WIMS User GuideWIMS User Guide

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ObjectivesObjectives

• Obtain Password for WIMS Obtain Password for WIMS • Logon to Logon to WIMSWIMS• Navigation MethodsNavigation Methods

– MenusMenus– FastPathsFastPaths

• What are FastPathsWhat are FastPaths• How FastPaths workHow FastPaths work

– Navigation TreeNavigation Tree• Query BlocksQuery Blocks• Editing/Displaying ObservationsEditing/Displaying Observations• Printing/Exporting ObservationsPrinting/Exporting Observations

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FAMWEBFAMWEB

• Web Address – Web Address – http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/http://fam.nwcg.gov/fam-web/• Where WIMS, and several other applications are Where WIMS, and several other applications are

located including KCFast, etclocated including KCFast, etc• Located at NITC (USDA National Information Located at NITC (USDA National Information

Technology Center)Technology Center)

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WIMS Logon Request Form Link

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Fill out form. E-mail or FAX to FAMWEB Help Desk

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Click here to enter WIMS

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Logon to WIMS with your User ID and Password.

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Navigating in WIMSNavigating in WIMS

• Clicking the links on MenusClicking the links on Menus

• FastPathsFastPaths

• Navigation TreeNavigation Tree

• Query BlocksQuery Blocks

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Fast Path entry

Initial Main Menu

Link to NavigationTree

Query Requests

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FastPathsFastPaths• Links to screens located in WIMSLinks to screens located in WIMS• 11stst letter denotes action to be performed letter denotes action to be performed

DD – Display – Display

EE – Edit – Edit

LL – List – List

MM – Maintain – Maintain

NN – New – New

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Commonly Used FastPathsCommonly Used FastPaths

• DOBS – Display observationsDOBS – Display observations• EOBS – Edit ObservationsEOBS – Edit Observations• ESTA – Edit Station ESTA – Edit Station • ENFDR – Edit NFDRS ParametersENFDR – Edit NFDRS Parameters• ENRR – Recalculate NFDRS IndicesENRR – Recalculate NFDRS Indices• DRAWS – Display RAWS dataDRAWS – Display RAWS data• DIDX – Display NFDR IndexesDIDX – Display NFDR Indexes• DIDM – Display moisture valuesDIDM – Display moisture values

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Additional FastPaths to knowAdditional FastPaths to know

• LACLLACL – list the contents of an ACL group – list the contents of an ACL group• LSIGLSIG – list the contents of a SIG group – list the contents of a SIG group• LUSERLUSER – list the users in WIMS – list the users in WIMS• PROFILEPROFILE - view and set profile defaults - view and set profile defaults

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Enter Fast Path and click on “Go”

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ESTA - Edit Station Data

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List of FastPaths?List of FastPaths?

• Navigation TreeNavigation Tree– Displays FastPaths by areaDisplays FastPaths by area

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Navigation Tree

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WIMSWIMS

Observation InputsObservation Inputs

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ObjectivesObjectives

• Enter/edit observationsEnter/edit observations• Wet Flag – when to forceWet Flag – when to force• Missing Data – how to enterMissing Data – how to enter• Editing observations from DRAWSEditing observations from DRAWS• Special observationSpecial observation• Export/Print observationsExport/Print observations

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Entering/Edit ObservationsEntering/Edit Observations

• FastPathsFastPaths– NOBS (New Observations)NOBS (New Observations)– EOBS (Edit Observations – Daily 1300 Obs EOBS (Edit Observations – Daily 1300 Obs

R->O)R->O)

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Entering/Edit ObservationsEntering/Edit Observations

– Enter WIMDS ID or SIG, R for Ob Type, Enter WIMDS ID or SIG, R for Ob Type, Date and 1300 for TimeDate and 1300 for Time

Enter WIMS ID or SIG (Group of RAWS you can set up in WIMS)

Enter R forraw ob type

Enter Date

Enter 13 for Time

Click “Find”

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Change R to O for Observed

Enter State of the Weather Code

Ensure other elements look accurate (Quality Control)

Wet Flag (Yes or No) See Next Slides

Click “Save”

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WET FLAGWET FLAG

• Flag in the observation that notes the Flag in the observation that notes the fuels are wetfuels are wet

• The State of the Weather will set the The State of the Weather will set the Wet Flag to Y or NWet Flag to Y or N

• The Wet Flag can be forced to Y even The Wet Flag can be forced to Y even if the State of the Weather sets Wet if the State of the Weather sets Wet Flag to NFlag to N

• Setting the WF to Y will drive up the Setting the WF to Y will drive up the 1000hr and therefore effect live fuel 1000hr and therefore effect live fuel moisturesmoistures

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DOBS

DIDM – Display NFDRS Fuel Moistures

FastPaths

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DRAWS

FastPaths

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Special ObservationsSpecial Observations

• Only one “O” observation per dayOnly one “O” observation per day• For additional use “S”For additional use “S”

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Use EOBS FastPath

Change Ob Type to S (Special)

Enter State of the Weather Code

Ensure other elements look accurate (Quality Control)

Wet Flag?

Click “Save”

Special Obs

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Print/Export ObservationsPrint/Export Observations

• Print – creates a file formatted for Print – creates a file formatted for printingprinting

• Export – creates a comma delimited Export – creates a comma delimited filefile– Maybe imported into spreadsheets, etc.Maybe imported into spreadsheets, etc.

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Print Export

Print/Export Obs

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Print Output

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Export Output (Excel File)

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WIMS / NFDRS Timeline

| 1330 -1400| 1400 -1430| 1445 |1500 - 1530| 1530 - 1600|

| Between 1330 -1430 | | 1500 - 1530|

Agencies receive

Predicted fire danger

indices through WIMS.

Afternoon fire weather observations

(both RAWS and Manual) are taken by

Land Management agencies

Observations entered into NFDRS (Today's "actual" indices are

available at this time.)

Collectives of weather observations from

WIMS made available to weather offices

1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 1600

W O E F A F T I H C E E R S

Fire weather forecasters edit the graphical forecast NDFD gridded forecast database, narrative Fire

Weather Forecast (FWF) is produced automatically using the NDFD

database, FWF is viewed and edited (if necessary) and the FWF is

transmitted.

Fire weather forecasters formulate NWS Point Forecasts for each RAWS in their forecast area which are then transmitted into WIMS

F A I G R E E N C I E S

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Questions?Questions?