Internal Monthly Survey for WFOs

What is your office’s three letter identifier?*

What is your position?*

Position (Other)
If your position is not listed in the previous question, select Other and enter it here:

1) Have you experienced any technical issues with the collaboration process (software issues, missing ISC grids, etc.)?*

Yes No

If yes, please explain

2) Have you experienced any process related issues with collaboration (conference call length or participation, excessive frequency of conference calls, excessive Collaborate chats, etc.)?*

Yes No

If yes, please explain

3) Have you experienced instances when WPC or neighboring WFOs are unwilling to collaborate?*

Yes No

If yes, please explain the circumstances

4) How often have you attempted to collaborate changes but WPC or surrounding WFOs have been unwilling to do so?*

More than 50% of the time Between 25% and 50% of the time Less than 25% of the time Never

5) Are you noticing un-collaborated changes that are impacting grid consistency?*

Yes No

If yes, please provide a short explanation of the situation

6) Did you get added value from the collaboration?*
Rating Scale: 1 (no value) to 10 (exceptional value)

7) Was the time invested in collaboration worthwhile?*
Rating Scale: 1 (not worthwhile) to 10 (extremely worthwhile)

8) How would you rate the overall effectiveness of collaboration with WPC and neighboring WFOs?*
Rate based on the scale:

1 - 3 = Unsatisfactory
4 - 7 = Satisfactory
8 - 10 = Highly Satisfactory
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9) How often have you made significant changes to the preliminary WPC Day 1 QPF during the collaboration window (between 0500-0630Z and 1700-1830 Z)?*

10) How often have you made significant changes to the final WPC Day 1 QPF (i.e. a locally collaborated change) before publishing your final QPF?*

11) How often have you made significant changes to the preliminary WPC Day 1 QPF during the collaboration window (between 0500-0630Z and 1700-1830 Z) when an impactful precipitation event is anticipated?*

12) How often have you made significant changes to the final WPC Day 1 QPF (i.e. a locally collaborated change) before publishing your final QPF when an impactful precipitation event is anticipated?*

13) How often have you had to update the collaborated Day 1 QPF forecast when an impactful precipitation event is anticipated?*

14) When an impactful weather event is anticipated, how often has the collaborated Day 1 QPF improved the accuracy of the prediction?*

15) Do you get an added value from the collaboration?*

Yes No

16) When an impactful weather event is anticipated, does the time spent on collaboration improve the accuracy of the prediction?*

17) Does the collaborated CFP yield a more accurate forecast than the non-collaborated CFP?*

18) What effect has the CFP demonstration had on the amount of time spent on QPF?*

19) Did the outcome of the CFP result in changes to your IDSS messaging?*

No Change Confirmed Ongoing Messaging Messaging Initiated / Changed

20) Have you observed any examples of IDSS improvements due to the CFP?*

Yes No

If yes, please provide details

21) Have you observed any examples of IDSS being degraded due to the CFP?*

Yes No

If yes, please provide details

22) Have you received feedback from core partners regarding precipitation forecasts that can be directly attributed to the CFP?*

No feedback received Yes, mostly negative Yes, equally positive and negative Yes, mostly positive

23) How would you categorize time savings unlocked by the CFP, as it relates to QPF and additional time to do IDSS?*

I have significantly less time for IDSS I have a little less time for IDSS No meaningful change I have a little more time for IDSS I have significantly more time for IDSS

24) On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the overall success of the CFP?*
Rate based on the scale:

1 = Very Unsuccessful
5 = Neither Successful or Unsuccessful
10 = Extremely Successful
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25) Do you agree with this statement? “Overall, the CFP has contributed positively to our ability to provide quality IDSS”.

26) How has the CFP changed the amount of time spent on the QPF process (including collaboration and coordination) during relatively quiet or low impact weather events?*

The CFP has resulted in me spending much less time on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a little less time on QPF The CFP has not had any meaningful change on the amount of time spent on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a little more time on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a lot more time on QPF

If you answered significantly more or less time, please elaborate:

27) How has the CFP changed the amount of time spent on the QPF process (including collaboration and coordination) during high impact or busy weather events?*

The CFP has resulted in me spending much less time on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a little less time on QPF The CFP has not had any meaningful change on the amount of time spent on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a little more time on QPF The CFP has resulted in me spending a lot more time on QPF

If you answered significantly more or less time, please elaborate:

28) Please provide any other comments or suggestions regarding the CFP.*
If none, please write NONE

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