coastal States as well as Hawaii PR and the USVI 248 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView Considerations Performance Due to the large number of calculations required to do a SLOSHView analysis performance may be a consideration An inundation analysis performed on a 1024 X 768 chart will result in 786 432 separate inundation calculation iterations If you want to speed up the analysis there are 4 ways to improve performance 1 Get the fastest processor you can 2 Run your system in true color mode 24 bit 3 Smaller maps A 640 X 480 map will do 60 fewer calculations than a 1024x768 one 4 Runthe system lo
302. is allows the user to view SLOSH information with Google Earth s terrain feature 239 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Undo Removes last or all changes Reset Image This option resets the image and returns the user to the chart selection mode Display MOM Legend Displays the color coded SLOSH legend The colors corresponding to SLOSH values are set in SLOSH Options Locations Displays all of the locations in the selected location group The text properties used for displaying the location names are set in Font Options County Names Displays the county names for the US coastal states Annotate This option allows the user to add comments etc directly onto the tracking chart image When Annotate is selected whenever the mouse button is pressed the user notes entry screen shown above is displayed The text that is entered will appear at the position where the mouse button was pressed The size color and other font properties used for the user notes are set in Font Options Selecting End Annotate will return the mouse button function to its original function Send Allows user to send image or PDF file via Email as shown on page 156 Print Export Allows the user to print or export the image Save Image Allows the user to save the image SLOSH REPORT MOM Allows the user to generate inundation reports for a SLOSH location group Options Font Displays the font co
303. is example Hurricane EARL Alert Message for Location Group usergroup created with HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 tox x George Sambataro Hurricane EARL Advisory 34 Advisory Time 09 02 2010 21 00 UTC Current Data Max winds 115 mph Position 32 5 75 2 LOCATION GROUP CRITERIA MET Hurricane EARL is expected to impact at least one location in the usergroup location group A report is attached to this email George Sambataro PC Weather Products Atlanta GA 30067 Phone 770 953 3506 Fax 770 952 2540 Web www_pcwp com Email wx pcwp com This message contains 2 attachments 2 attachments Downilosd sil attachments EARL_34_alertmapimage bmp 179K View Download pewpxrpt pdf lt 270K View Downicad 282 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Geographical Alert Hurricane IKE42 Alert Message for Texas created with HURRTRAK Advanced 2011 wx pcwp com to george The storm is expected to be in the area near our Texas offices Hurricane IKE42 Advisory 42 Advisory Time 09 11 2008 15 00 UTC Current Data Max winds 98 mph Position 25 5 88 4 Geographical Alert Criteria Met Hurricane IKE42 is expected to be in the Texas geographical area Contact Joe Smo at HQ for more information George Sambataro PC Weather Products Atlanta GA 30067 Phone 770 953 3506 Fax 770 952 2540 Web www pcwp com Email wx pcwp com IKE42 42 alertmapimage bmp 124K View Do
304. is updated via Hurrtrak Online See APPENDIX S User Interface Considerations on page 325 for more information We will then review the system in two sections First we will cover all of the system s menu toolbar functions in detail In many cases these functions will create output that necessitates the creation display of a new tab Then we will describe every possible information tab and detail the options available 11 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Let s first examine the Standard always there Menu Options Standard Menu Commands FILE View Email Outbox Database New Storm Open Storm Delete storm name Rename storm name Copy Storm Export Wind Data Export to Shape File Rainfall Forecast QuickPlot System Setup Database Backup Custom Map Maker Send Email Message SloshView H Wind Display Hurricane Reconnaissance Hurricane History Model Plot Location Import Utility Inland Wind Model Advisory Ticker Send Email Message Print Setup Display Log Exit EDIT User Diary Observations Official Forecast Model Forecast Climatology Forecast NHC Advisories Watches amp Warnings REPORTS Process Email Alert Process Automation Process Summary Report Forecast E Z Report Forecast Location Strike Probabilities Forecast Location Wind Probabilities Forecast Location Wind Profile Forecast Location Surge Probabilities Forecast Location R
305. isable or re enable a model right click on the model name Disabled models will have a black background In addition by selecting Max s favorite models you can select to disable all of the models except for the ones preferred by Max Mayfield Finally you can control the width of the model plot by selecting the pixel width desired via the Model Line Width option This only controls the model line width in the main tracking program 89 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc a nner a 7 User Options Plotting Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help SK A r Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 General Wind Pattern Levels MPH Click on color MPH Click on color Emai setup Email address book Automaton Alert b k Unit of Measure Wind Speed 1 Wind speed 2 Wind Speed 3 Wind Speed 4 Wind Speed 5 Wind Speed 6 Wind Speed 7 WHT Wind Speed 9 Wind speed 10 Wind Speed 11 Wind Speed 12 Wind Speed 13 Wind Speed 14 Wind Speed 15 Wind Speed 16 E CRI amp Wind Speed 8 Fonts M Wind Band Reset Saffr Simpson default Reset 16 color default recommended This option allows the user to control the wind speed level and colors of the Wind Pattern Image To change the wind values simply enter valid values in the wind speed data fields To change the color scheme click on the color box The
306. isk Impact Forecast Location Executive Summary Forecast County Wind Profile Forecast Zip Code Wind Profile Forecast Damage Estimate Report Forecast Map Select Location Wind Profile Actual Location Wind Profile Actual County Wind Profile Actual Zip Code Wind Profile Actual Map Select Location Wind Profile Actual Damage Estimate Report GOOGLE EARTH EXPORT Current Storm Track amp Observations Current Wind Radii poly Current Wind Field points Current Wind Pattern poly Current Watch and Warning area Official Forecast path track and points Official Forecast Average Error Latest Climate Forecast Latest Model Plots Latest Rainfall Forecast Latest Animation Forecast Official Forecast Wind Radii Official Forecast Wind Field Grid Official Forecast Wind Pattern Rainfall Forecast latest Latest Animated Forecast Latest Animated Wind Arrow Forecast Latest Wind Band Forecast Report Impact Summary County Impact Summary Zip Code Impact Summary All above selected outputs Open Save Email Save to Email Outbox Prior Official Forecast Track Prior Official Forecast Average Error Official Forecast Wind Radii Official Forecast Wind Field Grid Official Forecast Wind Pattern Animation Wind Band All Preferred Outputs External Google Earth data TOOLS Setup What if scenario Post Storm Analysis Setup Summary Report Setup Email Alerts Setup Automations User Preferences Setup Application Appearance H
307. isk impact tab Additional base locations can be defined by adding locations to the location group Base Locations via the System Setup option Time Identifies the time zone the user would like to use UTC represents the global standard that is used by the NHC in their advisories and is time zone independent Map Resolution Other than the pan and zoom mapping the system includes 3 sizes of standard tracking charts 640 x 480 pixels 1024 x 768 and 1400 x 1048 pixels You have 3 options If you would like to work with the smaller less detailed charts then select the 640 x 480 option If you would like to use the larger more detailed charts then select the 1024 X 768 option or 1400 x 1048 Finally if you change screen resolutions often and would like to use the largest available at all times then select the 3rd option Keep in mind that the HURRTRAK system will not display charts that are larger than the screen resolution you are working in I E If you select 1400X1048 and only have your Windows screen setting at 1024 X 768 then the HURRTRAK system will use the 1024 X 768 charts Landfall Analysis Selecting this option forces the system to recognize when the storm is forecast to make landfall and make adjustments to the official forecast Landfall is defined as the first hourly position over land that is followed by at least four more overland positions CAUTION Please be aware that when you use this feature you are changin
308. it will not be able to be viewed until activated again by the user This is useful when a user never wants to see certain information shown on a particular tab Otherwise we recommend that you keep most of these tabs active 70 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc T ave All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Miscellaneous Tab setup Graphics GIS Export l Evye Advenced wind Ggoghe Earth EF Map options JPEG Compression Lowest Compression Best Highest Compression Quality Lowest Quality BMP Format amp RLE smaller file sizes JPEG Compression When images are saved in JPG format the user can control the compression quality factors used The higher the compression the lower the image quality and vice versa The JPEG format is best suited for compressing the size of high color images HURRTRAK images do not contain many colors so the JPEG format is not recommended Instead use the RLE BMP format or GIF BMP Format When images are saved in BMP format the user can control whether to save as RGB or with RLE compression Most applications accept RLE type bitmap files so this is recommended due to the much smaller file sizes 71 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc bad T r 7 User Options General Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Miscellaneo
309. ites How to select These images are selected from any of the three Fixed Tracking Charts by selecting the Satellite Radar command button or the dropdown list on any of the fixed map tabs i e You must first be looking at a tracking chart image before they can be selected The command bution will display the thumbnail sized images of all of the satellite sea surface temperature SST and Radar images that are available for overlaying storm tracks on top of See example below de I er Toe Oo Co CABAL AS es lt es ae a E Sa i Ge E ee SE ee rr a a aT Ee ee a Otherwise you can select from the drop down list HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EJ File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Display Plot Animate Stretc GE m e E a tn BSOOs 6 SH2oh ei RRRXYOR OES Wind Speed Wind Direction Lat 41 130 L Select Tracking Map Select Satellite Radar Weste Distance from center 1038 5 miles X lt Prior Atlantic Tropical YIS ah g a Atlantic Tropical lA Atlantic Tropical WY Atlantic West VIS Atlantic East Tropical Sizes They come in various sizes and can be scrolled if the image is larger than your display area Misc These images can be quite large 800K so a fast Internet connection is recommended Examples of a Typhoon and Radar plot are shown below HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 300 of 356 APPENDIX K E Z Map option The
310. ity Inland Wind Model Advisory Ticker Send Email Message Print Setup Display log Exit EDIT DATA MAINTENANCE User Diary Maintenance Observation Maintenance Official Forecast Maintenance Hurricane Model Forecast Climatology Forecast Maintenance NHC Advisory Maintenance Watch and Warning Maintenance REPORTS E Z Report Report Map Select GOOGLE EARTH EXPORT TOOLS 4 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 10 10 11 Setup What if scenario 37 Setup Post Storm Analysis 38 Summary Report Setup Automated 39 Email Alert Setup Automated 44 Other Automations Setup 50 Tools Options User Preferences 56 Animation options 57 Automation Alert options 59 Email address book 61 Email General Setup 63 Flood Index Surge Probability Options 66 Fonts Options 67 General Options 68 Hurrtrak Online Options 78 Impact Analysis Reporting Options 82 Plotting Options 84 Strike Wind Probability Options 92 Unit of Measure Options 93 Wind Band Options 94 Setup Application Appearance 95 HELP OPTIONS 97 INFORMATION TABS 98 General Information Tab 99 Risk Impact Tab 100 HURRTRAK ONLINE Tab 102 INTERNET Tab 103 ExpertEase Tab 104 Map Selection Tab 105 Variable Tracking Chart Map Selection Tab 107 Fixed Favorite Tracking Chart Tab 109 Wind Band Analysis Tab 113 Strike Wind Probability Analysis Tab 115 Forecast Rainfall Analysis Tab 117 Animation Tab 120 Forecast Position Tab 122 Win
311. ize nm Leaving this field blank will force a value of 1 Location Prefix Max 10 characters If you want all of the location being imported to have the same prefix identifier enter itin this field i e Store as the prefix will put the Store text in front of each imported location name This can be useful for later grouping THIS IS NOT A REQUIRED FIELD if you would like ALL of the locations in the import file to be grouped into a location group enter a location group name below Ifyou do not want to group these locations at this time leave the following field blank Location Group Name Max 15 characters Start import process Add Locations Progress Job Step The data fields are identical to the comma delimited input file method However an additional selection screen is presented during the import It displays the data fields within the point shape file Shape file field unique ID selection Unique Identifier State Field optional Choose a field that i unique Must be 3 characters or to this database Le there less IF not selected a state are no duplicate values code of OTH wall be used SITED SITENAME MARKET ETY STATE s e Here you must identify the unique ID field and optionally the State data field When identified select continue and the locations will be imported as described with the comma delimited method above 266 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users
312. k is drawn The day of the week is included on smaller scale maps Display Climate Forecast Chart Notes This indicator determines if the storm s climatological forecast chart notes will automatically be displayed after the track is drawn Display what if Forecast Chart Notes This indicator determines if the storm s what if chart notes will automatically be displayed after the track is drawn Plot observation points with circles This indicator determines if the storm s observation points will be designated with a small circle Plot export latest model forecast only This indicator controls whether the system will plot or export more than one of the same forecast model outputs If checked only the latest forecast model will be shown I E only the latest GFDL not the last 2 or 3 Model Age hours This indicator controls which models will plot based on their age in hours Any models initialized greater than this value will not be plotted This option is utilized in both the Hurrtrak program and the RECON Plot module Eye wall shading pattern This determines how the storm s eye wall will be depicted on tracking charts 84 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Automatically Display location distances This option determines if location distances are automatically displayed after a storm track plot The user can also define which location groups to use for maps smaller
313. ke or wind probability contours and values Track Replots the current storm s track with wind field circles The wind field circle color is set in plotting options What If Forecast Displays the projected what if track This option can only be selected if the what if has been enabled in the Setup What If Scenario Option The color of the track is set in plotting options For a complete discussion of this and other items see Decision Support Capabilities Official Forecast Displays the storm s selected forecast track The color of the track is set in plotting options The sub options include plotting the forecast with average error which displays the storm s selected forecast track along with the area of average forecast error through 72 and or 120 hours OR the user can select to display ONLY the average error area For the Atlantic the NHC publishes yearly their average error for the 12 24 36 48 72 96 and 120 hours verification times The color of the areas as well as whether to plot the 72 and or 120 hour forecast can be set in plotting options For plotting prior forecast tracks we recommend the method described on page 170 Hurricane Model Forecast Displays a window that shows all of the available forecast models The list is based on your settings in the User Options plotting Tab 1 The user simply selects or de selects the models they want to display and when done closes the window By Selecting the Ma
314. l forecast motion and intensity category which is normally assumed during animation If override is checked the user can then enter a different storm motion speed and intensity category 271 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc EFFECT OF ACTION POINTS ON DETAIL LOCATION REPORTS When creating a detailed location or county forecast report all of that location s action points are examined to see if they are triggered by the forecast wind conditions If they are then the appropriate action point will appear in the action point column at the defined time Here is an example of a forecast location report for Escambia County with the approach of Hurricane OPAL i Escambia County FL forecast wind profile Hurricane OPAL Ext Prnt Copy Font Graph Wind Profle Help z Distance Distance Distance Time Wind Wind Distance cite ress Direction to 34 to 50 to 64 Action Point knot knot knot Jel me OSS mi 0278 mi 0354 mi 0413 mi Evacuation Mm ONB mi 0265 mi 0341 mi 0401 mi me A mi 0252 mi 0328 mi 0388 mi mT mi 0240 mi 0316 mi 0375 mi Mm 04S mi 0227 mi 0303 mi 0363 mi mG mi 0214 mi 0290 mi 0350 mi S 0124 mi 0203 mi 0279 mi 0339 mi Mm O2 mi 0190 mi 0266 mi 0326 mi s 08S mi 0177 mi 0253 mi 0313 mi s OO86 mi 0165 mi 0241 mi 0301 mi pee 0074 mi 015
315. l outbox spans application modules meaning if you add items to the outbox in the SloshView module the Model Forecast module and others you are able to email them all as a group from any of those modules or the Hurricane Tracking application i e mixing many types of output all in 1 email Os a Ue Bis Hurricane Wilma Message HTML XxX cid Message Developer Add Ins Adobe PDF s 43 Move to Folder amp D aa Find n a x j B Safe Lists E A gt Create Rule dy Related Reply Reply Forward Delete Block Not Junk Categorize Follow Mark as il Carrier to All L Other Actions Sender anes X Up Unread We Select onl er lt Respond Actions Junk E mail z Options a Find From George Sambataro wx pcwp com Sent Sun 2 21 2010 11 22 AM To wx pcwp com Ce Subject Hurricane Wilma _ Message fet WILMAS_34_imagel bmp 126 KB fet WILMAS_34_image2 bmp 90 KB fet WILMAS_34_image3 bmp 93 KB A WILMAS_34_pdf4 pdf 16 KB A WILMAS_34_pdf5 pdf 184 KB A WILMAS_34_pdf6 pdf 8 KB Employees It looks like Hurricane Wilma will have a major impact to South Florida Please finish preparations immediately The Boss BERKEKRREREREKREKREEREREEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKEEREREREREEEEERE ma wrenes WILMAS_34_image3 bmp This message contains 6 attachments 155 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Send Email w
316. l situation _ Storm with likely partial eye structure KX a 62 B0 me NS a a Ne DAN A 10 03 2008 1500 UT 80 kts 65 mb 74 67 b 60 Ta A e Af 60 0 03 200 1300 UTG1085 kts 962 mb 69 65 63 60 se eas 1100 UTG 085 kts 960 mb 62 61 58 54 f 59 E58 sane Bice ol BBs HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 310 of 356 If the storm does not have an eye the eye and eye wall width are set to 0 via Hurrtrak Online In this case the system shows a small red circle indicating the center area of the storm Maximum winds are assumed to be near the center of the storm Storm with no eye structure Ws i lt S s2 3 a d a ae ote z 56 e E N56 aa aai JE e Hare s3 Note Hurrtrak Online reports an eye under the following conditions 1 It is reported on the NHC forecast advisory 2 If it is not reported on the NHC forecast advisory but a storm has winds of 70 knots or greater an eye diameter of 18 nm is assumed This is to cover the situation where hurricane recon is not available for the storm but it is likely to have an eye WIND FIELDS The 34 50 and 64 knot winds areas are depicted based on the information in the NHC Forecast Advisory See NHC Wind Radii Considerations for more information about the data represented in this advisory The example below shows a 90 knot hurricane with the areas of 34 50 and 64 knot winds depicted HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 311 of 356 Plotting
317. l then be displayed on the detailed location hourly report tab as shown on page 145 Hide Chart Below This checkbox will hide the wind speed direction chart and leave more room for the report data Tips The location report rows are color coded based on the maximum wind speed Moving from one row to another will display that locations wind graph information Left clicking on the graph will toggle the wind direction plot Moving you mouse over a point on the graph will display more information on that observation 144 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Detailed Location County Zip Hourly Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 70710 Hurricane IKE 09 72 7008 05 00 EDT Fie Eat Reports Googe Earth Export Took Help Send Priv Expert Font Copy Graph Tab Help Coa EF tarohan aaga s Be Bp tection mpar g i Sb d a a a Sr F SF WTR P Teme of dep Friday 09 7 22008 03 20 PM EDI Friday D8 22006 04 00 PM EDT Friday 0972 2008 04 39 PM EDT Friday DSA 220068 1 00 PM EDT Friday 0X200 05 30 PM EDT Friday 4A 20006 06900 PM EDT Friday D802 20068 06 70 PM EDT Friday 82 2006 07300 PM EDT Friday 0542006 07 20 PM EOT Friday 0872006 00 03 FM EDT Friday 09M 2 2008 08 9 PM EDT Friday DSA 2008 DHOO PM EDT Friday DM 22006 09 30 PM EDT Friday 47 7008 110 PH EDT Friday DOA 2 2008 170 PM EDT Friday 922006 17 00 PM EDT Friday 0942 408 11 0 PM EDT Raburday 087 W S008 12 00 AM EDT
318. labama border Topo USA hip wew ssec wisc edu data piviat Certral Guif of Mexico Multple storm tacking chart Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory Probability Advisory Observation Worksheet Official Forecast Clmatatology Forecast Watches and Warnings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab displays the latest watch and warning data for the current loaded storm Tab Created by This tab is visible if the data is not more than 6 hours old Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the cop
319. large folders gt 5000 addressbook entries as it will greatly impact the performance of this function If you have large Contact folders you might want to copy your key contacts to a separate smaller folder for use with HURRTRAK 65 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Flood Index Surge Probability Options F E User Options Flood Index Psurge Options Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Flood Psurge Index Options va Plot Surge Probability Values Email setup Width of Flood P surge Plot nm Email address book Values and Colors Flood index Flood amp Surge Surge Probs Colors Unit of F F room 3000 10 6000 P 9000 wo Enter desired flood index or Surge Probability plotting values Click 12000 with mouse on color area to ial change the plotting color 15000 i Reset Defaults Analysis This option allows the user to control how the Flood Index and Surge probabilities are displayed on the system Plot max flood index Psurge values This option determines if the maximum flood index value will be labeled when a flood index analysis is done and whether the maximum surge probability value will be labeled when a surge probability analysis is done Its font is controlled within the font options Plot Surge Probability values This option determines if the surge probability values will be labeled at regular inter
320. le Hialeah Mller 234 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc When the user selects the area of Tampa Bay they do a MOM SLOSH analysis which shows the raw SLOSH values Ear Grei Enan Sarh in MEOW Anaya l Mote Lie Resting Damay Amame chart Seed PantEypert Soave ieee SOLOS Repot MOM Opes Heo PCW Slogh Yak Ft Waie Leve ME Elevator 42610 Lat 119 RY m Or they may do a MOM inundation analysis for the same area which takes into account the land elevation D j M SLOSH Imumdation demi to ampi FL Catepory 4 cal Pt Sehect een Seek eM aap j ot Lice Reiet ime Depay Amdi chet fend Penijieport Save image POSH kep MOM Oppo ep Bo l Tih vae METET Waa kava LE TEN i 0 L La aid Long 2 S00 ee ae eS 7 4 Palm T ki 9 D o l ko pres i y B Wi Tuks E ny g p 3 Ma i i A 5 iW ys 5 1 HRSERRSEE I th E E TEETER gt 235 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The user zooms down some more to the City of Tampa and now does a MEOW inundation analysis for a Cat 4 storm moving NNE at 15 MPH during high tide B i AEW SLOSH Imundatbon dhaplay for Tan pa FL Lalegory 1 iriiri i ME at 1 ropes daring Agl ticle eve Valle IR Et Sdethmn Swich to HH Analyses Plot MED Resetimege Depar Annotetechart end Prinkapert Sevelmege AOH Report urent WEA Opton
321. le Manufacturer is PC Weather Products Inc PO Box 72723 Marietta GA 30007 Customer shall be responsible for complying with all applicable trade regulations and laws both foreign and domestic regarding its export and use of the Software 8 Support amp Updates Unless and except as expressly stated in an applicable Order and the then current Support Policy of the Company the Company shall have no obligation to support update maintain enhance or further develop the Software or Services whether in whole or in part Failure to implement updates or corrections provided by the Company as well as the alteration or combination of the Software or Services with any product or service not provided or authorized by Company is at Customer s sole risk and may render the Software or Services unusable or nonconforming to applicable documentation In no event will the Company have any obligation to support or update any Software or Service for which updates have been made available but not been applied 9 Customer Responsibilities Customer is solely responsible for the providing at its own expense all hardware operating system software Internet access and other products and services necessary to access and use the Software and Services in accordance with applicable specifications In the event that the Company or it designees need access to the facilities or systems of Customer so as to install provide or maintain any Software or Service provided
322. lease contact PC Weather Products Inc Active Storm Database Name Select the Storm Database where Hurrtrak Online updates are to be applied 2011 l P sis Hurrtrak Onima Emai setup Email address Internet Server Information book Enter the primary and alernate intemet addresses and the directory locations as supplied by PC Weather Products This information will rarely change Automation f Alert PRIMARY ALTERNATE 2 PCWP Server Name fwww pcweatherproducts com Unit of Ne Timeout sec switch Primary and Altemate Fonts g Western Pacific and Indian Ocean Storm Name options Use the Westem Pacific and Indian Ocean Long names Wind Gand Select this option if you want to use the Joint Typhoon Warming Centers proper names Leaving this unchecked will force the system to use the storm designator as the storm name i e 17P 18P etc Fields shown in green are required This option allows the user to define their Hurrtrak Online information to the system It includes userid password update schedule and specific connection parameters such as proxy server definition USERID Password This is where you enter your HURRTRAK ONLINE userid and password assigned by PC Weather Products Active Storm Database Name This option allows the user to select the database in which all current and manually downloaded data will be loaded It is recommended that this match the current year PCWP Server Name E
323. lert N Unit of Measure Proxy Selection Select the type of connection required for your system to access the internet HTTP retrieves Start with the NO Proxy setting and then try the 2 Auto Detect options testing the connection with each option If the test connection fails then manually define your Proxy server information The manual options include Proxy Server Type This option specifies whether your HTTP proxy server is an NTLM type or a basic type Check with your network administrator for this information Proxy Server Name This field contains the domain name of your HTTP proxy server If this is entered you do not need to enter information into the proxy server IP address field Check with your network administrator for this information Proxy Server IP Address This field contains the IP address of your HTTP proxy server If this is entered then you do not need to enter information into the Proxy Server Name field Check with your network administrator for this information Proxy Port This field contains the port number for your HTTP proxy server This defaults to the standard port of 80 although your port number may be different Check with your network administrator for this information Proxy USERID you have an authenticating proxy server This field allows you to enter the userid required for access to the proxy server Check with your network administrator for this information Proxy Password If
