{"id":88,"date":"2021-04-23T12:28:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2021-04-28T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T17:39:38","slug":"guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Weather Portal User Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fwip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fire Weather Intelligence Portal<\/a> is a powerful tool for tracking conditions in your region, state, or local area. Incorporating many datasets and visualization features, the Portal offers unique ways to display and interrogate data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, with so many options available, it can be a challenge to discover them all and learn how to use them for your own routine monitoring and preparations. This user guide provides documentation about the Portal and its elements, including real-world examples of how this tool can keep you better informed when tracking environmental conditions for situational awareness, fire risk assessment, and prescribed burn planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the six modules linked below describes one aspect of the Portal, concluding with a recent webinar showing the Portal in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/interface\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"146\">The Portal Interface<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr-1024x799.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal showing 24-hour precipitation totals across northwestern Arkansas, with the bookmarkable link highlighted\" class=\"wp-image-150\" width=\"256\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr-320x250.png 320w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/interface_curr_precip24hr.png 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/point-data\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"157\">Point Datasets<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/point_nfdrs_adjr-1024x682.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal showing Adjective Rating in western North Carolina\" class=\"wp-image-169\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/point_nfdrs_adjr-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/point_nfdrs_adjr-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/point_nfdrs_adjr-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/point_nfdrs_adjr.png 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/meteograms\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"180\">Meteograms<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/meteo_kbdi_map-1024x681.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal showing a map of KBDI in central Florida and a meteogram from one station\" class=\"wp-image-184\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/meteo_kbdi_map-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/meteo_kbdi_map-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/meteo_kbdi_map-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/meteo_kbdi_map.png 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/gridded\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"216\">Gridded Datasets<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gridded_rtma_wind-1024x630.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal showing a high-resolution wind speed analysis, with a value of 24.8 mph near Greensboro\" class=\"wp-image-227\" width=\"325\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gridded_rtma_wind-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gridded_rtma_wind-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gridded_rtma_wind-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gridded_rtma_wind.png 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/guide\/forecast\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"234\">Forecast Products<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/forecast_fwz_adi-1024x656.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal showing Fire Weather Zone forecasts of daytime ADI for northern Alabama, with values in the 60-100 range\" class=\"wp-image-245\" width=\"312\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climate.ncsu.edu\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/forecast_fwz_adi-1024x656.png 1024w, 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