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AI agent for meteorologists

Radar Outage Coverage Agent

Give the forecaster a clear coverage plan within minutes of a radar outage.

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Radar Outage Coverage Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

When a radar goes down in the middle of a severe weather day, the forecaster has to work out fast which areas lose coverage, which radars and satellite products can fill in, and who needs to know. This agent starts when an outage is logged. It maps the lost coverage by beam height over each warning area, finds neighboring radars that can see those areas, and checks their range, beam height and own status. It adds satellite, lightning and spotter sources where radar gaps remain. It drafts a coverage plan and the internal and partner notices. It rechecks as the radar status changes, and updates when the radar returns. It never sends a notice. The forecaster approves them. Edge case: a radar in partial service gets a degraded rating, not a full outage.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedYes, continueNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Radar outage reported 2 USES A TOOL Read radar status and the coverage maps 3 DOES Calculate lost coverage by warning area at lowlevels 4 USES A TOOL Check neighboring radars for status, range and beamheight 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Is each warning area covered below the beam heightlimit? If not: add satellite, lightning and spotter coverageand mark the remaining gaps. Back to step 4. 6 DOES Write the coverage plan by area 7 USES A TOOL Draft internal and partner notices 8 YOU APPROVE Forecaster approves the plan and notices 9 USES A TOOL Monitor radar status for changes 10 CHECKS THE RESULT Has the radar status changed? If not: recompute coverage and redraft the plan. Back tostep 2. 11 RESULT Coverage log until the radar is restored
Read the steps as a list
  1. Radar outage reported
  2. Read radar status and the coverage maps
  3. Calculate lost coverage by warning area at low levels
  4. Check neighboring radars for status, range and beam height
  5. Is each warning area covered below the beam height limit?If not: add satellite, lightning and spotter coverage and mark the remaining gaps. Back to step 4.
  6. Write the coverage plan by area
  7. Draft internal and partner notices
  8. Forecaster approves the plan and noticesThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Monitor radar status for changes
  10. Has the radar status changed?If not: recompute coverage and redraft the plan. Back to step 2.
  11. Coverage log until the radar is restored

How it decides

A warning area counts as covered if a working radar sees it below the set beam height. Areas with no such coverage are listed as gaps and get alternate sources.

  • Count an area as covered if a working radar beam is below 3 km there
  • Mark a partly working radar as degraded and note which sectors fail
  • Add satellite and spotter sources for areas without radar coverage
  • Redraft the plan when the status changes

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Beam height limit (default 3 km)
  • Warning areas and radars
  • Notice recipients
  • Alternate sources to use
  • Status check interval

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • The coverage plan
  • All notices to staff and partners

Hard limits

  • Never send notices or change warning areas
  • State clearly which areas have reduced coverage

It stops when

  • Done: radar restored and plan closed
  • Stop: outage lasts beyond the shift and handover is needed

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensAt 13:15, the Hollis radar failed with storms due at 15:00. The agent found 6 warning areas in the lost zone. A neighboring radar covered 4 at beams below 3 km, but 2 rural areas were seen only above 4.5 km. It added satellite and spotter coverage, drafted notices, and updated them at 14:10 when the radar came back at reduced power.

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