324. limited file The first data row must NOT contain deta field names and the data fields must NOT have any commas of quotes Latitude and Longitude must be entered in degrees and tenths of a degree notdegrees and minutes West Longitudes like the ones in the US must be specified as a negative number For example if the location name is at position column 3 the state is at position 5 and the latitude and longitude are at positions 7 and 8 respectively The first row and subsequent data rows michts look like the following 35 7 8 fielda fieldb Fort Lauderdale fieldx FL tieldz 26 14 80 14 Plot size 0 100 This will determine how the location will plot on a map Aplotsize of zero will only show the location name while larger plot sizes will draw a circle at the diameter of the plot size nm Leaving this field blank will force a value of 1 Location Prefix Max 10 characters It you wantall of the location being imported to have the same prefix identifier enter tin this field i e Store as the pret will put the Store text in front of each imported location name This can be useful for later grouping THIS IS NOT A REQUIRED FIELD lf you would like ALL of the locations in the impor file to be grouped into a locaton group enter a location group name below Ifyou do not want to group these locations at this time leave the following field blank Location Group Name Max 15 characters Start impor process Add Locat
325. lity The latest version of GE is required to support this capability Wind Bands This option allows the user to export the past or forecast wind bands to a 3D KML file for viewing on GE The creating of this export may take a few minutes depending on the number of levels defined for export This is controlled in the Hurrtrak User Preferences General Options All Preferred Outputs This allows the user to create any all of the outputs with a single selection The data that is included with this batch export is controlled within the Hurrtrak User Preferences General Options Depending on what is included this option may take a few minutes to complete External non Hurrtrak Google Earth Data This option allows the user to export National Weather Service and other weather data onto Google Earth When hurricane information is also exported from the Hurrtrak system it allows the user to integrate the 2 sources of data on the same Google Earth interface See page 306 and page 334 for more information on this topic 35 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc TOOLS i 2011 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 200 Export Tools Help TabHelp Sinfo Email Setup What If Scenario Post Storm Analysis setup Summary Reports Es Setup EMail Alerts mir Setup Automations User Preferences Setup Application Appearance Hurrtrak Online Active Database 2011 Ac The tools function al
326. lot options see page 163 Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be performed while in stretch mode Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image 115 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W PDF or add to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here 116 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Rainfall Analysis Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Undo Oisplay Plot Animate ee Anma ee ye a S E Picon impact Report g 2 a HS OS NAAN OR OS SPOUSE 150 1 405 lied Dimiao Dittance hon carder 11E fines Lat 68d Long SOR
327. lows the user to override the official forecast with Setup What if analysis conduct post storm analysis setup Automated Summary reports setup Email Alerts setup Additional Automations define user preferences setup Application Appearance skins toolbar options 36 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Setup What if scenario Setup What If scenario Help Activate What if scenario Search amp select from the list of city or county locations OR mark location on map Selected Location mobie Bay Map Select oK City search County search Enter select the name of l ens State or Country the location that you LANCE would like to have the Search mobile storm move towards Select Storm Intensity and wind field method Maintain current storm intensity speed of motion calc and wind field Assume Official forecast intensity speed of motion and wind field Enter Override official forecast intensity speed of motion and wind field Fore 64 50 50 34 34 34 ggat kts kts kts kts kts kts SE NE SE NE SE SW 030 040 What if Options Activate what if This option when selected will change the official forecast path of the current storm to a motion directly towards the location selected below Selected Location This identifies the selecte
328. lows the user to place text on the current image Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard or file color or B amp W pdf or adds to Email Outbox Options Allows the user to show mousepointer data and turn the status bar on off Toolbars See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous The user can zoom in by rubber banding an area on the screen Other pan and zoom options are available by right clicking anywhere on the map image Show Forecast Max Wind for this Location Create Forecast Report for this location Zoom Out small Zoom Out large Zoom Out full Re Center map here Left Clicking on a tracking map will display either the current wind vector arrow for the mouse position or the forecast wind speed for that location This is controlled by toggling a toolbar button which is located on the primary toolbar 2 all e 2 7 In this mode a left click will display the wind speed direction at that point at the current time 74 i b 2 lt v7 z In this mode a left click will display the forecast wind speeds sustained and gusts at the point 68 mph 89 mph i 65 mph 84 mph r 108 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products
329. m is loaded Auto Report Updating This turns on the indicator that allows the system to automatically update any open reports when new data arrives via HURRTRAK Online 59 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Ve User Options Automation Alert Options 5 Save All Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Setup Parameters Alert and Summary Report Advisory Criteria Public Advisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Wind Probability Advisory L the ee v Consider Intermediate Advisories as meeting criteria nine Due to the fact that the National Hurncane Center does not issue all of the advsones and wind probabilty data at the same time you must indicate what advisones and data have to be received before initiating automatic Alerts and Summary Report Note Email sein Since The Forecast Advisory contains the key forecast data this option should checked in all cases See Help for more information cad A Active Storm Criteris book Starm Active Age is used by the Automatic Summary Report and Email Alert processes to determine when a storm should storm Active Age Hours since last Advisory i is be considered active The default value is 18 hours Le a storm is active when an advisory has been issued within the last 18 hours ALTO Aleri ee Unit of Measure Alert and Summary Report Advisory Criteria This data allows the user to defin
330. mail image as shown on page 156 Display For a complete list of wind band display options see page 164 Annotate Allows the user to place text on the current image Print Export Allows the user to print the current image in color gray scale or B amp W or send the image to Google Earth See page 306 for more information on the Google Earth interface Save Image Saves the image to the clipboard image file pdf or Add to Email Outbox Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 119 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Animation Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane WILMA 10 24 7005 05 00 EDT Fie Edit Reports Googie Earth Export Took Help Mest position Prior postion Stat Send PrintfExport Save Create Animated Wind Pakem Tab Help 3 EF kai 2 Bi BD 6 GB ptrcttion mnpact repent g a w Sy a a oa Qe Se2lhd amp Qo oR EDAD O hip wew sser wic edufdaia obila Multok storm tracking chart Forecast Animation Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab displays an animation of the storm s motion either as wind radii OR as a wind pattern Additional tracking and analysis functions are available from here Tab Created by Map Select Tab Variable Track Chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab and Animation Tab when selecting Create Wind Pattern Animation Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions N
331. map This is best described with the following two graphics The first one shows wind arrows around a storm The second image is the same area described with the wind pattern display x As you can see the second image provides much more detail than the first This kind of detail using Advanced Wind Estimation does come with a cost processing time If not using the pre processed RI files depending on screen size the rendering of this image may take 20 minutes or longer Fortunately if you download the RI files the rendering time is reduced to less than a minute You can find more about the Processed RI files on the topic of Plotting Options on page 84 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 321 of 356 The great advantage of the wind pattern display is that rougher areas that typically reduce sustained winds are easily depicted For example on the image below you can see the higher winds over and leeside of Lake Okeechobee with lower winds over the metro areas of Broward Palm Beach and Dade counties The wind pattern display is available for selection from any tracking chart Bd uy us R322588 R222358 per a er Ph ht ek et tt as En 2 ERA ag re Erga gt m a4 a es a st 4 To view a forecast wind pattern the user must first select the PLOT Forecast Position option from the Map Select Tab Once the forecast plot is displayed Display Wind Pattern can then be selected from the menu Wind Pa
332. mat For smaller file sizes select the RLE Bitmap option in the general options PDF is also a non image option for users that would rather send their images using Adobe Acrobat Animated GIF frame interval file size limit These options control the size of the animated gif file created when sending an animation sequence You can control the animation interval by sliding the control left or right A longer animation frame interval will result in a smaller number of frames and a smaller file size You can also specify the warning file size Any files above this limit will generate a warning message before sending to confirm that the user really does want to send a file above this size Generally you should avoid sending animations where the background is a satellite radar or landsat image 63 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Pa User Options Email Options and setup Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help CA HURRTRAK Email Parameters G Your EMail Address wx pcwp com Plotting Outgoing SMTP mail Server i Ea ea e hail Server userid and password is typically not required lf your mail server requiras a userid nei Fields shown in green password to SEND mall enter those values here Onine are required ae pele a Wail Sewer Userid E Mail Server Password ERUEMERT Emai setup Domain to add to unqualified addresses ey ee Outgoing Ma
333. mation ON Hurricane Ike39 Page 4 HURRTRAK Advanced 2012 Summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX 03 1 2005 2100 UTC Adv 39 Advanced Vind Estimation ON NHC Public Aoviso HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMIFL AL092005 400 PM COT WED SEP 10 2008 WATCHES AND WARNINGS ISSUED FOR THE GULF COAST AT 4PM COT _ 2100 UTC_ATROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPP RIVER WESTWARD TO CAMERON LOUISIANA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT 4PM COT A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM CAMERON WESTWARD TO PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSSLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BY FRIDAY A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE ORY TORTUGAS FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA INCLUDING POSSIELE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED SY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE AT 400 PM CDT_21002 _THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24 5 NORTH_LONGITUDE 45 1 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES _1155 KM_EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND ABOUT 370 MILES 590 KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSPPI RIVER IKE 1S MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH _13 KWHR A TURN BACK TO A WEST NORTHWES TWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT _AND A MOSTLY WEST NORTHWESTWARD MOTION THROUGH THE CENTRALAND WESTERN GULF OF
334. module is a crucial part of the Hurrtrak system because it allows all of the Hurrtrak components to run effectively using the latest data lt runs in the system tray as a clock icon and it s only function is to keep the Hurrtrak databases up to date with the latest storm recon forecast model rain wind probability surge probability information It is activated via an option within the Hurrtrak Online user preferences Start Hurrtrak Online Timer at Windows Startup It appears in the system tray as shown below and has several options that appear when the icon is right clicked by the mouse Force update check Change update interval Atlantic EPAC Change update interval WPAC IO Update Thumbnails Help Exit Hurrtrak Online Timer a I n When the icon is double clicked left mouse button the following window will appear detailing the latest update times and events Updates being done by active HURRTRAK session Exit Help Database last update times Current Time 01 06 PM 2011 04 15 2011 02 31 PM MODEL 1171972010 02 01 PM RECON 0271672011 01 20 PM QPF rain 0471572011 06 09 PM Wind Probabilities 10 15 2010 05 13 AM Surge Probabilities 09 02 2010 11 24 AM HW ind 09 17 2010 02 05 PM Event Log SAA 6 2011 45 46 D4 BM Updating SAT Radar images tat oe 04 16 2011 11 53 20 4M Updates being done by active HURRTRAK session 04 16 2011 11 53 20 M Updates being done by active HIRATRAK session 04 16 2011 1
335. mp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Automation Alert options E User Options Automation Alert Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help i Auto Summary Report amp Emai Alert Options l Selecting this option will trigger the automatic plotting of all favorite tracking v Auto Track Plot charts whenever a storm is loaded and update them during the use of the Pi 3 system ie map change new data post storm analysis etc SR L tk Hurrtrak Online Selecting this option will force the creation of reports whenever a storm is loaded Auto Report Creation Only reports on visible tabs will be created Emai setup Email address book Selecting this option will force the update of current reports whenever new data is l Auto Report Updating mi pd pe Uni of Measure These options control some of the automation features of the system including defining when new data has arrived for use in the Automatic features of the system Email Alerts Automatic Summary Reports and other Automations gt Auto Track Plot This option will force the system to plot the latest storm track and forecast track on all of the visible favorite tracking chart tabs whenever a new storm is loaded or updated Auto Report Creation This turns on the indicator that allows the system to automatically create any previously opened reports when a stor
336. n a location impact report something that the standard method rarely did This may be suitable for some customers while other customers might want to make decisions based on the higher end forecast generated from the standard non AWE method Remember the wind impact reports estimate SUSTAINED 2 minute average wind speeds at an observation point 10 meters above ground level Wind gusts can be much higher and average about 30 50 greater than the average wind speed Finally If you choose to use AWE would highly recommend that you do not use AWE for the county or zip code report This is because AWE is site specific and a zip code county area average is not representative of a single point Imagine a county that is 5 coastline and 95 pine forest The pine forecast friction factors will HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 319 of 356 dominate bringing the calculation of the wind level down to an unrealistic level for the coastal location The only place you can use AWE on the zip and county report with some confidence is with areas that are entirely inland and uniform in nature HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 320 of 356 APPENDIX QQ Wind Pattern Displa One of the capabilities of the HURRTRAK system is to display an actual or forecast image of the estimated winds across a geographic region This display is unique because unlike a wind arrow or wind vector display this image is a solid pattern that covers every pixel location on a
337. n and then input the azimuth value 0 360 that represents the cross wind direction For example a runway running due north and south would have a cross wind value of either 090 due east or 270 due west Either direction can be used the only difference will be the sign i e If 090 is selected then a 35 knot value would represent a westerly component of 35 knots while a 35 knot value would represent an easterly component of 35 knots The following Keesler AFB example shows how you would define the cross wind for a runway that runs 030 210 The value for the cross wind direction is defined as 120 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 332 of 356 Location Input l OVX Location Name State Latitude Longitude Plot Size Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station Keesler AFB ms 30 41 28 92 5 20 120 Lookup latitude amp longitude Select location from map Look up Tide Station Roughness Index by direction Roughness Index Guidelines 0002 Open Sea 001 Coastline Low Intensity Residential High Intensity Residential CommercialindustrialTrars por tation Using the guide to the right enter the estimated roughness index for this location as well as the average roughness index in 16 directional quadrants distance of 2 miles You may use the guidelines to the right If you would like the system to attempt to do the estimation select that option below If the lat long of this location is changed you must re estimate t
338. n into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips You can view the earlier advisories by selecting the prior and next advisory buttons When you are viewing an earlier advisory the background color changes to a manila color 128 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Discussion Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Eat Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Prin Export Font Copy Tab Help Anna OO amp sy gt Bai BOOS S F OS alcon mpare aj gir e SmeahA TCDAT4 HURRICANE IKE DISCUSSION NUMBER 42 NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1100 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 DATA FROM AIR FORCE AND NOAA AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT IKE IS MAINTAINING AN ATYPICAL WIND STRUCTURE CHARACTERIZED BY A VERY BROAD WIND FIELD WITH MULTIPLE WIND MAXIMA AND RELATIVELY LITTLE TRANSPORT OF WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE THE NOAA AIRCRAFT REPORTED MAXIMUM FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 103 KT 100 NMI NORTH NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER BUT SFMR AND DROPSONDE DATA INDICATE THAT THE SURFACE WINDS IN THAT AREA WERE ONLY AROUND 65 KT IN FACT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING AT THE SURFACE RECENTLY THAT QUITE SUPPORTS THE CURRENT 85 KT ADVISORY INTENSITY FORECASTING CHANGES IN THE WIND STRUCTURE OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING THAN FORECASTING THE INTENSITY BUT IKE HAS PLENTY OF TIME FOR ONE OF THE
339. n the GE interface Print Export Executive style report For summary impact reports only This option will either Print Export to HTML or save as a PDF a report which has been reformatted in a non tabular fashion See the Appendix for an example of this report 168 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Save Image Options Copy to Clipboard Copies the current image to the windows clipboard for pasting into most graphics applications Save to File Saves the current image to a GIF BMP PCX TIF or JPG file Most all windows graphics and word processing applications accept BMP files Save fax image to File Saves the current image to a GIF BMP PCX TIF or JPG file after automatically modifying the image to line art All colors are changed to black while the Ocean and Land areas are set to white Save to PDF File Saves the current image to an Adobe Acrobat PDF format PDF files have become a standard in sharing reports as they maintain their intended formatting when viewed by the recipient Save to Email Outbox Saves the current image to the Email Outbox See page 154 for more information on this function Save to Animated GIF Animation only If saving an animation this option saves the current animation to an animated GIF file Animated GIF s can be viewed with Internet Explorer as well as some other software 169 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 199
340. n where the system databases are installed This option is available for network Hurrtrak versions only Onine E Server 4 m pcwpiadv2011 database Email setup a Server 2 Email address book Server 3 Server 4 Automation Alert Server 5 server 6 Server 7 Server 8 Server 9 Server 10 Additional Servers This option which only applies for Network versions of the system allows the user to set up to 10 additional servers where HURRTRAK is installed In this way one Hurrtrak Online update session can update the databases on several servers 79 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E User Options HURRTRAK ONLINE Options Save All Changes Sexit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Select the method at which you connect to the Internet If No Proxy you are not sure try the first three options on the left and if Hurtrak Online still cannot connect then define your network s HTTP proxy server information below Auto detect proxy settings Internet Explorer After you have defined your settings select the TEST CONNECTION options below to transfer a small test file from our servers these test do not verify your usend password endl sole Auto detect Proxy settings network Test Connection zip file format Email address Manual proxy configuration book Test Connection text file format KoA l A
341. nce to Distance to Distance to nett ts 080 0056 mi mi DoD 6 a ee 0051 mi DoD 7 otal destruction of entire building AAT tt 0022 mi 0033 mi 0046 mi 7 0059 mi 01 The two scales available are shown below Saffir Simpson Scale HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 336 of 356 Category One Hurricane Sustained winds 74 95 mph 119 153 km hr Very dangerous winds will produce some damage People livestock and pets struck by flying or falling debris could be injured or killed Older mainly pre 1994 construction mobile homes could be destroyed especially if they are not anchored properly as they tend to shift or roll off their foundations Newer mobile homes that are anchored properly can sustain damage involving the removal of shingle or metal roof coverings and loss of vinyl siding as well as damage to carports Sunrooms or lanais Some poorly constructed frame homes can experience major damage involving loss of the roof covering and damage to gable ends as well as the removal of porch coverings and awnings Unprotected windows may break if struck by flying debris Masonry chimneys can be toppled Well constructed frame homes could have damage to roof shingles vinyl siding soffit panels and gutters Failure of aluminum screened in swimming pool enclosures can occur Some apartment building and shopping center roof coverings could be partially removed Industrial buildings can lose roofing and sidi
342. nd hurricane rainfall is very difficult to predict There is a good chance that the coastal area 2 mi Northeast of Galveston could expenence a storm surge of 10 feet 0s a ae n Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 13 75 Strike Probabilities for Galveston TX let amp o0 o 0o Wind Probabilities for Galveston TX 34 Knots 39 mph Oooo o owa S oaos S aa y O Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Risk Impact Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2008 0500 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced 7040 Riskimpect Repon for Galveston TA Vis O00 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stinetion OF ge Probabilities for Galveston TX 2 mi Northeast mite TX Advanced Wind Estimation OH avpigust Pra Saturday O91HZ0CZORODEDT ami 137 zampa 2 oonyzoge OOEDT oxtazogg 1 00 EDT T i N Semen 16 tenaeone 23 00 EOT ob sc008 09 00 EDT PO ers Lopez por ET oonzooe ogon ED HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 289 of 356 APPENDIX F2 Other Automations The Automations capability basically includes other automatic output that did not fit into the category of Summary Report or EMAIL Alerts The outputs defined in this function are automatically generated when new storm data is received and can be saved to a hard drive location and or sent via Email There are 4 types of other Automations Map Image The Map Image automation simply generates a tracking
343. nd TX 26 03030 97 15720 Galveston Island 29 22190 High Island 29 56670 94 Honey Island 30 39530 94 __ Matagorda Island 28 22690 96 Mustang Island 27 73920 97 Padre Island 26 84420 97 Padre island National Sea TX 26 95000 97 Pine island Tx 30 05337 San Jose Island 28 00000 96 South Padre Island 26 11089 97 Tiki island 29 29870 94 91417 Arial 8 Red Boki 8 A a 3 g 9 8 S qq gqonaaaaaaa NN olano olojo nm n o oa alalalalalalalalalala Add Location Advanced data entry Update Table View Define Action Points for selected location Delete Selected Location The following Google Earth example shows the beach conditions at Boca Raton along with the forecast wind impact information for Wilma for this example the image does not correspond to the same time frame as Wilma Windlevet Arvivetines Tine of Arrival Time of Depermure Gurason ors 34 rets Oevemy above EST SAICOs 26 EST PC Weawrer Sagects wet sie HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 330 of 356 For some organizations this is a great way to associate forecast wind conditions to a real location For example a department store could associate static images of each store in the database When the data is presented on Google Eart
344. nd tenths of a degree Not degrees and minutes Map centers too far north or map widths greater than 100 degrees wide may produce undesirable results due to the extent of the northern and southern borders Center Latitude The latitude of the center of the desired tracking chart NOTE North latitudes are ok ee positive while South latitudes are ee ee negative Please enter in decimal degrees i e 25 6 not degrees and minutes Center Longitude The longitude of the center of the desired tracking chart Western Longitudes as in the US are negative and Eastern longitudes are positive Please enter in decimal degrees not degrees and minutes Map Width The width of the desired tracking chart in degrees longitude One degree of longitude is typically 60 statute miles varies by latitude This value can range from 1 6 miles to 100 6000 miles degrees wide It is advised that you use this feature for smaller scale charts that complement the large number of charts that are included with the system Custom map example 210 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc If you select the Graphical option you will be presented with a chart where you simply mark the area desired and select next from the menu bar The center latitude and center longitude as well as the map width data will be transferred to the equivalent data fields Selecting OK will initiate the creation process Aft
345. necessarily require One last topic in this section Error Assistance The Email Alert Setup dialog is designed to help you along the way It does this by highlighting areas that need correcting as well as changing the color of the border So far all of the examples above show a nice green border which means all is well Let s look at conditions which will cause errors and how they are demonstrated The image below actually shows 2 errors First no storm basin is selected next there are no storms selected the Selected Storms option is on Correcting each of these will turn the border green assuming you have no other errors 48 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Alert Storms storms to create alerts for Storm Basins to include C Atlantic Eastern Pacific _ Western Pacific C N Indian Ocean C S Indian Ocean C SW Pacific All Active Storms G Selected Storms Select Storms No Storms Selected The image below shows the important error of not having selected at least 1 email address to send to Associated EMail Addresses No EMaiis Selected Select Emails For the Location alert you can also have an error condition if no locations have been defined Location Alerts Define Location Alert s No Location Alerts defined CO Only send the Alert with the lowest wind period For the Location Group alert you must define the Loc
