INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR RIVER FORECAST INTERFACE (RFI)
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE VERSION


1.       Create the html pages necessary to produce watches and warnings for the station(s) of interest by typing the following at a command prompt:

    rfick.exe <date> <BFS/ESP> <station id> [<BFS/ESP> <station id>] . . .
For each station of interest, a pair, "<BFS/ESP> <station id>", is specified in that order. There may be any number of stations of interest.
 

2.       FTP all files from the rfick output directory to the FTP directory on the watches/warnings machine. The mode of FTP must be binary.
 

3.       Open up the file index.html in the FTP directory within a Netscape 4.0.6 or higher browser that has the appropriate plug-in. The RFI constructor is now executing. Simply produce watches and warnings and click the submit button on the decision rule page only ONCE for every forecast point (i.e. for BFS or ESP and not both) listed on the index page.
 

4.       FTP all files of the format "CVF.*" and "*AlarmFile.txt" from the FTP directory on the wathces/warnings machine to the CVF directory on the system machine.
 

5.       Create the html pages necessary to view the watches and warnings by typing the following at a command prompt on the system machine:

    viewck.exe <date> <station id> [<station id>] . . .
As for step 1, there may be any number of stations used, but they should correspond to those stations used in the command line of step 1.
 

6.       FTP or move all files from the viewck output directory to the web-server directory on the web-server machine. This should only be necessary if the system machine and web-server machines are NOT the same. The mode of FTP must be binary.
 

7.       Make the output files from the rfc_viewck.exe executable readable by all users by typing the following in the web-server directory:

    chmod +r *.html


8.       Open the file index.html, which is located in the web-server directory, with a Java capable internet browser. The RFI viewer is now executing.