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<title>GFESuite Documentation - Smart Tools</title>
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<body>
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<h1 align=center>Executing Smart Tools</h1>
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<a href="#Convective">Convective Scenario</a> <br>
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<a href="#Winter">Winter Scenario</a> <br>
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<hr width="100%">
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<h2 class="1Heading">
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<a name="ExecutingST"></a>Executing Smart Tools</h2>
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<div class="Body">To execute any Smart Tool, you must perform these
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steps:</div>
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<div class="Step-First">
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<ol>
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<li>Set the Weather Element you wish to modify "Editable" by clicking
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MB2
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over
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it on the Legend or MB1 in the Grid Manager. Note that the Edit
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Action
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Dialog displays only the tools which can operate on the "Editable"
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Weather
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Element.</li>
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<li>Select the set of grids you wish to modify by defining the
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Spatial
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Editor
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time or the Grid Manager's selected time range as described in the
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previous
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section.</li>
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<li>Select the area over which you want the Smart tool to apply using
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the
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Select
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Points tool or by executing an edit area query, both described in
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previous
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sections.</li>
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<li>Open the Edit Actions Dialog and Execute the desired Smart Tool
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by
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clicking
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on the Smart Tool label with MB1. You may also execute a Smart Tool by
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clicking MB3 over the Spatial Editor and selecting the desired tool.</li>
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<li>Some Smart Tools display a dialog allowing you to choose various
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options
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prior to running the tool. In this case, select the desired options.
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You
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may then choose to simply "Run" the tool (in which case the dialog will
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remain for further executions of the tool) or to "Run/Dismiss" (in
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which
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case the dialog will disappear as the tool executes).</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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As the Smart Tool executes, you will see its progress indicated on the
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Progress Bar located on the bottom right of the GFE window.
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<div class="Body">
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<br>
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If you are unclear at all about Step 1 or Step 2, we strongly recommend
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that you review those sections of this document. It is very important
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that
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you understand how to identify the specific grids and the area you wish
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to modify before executing any Smart Tool. Without this understanding
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it
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is very easy to modify grids in ways you do not intend.</div>
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<div class="Body">
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<br>
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The following exercises take you through the execution of Smart Tools
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in the context of two forecasting scenarios. The exercises are
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presented
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in a visual format that shows how the Background weather situation, the
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GFE simple tools and the GFE Smart Tools interact within the Scenario.
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These exercises give you the "Big Picture" for using the GFE in a
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Forecast
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situation and bring much of what you have learned to culmination. They
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are meant to stimulate your thinking about how Smart Tools can be used
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at your particular site. The exercises are challenging as all steps are
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not detailed. Feel free to refer back to previous sections if necessary
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to perform an instruction.</div>
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<h2 class="2Heading">
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<a name="Convective"></a>Convective Scenario</h2>
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<div class="Body">The following diagram shows the forecast situation
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which
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is addressed in the Convective Scenario. If the
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"Convective_SmartTool"
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does not appear in the list of Edit Actions, please contact your ITO
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for help converting it to AWIPS2 from the AWIPS1 examples/smartTools
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directory.
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<p>Follow the instructions below to see how Smart Tools might be
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applied in this kind of situation.
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<br>
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</p>
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</div>
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<div class="Body"><img width="394" height="300"
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src="images/SmartTools-4.gif"></div>
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<div class="Body"> </div>
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<div class="Body"><img width="1215" height="909"
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src="images/SmartTools-5.gif"></div>
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<h2 class="2Heading">
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<a name="Winter"></a>Winter Scenario</h2>
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<div class="Body">The following Scenario is meant for areas with
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diverse
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terrain, but will serve as an illustration of the power and flexibility
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of Smart Tools and perhaps give ideas for other forecast situations.
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Follow
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the instructions in the Scenario.</div>
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<div class="Body"><img width="1203" height="908"
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src="images/SmartTools-6.gif"></div>
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