346. nes the storms you would like considered when running the automations The all active storms selection will select only storms that are currently having advisories issued for them When you manually run the automations it will only include storms that have data no more than 18 hours old the age setting can be changed in the user options With this option you can specify storms to ignore via the Select Exceptions command The Selected Storms option will run the automations for only storms you manually select You can select those storms via the Select Storms command Finally Global Advanced users can select or de select the storm basins they want to include for storm selection i e if you are only interested in the Atlantic and Western Pacific then check only those 2 items Section 4 defines how to handle the automatic output You can select to have the output saved to a hard drive location and or email it Section Tab 6 defines additional text you would like included within the email when the output is being emailed This is optional See example below Exit Help Automation Definition Tracking Map Definition for Predefined Tracking M Prefix Suffix for Predefined Tracking Map l Schedule for Predefined Tracking Map Prefix Suffix When EMailing you have the option of including a prefix message or suffix message to this Automation Ouput not required The Prefix message will appear at the top of the EMail con
347. ng counties The latitude and longitude values are the geographical center position of the county Remember western longitudes are negative while eastern longitudes are positive Name This identifies the county s name State This identifies the county s state code 2 digits Latitude This identifies the county s geographical center latitude in decimal degrees All latitudes north of the equator are positive and those south are negative Latitudes for the North Atlantic and Eastern Pacific are positive NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 29 degrees 36 minutes is 29 6 degrees Longitude This identifies the county s geographical center longitude in decimal degrees All Western longitudes are negative while all Eastern longitudes are positive Longitude values for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific locations are negative NOTE DO NOT USE DEGREES AND MINUTES To convert degrees minutes to degrees and tenths of a degree take the number of minutes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value E 78 degrees 54 minutes is 78 9 degrees Population This represents the population of the county Households This represents the number of households in the county Cross Wind Direction This field can be used in 2 different ways If a coastal location this can be used to identify the wind direction
348. ng especially from windward corners rakes and eaves Failures to overhead doors and unprotected windows will be common Windows in high rise buildings can be broken by flying debris Falling and broken glass will pose a significant danger even after the storm There will be occasional damage to commercial signage fences and canopies Large branches of trees will snap and shallow rooted trees can be toppled Extensive damage to power lines and poles will likely result in power outages that could last a few to several days Hurricane Dolly 2008 is an example of a hurricane that brought Category 1 winds and impacts to South Padre Island Texas Category Two Hurricane Sustained winds 96 110 mph 154 177 km hr Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage There is a substantial risk of injury or death to people livestock and pets due to flying and falling debris Older mainly pre 1994 construction mobile homes have a very high chance of being destroyed and the flying debris generated can shred nearby mobile homes Newer mobile homes can also be destroyed Poorly constructed frame homes have a high chance of having their roof structures removed especially if they are not anchored properly Unprotected windows will have a high probability of being broken by flying debris Well constructed frame homes could sustain major roof and siding damage Failure of aluminum screened in swimming pool enclosures will be common There will be a substanti
349. nly a few circumstances that require you to maintain this data set 1 If you need to display the flood index for un analyzed coastal areas Although we have digitized flood points for all of the large to medium sized coastal areas including some inland lakes we have not attempted to analyze every coastal area like small islands They present a special problem in that their onshore wind direction in reality is all directions A storm surge coming in from the Southeast may inundate the entire island You can however create a separate flood area for a specific island 2 If you would like to modify the digitized flood points Again although we have digitized at a fairly detail level your knowledge of local flood patterns like inlets rivers etc may make it desirable to add more detail to the coastal flood point pattern In the sample on page 207 we see some of the flood points that define the coastline of North Carolina within the USA1 area See the sample chart on page 209 to get a better idea of how this looks for that area Example 1 If you wanted to add Smith Island Cape Fear to the flood point data base you would need to add new records with a unique area name For example Area Seq Lat Long Onshore Flood Direction SMITH 01 33 88 78 02 270 SMITH 02 33 89 78 00 329 SMITH 03 33 90 77 99 360 SMITH 04 33 89 77 97 050 SMITH 05 33 90 77 96 310 SMITH 06 33 91 77 95 102 SMITH 07 33 89 77 96 102 SMITH 08 33
350. not required in most cases Mail Server Password This is the password needed to send email via the SMTP server In most cases this is not needed Domain to add to unqualified addresses Specifies a domain to be added to unqualified names An unqualified name is one that doesn t have an sign followed by a domain name If you address a message to someone without including their domain name HURRTRAK automatically adds this domain to that address This setting can be used as a time saving device when addressing large numbers of messages to users who reside in the same domain Outgoing Mail Port Specifies the mail port that your email system uses to send mail Typically a value of 25 SSL Mail Server Specifies if your outgoing mail server requires SSL encryption Multiple recipient options This field indicates how you would like to send automatic email to multiple recipients within an Email Group Selecting the TO option will send each recipient a separate email to the mail server This is usually not recommended for a large number of recipients Selecting the CC option will send 1 email to the mail server and copy the remaining recipients in the group 64 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Selecting the BCC will send 1 email to the mail server and send blind copies to the remaining recipients Additional SMTP Send Parameters This does NOT apply to email sent via MS Outlo
351. nt In addition the track of the current loaded storm is shown Current Date Time and tide information if base location has been associated to a tide station Software s Serial Number Special conditions such as the system using post storm analysis forecast estimation landfall analysis Advanced Wind Estimation What if analysis etc Tracking Chart Status Bars wind Direction 115 degs Distance from center 283 4 nm Lat 29 847 Long 80 502 Pataka Wind Speed 34 kts h HURR Fiti An lap Se Trachii lap 5 Geriral hiluttiple The tracking chart status bar information includes mouse positional information Wind Speed Wind Direction Distance from Center of Storm Latitude Longitude 274 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSH Inundation Analysis Status Bars a LE SLOSH Inundation display for Tampa FL Category 3 Close Window Send Undo Display Plot Stretch Annotate Pont Savelmage Options Help Slash Value ft 15 8 Water Level ft 9 2 Elevation B E ft Lat 2r Ar Long 82 50 en a The SLOSH Inundation chart status bar information includes mouse positional information of Raw SLOSH value Calculated Inundation water level Elevation Latitude Longitude 275 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX D Email setup and capabilities If you use Micro
352. nter the primary and secondary Internet server address supplied to you by PC Weather Products This information will rarely change Directory Enter the primary and secondary Internet server directory supplied to you by PC Weather Products This information will rarely change Timeout This represents the maximum amount of time the system will wait for an online task to complete Currently this parameter is ignored as all timeouts are set to 60 seconds This may be changed in future versions Western Pacific amp Indian Ocean Storm Name option Selecting this option will force the system to use the long names assigned by the JTWC rather than the number letter identifiers i e Monica rather than 23P This only applies to the Global Versions of the Hurrtrak Software 78 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Note regarding Primary and Secondary servers If the system fails to successfully retrieve data from the primary server it will AUTOMATICALLY switch to the alternate server The user does not need to request this switchover FE User Options HURRTRAK ONLINE Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes Sext Help X F HURRTRAK ONLINE Active System Connection Automatic Polling back A Additional Servers to Update network only Plotting General Enter up to 10 additional servers where the system is installed Specify the fully qualified mapped a network locatio
353. ntrol screen SLOSH Displays the SLOSH options screen as shown on page 246 Optimize for Google Earth This option only applies to the export of graphics to GE It removes all streets and labels so they do not interfere with the GE layers Mousepointer Show Picture Icon Displays an icon of flooding home which changes appearance as the inundation value changes Show SLOSH value Displays the raw SLOSH value for that location for the last basin analyzed Show Inundation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the inundation value for that location Show Elevation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the elevation in feet of the cursor position The DEM data only covers the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the US PR and the USVI Show Latitude value Displays the latitude of the cursor position Show Longitude value Displays the longitude of the cursor position Help Displays help After plotting SLOSH you can zoom in by rubber banding an area with your mouse left button or by selecting zoom in or zoom out The SLOSH information will re plot at your new zoom level In addition when plotting a MOM the following mouse actions will display the following information Left Click Shift Displays the raw SLOSH value Right Click Displays the Inundation level Right Click Shift Places the house icon at the position of your cu
354. ny of the storm s Hurricane Watch and Warning area data The watch and warning data shown in the top half of the window is determined by the highlighted advisory row at the bottom of the window To add new watches and warnings select the appropriate coastline area watch warning type and the from and to points of the watch or warning and select the ADD button To delete a watch or warning highlight the watch and warning area and select the Delete Highlighted Watch Warning button You may enter as many watches and warnings as required The pre defined set of watch and warning points are maintained in the system setup portion of the system Please go to page 205 to find out more about how this data is structured 27 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc REPORTS TRAK Advanced 2012 Hurricane lke39 09 10 2008 t _Beports Google Earth Export Tools Help Tab Hell AUTOMATED PROCESSES REPORTS ET Process EMail Alerts i Process Automation K Process Summary Report s ae ft E FORECAST REPORTS J E Z Report one location a Location Wind Probabilities d Location Wind Profile T BE Location Risk Impact Report p Location Executive Summary Report County Wind Profile Analysis Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis Map Select Location Damage Estimate Report ACTUAL IMPACT REPORTS Location Wind Profile County Wind Profile Analysis Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis Map Sele
355. o if you are on a text tab like Public Advisory only buttons related to that type of tab are shown Email Email Outbox functions print save copy font 4 a 2 E A OO If you are on a tracking map tab many more buttons become available Se Q2oeh meee rc Rt ORG O07 BOO 3 A OE O 42 RAO All of the buttons offer tooltip explanations of what they do by simply floating your mouse icon over the icon This is the best way to learn what they do TEA As mentioned in the Setup Application Appearance topic on page 95 you can also customize the size and color of the toolbars Data Layering On the tracking map type tabs there is a group of tool bar functions that are designed to be set ON or OFF i e switched pressed down or up This allows the user to create a tracking map with the features layers desired and easily modify what is plotted on the tracking map without having to do multiple UNDOs Toolbar Advanced Topics The user has the ability to move resize the toolbars as well as customize them By grabbing the toolbar you can move it to another portion of the desktop to give you a view similar to the following HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 326 of 356 HURET RAR Gehvrced SOLE Phu eA TO eo PL Te Ee Est Heet GeegeEarthEmet Tess tee fend Undo Depe Pei Aree Siren Wird Spent wind Dreco Diiamoe hom center H21 nn Let rar J Labon lot Rrr t ai by e R gt tin a ASI You c
356. o right click on a storm to display its NHC advisory text Options This selection is mostly redundant with the toolbar functions It allows the user to specify the plotting options 4 25 2006 12 10 PM Storms DELTA EPSILON GAMMA ZETA Select Basin Send PrintfExport Save Advisory Text Rinne Save image to Desktop Tropical Weather Outlook Help Exit N 2 active storms Si PAI ATLANTIC 4 active storms E PACIFIC no active storne Automatically save image to desktop when new data arrives a Change number of hours to lookback w Plot Track w Plot Track Chart notes ou w Plot Observation Point circles Plot Wind Radii w Plot Forecast Track only Flok Forecast Track Error w Plot Forecast Track Chart Motes w Label Storms Display Base home Location Display Watch Warning Areas All of the options are on off type and include Automatically save image to desktop when new data arrives When this option is selected the current image is saved to the users Windows desktop when new information has been plotted 213 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Change number of hours to look back This determines the storms that will be displayed based on their age For example if this value is set at 48 hours only storm that are less than 48 hours old will be shown We suggest keeping this value at 24 48 hours Plot Track If selected t
357. o specify the color of the official forecast error Forecast Error Options Forecast Error hours This option allows the user to specify whether they would like to show the 72 hour average forecast error and or the 120 hour forecast error when plotting Forecast Error Color This option allows the user to specify the color of the official forecast error for the 72 or 120 hour plots Rain Contour Color This option allows the user to specify the color of the rain contours used for the analysis type of forecast rainfall display 87 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E User Options Plotting Options Save Al Changes Remit Discard all Changes exit Help X Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 General CountyZip Thematic Map Wind Options gt Set Values and Colors La Hurrtrak Onine Emai setup Email address book Automation Alert fy Unit of Measure Page I Gradient Colors County only Gradient parameters click on color to change Low Value Color High Value Color Increment 20 When gradient colors are selected the system will create a gradient scale from low value to high value at the set increment This cannot be used for Zip code thematic chants Zip code thematic colors will default to the set values and colors right Reset Defaults County Thematic Map Wind Options Set Values and Colors left This option allows the user to define t
358. o the street level The mapping database also includes landmarks such as cities railroads airports pipelines power lines and more For information on Inundation Analysis see page 295 There are three key databases installed in order to do the SLOSHView Inundation Analysis 1 NWS SLOSH Basin Analysis This data is provided courtesy of the National Weather Service Will Shaffer of the NWS has been very helpful For more information on SLOSH and how it is derived see page 293 2 USGS Digital Elevation Model database This data was procured from the USGS and contains elevation information for all coastal areas on a 1 arc second grid This equates to a data point about every 100 or so 3 US mapping Information This database was procured from a 3 party vendor It contains detailed road atlas mapping information street level By combining the detailed mapping with the SLOSH and elevation data the SLOSHView program allows the user to depict potential storm surge flooding areas on very detailed maps See an example below When starting the SLOSH View Module the SLOSH basin analyzed when the program last closed is presented the initial default location is Miami FL At this point the user may Zoom down to the desired level of detail to analyze In the following example we used Tampa FL CE berdim bet m Sey ee Reh CGH taper MO Oper Fo i wa bev jE Eimi La mang Ling Seen Orlanda Florida Tampa i Fot Lauderda
359. oaded at all times Remove Overlay This option will remove the overlay Autoload overlay This option will instruct the system to automatically load this layer the next time HURRTRAK system starts up Otherwise it will not be loaded Move to Top This option will take the currently selected overlay and make it the top layer Overlay Options This option will display a new set of screens that allow the user to control the way a specific layer is displayed colors and any labeling Help Draw options Draw Color click to change Draw Style SolidLine Draw vWeight f Fil Color EE eoints amp polygons ony Fill Style Mot Filled points amp polygons only Shape Leng Label Point Browse Attribute Sala Gaia For point layers only The selected bmp file will be plotted instead of a bullet point Remove Label HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 344 of 356 It also will allow the user to select a small omp file to represent points in a GIS layer i e an oil platform icon for that type of asset At the bottom of the main overlay control screen there are additional options which allow the user to control the different types of layer s font size and appearance Font Size Outline Font size apply to all of the layers of a particular type Point label font size Line label font size Polygon label font size Outline all fonts While different layers can be displayed d
360. ocation Surge Probabilities Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML attachment PDF or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves report in PDF format to Email Outbox Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export report data to Google Earth Exports the report to a point type KML file and then opens Google Earth to view this data Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Sort Allows the user to sort on any column Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 150 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Detailed Location County Zip Wind Graph Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 03 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Sawe Tab Help nma FO a so Ma BS OD 6 T BS gioco matron a i Sh 9 a Ff BH GO 5 e2e KGLS Galveston AWE TX Forecast wind profile Hurricane
361. ocation was affected by the eye and or eye wall In addition if the cross wind flow angle has been set for this location the cross wind component is included If advanced wind estimation AWE is on it will be indicated in the report header Tab Created by Selecting Display Hourly Details from the Location Group County or Zip Code summary report Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML attachment or imbedded text as shown on page 156 145 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Save to Email Outbox Saves the report to the Email outbox in pdf format Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font Allows the user to modify the text font properties for this report Copy Copies the contents of the report to the windows clipboard Graph Graph Wind Profile Displays a wind speed graph for the analyzed location See page 151 Graph Flood Profile 1 or 3 hour total Displays a flood index graph for the analyzed location See page 152 Toolbar See APP
362. odels that are on Max Mayfield s preferred list This may vary from time to time as models change The selected models will be preserved between ModelPlot sessions MENU OPTIONS While using the model plot program the following options are available Exit Closes this window Annotate The annotate feature here is identical to the one described earlier Send Sends the current image to an Email recipient Print The print options here are the same as those described earlier except that the fax print option is not available Google Earth Export This option allows the user to export the current image or the currently displayed forecast model KML to Google Earth Save Image The save image options here are the same as those described earlier Options This option allows the user to change the width of the forecast models lines or select which models to plot Help Displays help information 259 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Desktop Satellite The desktop satellite program is a handy little program that runs in the system tray and will maintain a current satellite image on your Windows Desktop It will automatically change from daytime to nighttime IR satellites and vice versa at sunrise and sunset To allow this to function you need 1 An always on internet connection 2 To select the Start Desktop Satellite on Windows startup checkbox on the General User op
363. of measure for wind speed at MPH or Knots Other than the official forecast function and certain wind preferences the system will then display all wind information in this unit of measure Locations Distances Sets the unit of measure for location distances at either nautical miles or statute miles Storm motion speed also uses this unit of measure Central Pressure Sets the unit of measure for pressure to millibars or inches of mercury The system will display pressure in these units Data entry of pressure remains in MB 93 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Wind Band Options 2 ys User Options Wind Band Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help ff General General Analysis detail 1 course 10 fime 10 A F Quick TAU Sekcing he option causes the system to display a Quick TAU instead of the wind bands Piloting s Google Earth Hurrtrak H Export Click on color to change Onine Elevation Band 1 knots 46 mo 42000 Emai setup ee 16000 ay Band 3 knots 20000 Email address book Band 4 knots a a 28000 32000 Band 8 knots H 40000 Automation Band 5 knots Alert Band amp knots k Unit of Measure Band 7 knots Band knots 44000 gt ha oa Band 10 knots f 46000 Reset 3 band wind value color default Reset Google
364. of the Lake Okeechobee and Cape Canaveral basins In the example 2 above 10 directions 4 speeds and 5 Saffir Simpson Categories there would be 200 MEOWs 4 Consolidate MEOW results if requested to do so by emergency officials into maps of MEOWS Of MEOWS or MOMs Typically MOMs depict surge flooding for each intensity ONLY regardless of storm direction or speed However in other instances the MEOWSs of the two faster soeeds were consolidated to create five FAST MOMs while MEOWs of the two slower speeds were consolidated to create five SLOW MOMs Faster storms create higher surge on coastlines than do slower storms Slower storms create higher surge values further inland because there is more time available to pump water up rivers or into heads of bays than do faster storms Simply put the MEOW analysis represents the highest water due to a family of parallel tracks with the same direction speed and intensity The analysis is done for varying storm direction speed of movement and category For example a MEOW exists for a Cat 4 storm moving from the east at 12 mph into the Miami SLOSH basin The MOM data is the Maximum of Maximum or Meows Of Meows or the highest water due to a composite of MEOWs This system includes the MOM data for all of the analyzed basins While most are shown by storm category some basins have more qualified MOMs see Charleston SC An example of a Cat 4 MOM for Tampa Bay is shown on page
365. of the regions Gulf coast East Coast and Northeast Coast Click on the region desired and that set of graphics will be displayed While viewing the graphics there are several menu options available Close Closes this window Send Sends the current image to an Email recipient Print The print options here are the same as those described earlier except that the fax print option is not available Save Image The save image options here are the same as those described earlier Help Displays help information 267 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Appendixes APPENDIX A Initial System Setup Items After installing the system there are several system user parameters that should be setup first They include the following 1 Setting up a new storm database The system comes with a PAST database and the databases from 1851 onward Unless already done the first thing you will want to do is create a database for the current year We recommend calling it the year i e 2011 or 2012 etc To create a new storm database go to FILE Database from the Hurrtrak Menu OR go to System Setup Options and follow the on screen directions See page 179 2 Define your Base Location s If you have an interest in a single location you may define it to the system in the General options After doing so the main application s Risk Impact Tab will show storm information about your location See
366. ok These parameters allow the user to limit the number of recipients in a single email regardless of the total number of email addresses defined For example if an email is being sent to 95 recipients and the send limit is defined at 50 two separate emails will be sent one with 50 and the other with 45 The two parameters available are SMTP multiple recipient limit max number of recipients in a send SMTP pause time time to wait in seconds between batches F User Options Email Options and setup Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help HURRTRAK Options Qutlook Options General Use RDO Outlook method not recommended Save Sent email in Outlook s SENT folder Folders to include in address book search Important Only Contact Folders marked in Outlook as show this folder as an e mail Address Book will be available Sele Fokier Name Access import Contacts Misc National Hurricane Center Private Industry Committee Storminfo users Test User group 1 E User Group 2 Email address book Automation Alert gt Unit of Measure Save Sent Option Specifies whether e mail send via Outlook should be saved in Outlook s SENT folder This is useful if you would like to keep a record of all email sent from the HURRTRAK system Outlook Folders Specifies the folders that the user would like to be included in the address book search when sending email DO NOT specify very
367. olders suggest you copy your Hurrtrak contacts from the large folder to a new Outlook contact folder and only select that folder in Hurrtrak Email setup 4 Although rare on some installations when you send an email from Hurrtrak using the Outlook option the email may remain in the drafts folder Keeping Outlook open and setting your Outlook system to automatically send receive every X minutes should take care of this If this does not please report this to us and until it is resolved manually send this email from Outlook Please include a screen shot of your Microsoft Outlook s Help About screen if you contact us for support 279 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX E Automated EMail Alerts Email Alerts are a feature in the system which will automatically send and alert type Email when certain conditions or triggers are met The Email alerts are processed whenever new storm data is received or if manually started by the user In addition to the alert text you can also specify to include a tracking map and the advisories with the alert There are 6 types of Automated Email Alerts ALL UPDATES Alert The All Updates alert is the only alert which does not have a trigger This type of alert allows the user to send out information about a storm every time new storm data is received NEW STORM Alert The New Storm alert is exactly what it sounds like An alert email will be s
