BCWS Hackathon Proposal: Next Gen (Graphical) MoreCast/Forecaster Briefing Package

[NicolasLivanos]

Build a Forecaster Briefing Tool that Visualizes Hourly Model Data

Skateboard: Display Hourly Data, Colors, Threshold Values

• NAM
• HRDPS
• GDPS
• ECWF
• GFS
• FWI 2025 Integration
• MoreCast Integration

Cadillac (Nice to have)

• Lightning Forecasting
• Convective Instability
• Low Level Jets
• Probabilistic Fire Weather Forecasting using Ensemble forecasts

Additional Context

• In use currently: Leads Meteo Star = $140K split b/w BCWS and BC Hydro: plenty of downtime, stressful forecaster experience at 6AM. Static Global (GDPS) 10-day 6AM/6PM grib data: temp/RH/precip past 24 hrs/Surface Pressure accessible via FTP server
• Alternative: Geo Stream (Windy) @ $70K annually; SME = Brett & Warren