Forecast Desk

Forecaster Portal

Sign in to draw outlook polygons, write the convective discussion, publish updates, and export the finished poster.

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New Outlook

Set the risk level, define the validity window, and build the convective discussion before publishing or exporting.

Validity
Local entry, UTC output
Batch KML Import
Upload one or more outlook KML files and turn them into a locally saved draft.
Batch KML import reads placemark names as risk levels and saves the result as a local draft.
Leave blank to use the auto-detected date from the KML content or file metadata. Setting a value here overrides both.
Draft Validity
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Draft Issuance
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Imported Title
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Imported Files
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HOCO Loader
Compare automated guidance and the blended ensemble as read-only overlays beside your draft.
Waiting for the selected 06:00 to next-day 05:59 forecast window.
AUTO 0 RUNS

Waiting for HOCO runs...

Select a forecast day to preview the latest individual AUTO-HOCO run.

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No run
Move the slider to step through earlier automated runs for the chosen forecast day. The latest run is selected by default.
ENSEMBLE 0 SOURCES

Waiting for automated source runs...

When runs exist for the selected forecast day, the client ensemble is blended here as a read-only overlay.

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Status: Idle
Lightning Probability Scale

HOCO uses a lightning-probability scale, then the loader maps those polygons back into the manual `1` to `5` convective risk categories for editing.

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The HOCO guidance layers shown above are read-only overlays — they never modify your drawn polygons. Use the layer toggles to compare guidance against your draft. The slider above updates the Auto overlay for the selected run immediately.
Convective Discussion
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Preview is intentionally capped so long discussions do not stretch the page. Open the popup editor to write the full text.
Uses the same live UK lightning feeds as the main outlook page and overlays strikes that fall inside the forecast valid window when enabled.
Active Layers
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