368. omatic display of the chart notes is controlled via the Plotting Options The user also can view these chart notes on the Database Tab and any TRACKING CHART TAB As you pass over an observation point not forecast point the chart notes for that observation are displayed The secondary function initiated by a right click of the mouse is different for each type of tab With the Database Tab a right click over an observation allows you to set that advisory as the Post Storm Analysis point If you happen to point at a storm you can also delete the storm from the database EJ HURRTRAK Advanced 2006 Hurricane WILMAS 10 24 2005 11 00 EDT Pie Edt Reports Tools Help TabMeip D Anesa aaa Ulul Storm Database 2005 Active Storm WILMAS Storm database last updated 4 2 2006 3 01 00AM 04 29 2005 02 57 16 PM Host data examined No Atlantic E astem Pacific stom data update required Nest check 03 00 PM lt Saturday 4 29 2006 SS PMEDT 4 29 2006 1859 UTC Landtal Analysis ON No landfal detected Estmate 48 120 ON Estimates complete AYE ON for locations anmation Serial Number beta d While viewing one of the TRACKING CHART TABS a right click will permanently place the chart notes onto the image If you press the right button down hold it down while dragging your mouse to another location and then letting go of the right button the chart notes will display in that location The image below shows how the chart not
369. on into the following date Storm Count fields can optionally aah a narrow the selection Start Date The starting date range of the selection criteria Month Day Ending Date The ending date range of the date selection criteria Month Day For example to display all the locations where class 4 hurricanes attained that level between August 1st and September 30th you would select Class 4 Formation Points and enter 08 01 in the starting date field and 09 30 in the ending date field The results of this query are shown on the next page 230 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc i Close Window Display Replot Stretch Annotate Chart Print Export Save Image Help This window displays the results of the formation point select query It shows a white circle for every storm that attained the level specified in the selection Options available include Close Window Closes this window Undo Undoes last action 1 level only DISPLAY Display Locations Displays the locations in the selected location group Display Latitude Longitude values Displays latitude and longitude labels along the sides and top of the tracking chart Replot Allows the user to re plot the formation points in smaller or larger sizes Stretch Displays the tracking chart in full screen mode No operations can be done while in this mode as it is only for viewing
370. on to have the system automatically find a location s latitude amp longitude Longitude The longitude of the location you wish to analyze Again this should be entered in degrees and tenths of a degree Western Longitudes like the Americas are negative while Eastern longitudes are positive You may use the select from location database function to have the system automatically find a location s latitude amp longitude Search Distance The distance you would like to use in the query The following optional data fields are initially set to their widest ranges If you wish to narrow the number of storms selected you may modify their values They include Minimum Wind Speed The low end of the wind speed range The unit of measure UOM used is determined by the user options as set in the tracking portion of the system Maximum Wind Speed The high end of the wind speed range The UOM used is determined by the user options as set in the tracking portion of the system Starting Date The beginning date of the date range you wish to select Ending Date The ending date of the date range you wish to select Starting Year The beginning year of the date range you wish to select Ending Year The ending year of the date range you wish to select 220 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Select by Storm Name This option allows you to select storms by name Required field
371. ons Send Sends current tab s content as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips The observation rows are color coded based on wind speed 132 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Official Forecast Table Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Googie Earth Export Tools Help Send Priv Export Font Copy Tab Help 8 Oe CO iro Bai BOOP ZON piao maarr a ir Mb Humane IKE 42 Forecast 03711 2000 11 00 AM EDT j 64 6s 0 5 o 3 24 Orlando FL Risk impact kts kis kts kt bis kis HURRTRAK ONLINE h
372. ons In 2008 we introduced the ability for the user to choose an alternative scale which is based on observed damage in real situations This scale is based on work done by the scientists at Texas Tech University and is modified somewhat for hurricanes The user can select the damage scale they would like to use via the User Preferences Report Impact Analysis option The option selected will be reflected in the system on all wind impact summary and hourly reports While viewing a report the user can display the entire scale by moving the mouse over the DAMAGE header aos 34 Knot Wind Info RDO AWWW SC Wit edu datas Da 1 Threshold of visible damage 2 Loss of roof covering material 208 gutters and or awning loss of winyl or meta osiding PoP a Broken glass in doors and windows Uplift of roof deck and logs of significant roo 81 Dona covering material gt 20 2 collapse of chimney garage doors collapse inward or 437 None outward failure of porch or carport 6 Entire house shifts off foundation Large sections of root structure removed most W 193 None Walls remain standing 160 None Top floor exterior walls collapsed 200 None E Most interior walls of top story collapsed 9 Most walls collapsed in bottom floor except small interior rooms 10 Total destruction of entire building Or to see the description of an individual damage level point the mouse at that value Wind Deane Dista
373. option undoes the latest zoom in or zoom out Zoom In This option changes the current map to a smaller scale Zoom Out This option changes the current map to a larger scale View State This option changes the current map to a scale that will fit the entire state currently in the map view Note If you are not within a state boundary like in an ocean area this function will display a blank map Configure Map This option is a built in function of the mapping system and is not supported by PC Weather Products You may experiment with the options displayed as none of the changes made are permanent Lookup Address This option allows the user to display a map centered on an address Use street address city state and Zip Redraw Current Map This option redisplays the current map Print Map This option is a built in function of the mapping system and is not supported by PC Weather Products Use at your own risk Copy to Clipboard This option will copy the current map to the windows clipboard This is also a built in mapping system function Do not confuse this with the copy to clipboard function that is available after displaying a storm track HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 298 of 356 APPENDIX J1 HURRRAK Maps Tracking Charts The system s mapping capabilities are somewhat varied depending on the type of tracking map you use Fixed Maps To maintain compatibility with prior versions fixed maps are available They are predefined
374. opulation of the zip code Note some population figures are 0 because they are not inhabited zip codes E Post Offices Cross Wind Direction This field can be used in 2 different ways If a coastal location this can be used to identify the wind direction that typically causes the most flooding For example in Savannah a direct East wind 090 degrees is the direction that flooding occurs In Panama City FL the direction is 201 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc more like SSW or 200 degrees This is used in the detail location reports when calculating onshore wind flow and also the location report flood index graph If this is an airport location this field can be used to identify the cross wind direction i e a 360 runway would have the max cross wind from 270 or 090 Either value can be used This will then generate the cross runway component of wind on detailed hourly reports Tide Station This identifies the tide station associated with this location To associate a location to a tide station click on this data cell The user will then be presented with the tide selection update window Average Roughness Index This represents the average roughness index for this zip code This is used for the zip code wind impact report when Advanced Wind Estimation for zips is active ON This value has been pre calculated and should be changed with care User defined field 1 This
375. or 2 storm Multiple action points can be setup for any set of locations or counties In order to establish action Point s for a location follow these steps Go to System Setup and select location or county maintenance Type in all or part of the location county name until it shows up in the list With that location highlighted select Define action points Select Add Action point and fill in the action point name and description Fill in the rest of the information on this action point in the table Add another action point if desired Vel NS 270 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc DECISION ARCS HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT fo fei File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Undo Display Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Export Save Image Options Tab Help 836 OO fb oy 3 Ba BO OD 8 ZOA giroctton mpoc reper r o or d 2 a LR SHS Oh Sex Qt SECC 4 6 OM ROO E70 32 Distance from center 614 0 mies Lat 33 856 Long 84 905 Tracking Chart 1 Westem Atlante Central Gulf of Mexico Multiple storm tracking chart D Observation Worksheet orecasi Watches and Wamings 164 3 0 E VASO G 1700 BO Goana ed ee JUE 0200 w aarus SG E E E VEER ENE 3 e e reer a E i As shown above a decision arc is a tool that shows graphically the point when certain decisions are made or actions initiated For example
376. or the Galveston area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 10 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm and hurricane rainfall is very difficult to predict It can be viewed or emailed by right clicking on a location in the location impact summary report Forecast A505 Summary Report Based on 06 31 2006 21 00 UTC fo General Max Max Max hi Wind Wind Gust Date Time of Max W i T AWE Non AWE UTC mph E mph KLFT Lafayetty een 2 2006 KP97 _ Salt Poi Copy Narrative imac for KLFT Pare to clipboard 1 2008 2 KARA New Ibe Email Narrative ae aa sad wa j mae 1 2008 2 KNEW New Orleans LA T Monday 09 01 2008 1 KETR Baton Rouge LA ar 7 6 Monday 09 01 2008 2 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 291 of 356 APPENDIX G Flood Index Summary The flood index is an internally calculated algorithm that is designed to display the area of the coastline most likely to experience the highest flooding due to storm surge and wind driven water In the case of Actual analysis it displays the actual flood index for an area of the coastline as shown in the graphic below The value is an index and does not equate to any specific level of flooding The flood index s main component is the strength and duration of the onshore wind flow It does NOT take into account the bathometry of the ocean floor nor any possible funneling situations such as a strong SW flow into Tampa Bay For this data you should refer to the SLOS
377. ore Remove H Wind Data i r e endl ne l vA E Select new Defaull re sbcbe civ a l database a Remove Wind Probabilty Location 2008test Data Mainlenance 2008x Highlight database let before selecting ee a E 200r Remove Surge Probabilty aw 2009 e ata Data media hat 2008g Lumen Himirak Online Database From To Mainlenance 2010 an The Horrirak Online a wu ai we A z 2041 soo Storm Database amp the TA 2000 3 awam chuck one which is updated These ulilibes are applied i Select new Hurrtrak with current siorr to all applic aton Warchivvarning __ Online database information databases Linkess you Area Maintenance florida are doing reguler system aoe tk enh gert i wide backups if is ormed Wf you wo elo s gfdt Highlight database left before selecting ocarina al Vo eater iF OC nhceker backup the Hurrirak hon sionm database fies This is Flood Point PAST databases every 27 weeks nal normally necessary unites Mainlenance sandbox fi Operationally the Hurrtrak Onine Database and YOU ar nunning kaw on disk Leste the Default database should be the same space This portion of the system which can be started from the program group or from the tracking program allows the user to set up and maintain some of the global system parameters as well as take care of database maintenance This is especially important in network installations as these are the settings that ALL u
378. orecast Wind field grid 0 120 Official Forecast Wind Pattern 0 120 Climate Forecast latest Forecast Model Plots Rainfall Forecast latest Animation Wind Band Report Impact summary All selected general options outputs External non Hurrtrak Google Earth data Lilt Tuesday 4 8 2008 10 42 PM EDT 4 9 2008 02 42 UTC Landfall Analysis ON Landfall detected Estimate 48120 ON Estimates comp web Cams It allows the user to export National Weather Service and other weather information to display ase 2008 Active Storm RITATEST Host data examined Atlantic update performed Next check 11 00 PM moving Northwest 318 degs at 11 knots S Indian SW Pacific NWS SE Radar Animation NWS Lower Miss Valley Radar Animation NWS Southern Plains Radar Animation NWS NE Radar Animation NWS Upper Miss Valley Radar Animation NWS Central Great Lakes Radar Animation NWS Northern Rockies Radar Animation NWS Southern Rockies Radar Animation NWS Pacific Northwest Radar Animation NWS Pacific Southwest Radar Animation ALL NWS Radar Animation Uses significant GE resource GOES East IR Animation World METAR Observations NWS Temperatures APRS Temperatures large file Other Temperatures NWS Dew Points APRS Dew Points large file Other Dew Points NWS Wind Observations APRS Wind Observations large file Other Wind Observations NWS Present Weather NWS Warnings NWS
379. orecast or Actual Map Select Location Report is selected the user is presented with a map where a point can be select by left clicking your mouse button Accept Cancel exit ZoomIn Zoom Out Virginia Norfolk ee Beach ia i rk acksonville When satisfied with the point selected choose the Accept option and the location report tab will be displayed and will support all of the functions of the location group summary impact report as shown on page 138 GLOBAL RM Pro 2004 Hurricane ISY48 09 18 2003 03 00 UTC Sele File Edit Reports Tools Help Send Print Font Copy Sort Hide Columns TabHelp SInfo current Sinfo Email PEL Oe Aa Tw we eae Forecast Map Selected Point Summary Report Based on 09 18 2003 03 00 UTC forecast Advanced Wind H Database 15748 info Estimation On HURRT RAK ONLINE Gee i i y Internet Data Location ST Max Wind Ave Gust Date Time of Max Wind CPA Damage hap Selection ao 12 75 67 HA 93 116 mph Thursday 0971872003 16 00 UTC 33 Minimal GA NG Landsat soltheast Coastal hiutiple storn tracking chart Latest topical weather outlook Public Advisory 32 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc GOOGLE EARTH EXPORT RAK Advanced 2011 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 21 sports Google Earth Export Tools Help TabHelp Sinfo Email Current Wind Radii poly w Current Wind Field points B Current Wind Pattern poly z Current Watch and W
380. orm gt Delete Storm Rename Storm H Copy Storm Export Wind Band Data Export to Shape File t DED Forecast Rainfall e QuickPlot system Setup Database Backup f Custom Map Maker Slosh View H Wind Hurricane Reconnaissance Hurricane History Model Plot Location Import Utility Inland Wind Model p Advisory Ticker Send Email Message Print setup Ctrl P Display Log View Email Outbox This option allows you to view the contents of the Email Outbox and optionally Email its contents See page 154 for more information on this topic Database This option allows you to easily add or change storm databases New Storm This option is rarely used because with a Hurrtrak Online subscription new storm data is automatically added to the storm database If you do want to create a storm this option will prompt you for a storm name up to 12 characters and then take you to a data entry screen Open Storm This option allows you to open an existing storm in the current storm database Delete Storm This option deletes the current storm and all its associated data 14 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Rename Storm This option renames the current storm This is useful when a tropical depression becomes a named storm Copy Storm This option allows the user to copy the current storm to the same or different database This may be useful when creating
381. orm s forecasted position amp wind field at any hour Ability to calculate display a climatology based forecast Display the areas of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings Display the storm s past and forecasted wind band analysis Display the average forecast error along with the official NHC forecast Graphically depict internally calculated Strike Probabilities Animate the storm s past and forecasted motion Ability to print historical tracks on the same tracking chart as a current storm SLOSH Inundation Analysis SLOSH MOM and MEOW Inundation Analysis 9 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Reporting Decision Support Ability to compute a Location Impact Summary report Ability to compute a detailed Location Impact Analysis report Historical analysis program included to analyze past storm patterns RiskAlert feature Email Alerts Automatically create and email summary reports and other automation outputs for a set of locations Create a Location Impact Summary Report for a large number of locations Calculate a county impact analysis which analyzes the storm impact by numbers of people and households Display hourly wind profiles for selected locations Maintain EM user diary documenting the emergency actions taken Display internally calculated Strike Probabilities for a set of locations Display wind probability report Display Surge Probability report Enhanced Decision
382. ormation next to the observation points If the points are close together some chart notes will not plot to prevent overwriting Display Track Color Legend Displays the color coded storm track legend Forecast Error Legend Displays the color coded forecast error legend Wind Field Legend Displays the color coded legend for wind radii 228 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Stretch Displays the tracking chart in full screen mode No operations can be done while in this mode as it is only for viewing Clicking the mouse button will return you from stretch mode Annotate Chart Allows the user to add his her notes to the tracking chart being displayed After selecting this option you select the point you wish to add comments by pressing the right mouse button on the screen and then entering the text desired When done click on end annotate on the menu bar Print Export Print Setup Allows the user to define which printer settings they would like to use Color Prints the current image in color If you have a B W printer your print driver will convert the colors to gray scale Grayscale Prints the current image in gray scale regardless of your printer type Export image to Google Earth exports Image to Google Earth Export Google Earth KML Exports all of the displayed tracks to Google Earth using KML Save Image Copy to Clipboard Copies the current image to the
383. ort options to the right H Include Non Impacted locations not recommended l Select Location Group Finally there is also a WARNING type error conditions A yellow border will appear if the report is defined correctly but either the ACTIVE or AUTOMATION boxes are not checked This is acceptable under certain conditions of when you only want to run the report manually Summary Report Definition Exit Help Summary Report Definition Tracking Map Definition for Predefined Executive Pretix Suffix for Predefined Executive Schedule for Predefined Executive Summary Report Name predefined Executive Active Report Storms Storm Basins to include Atlantic Eastern Pacific _ Western Pacific C N Indian Ocean C 5 Indian Ocean _ SW Pacific Remember an ALL GREEN border means you have defined a proper Summary Report Of course this report will only be generated when the Active or Selected Storm option is satisfied Examples of Standard Executive and Risk Impact Summary Reports are shown on page 284 43 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Email Alert Setup Automated The setup of automated Email Alerts can be selected via the Tools menu option or via the Command Bar Icons A dialog screen is displayed showing all of the current Email Alerts The system comes predefined with one of each type Important There are 2 pre requirements to successfully Ema
384. ort definition Current Wind Field Official Forecast track latest Location Small Map _ Official forecast average error latest Coun C Climate forecast latest O ty Current model forecast C Zip Watches amp Warnings Save Changes The EXCEL automation type does not require additional information on this tab One last topic in this section Error Assistance The Automations Setup dialog is designed to help you along the way It does this by highlighting areas that need correcting as well as changing the color of the border So far all of the examples above show a nice green border which means all is well Let s look at conditions which will cause errors and how they are demonstrated The image below actually shows 2 errors First no storm basin is selected next there are no storms selected the Selected Storms option is on Correcting each of these will turn the border green assuming you have no other errors Storms Storm Basins to include _ Atlantic Eastern Pacific Western Pacific C N indian Ocean C S Indian Ocean _ SW Pacific All Active Storms Select Storms No Storms Selected The image below shows the error condition of selecting to Email the Automation output but not yet specifying an email address Output EMail Address z EMail Output File jj Select Email _ Save Output File Select the EMail address or group to send to
385. otal rainfall for the Galveston area over the next 3 days is forecast to be 13 3 inches This can vary significantly as tropical storm and huricane rainfall is very difficult to predict Ther is a good chance that the coastal area 2 mi Northeast of Galveston could expenence a storm Surge Risk Alert Condtions for Galveston TX Hurricane IKE Page 7 HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Risk impact Report for Galveston TX 09 42 2006 0500 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON 172 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Max Wind avg gust HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE Page 2 Risk impact Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2006 0500 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON lh hrs 2ni ise ff semen 5 o 09 12 2008 13 09 13 2008 14 00 EDT 26 09 13 2008 09 00 EDT 09 13 2008 06 00 EDT Hurricane IKE Page 2 Risk lmpact Report for Galveston TX 09 12 2006 0500 EDT Adv 45 Advanced Wind E stimation ON 173 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Forecast Location Executive Report non tab The executive summary report is designed for users that prefer a non tabular impact type report An example of this is shown below without and with Narrative Impact Text selected Without Narrative Impact Text Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 09
386. ours before the maximum winds are expected The colors equate to the following values Red 0 23 hours Yellow 24 48 hours Green gt 48 hours Forecast Rainfall This total amount of rain expected at the base location over the next 72 hours The colors equate to the following probability values Red 5 00 Orange 3 00 5 00 Yellow 76 3 00 Green lt 75 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 324 of 356 APPENDIX S User Interface Considerations Lax tretch Annotate Print Export Save Image Options Tab Help X 9 Location Impact Report ai Ok D S z a gt OY POO 8C LF ap NetMap gt lt BestMap gt Database IKE info x P Galveston TX Risk Impact HURRTRAK ONLINE http www ssec wisc edu data g8 la a ora YA J gt gt 9 Map Selection Western Atlantic Central Gulf of Mexico Multiple storm tracking chart T g S Forecast Wind Bands Wind Probability 50 Knot 58 mph Rainfall forecast thematic Public Advisory Forecast Advisory 09412 2003 0500 EDT 104 mph 953 mb Forecast Discussion Advisory 44 5 09 12 2008 0200 EDT 98 mph 957 mb 44 09 11 2008 2300 EDT 98 mph 956 mb Probability Advisory 43 99 11 2008 1700 EDT mph 424 094112006 1400 H 42 087112008 1 Observation Worksheet 414 aT Official Forecast Climatatology Forecast Watches and Warnings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph
387. overing material lt 20 gutters and or awning loss of vinyl or metal siding Broken glass in doors and windows Uplift of roof deck and loss of significant roof covering material gt 20 collapse of chimney garage doors collapse inward failure of porch or carport Entire house shifts off foundation Large sections of roof structure removed most walls remain standing Exterior walls collapsed Most walls collapsed except small interior rooms All walls 0 Destruction of engineered and or well constructed residence slab swept clean ON O ON O More information on the Texas Tech Study can be found at http www wind ttu edu EFScale pdf Again we use a modified version of this to account for hurricanes HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 338 of 356 APPENDIX T6 Damage Estimate Report Advanced only It is important that this report is only used as a guideline The index values cannot and should not be correlated to the amount of insured losses Introduced in 2008 for the Hurrtrak Advanced system the Damage Estimate Report is designed to analyze a storm s forecast overall damage potential It can also be run after the storm has had an impact to help determine the extent of damage which may have occurred The calculation of the Damage Estimate Index uses the force of the wind and the height of the estimated storm surge along with the population of the area s affected and the real estate values in those areas The absolute v
388. oves the text portion of the advisory data The associated observation data and forecast information is not removed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes z Delete Highlighted Advisory Text This option typically applies to older PCs with limited hard drive space This option allows the user to delete the text portion of the advisory observation data is not affected The associated To delete highlight the desired advisory and select Delete Advisory Text This option only applies to users of the HURRTRAK ONLINE service who have all of the text advisories automatically added to the HURRTRAK database 26 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Watch and Warning Maintenance w Hurricane DEN20 watch and warning maintenance WATCHAVARNING TYPE atest Hurricane Warning FROM Venice FL 7 TO Everglades City F Type Fromlocation Furr care Taring seven me Brage ty Tortun a neers Warming Steinhatchee River Mouth of the Pearl River LA Tropical Storm Warning Mouth of the Pearl River LA Grand Isle Dlake sce Storm tamil e Mile ca FL Golden Beach FL East Cape Sable 07 09 2005 09 00 EDT 07 09 2005 07 00 EDT 07 09 2005 05 00 EDT 07 09 2005 03 00 EDT 07 09 2005 01 00 EDT OF Oe 2005 23 00 EDT Hurrtrak Online imports the US based watches and warnings This option allows the user to enter or delete a
389. ow the user to enter change or delete any of the storm s observation data The observation data shown in the data field boxes is determined by the highlighted observation row at the bottom of the window Hurricane DEN20 observation maintenance Mandatory Data Adv No Date Time local Latitude Longitude Max wind nm im mn Ca a a Optional Data Central Pressure mb Eye Diameter nm Eye Wall Width nm EJ gt KE EE gt Wind Field Nautical Miles Radius of Winds NE SE SW N skos MEM O EM EE skos MEM gt Ms O EE a akos BEM MES EA Add Observation Edit Observation Clear all fields Grid update Cancel Exit Pressure 20 07 09 2005 11 00 EDT 24 7 83 8 98 19B 07 09 2005 09 00 EDT 24 4 83 5 98 19A 07 09 2005 07 00 EDT 24 1 83 2 104 969 mb 19 07 09 2005 05 00 EDT 23 9 82 9 92 972 mb 1RR N7 NG INNE NINN FNT 19345 RF RAI GR 973 mh Ej Delete Selected Observation Figure 1 To add new observation data fill in all of the required data and whatever portion of the optional data you wish then select ADD Observation If you are adding data to an existing storm set the latest observation information will be pre loaded into the data field boxes making for easier data entry To edit a prior observation select that observation row at the bottom of the window make the necessary changes then select EDIT Observation To Clear all fields select that option
