Modernized Workflows for the Weather Prediction Center

The creation of the Excessive Rainfall Outlook (ERO) and Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion (MPD) products at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) relies on the legacy NAWIPS software. The Hazard Services team has worked to bring the aforementioned workflows into Hazard Services on the AWIPS software platform, retaining as much of the current workflow as possible, while creating new tools and opportunities for improvements and increased efficiency. Hazard Services for WPC will include the creation of hazard polygons for EROs and MPDs as well as an entirely new workflow, the Collaborative Winter Storm Watch (CWSA). This will allow WPC to generate large area winter storm watch/warnings and collaborate with impacted WFOs. This presentation will focus on exploring the new Hazard Services hazard types, workflows, and tools which will be utilized by WPC in creating EROs, MPDs, and an experimental Collaborative Winter Storm Watch.