1. ROMAN: Real-Time Observation Monitor and Analysis Network John Horel, Mike Splitt, Judy Pechmann, Brian Olsen NOAA Cooperative Institute for Regional Prediction University of Utah mesowest@met.utah.edu San Diego Tribune. 28 Oct. 2003

2. What’s New since March 2003?  Access to more surface data, e.g.:  Union Pacific Railroad  APRS ham radio network  Extensive revisions to underlying code  Common look and feel  Surface data plots  MODIS overlays  Access to past data  Plans for 2004 fire season

3. Documentation  ROMAN:  Horel et al. (2004) Submitted to International Journal of Wildland Fire. Jan. 2004  Text: http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/homepages/jhorel/ROMAN_text.pdfhttp://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/homepages/jhorel/ROMAN_text.pdf  Figures: http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/homepages/jhorel/ROMAN_fig.pdfhttp://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/homepages/jhorel/ROMAN_fig.pdf  Horel et al. (2004) IIPS Conference (included on CD-ROM)  MesoWest: Horel et al. (2002) Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. February 2002  ADAS:  Myrick and Horel (2004). Submitted to Wea. Forecasting. http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/cirp/WAF_Myrick.pdf http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/cirp/WAF_Myrick.pdf  Lazarus et al. (2003) Wea. Forecasting. 971-1000.  On-line help: http://www.met.utah.edu/droman/helphttp://www.met.utah.edu/droman/help

4. 2003 Fire Locations (Red); ROMAN stations (Grey) Fire locations provided by Remote Sensing Applications Center from MODIS imagery

5. Current ROMAN Web Portal: http://www.met.utah.edu/roman

6. States Top-Level Organization GACCs CWAs FWZsMODIS regions

7. What Weather Information is Available? Search by: maps (state, CWAs, fire weather zones, GACCs, etc.)

8. Surface Data Plots

9. Surface Data Plot

10. What Weather Information is Available? Search by: zip code, geographic location, latitude/longitude

11. What Has Been Happening Recently? 5-Day Max/Min Temperature, RH, Wind Speed

12. What Are the Current Conditions? Weather Summary

13. What Has Changed Since Yesterday? Trend Monitor

14. What Extreme Conditions Are Underway? Weather Monitor

15. How Much Precipitation Has Fallen? Monitor Summary

16. Weather Near Fires

17. Current Weather Near Fires

18. Archived Fires

19. Weather Near Fires: 31 October 2003

20. MODIS Base Maps October 29 October 31

21. Current Configuration at CIRP Database Preprocessing Web Server Data Streams Users

22. Proposed Configuration: 2004 Fire Season Database @WR Preprocessing @ WR Web Server @ UU Data Streams Users Database @Boise Preprocessing @ Boise Web Server @ Boise RAWS Other WR/WFO Apps

23. Summary  ROMAN under development for use by weather professionals and the public  ROMAN will be operated at the Boise WFO/ NIFC facility with 24/7 support this summer  Existing web resources can be used for many applications with access to both real-time and archival information  http://www.met.utah.edu/droman will continue as a testbed and ROMAN backup http://www.met.utah.edu/droman  Operational ROMAN will be located at http://roman.boi.noaa.gov  Feedback: mesowest@met.utah.edu