390. p George sambatara Default Signatureidentifier pc Weather Products Maximum of 255 characters Atlanta GA 30067 140 Phone 770 953 3506 EMAIL Image Format Automation ww BMP JPG PEX Alr Animated GIF frame interval File size limit gt varie Animation interval hours aot More animation frames Larger E aigi Less animation frames Smaller Measure file size J file size Smaller fila sizes ara recommended since some email systems will not send large files Maximum file size waming size If a file is larger than this 1500000 value bytes a warming message will be shown i This option allows the user to define how they want to send email within the system Email send preference Specifies whether to allow MS Outlook to send email from HURRTRAK and if so the default preferred method to send email MS Outlook users may find it much easier to select the Outlook option as it removes the requirement of setting up your SMTP server information etc When you send email you may change the send method This is just the default method the system will assume Default Signature Identifier Contains the default signature you would like to appear at the end of your email notices This can be blank if desired E mail Image Format Identifies the type of image you would like to send when attaching graphics to an email note This applies to both manual and automatic generation of email We recommend BMP for
391. page 67 SLOSH Displays the SLOSH options screen as shown on page 246 Optimize for Google Earth This option only applies to the export of graphics to GE It removes all streets and labels so they do not interfere with the GE layers Mousepointer Show Picture Icon Displays an icon of flooding home which changes appearance as the inundation value changes Show SLOSH value Displays the raw SLOSH value for that location for the last basin analyzed Show Inundation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the inundation value for that location Show Elevation value If the Digital Elevation Model DEM data was installed this will display the elevation in feet of the cursor position The DEM data only covers the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the US PR and the USVI Show Latitude value Displays the latitude of the cursor position Show Longitude value Displays the longitude of the cursor position Help Displays help An additional set of options is available by right mouse clicking any area of the map image BEFORE plotting SLOSH See page 247 for more information Street Atlas data is only available for the US Gulf and East Coastal States as well as Hawaii PR and the USVI 238 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView Data Display MOM Mode gt MOM SLOSH Inundation display for Tampa FL Category 3 Aeka Exit Select Basin Switc
392. page 68 If you have more than one base location add them to the location group called Base Locations via system setup maintenance 3 Define your system s Email parameters In order to use the Email capabilities of the system you will need to define your preferences and settings in Email General options as shown on page 63 4 Define your personal Email Address book To send E mail via HURRTRAK s native SMTP capability you must first define all of the possible recipients in the Address book option on page 61 If you plan on using the MS Outlook interface you will need to select the address books you would like Hurrtrak to use 5 Define your HURRTRAK ONLINE parameters To receive HURRTRAK Online information you must define several parameters Define your Userid and Password via HURRTRAK Online Options shown on page 77 Be certain that you enter them EXACTLY as shown on your instructions If using a proxy server set up http proxy parameters as directed by your system network administrator using Hurrtrak Online Options Select Start Hurrtrak Online Timer as Windows Startup in the Hurrtrak Online Polling options There are many additional system and user options that are available within the system This list just represents the ones that typically are setup first 268 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX A2 HURRTRAK Online Timer The Hurrtrak Online Timer
393. parameters you need to enter into the Internet setup option 2 Authenticating Proxy Server Some organizations operate Authenticating Proxy Servers which require additional passwords to get data from the internet The HURRTRAK ONLINE INTERNET system will not operate with these types of proxy servers Contact your system administrator to request that an authentication exception be defined just for the purposes of retrieving data from http www pcwp com data Then define the proper parameters as shown in the Internet setup option 356 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc
394. peed as determined by the NHC forecast advisory for this site Typically the adjusted wind speeds are considerably lower than the raw values This function affects the forecast and actual location wind impact reports as well as the summary report This type of information allows us to create graphics such as the wind pattern shown below Soy dae Oe Gray ee Wes Fios Es 4 Ans 7 b Metin Ana Ano Aoo HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 315 of 356 Site Location Characteristics Method For the most accurate wind estimation reports possible and for areas outside of the US the user can enter site location characteristics within the Location Maintenance portion of the System Setup function An example of the advanced location data entry screen is shown below jm Location Input Location Mame State Latitude Longitude Plot Size Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station Offshore Location Bay Harbor lslands FL 25 8872 80 4 314 5 E Lookup latitude amp longitude Select location tram map Roughness Index by direction 24181 47452 H 11586 HHW HHE HE 05480 37567 NW 28991 WHW ENE 07623 16705 W E 07325 16182 WSW ESE 07623 07207 SSE Using the guide to the right enter the estimated roughness index for this location as well as the average roughness index in 16 directional quadrants distance of 2 miles You may use the guidelines to the right If you vould like the system
395. previous results or recalculate the indices Select YES to display the previous results or select NO to recalculate E e The damage report s performance varies greatly and can take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes to complete a calculation When complete it will present the user with the following window HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 339 of 356 Damage Estimator Exit Send Print Save Help Wind Damage Estimation Wind Damage estmaton Catastrophic is dependent on the vand speed and he resiiental poputa on of the affected area Higher Values Indica a signi cant number of Extreme Extensive The forecast wind damage index for Hurricane RITA is 5165 Based on past storm data this value typically corresponds with extreme to catastrophic wind damage Storm s with a similar wind damage index include The 1926 Miami Hurricane Hurricane DONNA in 1960 Storm Surge Damage Estimation Flood damage estimation is related to the potenta Storm surge fooding as deermmed by he SLOSH model and s impact fo residental popuiaied areas Higher values indicate he potenSal for a high number of people to be affected by Storm surge fooding Lower Value represent weaker Storm surge fooding or signiicant fooding in low poouisted areas The values on he scale are 1146 Catastrophic Extreme The storm surge damage index for Hurricane RITA is 1146 Based on past storm data this value typically correspon
396. pt the observations are exported with date time stamps allowing the user to display the observations in an animated fashion Within Google Earth the user must manually start the animation Options This allows the user to switch between plotting flight level wind barbs or surface level wind barbs Save Image The save image options here are the same as those described earlier Graph HDOB These options are somewhat redundant with the options on the information panel for the HDOB reports They include Clear Graph Selection Clears the previously select start and end points for graphing Select HDOB observations Prompts the user to select with the mouse the first and last observation points for graphing Set Date1 Allows the user to select the first observation point Set Date2 Allows the user to select the last observation point Temperature Dew Point Plots a temperature dew point graph as shown on the prior page Surface Pressure Plots a surface pressure graph as shown on the prior page Flight Level Wind Speed Plots a flight level wind speed graph Surface Wind Speed Plots a surface wind speed graph as shown on the prior page Help Displays help information If you want more general information on hurricane reconnaissance check www hurricanehunters com 257 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane Model Plot MODEL 04 15 2012 04 27 PM local g
397. r risk The risk factors are Wind Probability This is the probability that the base location will experience a 50 knot 58 mph wind speed The colors equate to the following probability values Red 33 Orange 22 32 Yellow 11 21 Green 0 10 Wind Probability Tendency This is the change in wind probability as defined above from the prior advisory The colors equate to the following probability values Red 11 Orange 4 10 Yellow 4 4 Green lt 4 Direction of Movement If the storm is within 600 nm of the base location this represents the deviation of the storm s current motion from the compass angle of a direct approach For example if a storm is heading at right angles to a direct approach this value would be 90 if moving in the opposite direction this value would be 180 The colors equate to the following values Red 0 22 Yellow 23 45 Green 46 Maximum Wind Speed Predicted This represents the maximum wind speed forecast knots for the base location The colors equate to the following values Red 100 Orange 65 99 Yellow 36 64 Green lt 36 Hours until arrival of 34 knot winds This represents the number of hours before the first 34 knot winds are expected The colors equate to the following values Red 0 23 hours Yellow 24 48 hours Green gt 48 hours HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 323 of 356 Hours until arrival of maximum winds This represents the number of h
398. rak Advanced will be shown in red while items unique to Hurrtrak Advanced will be shown in green Other differences will be noted as required ONLINE Video Trainin Introduction The hurricane tracking products from PC Weather Products represent the most advanced and easy to use Tropical Cyclone Tracking and Analysis Systems available It has assisted emergency planning professionals and risk managers around the world for years Our software products HURRTRAK RM Pro and HURRTRAK EM Pro offer an advanced set of functions and capabilities related to the analysis of Atlantic tropical systems as well as their potential impact to land sea areas HURRTRAK ONLINE is the company s on line service which provides all of the latest National Hurricane Center JTWC NOAA information via an Internet connection to the HURRTRAK Systems In addition PC Weather Products offers Global Tropical Cyclone Tracking Systems which track and analyze tropical cyclones around the world The main components of the system are Graphical and Reporting Graphical Highly detailed tracking charts Ability to show counties and roadways on charts Graphical representation of the storm s eye eyewall gale storm and hurricane force Ability to plot storm track on satellite or radar tracking charts Wind Field analysis that displays the likely wind speed and wind direction conditions at any point Ability to display the NHC forecast path on any chart Ability to display a st
399. represents numerical data that is defined by the user In the example shown here we picked data fields that may be on interest to the insurance industry If you have a large quantity of user data that you would like to import into the database it may be best to use MS ACCESS to do the chore rather than hand data entry Call PC Weather Products for assistance in doing this User defined fields 2 10 This represents numerical data that is defined by the user as described above The options available from here are To ADD a zip code select the Add Zip Code option To Change a zip code s information make the required changes in the data table and select Update Table To DELETE a zip code highlight that zip code in the list and select the Delete option Note To find a zip code use the search fields 202 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tracking Chart Maintenance Map Colors Map Selections User Maintenance i p j When you have completed making changes to the land and You may need to change some user options fonts tack water colors select Change all Maps option below colors etc alter changing map colors Custom Colors Change ALL Maps Select Land Color _ Select Water Color Tracking Chart maintenance has 2 functions The first function shown on the image above allows the user to change the default map colors There are 9 pre defined color sets as
400. required Latitude The latitude of the location you wish to analyze Be sure to enter this in degrees and tenths of a degree not degrees and minutes Northern latitudes are positive You may use the select from location database function to have the system automatically find a location s latitude amp longitude Longitude The longitude of the location you wish to analyze Again this should be entered in degrees and tenths of a degree Western Longitudes like the Americas are negative while Eastern longitudes are positive You may use the select from location database function to have the system automatically find a location s latitude amp longitude 218 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc The following optional data fields are initially set to their widest ranges If you wish to narrow the number of storms selected you may modify their values They include Starting Date The beginning date of the date range you wish to select Ending Date The ending date of the date range you wish to select Minimum Wind Speed The low end of the wind speed range The unit of measure UOM used is determined by the user preferences as set in the tracking portion of the system Maximum Wind Speed The high end of the wind speed range The UOM used is determined by the user preferences as set in the tracking portion of the system Direction of movement FROM This represents the f
401. rms and pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico along with the forecast wind speeds and wave heights from Hurricane Ivan seann EELEE From the Map Selection Tab when the Display Overlay Control Center is selected the following screen is displayed Overlay Control Center Currently Opened Overlays 63 isplayed C PCWPOEV htdev17T GLOBAL gis pipelines pwe Autoload 64 Displayed C PCWPDEV htdev1T GLOBAL gis platforms pwe Load Overlay Import GIS file Hide Show Overlay Remove Overlay Autoload Overlay Overlay Options Move to Top Font Size Outline Font size apply to all of the layers of a particular type Point label font size Line label font size Polygon label font size HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 343 of 356 The screen displays the overlays currently loaded as well as several options These options include Load Overlay This loads an existing PWC file Import GIS File This option will convert a Shape file into PWC format and load it The user must have some knowledge of the Shape file particularly its coordinate system Ellipsoid and UTM zone if applicable im Conversion parameters Help Coordinate System Ellipsoid fw GS g4 one Select the coordinate system of the GIS file being converted If UTM the Ellipsoid type and Zone must also be specified Hide Show Overlay This option will change the layer from being visible to being invisible but keeps it l
402. roach has worked well in the past there are several opportunities for problems that the user needs to be aware of 1 JTWC server problems If the JTWC servers go down no data will be available for the period of outage There is nothing we can do at this point but wait until they fix the problems 2 JTWC format changes Since the server software contains program logic to decode the JTWC advisories if they change the format unexpectedly or make an error the server software will not update correctly If it is an error it will be corrected hopefully with the next advisory If the change is permanent we will have to modify our server software One other important item has to do with the download of watches and warnings Watches and warning areas are only downloaded for the Atlantic basin and only when they affect US coastal areas This is because this is the only area for which standard watch and warning breakpoints are defined The user can manually input other watch and warning areas via the edit function Program Function differences The following functions are not available to the Global user tracking storms outside of the Atlantic 1 Strike Probability Analysis Strike probabilities cannot be calculated outside of the Atlantic 2 County amp Zip Code Reports The county and zip code report data is only available for the US and PR USVI so analysis in the Pacific is not feasible 3 Forecast Rainfall Rainfall data is onl
403. rom azimuth value Direction of movement TO This represents the to azimuth value Direction of Movement The prior two fields define the direction of storm movement The values are based off of a compass azimuth system where North is 0 or 360 degrees East is 090 South is 180 and West is 2 0 degrees The direction of movement is defined from the FROM value clockwise to the TO value This is best explained with examples 60 To select only storms that were moving to the NW you would enter FROM 270 TO 360 See Figure 14 To select only storms that were moving to the North you would enter 090 FROM 315 TO 045 To select only storms that were moving to the West you would enter FROM oe 225 TO 315 Figure 14 All of these examples allow for a 90 degree wide range In other words for the East example we will select all storms that were moving from the NE 045 to ones that were moving from the SE 135 If you want to narrow this range even further you may do so E If you want storms that were coming from nearly due East the FROM could be 080 and the TO could be 100 degrees This area is a little complicated so it may be best to try different values and see the results Forward motion minimum forward speed The low end of the range of storm forward motion speed The unit of measure KTS or MPH is determined by the user preferences in the tracking part of the system Forward motion maximum forward speed
404. rrtrak Online tab options There are 3 types of recon reports that the program displays Vortex Summarizes hurricane data to include the location of the eye the fix the minimum central pressure maximum winds on the way into the eye temperature inside and outside of the eye etc RECCO A line of weather data observed by the weather officer usually every 30 minutes enroute and at the turnpoints in the storm Typically only the first eight groups are encoded but on rare occasions clouds radar and surface winds are included HDOB High Density The NOAA and USAF recon flights often include observations at 30 seconds intervals as they flight in and around the storm This information includes the flight level conditions and often the surface estimates of wind speed and pressure At normal flight conditions this provides a data point approximately every 2 miles An explanation of the key items shown in the recon program is shown below 253 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc RECON 04 18 2009 10 27 AM local 04 18 2009 14 27 UTC Exit Annotate Send Print G ge GraphHDOB Help 26 43 91 54 Ay na A y ae 3 a E A WL cJ Date Time 09 42 06 06 26 UTC Lat Lomg 26 65 H 91 55 W Surface information Max Wind 1 kts KEF i k sah Bearing Range 266 pial l 43 NM SR Nah een NS Min Pressure 953MB NA ae D Sea sfc temp NA E Flight level information Level Height 7O
405. rsor 240 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView Main Chart Select Display MEOW Mode Tampa FL SLOSH basin MEOW mode Exit Select Basin Switchto MOM Analysis Plot MEOW SLOSH Report Current MEOW Options Help ar F BP Bs Gb B amp Q Sloch Value f 21 3 Water Level fit 21 3 Elevation 426M Lat 28 0826 Long 824575 Close this window when plotting j Pain select Reset Image to redisplay Hmi Bay i Piran a ENEE EIRT Meow SLOSH fraw Plot Meow Inundation Export MEOW SLOSH polpgone to Google Earth While switching to SLOSH MEOM mode the options available are a little different because the user has to specify the storm motion and strength so the system can display the correct MEOW You may use the left mouse button to zoom into the area of interest use the right button to zoom out When the desired map area is displayed there are several menu and toolbar options available They include Exit Exits the SLOSHView program Select Basin This option allows the user to select the SLOSH basin to examine All of the available SLOSH basins are displayed as well as the option to select the closest one to the currently displayed geographical area Switch to MOM Analysis This option allows the user to switch from MEOW mode into MOM mode
406. rt Allows the user to sort on any column Hide Columns Allows the user to selectively hide certain columns Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Other Display Hourly Details This is selected by double clicking on a location row or highlighting a row and selecting the display hourly details button The location s hourly detail information will then be displayed on the detailed location hourly report tab as shown on page 145 Hide Chart Below This checkbox will hide the wind speed direction chart and leave more room for the report data Tips The location report rows are color coded based on the maximum wind speed Moving from one row to another will display that locations wind graph information Left clicking on the graph will toggle the wind direction plot Moving you mouse over a point on the graph will display more information on that observation 139 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Sample Executive Style Impact Report This report is generated from the Print Export option while viewing a location county or zip code Summary report It can be emailed printed saved as a PDF or exported to HTML Hurricane GUSTAV Page 1 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report 08 31 2008 21 00 UTC 2008 Advanced Wind E stimation On Hurricane GU STAV Sunday 08 31 2008 21 00 UTC ary Update Advisory 29 15 MPH Category
407. ry report It is available in both the standard and executive formats It can also be emailed by right clicking on the base location or on the location in the tab based summary impact report An example of the information in these statements is shown below EMAIL Information _ olx Exit Help Edit Comments included in text of EMail Galveston TX narrative impact description for Hurricane IKE Advisory 42 Subject Latest Advisor 42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT 25 5 N 88 4 W 98 mph 945 mb 412 nm Southeast 123 degs of Galveston TX moving Northwest 299 degs at 8 knots Galveston TX is expected to receive a major impact from Hurricane IKE Northeasterly gale force winds should start affecting the area on Friday September 12th at 4 PM EDT with storm force winds arriving around 7 12 4M and Northeasterly hurricane force winds arriving near 12 AM The highest wind speeds from Hurricane IKE should occur near 3 AM when top sustained winds fram the East could reach 103 MPH with gusts near 133 MPH Winds should decrease below hurricane force 6 hours later Sustained winds will fall below gale force after 4 PM and generally be from the Southwest during this period of decreasing winds Expect gusts above gale force level for several more hours thereafter Wind damage from Hurricane IKE could be quite extensive with some homes shifted off of their foundation roofs removed and collapse of some exterior walls The total rainfall f
408. s 114 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Strike Wind Probability Analysis Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE31 09 08 2006 17 00 EDT File Git Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Lindo Display Plot Animate Stretch End annotate Prini Export Save Image Tab Hele Avac i SG Stretton anger Report g a ry BB Qs Saehe co Sfx Reve ttt OPPO 1 JAANE DTV O Hunan IRE 50 Kor wind bali r 5 5 9 5 4 5 bo T 5 Bor Description This tab displays two types of probabilities It graphically displays either the total next 24 hours 24 36 hour period 36 48 hour period or 48 72 hour period strike probabilities OR the total 34 knot 50 knot or 64 knot wind probabilities on a tracking chart The values are contoured as set in the Strike Wind Probabilities Option Additional storm tracking and analysis functions are available from here Note the Strike Probabilities are no longer used by the National Hurricane Center and will likely be phased out of this system Tab Created by Map Select Tab Variable Track Chart Tab Favorite Tracking Chart Tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 162 Plot For a complete list of P
409. s Hep PCWP R fient Value E TSS wabi Level FEE 15 0 a On Lat 27 m Long 02500 Hia HA Close thir window when plotting a ays a aoe ETa iret Mewt image ha edaj E ii i Fi a Gu Asis fi Tad E i E ot O Caig ll O Caseg Category a Category ot i Caed r Category 15 th Mean iie FUG mh High take Pit Meow SLUSH fraa Phot hies Inundation O EPSA MEOW SLOSH pedagera t PS mene Finally the user exports the Cat 4 MEOW polygons to Google Earth to view the data in 3D using the GE interface t n E gt ii Da egr e 2009 Tale Atlast ape t Gray gaidos 2008 San borni y i S o 2 009Europa Technological i L gt Data U S Navy a Imagery Dates Mar 2006 Jul 5 2007 27 93552 4 lon 82 462711 elev Obviously a certain amount of care must be taken when zooming down to very small street level maps The SLOSH analysis and USGS data are not exact enough to narrow flooding areas down to individual streets 236 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc SLOSHView Main Chart Select Display MOM Mode Tampa FL SLOSH basin MOM mode Exit Select Basin Switch to MEOW Analysis PlotMOM SLOSH Report MOM Options Help OS Po amp Obs AA Florida Zephyrhills Lot Gibconia a enple Te race afian Pit ae Tampa When starting the SLOSHVi
410. s Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Print Send Prints or sends a report for the displayed location all impacted locations or all base locations Commands only available when more than 1 base location is defined First Displays the risk impact information for the first alpha location Prior Impacted Displays the prior alpha impacted location in the set of base locations Prior Displays the prior location in the set of base locations Next Display the next base location 100 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Next Impacted Displays the next impacted location Last Displays the last location Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Miscellaneous Right Clicking on the Narrative impact statement will allow the user to copy or email the narrative text Selecting the drop down arrow on the row that says Detailed hourly information for will display the hourly details for this location Moving the mouse over a point on the graph will display information about that observation Left clicking on the graph will toggle the wind direction plot For more information on the risk alert bars see page 323 101 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc HURRTRAK ONLINE Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 200 Hurricane Ike 012 7008 09 00 UTE Fle Edt Reports Google Berth Export
411. s and most functions will now use the new forecast path A new option to plot the what if forecast is added to the PLOT menu function Some data which is not directly related to the forecast path is not changed i e Wind and Surge Probabilities Forecast Rainfall etc 37 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Setup Post Storm Analysis Post Storm Analysis Advisory This option resets what the system thinks is the latest advisory The user must select the advisory number to use as the latest one The only functions that are not affected by this are data maintenance and strike probability calculations An easier method to select a past advisory for post storm analysis is to move your mouse over a past observation point while viewing the database tab map image and right click selecting set Post Storm Analysis to this advisory Aii Delete Storm Set Post Storm Analysis to this Advisory 38 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Summary Report Setup Automated The setup of automated summary reports can be selected via the Tools menu option or via the Command Bar Icons A dialog screen is displayed showing all of the current summary reports The system comes predefined with one of each type of summary report Feel free to use the copy command to copy these predefined reports to create your personalized one Important Th
