AWIPS II Update Shannon White
AWIPS I Status Have had monthly AWIPS I builds to address security patches and critical bug fixes A few builds have contained new functionality –Bulleted hazard products These builds will slow down to quarterly beginning with 9.8 –OB9.7 is deploying now and OB9.8 is planned to deploy at the end of February
AWIPS II AWIPS II is currently in dual operations at OAX –Two separate AWIPS systems with only one “operational” at any given time –AWIPS I continues to be primary system with tests of 1-3 days at a time on the AWIPS II system with neighbors providing backup System tests happening monthly at NWSHQ –Forecasters test fixes, particularly items OAX has not tested Marine/Tropical
New Schedule OAX to cutover to fulltime AWIPS II operations soon –Decision point soon! BOU to use GSD system as a separate AWIPS II testbed Official OT&E does not start until entrance criteria met –Highest priority issues addressed –Stability and performance meet established criteria –Required local apps migrated
The following statements do not represent the opinion of NWS management or Raytheon
Where Are We Really? OAX issues were addressed effectively and in a timely manner Have done very little with marine and tropical testing Almost nothing done with RFCs National centers seem separate from the WFO effort –Despite much of the same functionality between the two Local app migration getting more seriously underway but continue to have knowledge gaps of how to migrate the apps Need significant planning and resources to juggle multiple sites and testing/migration efforts
What You Can Do Get serious about converting local apps and configuring your local ADAM machine Encourage forecasters to test on the local ADAM –Continue to need marine/tropical products tested Catalogue everything, big and small, in testing via TTs with the NCF Be vocal about your experiences with your regional AWIPS rep –Josh Watson (ER) and Eric Howieson (SR) –Now is not the time to sugarcoat; we are too close to field deployment
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