Watch By County Training
To support the national implemention of Watch By County (WBC), and the fielding of AWIPS software Maintenance Release Operational Build 3.3 (MR OB3.3), WDTB has prepared a recorded presentation on the following WBC topics: policy, concept of operations, basic functionality, VTEC action codes, and product examples.
Instructions
Presentation: The presentation takes approximately 50 minutes, and can be paused and restarted at any point.
Presentation System Requirements: To view the presentation, you will need Macromedia Flash 5 or higher. The presentation should work in many browsers, but we recommend using Internet Explorer, version 6 or higher. If you have any technical problems please email our Webmaster, or send a Feedback Message.
Major Instructional Topics
- WBC Directives and Implementation Schedule
- Watch By County Process
- SPC Watch Philosophy
- Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) Specifications
- Functionality in WWA (coordination call, WCL, ingesting a WOU, and creating the WCN product)
- WOU, WCN Examples
- Testing
- Information page
References / Related Links
Additional references to OB3 software can be found at the AWIPS One-Stop Web Site:
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