412. s associated with this location group It only needs to be specified when the location group is being used to generate a SLOSH report Plot Font This option allows the user to specify the font type size and color which will be used when plotting the locations in this location group on a tracking map It overrides the default location font It can be changed by clicking on it and can be cleared by selecting the SHIFT key and clicking on it The options available from this report To ADD a location group select the Add Location Group option and modify data fields To Change a location group s information make the required changes and select the Update Table option To Add Locations to a Location Group highlight that location group in the list and select the Add Location to selected Location Group option See page 198 To DELETE a location group highlight that location group in the list and select the Delete selected Location Group option NOTE There is a very special location group called Base Locations Associating locations to that group will impact the Tracking Program s Risk Alert tab by including all of the locations in this group on that tab 197 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Location Group Association w Location maintenance for Bahama Islands Location Group Exit Help Location List Bahama Islands Name State l Location Name Stats j REET Location
413. s for Geographical Alerts Define Geographical Alert s t Geographical Alerts defined Hurricane Alley You can define several areas for each Geographical Alert The dialog box for doing so is shown below Alert Geographical Area Definition for Predefined Geographical Area a Exit Help ae Include Max Wind mt Grapical NW Comer MUY Corner SE Corner SE Corner eee Name Description at oe i Forecast Criteria Area Select Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude 3 Postions knots Hurricane Aley fclick here 27 84 ee ee M f A Add Hew GeoArea Alert Update Table Deete Selected Geo Area Alert To add additional areas select the Add New Geo Area and answer the questions on the setup wizard If you select multiple areas for the Geographical Alert an separate email will be sent for each one to each Email address you defined assuming the trigger has been met for the area i e if you have 5 areas 47 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc defined but only 1 is expected to have an active storm in it then only 1 Email will be sent Note There is absolutely no problem with defining only one area per Geographical Alert It may in fact simplify things a bit SPECIAL LOCATION ALERT TYPE For more expert users we have come up with the ability to send Email alerts based on the timing of a trigger wind speed
414. sa HINCA NOOQ tes Ve KOs wind Speed if ker a ee oo a 3 MURRTRAKONUNE ONLINE APD erry sgat wiat ed wid alg Tracking Chart 1 Central Guf of Mexico Muli San tacking char Pubic Advisory Forecast Advimory Description This tab displays the map selected from the map selection tab or when a map is re plotted due to pan and zoom Many storm tracking and analysis functions are available from here Up to three of the variable tracking chart tabs are available These maps are dynamic and are not part of the system s permanent fixed favorite tracking chart selection Tab Created by Selecting a tracking option from the Map Selection tab Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends current tab s image as graphic or pdf via email image as shown on page 156 Undo Removes the last change or all changes to the tracking chart Display For a complete list of display options see page 157 Plot For a complete list of Plot options see page 159 Animate Animates the storm s actual and or forecast motion on a separate tab The user can select to plot a standard or wind pattern animation on the same chart or one with a refreshed un plotted image 107 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Stretch Fills the entire screen with the current tab s image No functions can be performed while in stretch mode Annotate Al
415. se user Read Update APPL dem Read Update APPL maps1400 Create Read Update Delete APPL maps1024 Create Read Update Delete APPL maps640 Create Read Update Delete APPL Temp Create Read Update Delete APPL n Create Read Update Delete APPL nlIcd Read APPL sats Create Read Update Delete APPL slosh Read Update APPL skins Read APPL streetdata Read APPL miscgraphics Read APPL reconbmp Read Regular User with Update option Y Directory APPL Read APPL data Create Read Update Delete APPL database Read Update APPL database user Read Update APPL dem Read Update APPL maps1400 Create Read Update Delete APPL maps1024 Create Read Update Delete APPL maps640 Create Read Update Delete APPL Temp Create Read Update Delete APPL n Create Read Update Delete APPL nlIcd Read APPL sats Create Read Update Delete APPL slosh Read Update APPL skins Read APPL streetdata Read APPL miscgraphics Read APPL reconbmp Read HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 346 of 356 Regular User with NO update capabilities Directory APPL Read APPL data Read Update APPL database Read APPL database user Read Update APPL dem Read Update APPL maps1400 Create Read Update Delete APPL maps1024 Read APPL maps640 Read APPL Temp Create Read Update Delete APPL n Create Read Update Delete APPL nlicd Read APPL sats Create Read Update Delete APPL slosh Read Update
416. sers will share Individual user preferences are maintained in the Tools Options function as shown on page 56 There are 7 system setup options available e Database Maintenance e System Options e User Maintenance e Location Maintenance e Tracking Chart maintenance e Watch and Warning Area Maintenance e Flood Point Maintenance 178 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc System Preference Setup Database Maintenance M Syster Setup General Options Database Maintenance falls lfm Exit Help Database maintenance Storm Database Maintenance General Database Litities Record Maintenance Remove Reconnaisance 2005x Add New Database Databese Compact and Data 2005 ae ee Os Repair 2006 a007 Delete Selected Remove Rain Forecast Data System Options 30076 Database in a JE Database Backup ir 2007x Remove Forecast Model 20071x Current Detaull Database Data 2003 Use Maintenance SWhidesnn The defauit storm ip Z2008deme 2008 database is the one Database Restore Remove H Wind Data ATAU Ren z Selectnew Default pap hei gic ba T 205 ihe SySlem is Started i database Remove Wind Probability inten 2008test Data Mantenance 2008x Highlight database left before selecting Oy 2008xz Remove so
417. slightly _ Bell noise when actual transitions to forecast Email setup Eye wall shading pattem lo Solid Email address Shared Animation Options legacy and wind pattern book Arrow size E iai Arrow density amp tion Alert F Plot locations small Map Include location distances Unit of Fast Slow Measure Animation Speed Wind Patter Animation Options Plot wind values with wind pattern animation Plot wind arrows with wind pattern animation arn k Animatan These set of options control how animation sequences will appear to the user Display Options Wind Radii Animation Options Plot Wind Field Circles Determines if the wind circles will plot during animation Plot Wind Values Determines if wind values will be shown next to the wind arrow during animation Plot Wind Field Arrows Determines if the wind arrows will plot during animation Multi colored Wind vectors Changes the wind arrow display to one which has multi colored arrows The size and color of the wind vector is associated with the location s wind speed It is best to increase the arrow density when choosing this option The arrow colors are set within the plotting options See APPENDIX PP Multi Colored wind vector display on page 313 for more information Use Advanced Wind Estimates This option determines if Advanced Wind Estimation is utilized during animation It affects only the wind arrows and values not the w
418. soft Outlook as your primary e mail system then do the following 1 Make sure your Email Contact folders in Outlook are marked as Show this folder as an Email Addressbook This is a setting in the properties of each contact folder 2 Select MS Outlook as your preferred method of sending e mail via user preferences Email General Options ePi Chaser raite Dianai Changer raioni ei peA K F OK to use Microsoft Outlook to send email s to individuals and distribution groups This does not prevent you from using the internal Hurrtrak EMail send capabilities Preferred default EMail send method HURRTRAK C Microsoft OUTLOOK You can switch methods when you send an email Misc send options George Sambataro a Default Signature identifier PC Weather Products J i Maximum of 255 characters Atlanta GA 30067 F Phone 770 953 3506 140 Fax 770 952 2540 X EMAIL Image Format BMP C JPG C PCX Animated GIF frame interval File size limit More animation frames Larger file Less animation frames Smaller file size size Smaller file sizes are recommended since some email systems will not send large files Maximum file size warning size If a file is larger than this 1500000 value bytes a waming message will be shown 2 Define the address books you would like HURRTRAK to see via user preferences Email General Option Outlook folders Be sure to not select very large folders gt
419. stions on the setup wizard If you select multiple locations for the Location Alert an separate email will be sent for each one to each Email address you defined assuming the trigger has been met for the location i e if you have 5 locations defined but only 1 is expected to be impacted triggered then only 1 Email will be sent There is one special case related to this we will discuss at the end of this section Note There is absolutely no problem with defining only one location per Location Alert It may in fact simplify things a bit As mentioned earlier the criteria available for location alerts are Wind speed Timing of wind Rainfall Wind probability and closest point of approach of the center of the storm For the Location Group Alert this section appears like the image below It only needs the Location Group you are defining this alert for and the minimum wind speed at any of the locations that will trigger this alert i e if you are only interested when any of your locations will be impacted by 50 knot winds then change the default wind speed to 50 knots This is for sustained winds only not gusts Location Group Alert Small Map Select the minimum wind speed knots at any location to Select Location Group activate this alert The default is 34 knots Finally for the Geographical Alert type section 5 allows the user to define the geographical area they are interested in receiving alert
420. ston TX Next Next impacted Lasi Sa a TTT es Wind Probability Wind Probability Tendency hitocwww sser wise eduidata oble Direction of Movement z Maximum Wind Speed Predicted 38 benii Hours till arrival of 39 mph winds 5 Map 1 Hours till arrival of Max winds 23 Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 1375 Lana Lendas Matiole sionn tracking chart Wind Probabilities for Galveston TX J Publis Adison 10 Foot Storm Surge 18 Foot Storm Surg AAN ata ul Sa Forecast Discussion Adver Impact Summary for Galveston TX Probability Adison 110143 mph Saturday GA 2008 02 00 EDT 2 Extensive 13 8 8 0ANA200S 12 00 EDT OW 13 2008 14 00 EDT 6 18 OSM 22008 23 Hi Observation Worksheet aaa a SE eee es j Oficial Forecast Watches and Warnings Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph vapana PUN Description This tab provides risk impact information for the defined base location s It shows the risk alert bars narrative impact statement wind probabilities surge probabilities wind impact summary detail and a forecast wind speed and direction graph for the displayed base location The user can move through each of the base location via the next and prior buttons displaying the impact information for each site Tab Created by Tab is active when at least 1 base location is defined and a storm is loaded Tab Closed Allowed No Function
421. t 04 15 2012 20 27 UTC Exit Annotate Send Print Google Earth Export Save Image Options Help 8 Se 2 e588 He 42 08 24 12 83 10 GFNI 08 31 08 06 00 UTC 88 k Navy GFDL model Interpolated 06 hours m Last 12 hours From 08 28 08 2022 UTC Show labels 7 Show points 7 Show Mode Description Redisplay When the hurricane model plot program is started the user is presented with the above screen At this point the user can select the mapping area they are interested in via zoom in rubber band area with mouse or zoom out right click See page 299 for more information and then perform the program functions The model data is downloaded via the HURRTRAK ONLINE service In addition to manually requesting the model data by setting the HURRTRAK ONLINE Automation option you can force the system to check for new data on a regular basis There are 2 program controls that determine which model forecast will plot The Date selection box which contains a date and time field A duration hours field box which instructs the system how far to look back from the date selection The example above is showing all model forecast that were issued within 8 hours of 8 28 2008 at 13 48 UTC MOUSE Options When the user moves the mouse over a model verification point the name of the model and description will be displayed in the status bar at the top of the map image 24 12 83 10 GFN 08 31 06 06 00 UTC 88 kK Navy GFDL mo
422. t 50 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northeast side of the storm Radius of 58 MPH 50 Knot Winds SE Sector The distance nautical miles that 50 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southeast side of the storm Radius of 58 MPH 50 Knot Winds SW Sector The distance nautical miles that 50 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southwest side of the storm Radius of 58 MPH 50 Knot Winds NW Sector The distance nautical miles that 50 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northwest side of the storm 19 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Radius of 39 MPH 34 Knot Winds NE Sector The distance nautical miles that 34 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northeast side of the storm Radius of 39 MPH 34 Knot Winds SE Sector The distance nautical miles that 34 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southeast side of the storm Radius of 39 MPH 34 Knot Winds SW Sector The distance nautical miles that 34 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southwest side of the storm Radius of 39 MPH 34 Knot Winds NW Sector The distance nautical miles that 34 knot winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northwest side of the storm 20 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Official Forecast Maintenanc
423. t as text html formatted text or PDF via email image as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Save text to Email outbox as a PDF file Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available Copy This option copies the contents of the data form being displayed to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Tips User comments are included under the graphic in the summary report 131 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Observation Worksheet Table Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Tab Help 866 OO r gt a3 BS OSG FOS gt Piono matr g ir I db 9 2 2 BSH GO 205 A OO Description This tab displays the observations for the current loaded storm Tab Created by This tab is visible if a storm is loaded Tab Close Allowed No however this tab can be deselected in General Options Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functi
424. t portion to the Email Outbox Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output to a PDF format Font This allows the user to set the screen printer font type and size Only matching screen and printer fonts are available If you want to print out the data in portrait mode and it does not fix across 1 page you may need to temporarily reduce the font size before printing Copy This option copies the tropical weather outlook text to the windows clipboard You can then paste the copied information into another application etc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information 126 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Public Advisory Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 2010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Fie Edt Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Prin Expert Font Copy Tab Help 8 Oe 6 O fs oy 5 a3 BOSD 6 FBS a Location mpat repot Be ir D Sead A O TCPAT4 Orerdo FLRiskimoact hamom HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 42 oa NWS TPC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1000 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 IKE CONTINUES TO GROW IN SIZE BUT HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST Multiple storm tacking chart AT 10 AM CDT 1500 UTC A
425. taining the Output This information is being sent to all employees Include Prefix The Suffix message will appear just before the signature line of the EMail containing the Output Those in the affected area should speak with their manager Include Suffix Save Changes Section Tab 7 allows the user to adjust the schedule of when this automation can run In this way you can create this outputs only on certain days and times See example below 51 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Exit Help Automation Definition Tracking Map Definition for Predefined Tracking M Prefix Suffix for Predefined Tracking Map Schedule for Predefined Tracking Map Schedule local time gt vu N ak Co sA b N a gt O h h Monday i Kk K Kl K Kl w K Kg e K Ko Kk Kk a BAGET K g kk kK amp K amp K K Kk Kk K ks Kk kK K kK e K Km Kk a ea K Kk i K Kk Kk K K K K K K Tuesday Wednesday K K K K K K K K x x x x x x x x x 5 x K K K K K Thursday x K K s K x x K K K K K K K K K K K K K lt lt K lt Friday K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K Saturday K x x x x x x K K K K K
426. tate Chart User notes urnicane Opal as it started to weaken Maximum length of text iz 255 characters TU 101 Ha 10 04 95 1100130 kts 427 mb N ay HE ae EB kts y ps 10 04 95 0700 115 kts 316 mb t a a j t t 10 04 95 0600 105 kts 933 mb a A Figure 6 Cancel t AG 1 This option allows the user to add comments etc directly onto the tracking chart image When Annotate is selected any time the mouse button is pressed the user notes entry screen shown above is displayed The text that is entered will appear at the position where the mouse button was pressed The size color and other font properties used for the user notes are set in user preferences Selecting End Annotate will return the mouse button function to its original function The next image is an example of an annotated chart chew Cleans alert _ hie a LY ow Ha eater lleia mi Aag Be on 130 101 6S Na as ae a Ni 107 04 95 1100 130 kts 947 mb ee 04 95 OS 130 kts rib 115 T E i BE 10 04 95 0700 115 kts 916 mb ata Ei FA At f 7 107 04 95 0500 105 kts 933 mb 166 Apalachicola 224 R 43 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Export Options Graphics Color Prints the current image in color Gray Scale Prints the current in pre determined gray scale Fax Prints the current image after automatically modifying the image to line art
427. tc If you have a desire to do so please contact PC Weather Products to discuss separate license agreement possibilities Will this run on a Network Yes contact PC Weather Products for more information on the Network version How can get the data in the tracking system into the historical database for use by the Hurricane History program You can t The historical database is based on official storm track information provided by the NHC Atlantic East Pacific In addition the data is pre processed to allow for rapid information access Why should I create separate storm databases in system setup While separate storm databases are not required they are recommended in order to segregate storms by year Creating a separate storm database for 2011 2012 etc should make management of storm data much easier Remember the system s default database after installation is the PAST database If you wish to segregate this year s storms create a new database right after you install Why would I want to turn database security ON Unless you have the LAN version of the system you probably don t Turning on security forces the user to sign on before starting any of the system s programs How should utilize Location Groups and why are there predefined groups like Email Alert small 354 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc map and large map group Location groups are a powerful addi
428. tem does not match the Hurrtrak Online Active database 2011 This is normal when reviewing past storm season data however please remember that current storm updates will not be reflected during this session understand current updates will not be applied to this database Change my default database to the current Hurntrak Online Active Database 2011 Continue opening the current default database and do not remind me of this again for 24 hours In addition if you continue with a non current database the main database tab will show a red flag next to the Hurrtrak Online database name field This serves as a reminder HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 328 of 356 HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Hurricane KATRNA 08 28 2005 17 00 EDT File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Tab Help SiInfo current D Aa Oe A477 tw OW a Storm Database 2005 Hurrtrak Online Active Database Active Storm KATRNA Storm database last updated 1 22 2008 12 33 00 PM 03 27 2008 03 33 06 PM Host data examined Atlantic update performed Next check 03 Latest Advisory 24 08 26 2005 17 00 EDT 26 9N 89W 167 mph 902 mb 475 nm Southwest 270 degs of Atlanta GA moving Northwest Direction of Movement 2 Hours till arrival of 39 mph winds 3 Finally if the Active Hurrtrak Online Database is not in the current year the system will warn the user when opening the main tracking program of this condition and provide the op
429. tes divide by 60 and add it to the degree value I E 78 degrees 54 minutes is 78 9 degrees Plot Size This represents the circular size of this location This can range anywhere from 0 to 100 nautical miles A zero value will not draw any circle thus being well suited for geographical landmarks like points bays etc Other values will draw circles or points depending on the size of the location and size of the map they are plotted on Plot Font This option allows the user to specify the font type size and color which will be used when plotting this locations name on a tracking map It overrides the location group and default location fonts It can be changed by clicking on it and can be cleared by selecting the SHIFT key and clicking on it Elevation This indicates the location s elevation above mean sea level in feet It is only used by the SLOSH report function and supersedes the elevation calculated by the DEM digital elevation model data included with the system Cross Wind Direction This field can be used in 2 different ways If a coastal location this can be used to identify the wind direction that typically causes the most flooding For example in Savannah a direct East wind 090 degrees is the direction that flooding occurs In Panama City FL the direction is more like SSW or 200 degrees This is used in the detail location reports when calculating onshore wind flow and also the location report flood index graph If
430. that typically causes the most flooding For example in Savannah a direct East wind 090 degrees is the direction that flooding occurs In Panama City FL the direction is more like SSW or 200 degrees This is used in the detail location reports when calculating onshore wind flow and also the location report flood index graph If this is an airport location this field can be 199 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc used to identify the cross wind direction i e a 360 runway would have the max cross wind from 270 or 090 Either value can be used This will then generate the cross runway component of wind on detailed hourly reports Tide Station This identifies the tide station associated with this location To associate a location to a tide station click on this data cell The user will then be presented with the tide selection window Average Roughness Index This represents the average roughness index for this county This is used for the county wind impact report when Advanced Wind Estimation for counties is active ON This value has been pre calculated and should be changed with care User defined field 1 This represents numerical data that is defined by the user In the example shown here we picked data fields that may be of interest to the insurance industry If you have a large quantity of user data that you would like to import into the database it may be best to use MS ACC
431. the ADD FROM command to add the records from the filename att file After the table and coverage are created join the two by using the Arc Info JOINITEM command lf you have any suggested additions or changes to this process please contact us at Support pcwp com HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 303 of 356 APPENDIX M Rainfall Forecast Capabilities The HURRTRAK software coupled with HURRTRAK ONLINE allows the user to depict that latest Quantitative Precipitation Forecast QPF information It can be displayed in either an analysis format or a color shaded county thematic format The QPF information is issued by the National Weather Services Hydrological Prediction Center Please note while the QPF information does a good job of showing the location of normal precipitation amounts it is not designed to forecast excessive precipitation amounts over a small area The information is presented in the HURRTRAK system in one of the two following formats ANALYSIS COUNTY THEMATIC a Hurricane OPAL 1070471995 11 00 EDT Ady 28 Wind 130 Kts Pres 927 mb Rainfall Forecast 24 hrs ending 01 29 2000 07 00 EST Exit Resetimage Send Undo Display Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Save Image EX Display Annotate Send Print Savelmage Fonts Help Options Help Lat 30 569 Long 74 596 Wind Speed wind Direction Distance from center 398 5 nm Lat 29 716 Long 80 836 mphis Some more information on the National Wea
432. the Order Services shall be provided to Customer either via the Internet or such other method as Company may specify 4 License Grant Customer is granted a non exclusive non transferable and limited license to use the purchased Software which includes object code and documentation for the specific version so purchased along with such updates provided if any unless so provided under separate or superseding terms solely for your internal business purposes either i on the single workstation on which the Software is first installed or ii where site network license is purchased solely on such equipment and for such number of concurrent users and level of access as specified on the applicable Order Such right to use includes a right to copy or print the results and displays generated by the Software from your permitted use for your internal business or personal use Additionally Customer may reproduce the Software solely for backup and archival purposes provided all such copies made must retain all copyright and proprietary notices and may only be put into use temporarily on such backup workstation in the event the initial workstation on which the Software is licensed malfunctions or is no longer in use 5 Reservation of Rights All title property and intellectual property rights other than those granted in Section 4 and other interests in to and under the Software and Services is reserved by and shall remain exclusively with the Compan
433. the circle is determined by the color of the decision arc Strike Probability Analysis Displays on a separate chart but using the same map a grid of strike probability values as well as a contour analysis of the strike probabilities The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and density of the contour analysis are set in strike probability options You can choose to display the total strike probability analysis or the next 24 hours only or the period from 24 36 hours only 36 48 hours only or 48 72 hours only Strike Probabilities Location Values Displays strike probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in font options Wind Probability Analysis Displays on a separate chart but using the same map a grid of wind probability values as well as a contour analysis of the probabilities The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and density of the contour analysis is set in strike probability options You can choose to display the 34 50 or 64 knot total wind probabilities Wind Probabilities Location Values Displays wind probabilities for a location group on the tracking chart being viewed The text properties used for displaying these values can be set in font options 160 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Surge Probabilities Displays
434. the estimated wind speeds calculated by Advanced Wind Estimation Wind Analysis Elevation Not to be confused with the location s elevation above sea level This value indicates the elevation above ground level that the user would like used in Advanced Wind Estimation A standard of 10 meters is the default however you can change this from 5 to 999 feet AGL The options available from here are To lookup a location s latitude longitude select the Lookup Latitude and Longitude option County Sate roward Florida State Aldaey 7 l a f County ries Code U State FIPS Code Latitude some f tl i hun mee thud net be Concitered arii PS p o on the beach check Pe posed drecton are ao ral order a Gitane vee Doro wl be ered To associate a location to a tide station select the Look up Tide Station option 193 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc To accept the changes select the Accept option To reject all changes select the Quit option To clear all advanced location data for this location select the Reset to non advanced location option This will clear all exposure and terrain type information for this location 194 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Define Action Points w Action Point Definition for Miami FL Exit Help Copy Action Points Paste Action Points Decision Lead Lead Lead Lead Le
435. the selected footage surge probability on the current tracking chart When selected the available surge levels are displayed thus allowing the user to select one of the levels i e Display Surge probability for a 8 foot storm surge The percentages at selected locations are also displayed on the map See page 297 for more information Flood Index Displays the flood index on the current tracking chart The sub options are Current Displays the flood index for the current as indicated on tracking chart observation This analysis should only be done when the storm Is currently affecting an area Forecast Displays the flood index for either the next 1 2 or 3 hours or the maximum forecast flood index for a 1 2 or 38 hour period This analysis should only be done when a storm is forecast to affect an area Actual Displays the maximum observed flood index for a 1 2 or 3 hour cumulative period This analysis should only be done when the storm has already affected an area The text properties used to display the values as well as the color and width of the flood analysis are set in flood index options For more information on this topic see page 290 Wind Band Legend Displays the wind level and color legend for the wind pattern display image Wind Band Legend Displays a legend showing the wind speeds analyzed and associated plot colors The colors and wind speeds are set in wind band options Does not apply with a QUICK TAU plot
436. the surface estimates of wind speed and pressure At normal flight conditions this provides a data point approximately every 2 miles E These options control whether to show the observation labels and what size font to use when displaying them F This option allows the user to identify what types of recon reports to show The options are the Vortex RECCO and HDOB High Density reports In addition the user can specify whether to show the USAF and or the NOAA HDOB flight data G This option instructs the system to display only the recon reports received in the last x hours where x is selected by the user H The user can also select older recon reports by selecting a from and to date range All reports that fall inside this range will be displayed I The right information panel displays the decoded information for vortex High Density and RECCO reports The decoded information displayed varies based on which report is being pointed to with the mouse An example of each is shown below 254 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Vortex Date Time 09 92 06 08 2 8 UTC Lat Long 26 65 N 91 58 W Surface information Max Wind 61 kts Bearing Range 266dege 48 NM Min Pressure 953 MB NA Sea sfc temp MA Flight level information Level Height 700 MB 2697 h Max Wind Dir TS kts 346 deg Bearing Range 265 deg 39 NM Max temp out eye 14C 3051 M Wax t
437. ther Services HPC can be found at http www hpc ncep noaa gov html about2 shtml HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 304 of 356 APPENDIX N Hurricane Model Forecast HURRTRAK Advanced 2009 Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 09 00 UTC CER File Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Undo Display Plot Animate Stretch Annotate Print Export Seve Image Options Tab Help QArwaBdew aaDat yu SES ODIRRREM ESS DE t Wind Speed wind Direction Distance hom certer 525 2inm Lat 22263 Long 34 311 5 E iil ae li Wolpe TAA Sa i The HURRTRAK software coupled with HURRTRAK ONLINE allows the use to depict the latest available Hurricane Model Forecast A complete discussion of the various hurricane models that the NHC utilizes can be found at http www nhc noaa gov modelsummary shtml It is important to note that the user should always make plans based on the official NHC forecast and not on forecast model raw output HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 305 of 356 APPENDIX NN Google Earth Interface There are 2 methods in which HURRTRAK interfaces with Google Earth GE Graphic Export KML language interface Each method is described in more detail below Graphic Export The Hurrtrak system has the ability to export ANY graphic image that is currently being viewed within the system to a format that can then be viewed using Google Earth When selected Hurrtrak will automatically display the im
438. these selection require additional criteria Official Forecast prior This exports the storm s forecast track and the forecast points The user can select to export the current or any prior forecast tracks Official Forecast Average Error This option will export an area which represents the forecast s average error The user can select to prior advisories forecast average error This may take a few seconds to run Official Forecast Wind Radii When selected the system will export KML which contains up to 3 polygons representing the forecast 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas for a specific hour in the forecast Official Forecast Wind Field Grid This option will export a grid of points across the entire forecast wind field at a specific forecast hour When viewed on GE it shows up as point values or points which then can be interrogated Official Forecast Wind Pattern This option export up to 10 polygons representing different wind levels of a storm for a specific forecast hour The levels are is determined via the Wind Pattern Levels tab of the Plotting User Options Advanced Wind Estimation AWE is not used in this export regardless of the AWE settings elsewhere This is because AWE wind calculations would invalidate the concept of a polygon Animation This is a powerful option which allows the user to export the entire past or forecast wind radii animated wind arrows and view it using GE s animation capabi
439. this option allows the system to determine the affected states rather than the user having to determine this for each storm report Enabling this option is highly recommended States to include in County Impact Analysis Use this option to specify which states you would like to include in the County Wind Profile Analysis report If you have interest in only a few states then you can check only those states This will improve the performance in generating the county wind report You may also choose the MAP SELECT option which will allows the user to choose states graphically States to include in Zip Code Impact Analysis Use this option to specify which states you would like to include in the Zip Code Wind Profile Analysis report If you have interest in only a few states then you can check only those states This will improve the performance in generating the zip code wind report You may also choose the MAP SELECT option which will allows the user to choose states graphically 82 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Impact Analyses Other Report Options Display wind gusts on reports Plot use real zip codes only ignore PO Boxes etc Show all times on hourly detailed impact reports i e show rows when no forecast wind exists When exporting the Impact Report via comma or EXCEL remove non numeric data from Start End Arrival and Duration columns Damage Standard to us
440. tide station associated with this location To associate a location to a tide station click on the Look up Tide Station option The user will then be presented with a tide station selection window Offshore Location This identifies the location as a fixed offshore location such as an oil platform etc When checked the system will include wave height calculations in the summary and detailed impact report for this location Exposure This is an important data element It describes the exposures that are characteristic for this location For each of the 8 compass directions where there is an open exposure within 5 miles the user should mark that direction as well as indicate in feet the distance from that exposure Open exposures include large lakes gt 3 miles or ocean sea areas In the example above we are describing a location that has an open ocean exposure nearby to the east 500 feet and less of an exposure in other directions N S NE SE All western directions are not exposed This value has an impact on the wind speeds estimated by Advanced Wind Estimation Terrain Type This is also an important data field It describes the frictional characteristics of the location s area The user should select the option that best describes the location s environment It is highly suggested that the user initially under value frictional lower friction considerations until experience indicates otherwise This value has a large impact on
441. tion of changing the Active database to the current year This should reduce the chances that data from one year will be stored into the wrong database Message The Hurrtrak Online Active database name Is 200 and we are now In the year 2008 To avoid putting 2008 data into a database for another year It Is recommended that you make the 2008 database the Hurrtrak Online Active one Do not change the Hurrtrak Online Active database understand that updates for 2008 will be applied to the 2007 database Do not change the Hurrtrak Online Active database and DO NOT remind me of this again HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 329 of 356 APPENDIX T2 Webcam Location Images When exporting the Summary impact report tab to Google Earth you have the ability to view a live web cam image of the location being analyzed if available The system is pre loaded with about 100 web cams links but you can also select custom images web or local for specific locations in the location database They just need to be in a graphic format jpg bmp tif gif The custom images are defined in the System Setup Location Maintenance option Location Maintenance KE Exit Help Switch to legacy AWE data entry Location Location Group County Zip Code Search Location Name island Country State tx Name State Latitude Longitude Piot size Plot Font __ Elevation Cross Wind Direction Tide Station Offshore Location gt Brazos Isla
442. tion to the tracking system s capabilities Not only can you display the locations within a group on the tracking charts they are also used to determine which locations will be analyzed in the batch location analysis and with the strike probabilities report The small map group can be used as the set of locations you want to display whenever you are using a small map lt 20 degrees wind The large map group as you might expect can be used when displaying locations on a large map like the whole Atlantic etc The Email Alert location group is used when creating a map for an email alert message There is also a new location group called Base Locations that controls what appears on the Risk Alert tab What is the significance of the value of the flood index The value of the index is determined by the strength of the onshore wind flow for that area For a complete discussion of this topic see Flood Index Summary on page 290 In the systems there are options to display SLOSH data What is this data The SLOSH data is data compiled by the NWS to determine the potential extent of coastal flooding due to a storm surge For a complete discussion of this topic see SLOSH Summary on page 293 TROUBLESHOOTING PROGRAM My tab labels are not showing unless select that tab This is a video driver problem You can try setting the tab labels to a different location If that does not work you should replace your windows video driver with a newer one
443. tions The options for this tray program right click on cloud icon in tray are Options This option presents the user with the following window allowing them to change the 6 3 day 3 night default satellite images as well as the update interval number of frames to save for animation Only one URL of each day night can be selected You can also select a local jpg gif bmp png or tif image to display 260 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Satellite URL Definition Help Enter the location of the graphic you want to display not the html page In addition check off day Daytime image Day mage URL Usend Password Day mage URL Usend Password Day mage URL Usendk Password Nighttime Image Night image URL Userid Password Night image URL Userid Password Night image URL Userid Password the images you would like to make active 1 and 1 night http www ssec wisc edu data g8 atest_g8vis gf optional optional rep Joiswiwn eumetsat o1g IPPS himiatestimages E UMET SAT_MS optional optional hitp agora ex ni ac ip digtaltyphoorn walpaper globe 1024x768 lat optional optional http www ssec wisc edu data go latest_gGir gf optional opbonal http omwww eumetsal org IPPS himi latestimages EUMETSAT_MS optional optional http agora ex nii ac ip
444. to via the User Preferences Email Addressbook This is required even if you have selected the Outlook method for emailing in the Email setup The Automations capability basically includes other automatic output that did not fit into the category of Summary Report or EMAIL Alerts The outputs defined in this function are automatically generated when new storm data is received and can be saved to a hard drive location and or sent via Email There are 4 types of other Automations The following section will discuss the setup of each type of output as well as discussing the error catching feature of the setup option Please note that the definition of Automatic Summary Reports and Email Alerts have a similar look and feel The Automations Setup screen looks similar to the following Exit Help Automation Definition Tracking Map Definition fai Bredefined Tracking M Prefix Suffix for Predefined Tracking Map W Schedule for Predefined Tracking Map Automation Name Predefined Tracking Map Active 1 Automation automatic creation with new data arrival Automation Type G Map Image Storms Storm Basins to include Atlantic C Eastern Pacific C Western Pacific C N Indian Ocean C S Indian Ocean C SW Pacific All Active Storms Select Exceptions optional No Exceptions 2 Selected Storms Additional Information Format 3 Select the image format you would like to create or send Most of the tracking charts within the
445. to help you along the way It does this by highlighting areas that need correcting as well as changing the color of the border So far all of the examples above show a nice green border which means all is well Lets look at conditions which will cause errors and how they are demonstrated The image below actually shows 3 errors First no storm basin is selected next there are no storms selected the Selected Storms option is on and finally no Email address is defined when the output type specifies EMAIL Correcting each of these will turn the border green 42 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Summary Report Definition Tracking Map Definition for Predefined Executive Prefix Suffix for Predefined Executive Schedule for Predefined Executive Summary Report Name Predefined Executive Active Automation automatic creation with new data arrival Report Storms Storm Basins to include _ Atlantic Eastern Pacific C Western Pacific C N Indian Ocean C 5 Indian Ocean C SW Pacific All Active Storms Selected Storms Select Storms No Storms Selected Report Output EMail Address Print Email as PDF recommended Preview Email as HTML Select Email For the Risk Impact report you can also have an error condition when no Location Group is selected Risk Impact Report Select additional C Hourly Impact Data this will result in a longer rep
446. to use for spell checking The options are None English and Spanish Display Map Navigation on Map This option controls whether the user wants visible map navigation aids for panning a tracking chart map This can be set based on user preference but is not enabled by default Maintain Map Selection Locations on plotting maps This option allows the location names that are visible on the Map Selection Tab to also appear on all tracking chart maps generated from this tab This is not enabled by default Map Delay This option controls the delay in seconds that the system will use when plotting a new panned or zoomed map Depending on your system s video capabilities you may have to adjust this slightly upward to allow the system time to plot the land masses correctly Start Desktop Satellite on Windows Startup This option turns on the Desktop Satellite program which will update the desktop background image with a current satellite image We recommend that you set the windows display properties to CENTER the image 3D Options 3D Image Interactive Image Scrolling This determines if the 3D surface graph will redraw every time the horizontal or vertical controls are changed Unless you are running a very fast processor or have the resolution set very low this option should remain unchecked Selecting the OK command will cause the graph to redraw instead Resolution of 3D surface graph This sets the resolution of the 3D surfac
447. tom dala updale roguirad HURAT RAS ONLINE HOTE LOG Welcome tbo the 2001 huricane session Hrs worsions of all sofware mne evailabla Description While we recommend that you utilized the Hurrtrak Online Timer program to keep your databases up to date this tab allows the user to manually retrieve information via the HURRTRAK ONLINE service The user can select from a PCWP data list Hurricane info or a Non PCWP list which contains links to Internet sites This tab also indicates when the storm databases were last updated and when they are scheduled to be next updated as well as some other informational type data Tab Created by Always present unless deselected via user preferences general options Tab Closed Allowed No Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Other PCWP Data retrieve dblclick left list Retrieves data from the PCWP Server Non PCWP Data retrieve dblclick right list Opens your browser and goes to Internet link Retry configuration If Internet link fails this allows the user to manually force the system to retry to retrieve the Hurrtrak Online Configuration Data TIPS Be sure to setup your HURRTRAK online options before downloading 102 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc INTERNET Tab HUPRFTRAK Advanced 2021 Hurricane IKE 05 12 2008 0909 UTC Ge GSt Repor
448. tool The export format is generic enough so that it could easily be converted to other GIS tool formats by the user The default wind bands are 34 50 and 64 knots however this can be easily changed in the general options see page 68 to any set of wind values up to 10 desired When the Export Wind Data is selected from the FILE menu the system plots the wind bands desired over a blank map and then processes this data The entire process takes anywhere from 20 seconds to several minutes depending on processor speed During processing two files are written out to the directory specified in the general options GIS tab If no location was specified it will be written to the application s temp directory File Descriptions filename att This file contains the wind band attributes information An example of the data is shown below Here the file indicates three wind areas of 34 50 and 64 knots 1 34 2 50 3 64 filename dat This file contains the latitude amp longitude boundaries for each attribute example data 1 auto 83 37891 28 85417 83 37891 28 80859 83 37891 28 76302 83 37891 28 71745 83 37891 28 67188 where filename is a variable with the following naming convention filename stormname advisory number type where type F forecast A actual or B both actual and forecast e g FLOYD20F indicates this analysis is done for storm Floyd advisory 20 forecast data only HURRTRAK SLA 201
449. toolbar buttons Changing the colors of the command toolbar The following screen is presented to the user when this option is selected Normalitunes ini LargeFontsitunes ini ExtraLargeitunes ini Normalitunes2 ini LargeFontsitunes2 ini ExtraLargeitune 2 ini CAPCWPOEW hidew2 1 GLOBAL skins iTunes cjetyles The user can select from the available skins and also select the size of the icons and the color of the toolbar These settings are saved from one session to the next You can use your own skins by putting them into the SKINS folder within the Hurrtrak installation folder On the following page is an example of an Office 2007 blue skin with large toolbar icons 95 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc HURRTRAK Aceanced 2010 Hurricane IME 05 02 9008 049 00 EDT Fie Edt pprt GoogeEsthExpert Tools Hep end Lindo Deby Plot Animale Speih aAnmotete Bontfeeport Geveleage Options TabHelp Qas ry Pa 8600S FOS ger 2 tS VARS Gallo SOP ARDOB VEY 27 O OMBOO LE AEE Lat hate 96 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc HELP OPTIONS hi U 4 E an buun 4 ee a Yess ha A zE mgr tS ee ay T T E Sni J Hurricane IKE 09 12 2008 05 00 EDT Earth Export Tools Send Undo Display Plot Animate Stretc T Contents ra f y j c rs x r i 5 Search for ea ie
450. torm entered in decimal degrees WESTERN LONGITUDES ARE ENTERED AS A NEGATIVE Max wind The maximum wind speed of the storm The unit used MPH or KTS is set within the UOM options function Central Pressure The central pressure of the storm Pressure must be entered in millibars Eye Diameter The diameter of the eye nautical miles The eye is assumed to be closed and circular Default values are 18 nautical miles If there is no eye a zero should be entered in this field Eye Wall Width The width of the eye wall nautical miles The default value is 9 nautical miles Valid range 1 100 miles If there is no eye a zero should be entered in this field Radius of 74 MPH 64 Knot Winds NE Sector The distance nautical miles that hurricane force winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northeast side of the storm Radius of 74 MPH 64 Knot Winds SE Sector The distance nautical miles that hurricane force winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southeast side of the storm Radius of 74 MPH 64 Knot Winds SW Sector The distance nautical miles that hurricane force winds extend from the center of the storm on the Southwest side of the storm Radius of 74 MPH 64 Knot Winds NW Sector The distance nautical miles that hurricane force winds extend from the center of the storm on the Northwest side of the storm Radius of 58 MPH 50 Knot Winds NE Sector The distance nautical miles tha
451. trak Online Active Database please review the appendix topic Default vs Hurrtrak Online Active database on page 328 It is advised that you create a new database for each Hurricane Season i e 2009 2010 etc To adda new database key in the new name and select the CREATE option To delete a database and all its content select that database and the DELETE option In addition you can perform optional database maintenance including database backup restore and compaction and repair Finally to reduce the size of some of your databases you can select the Record Maintenance set of options More information on those functions is described below Database Compact and Repair This option compresses and repairs the system s databases It is a utility that reorganizes the databases taking advantage of empty space in the database file The result should be a smaller database file MDB The compress should be done only when there has been significant activity especially adding and deleting of records to the database Once a week during very active periods and once a month at other times is sufficient 179 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Database Backup This option will backup all of the system and storm MS Access mdb files and stores them in a compressed format in a location specified by the user We recommend an initial and then frequent backups of the system Database Restore This option
452. ts Wind arrow size 4 12 l Arrow Color for regular non muti colored Density of arrow plots 10 50 votes a Wind Circle Area Options Circle Shaded Area Option This option allows the user to change set the way that the storm wind areas are displayed If wind circle is selected then the entire storm track along with its latest position is shown with the 34 50 and 64 knot wind boundaries displayed If wind area is selected then only the storm s latest position is shown with the 34 50 and 64 knot wind areas displayed as solid shaded areas If none is selected then only the center point is displayed with no wind areas depicted Colors Sets the colors for the eye wall and 35 50 and 64 knot wind circles Track Colors Set Color Sets the color of the storm track by category of storm the official forecast the climatological forecast and what if forecast Reset Defaults Resets the track colors to the shipped defaults Forecast Line Width Controls the width of the forecast track pixels Wind Arrows Plot Multi colored wind vectors This option allows the user to display a pattern of wind vector that represent the storm s wind circulation The color and size of the arrows are determined by the wind speed at each vector location It is recommended that the arrow density is increased when using this option See APPENDIX PP Multi Colored wind vector display on page 313 for more information Multi
453. ts GoogeEmthExport Joos te abel Sinfo frat Dey 8a OOD G F OG grrr WH 9 VI Set m detest r Database IKE info iem L y D Galveston TX Riskimoact pope redone HURRTRAK ONLINE thty st Diary ser C Clenatatology Gri G vt Watches and Wamngs Actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab allows the user to display an Internet web page Typical uses include a link to your favorite satellite image hurricane site etc This is not meant to be a full service web browser but rather a simple way to show Internet information within the HURRTRAK system without having to start a separate browser The sat images dropdown lists primarily satellite image Internet links which are provided via the HURRIRAK Online service Tab Created by Always present unless deselected via general options Tab Closed Allowed No Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information Other Commands Set as default Sets the current URL displayed as the default location shown when the system is started This does not affect your regular browsers home location Back Goes back 1 page Forward Goes forward 1 page Home goes to default home page Refresh refreshes current page Page will update automatically every 15 minutes Save to Email Outbox Adds image to the Email outbox Active option this option allo
454. ts without sending Save Saves Email to the MS Outlook drafts folder This allows the user to later edit the email before sending This is only available when choosing the MS Outlook option Send Sends Email to the designated recipients When the email is being sent a confirmation window is displayed in the lower right of the user s screen display 156 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tracking Chart Display Options While these menu options are available for a subset of these we suggest you utilize the command bar icons as they utilize a data layering capability See page 326 for more information DISPLAY Locations Displays all of the locations in the selected location group The text properties used for displaying the location names is set in font options The user can optionally display the distance of a location from the center of the storm or just plot the locations point The unit of measure used for distance as well as the font size and color of locations is set in the unit of measure options County Names Displays all of the county names for the counties visible on the current chart The text properties used for printing the county names is set in font options Latitude Longitude Displays latitude and longitude grid along the sides and top of the tracking chart The text properties of these values are set in font options Chart Notes Displays storm obs
455. ttern Animation The user can also select to create an animated wind pattern This may take very long because multiple animation frames are being created Processed RI files on the topic of Plotting Options After the wind pattern animation is created it is not saved unless you select the Save to Animated GIF option It can then be redisplayed using MS Internet Explorer or some other animated GIF viewer You can find our more about the One final note if using EMPRO or AWE is not selected the resulting Wind Pattern image plots much faster but does not show the effects of friction on the sustained wind levels See image below HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 322 of 356 APPENDIX R Risk Alert Wind Probability Tendency TT Direction of Movement 4a Hours till arrival of 39 mph winds Hours till arrival of Max winds Forecast Rainfall 3 day total 11 75 The Risk Alert section of the Risk Impact Tab is designed to quickly analyze an approaching storm s critical risk factors to the user s base location There are 7 separate factors represented It is important to note that not all factors should be treated equally For example a situation where a location has a 100 percent chance of getting hit by a tropical storm in the next 5 hours may appear to have more red risk factors than a situation where you have a 40 percent chance of getting hit by a Category 4 storm in the next 24 hours The second situation represents a much highe
456. two command buttons allow the user to easily setup levels colors to match the Saffir Simpson Scale or the 16 color default 90 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc 7 User Options Plotting Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Page 1 Page2 J Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Pages gt Wind Fattem Options gt ae z i This option renders wind pattern images much faster 10 however detailed images are not as FA Lise processed RI smooth In order to use this option the user must first download the processed RI files by state files below There is no need to download state files for areas where you rarely plan on using the wind pattem function Manage Processed Ri files The following checked states have had their pre processed RI files already downloaded To download additional States select the Download State option below Note you do not need to download these files for the wind pattern function to work L ak Hurrirak Onine F Alabama W Georgia V New Hampshire W South Carolina Arkansas W Louisiana W New Jersey W Tennessee T Connecticut W Maine iv New York W Texas F pc W Marfand lw North Carolina Wl Vermont 7 PennsylWwania W Pennsylvania F Virginia W Delaware WV Massachusetts W Florida W Mississippi V Rhode Island West Virginia Download State pre processed RI files The rendering of the
457. ty names for the counties visible on the current chart The text properties used for printing the county names are set in font options Latitude Longitude Displays latitude and longitude grid along the sides and top of the tracking chart The text properties of these values are set in font options Chart Notes Displays storm observation information date time wind pressure next to the observation points If the points are close together some chart notes will not plot to prevent overwriting The text properties of chart notes are set in font options See APPENDIX OO Interactive Chart Notes on page 309 for more information on an alternative method of displaying chart notes Watch and Warning Areas If available this displays the areas of hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings The width of the warning color is twice as wide as the width of the watch color The color and size of these areas are set in plotting options Decision Arc When this option is selected a popup input area is displayed which allows the user to select the action point and override the current storm s forecasted speed and intensity before displaying the decision arc For more information on this topic see Decision Support Capabilities Range Rings This option displays range rings circles of equal distance centered at the base location or storm center as defined in general options The color of the circle is determined by the color of the decision arc
458. u can create an image like the one below 214 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc All storms in the 2005 hurricane season 215 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane Tropical Cyclone Historical Analysis System HURRTRAK Advanced Historical Analysis System Aad Exit Set Basin Select Storms Display Flot Storms Misc Analysis Options Help Selected Storms 28 The Historical Analysis System allows you to analyze past storm information from 1851 to the present The system operates by the user first selecting a storm or group of storms and then taking actions on that group i e Plot display data etc The amount of data available depends on which tropical basin is being analyzed The menu selections include Exit Exits the program Set Basin Select Display Plot Storms Misc Analysis Options Plot with thin lines This option forces the system to plot historical tracks with fine thin lines rather than the normal thicker lines This is useful when plotting a large number of tracks Help Displays help text 216 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Set Basin This pull down only available in the Global Tracking Systems allows the user to select the tropical basin they wish to analyze 1 Atlantic 2 Eastern Pacific 3 Western Pacific 4 Northern Indian 5 Southern
459. u keep both option checked 246 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Right Click Commands The SLOSHView system uses a 3 party software product called Pepperwhite Streets When you right click on the screen you are presented with several options shown below Most of them are self explanatory except for Configure Map and Look Up Address In the Hurrtrak module the base mapping control is only visible via the Map Selection Tab im SLOSH Inundation Analysis Iof x Exit Display Options Help Slosh Value Water Depth Elevation 36 1 ft Lat 30 49 Long 88 20 Theodore Fairhope UnZoom Zoom In Zoom Out View State View Country Configure Map Lookup Address Redraw Current Map Print Map Copy to Clipboard When you select Configure Map you are presented with a separate screen that has many options related to what will be drawn on the current map Review them and experiment to understand their function Modifications done to these setting are only valid for the current session Pepperwhite Street Map OCS Properties General Draw Label Fill Draw Feature When Yod Polygon Rivers Streams as At a miles and closer ounty Hips Limited Access C Never His Other Road Major Roads Line Color a Select Color Road Side Streets Airports Line Style Solid kd Railroads Power Pipelines Line Width i pixels Oich
460. urly Details longer report Include NHC Official Public Advisory longer report Remember these settings recommended It allows the user to select the portions of the report they would like to include As indicated above the report can optionally include a tracking map the location s hourly impact details in addition to the summary impact which is included by default and the Public Advisory text By selecting the bottom option the user will not see this screen again for the remainder of the session The report is then created and presented in a print preview PDF format as shown below from which you can send e mail save as PDF save to the E mail outbox or print This is a great option for new users and anyone who wants to create ad hoc type reports 29 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Print Preview Adobe PDF Es Exit Send PDF Save PDF Save to EMail Outbox Change Printer Print Hurricane ke39 Page 7 HURATRAK Advanced 2012 summary Report for 2000 Fort Point Road Galveston TX 09 16 2008 2100 UTC Adv 39 Advanced Vind Estimation ON to 2000 Fort PointRoad Galveston TX i Foni Road Gawesion TX Hexpected b meke a minor inpast fom Rurkare kes Easter pke tice whds shoud sai atecing he area on Saturday Sepember 1327 2 0700 UTC The Agnes wind speeds from Hurrkane k ess shoub ocur near 07 00 UTC when top sustained whds fom east coud reach 43 MPH wih gusts nears6
461. us Tab setup raph ad Y E Map options Export Directory 025 Wind Band Smoothing Factor 4 default Wind Band Export Wind Levels Active Wind level for band 1 knots l l l Wind level for band 2 knots Wind level for band 3 knots 60 69 mph Wind level for band 4 knots ml Mandl Wind level for band 5 knots Wind level for band 6 knots Wind level for band 7 knots Wind level for band 8 knots Wind level for band 9 knots 120 138mph Wind level for band 10 knots 430 150 mph Set Satr Sroson sal GIS Wind Band Export Directory This option allows the user to identify the directory location to build the GIS wind band export files If this is left blank it will default to the application s Temp directory Wind Field grid size This value determines the density of the exported Wind Field Shape file The default value of 1 will generate a point value at every 1 degree of latitude and longitude This would result in 100 points per 1 degree square Hurrtrak Advanced only Wind Band Smoothing Factor This factor determines how much smoothing to apply to the exported wind band data and applies to both the text data export and Shape File export Advanced If you choose a smoothing factor that causes wind band lines to intersect then this value should be reduced Export Wind Levels This option allows the user to identify the
462. vals when a surge probability analysis is done Its font is controlled within the font options Width of Flood PSurge Plot NM This controls the width in nautical miles of the flood index or Psurge analysis Widths of greater than 10 miles are not allowed due to the degradation in the quality of the plot Flood Index Values Surge Probability values and Colors This allows the user to change the flood index and Surge Probability values and associated colors Any positive ascending set of values can be used and any color within the limits of the color mode your system is set at 66 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Fonts Options F User Options Font Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Wind Arrow Values County Nam T j Ta Chan A WA MOM SLOSH Emai setup Thematic values Values Sy Email address book Wind Ptob frainfall Chant Annotations values Fisodiidexk Surge Probability Lactong Values This option allows the user to set the text properties for the display of locations county names chart notes user notes lat long values wind arrow values flood index SLOSH MOM and strike probability values These properties include the font name size color and whether it should be printed in bold and or italic 67 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc General Options P User Options
463. ves the image to a BMP file or adds it to the Email Outbox 124 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Toolbar See APPENDIX T Tool Bars on page 326 for more information TIPS To create a useful image select a chart where the storm wind field fills most of the area when choosing this function The 2D Contour Analysis looks like the following image with Advanced Wind Estimation on 2D wind surtace for Humane WILMA Z TOT 2003 Doc ET E 10 BOS I0 TOE Longitude 125 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Tropical Weather Outlook Tab mises Bie Advanced 2010 Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Tab Help oa ihmi SA ri ea BBs FODA MSGID GENADMIN NAVMARF CSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HIZJTWCZ National Weather Sammu 7s0UTH PA PALIFIC OCEANS REISSUED 0G10002 O700Q0ZAPR20I0 7 ons 7 National Hurricane Cen f WESTERN N NORTH PACIFIC AREA 100 TO MALAY PENINSULA acera news e ONE SUMMARY NONE j TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 2 am PREVIOUS Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook mada ng hy updated at approximately 2 AM amp All PH ee en eae E RECE L H WINDS BETWEEN 15 T0 20 KNOTS THE HE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO FAIR 2 NO OTHER yo AREAS A WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST B TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY NONE n Troet FOR REISSUE UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 1 8 11 TO INDIAN
464. via an Internet connection to HURRTRAK ONLINE keeping your hurricane database current This allows you to keep your databases updated even though the main tracking program is not active Bypass Hurrtrak online configuration load on program startup This field prevents the program from connecting to the Internet on startup to retrieve the latest online configuration file If you have a dial up connection and only want to connect when retrieving data you should select this option 81 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Impact Analysis Reporting Options e User Options Impact Analysis Options Save Al Changes amp exit Discard all Changes amp exit Help Orere i Impact Analysis Report options Email setup Impact Analysis reporting parameters Wind threshold 1 knots 34 Wind threshold 2 knots 50 Email address ook Wind threshold 3 knots 64 P S gt lp S g TO R 8 Es D Report wind threshold 5 ae Q Automatically determine states 7 Allow system to determine states to include in county and zip code analysis recommended c a n Measure _aL AR _az ca _crT co oc oe GA m a WO IN LA MA MD ME mM MN Ms MT NC NE nM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC TN vA vt WA m w wy Map Select o 3 iA 2 a w a p a 6 3 AK AL AR AZ CA co cT oc DE
465. well as the capability to define your own custom colors The options on this page are Land Color This option allows the user to select the color of the land areas on all the tracking charts Water Color This option allows the user to select the color of the water areas on all the tracking charts Change ALL Maps This option will process the color changes to all of the tracking charts on the system Selecting one of the pre defined images will preview what the maps will look like before selecting the change all maps option 203 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc C E Pactic CO W Pacific C N Indian C amp Indian Lesser Antilles Southeast Coastal Texas Louisiana Carolina Coast Easi Coael Motheastem States Detailed Southwest Louisiana Delaied Southeast Louisiana MISSE Detailed Alabama Floida Panhard Detailed West Florida Detailed South Florida Detailed Northeast Flonda Detailed Georgia S Canina Coast Detailed H Carolina S Virginia Coa Point This option is beneficial to users who do not need to view all of the detailed tracking charts To de activate a chart highlight the chart name and select the Maintenance nactive option To re activate a chart highlight the chart name and select the Active option You may not de activate the full Charts or any of the custom map chats To change the map colors utilize the system options map color
466. wind damage Storm s with a similar wind M include Latest Agvisory Pubic advaory I Forecast Advisory Strike Probabity Send Method C BRURRTRAK SMTP Microsoft Outlook Recipients Selaci recioients from the Tis below anwar enter the anrei eddrassas in the fields to the right The storm surge damage index for Hurricane RITA is 1146 Based on past storm data this value typically corresponds with extensive to extreme storm surge damage Storm s with a similar storm surge damage index include The 1945 South Florida Hurricane Hurricane EASY in 1950 and Hurricane ALICIA in 1983 HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 340 of 356 APPENDIX T7 Shape File Export Hurrtrak Advanced has the ability to export several types of storm graphic and report information to an ESRI Shape type GIS file Graphic type Shape files for the currently loaded storm can be created by selecting the FILE Export to Shape File menu option HURRTRAK Advanced 2008 Hurricane KATRNA 08 28 20 sim Edit Reports Google Earth Export Tools Help Tab Help SiInfo current Database al CY xa l New Storm Open Storm Delete KATRNA Rename KATRNA Copy Storm 3 00 PM 03 26 2008 03 39 41 PM Host data examined No 4 trak Online Active Database 2008 Active S Export Wind Band Data Export to Shape File Forecast Rainfall QuickPlot System Setup Database Backup Custom Map Maker Slosh View H Wind Hurrican
467. wnload Reply Replytoall Forward 283 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc APPENDIX F Automated Summary Reports Automated summary reports are reports typically in PDF format that are optionally generated without user interaction whenever new storm data is received by the Hurrtrak System They can be printed previewed or automatically sent via Email There are 3 types of Automated Summary Reports Regular Standard Summary Report The regular standard report is designed to provide extensive data about a single location It optionally includes a user defined graphic narrative impact statement user diary contents latest storm position information watches warnings official forecast information strike probabilities wind probabilities when available forecast impact summary forecast impact detail and NHC advisory text Executive Summary Report The executive summary report is designed to provide information about a set of locations typically defined by a location group It is targeted more to the decision maker who may not want to see all of the detailed data and just the bottom line It can be created in different formats with options to include exclude location hourly details narrative impact statement and summary tabular data Risk Impact Summary Report The Risk Impact report is designed for users that want to see both the risk factors and the impact to a set of locat
468. ws are color coded based on the maximum wind speed Moving from one row to another will display that locations wind graph information Left clicking on the graph will toggle the wind direction plot Moving you mouse over a point on the graph will display more information on that observation 142 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Zip Code Summary Report Tab HURRTRAK Advanced 7010 Hurricane IKE42 09 11 2008 11 00 EDT Edt Google Earth Export Tools Help Send Print Export Font Copy Sort Hide Columns Impact Summary Report Thematic Map Tab Help ei co hn Bee s EM o tecstion mnpact Report Ol Qi Sb BS Qe Database IKEA inio 35 MPH Wind information DateTime of Max Vilind CPA sain Arr Date Time of first DateTime of last Dur Arr Date Time of first E Damage tin has EST EST hrs hrs Saturday 008 ket 7 Extensive di5 77 SOR Oe ED 28 Jio 0aHiMa00a i70 ital aoma ead chet Pubic Advisor Dispiay Hoarty Deisis or cosh chick roe Forecast Wind Speed Graph for 77541 Freeport TX i Ty ty a a Oy kiz kn a C EO CO CTO O EO EO TO TE ee ee 2 ee SS G a L Eo i L E E I IEI i ss e r e a L E i L E E I ISi fi ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ai E ee ee ee 2 A m 7 Deal ef i Ff S E fF I i fa LL LL jf Ff TT LI L El G E E ee a E E On EO LO DET r O TOO LO O COE EO O LO TETT ee L ee E E ee 1 Em 2 A a a a a a P e
469. ws the user to enter comment in a text box Send This allows the user to send this image via email Print Export This allows the user to print this image or export to Google Earth Save Image This allows the user to save this image to a graphic or PDF file Help Displays help information about H Wind 251 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc H Wind Report The H Wind impact report details current wind conditions for a location group counties Or Zip codes w Location group report for NHC Warning Exit Send Print Copy Help Wind Speed knots Windel Direction Oregon Inlet HC J i Piet oe j mk tad i P ma i CF oT Pat 3 OB a 293 tent Pat en ae oo oe en aa fet Gta Pes Pad Pa Pa Pa Ca Gea oa Ste ate i mi P me Get fii total Frat Pah While viewing the report there are several menu options available They include Exit Closes this window Send Sends this report via email Print Prints this report Copy Copies the report content to the clipboard Help Displays this help 252 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Hurricane Reconnaissance 3 RECON 04 09 2010 12 36 PM local 04 09 7010 16 36 UTC Eat Annotate Send Print Google Earth Export Options Save Image Graph HDOB Help
470. ws the user to turn off the web browser feature Tip Copy and paste you favorite web address from your web browser into the address field Check out the Satellite Image dropdown list for a list of our favorite satellite images 103 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc ExpertEase Tab HURBTEAR Advanced 212 Hurricane lke P2008 O00 LC Fide Edt Gepos Google Esth Export IHs Help Tab Help Sinio current Sifr Email ik e a re af A O E a a ga ern ge Pre oll ao Se Ge Database IKE info Miami Beach FL Risk lmpact HURRTRAK ONLINE OK http www ssec wic adu data ga lal ExperntEase Analysis Weather Discussion 3 Map Seen i Full Atlantic October 17 2011 kemeo Pubic Adhisory Forecast Advisory Forecast Discussion Advisory me ot ise Ji Probably Adwsory Chief Me i Observation Worksheet feo AT i T OWweather P Offical Forecast gt f r Watches and Wamings actual Wind Speed Graph Actual Pressure Graph Description This tab contains the latest video discussion from one of the PC Weather Products meteorologist It is typically updated daily by noon EDT and contains information about conditions in the tropics and focuses on any active tropical cyclones This feature is available to all Hurrtrak users who have and have an Tab Created by Always present unless deselected via general user options Tab
471. x s favorite models a small subset of the available models will be display Yes these are Max Mayfield s favorites LS Select Mars favonle modes ALL MODELS below F NGPS 00112008 O00 UTE m HGM VERE 0000 UTE MRPO 06412008 00 00 UTE j ARMA 00472008 00 00 UTE UKMET 00 91 2008 0000 UTC e APid 0911 2008 ooto UTC fe AVNO OO RO08 D0 00 LTC BGRR 00912008 0000 UTO F HWRE 00 91 2008 00 00 UTC BAMD 09 17 2008 00 00 UTC e BAMM OO 1 008 00 00 LTC BAMS 00 71 2008 00 00 UTC e CLPS 0912008 0000 UTE M GFO 00112008 0000 UTC LBAR 0912008 0000 UTC m LGEM 0842008 00 00 UTE SHP 00T 2008 0000 UTE OF CL 00 11 2008 00 00 UTC GFDL 09 91 2008 000o LTC e GFN GON 0 2008 14500 UTC CMC G0 0 2008 12 00 UTC The color of the model tracks are also set in the plotting user options For more information on model forecast see hurricane forecast models on page 305 Climatology Forecast Displays the storm s selected climatological forecast track Selecting latest forces the system to calculate the forecast before displaying it This is a much more convenient method than having to first use the Edit Climatology Forecast function The color of the forecast track is set in plotting options Past Storm track s Allows the user to select and plot any past storm s from the history database 163 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Thematic
472. y Customer shall not disassemble decompile re engineer modify tamper with misuse or create derivative works of the Software or Services The Software may have asset protection devices that suspend or restrict installation reproduction and use if used or moved in an unauthorized manner 6 Confidentiality The Software and Services are and do contain valuable confidential information and trade secrets of Company and its licensors that Customer shall protect with the same care and diligence but no less than reasonable that it uses for its own confidential information During the term of this Agreement and for the longer of i five 5 years from its termination or ii the date on which any item is no longer a trade secret under applicable law Customer shall not disclose distribute assign pledge transfer sub license or make accessible to others either the Software or Services without the prior written consent of the Company HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 351 of 356 7 Government Use amp Exporting The Software and Services are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraphs a through d of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at FAR 52 227 19 when applicable or in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR supplement as applicab
473. y OW 12008 07 30 UTC NIGHT ogon 00 0004 Saturday 0G 13 2008 08 00 UTC eas DoD Saturday 0813 2008 08 30 UTC ay O12008 09 00 UTC NIGHT DoD Oy ue 0 30 U T j A a H E DoD day OA 13 2008 10 00 LTC AAA vidi moh 2265 Dodd rday 0813 2008 10 20 L Performer zt t tT DoD turgay OW 13 2008 1100 UTC NIGHT 070091 mp 26_ __ __og01_ _soas_ DoD Hurricane IKE Page 4 Summary Report for Galveston TX 0912 2008 0900 UTC Adv 45 286 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Executive Summary Report Example shows narrative impact statement and summary location data Hurricane IKE Page 1 HURRTRAR Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report O94 22008 05 00 EDT 2071 Advanced Wind Estimation On Friday 09 12 2008 05 00 AM EDT Tropical Storm winds extend from the center Minimum Pressure Estimated Coastal Strike County Parish Watches and Wamings Hurricane Warning from Baffin Bay TX to Tropical Storm Warning from Port Mansfield TX to Baffin Bay TA Tropical Storm Warning from Morgan City LA to Miss Alabama border AL Maximum Sustained Winds Stonm Category 20 KNOTS Category 2 Hurricane IKE Page 2 HURRTRAK Advanced Location Forecast Analysis Summary Report O39 22008 05 00 EDT 2014 Advanced Wind Estimation On _ Hurricane IKE lt Friday 09 12 2008 05 00 AM EDT E imma yY Lipide ra BSF Aa i San Luis Pass TA
474. y available for the US 4 Model Forecast Hurricane forecast model data is only available for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific 5 RECON Hurricane reconnaissance information is only available for the Atlantic HURRTRAK SLA 2012_0412 Page 348 of 356 6 SLOSH Slosh flood analysis is only available for the coastal Atlantic Bahamas PR and USVI 7 Advanced Wind Estimation The NLCD database used for advanced wind estimation covers only the US Mainland Recommended user preferences Most of the user preferences are the same for the Atlantic only version and the Global version There are two areas that need consideration 1 Hurrtrak Online Preferences Global users have additional options regarding how often to check for new data It is recommended that if you have an always on Internet connection you turn on the options to check for Atlantic Eastern Central Pacific and Western Pacific Indian Ocean Set the intervals to 10 15 minutes for the Atlantic and 30 60 minutes for the Western Pacific Of course if you have no interest in a geographical area do not check that option 2 Automation Alert advanced Preferences Since the JTWC data comes in differently than the other data you may need to change how you define new data If you are NOT automatically sending email alert and or summary reports set the new data option to ANY If you are sending email alerts automatics summary reports or other automations then set the
475. y report for the counties specified in Impact Analysis Option This report is generated by examining every county location and determining the wind impact to that location The report shows the county name state maximum wind speed expected day date time of maximum sustained winds gusts closest point of approach CPA and the arrival time first time last time and duration of 34 50 and 64 knot winds See National Hurricane Center wind radii considerations for more information on the limitations of forecast wind radii If advanced wind estimation is on it will be indicated in the report header Tab Created by Selecting menu item Reports County Wind Profile Analysis Forecast or Actual Tab Close Allowed Yes Functions Available Menu Standard System Menu Functions Send Sends the report via Email either as an HTML or PDF attachment or imbedded text as shown on page 156 Print Save to Email Outbox Saves the report portion to the Email outbox in pdf format Print Preview Previews the printed output on your screen Direct to Printer Prints the output directly to the designated printer 141 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc Export to HTML Exports the output in an HTML format Export to PDF Exports the output in PDF format Export to Text Exports the output to a comma delimited file Export to EXCEL Exports the output and opens it in EXCEL format Export to SHAPE fil
476. y specify Mobile AL as an end point for an area of watch or warning you will need to insert that location into the database The other option in this case is to simply specify the nearest standard location to Mobile 2 If you need to display the watches and warnings for non US coastline areas you will need to predefine those watch and warning areas before using this feature The National Hurricane Center does NOT use a Standard set of watch and warning points for areas outside of the US coastline so any watches and warnings issued for these areas will have to be pre defined The database is organized sequentially by area and sequence number and contains latitude longitude and location name information An ascending sequence within an area defines that area s coastline In the sample on page 205 we see the set of points that make up the coastline from Everglades City FL to Key Largo FL within the USA area The records that have a location name and state are the predefined NHC watch and warning points The records in between those points represent the curves in the coastline in between the locations See the chart on page 206 to get a better understanding of what this area of the coastline looks like Let s look at a couple of examples of how you could change the data set Example 1 Let say the NHC decided to issue a watch or warning from Big Pine Key to Jacksonville Since Big Pine Key is not one of the pre defined points you would h
477. you have an authenticating proxy server This field allows you to enter the password required for access to the proxy server Check with your network administrator for this information Tunnel Select this option if your proxy server requires SSL tunneling Check with your network administrator for this information 80 HURRTRAK amp Global Tracker Users Guide 1992 2012 PC Weather Products Inc E User Options HURRTRAR ONONE Options Save l Changes Sext Discard all Changes Sexit Help S W HURATRAK ONLINE Active General System Connection Atitemiatie Polling GO Automatic data polling options Automatically pall for new data Not recommended for dial up internet connections Plotting Polling Interval Atlantic 5 minutes Hurrtrak Onine Eastem Central Pacific save interval as above Ww Western Pacific Indian Ocean E minutes Emai setup Fi W Quiet updates no update status will be displayed Email address book Disconnect from Internet after update dial up only The following starts a small program at system startup that resides in the system tray which automatically updates the system databases without having to run the HURRTRAK program It uses the information defined above or for network version users it uses the ADMIN s user profile to determine polling interval and hangup options Network users should define only one ADMIN workstation to start this ONLINE TIMER program Automation

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