OUN Fire Update - The OUN Fire Update was generated by toggling off the map background and then drawing resizable rectangles. The drawing can be saved as objects so the bars (rectangles) in the graph can easily be readjusted (by dragging the top bar up or down) the next time the graph is used. Ensure that the scale is the same when drawing and recalling the graph.
Fire Weather Outlook- The Fire Weather Outlook is a county map that has been annotated with various filled polygons and text. The area defining the high fire danger uses text with a black shadow option.
OUN Severe Weather- This radar image was loaded with FXC and areas of severe weather were drawn using the filled polygon tool on the drawing toolbar. The dry line was drawn with minimal smoothing enabled. The text was drawn with the color, height, and bold set as appropriate using the text tool.
GIS Background - A high resolution underlay in JPEG (or similar) format can be loaded and annotated. This topography map background was loaded from a GIS system. If properly mapped, radar data, forecast models, and observations can be overlayed on the GIS map. The thunderstorm symbols are miniature images that can be posted arbitrarly.
Polar Express- The Polar Express Graphics uses the MSL pressure grid (displayed as an image) as the underlay, and the MSL pressure contour as an overlay. The color table for the image and contour were changed to highlight the desired information, using the options menu and "right click on legend", respectively. The high pressure symbols were generated as text with adjustments to font size, color, and shadow using the drawing tool. The streamlines were generated manually using the "freehand line with arrow" and adjusting the thickness and color. The large arrow is drawn by hand using the filled polygon feature. The narrative is added by drawing a black rectangle and placing the text on top of it.
Tennessee Weather Forecast- The Tennessee Weather Forecast is a GOES visible image with filled polygons and other text drawn on top of it.
Weather Hazards- The Weather Hazard uses a light yellow background (set from the FXC Options menu). The logo is most likely an FXC JPEG object added with the drawing tool (some offices use ImageMagick or similar tool to automatically append their office logo with the current date/time). The drawings are all done by hand using various drawing objects. Note, that items like the legend can be saved as a drawing object and reused over and over again (overlayed on any drawing).
Hysplit Dispersion Plume - This animation was created directly from FXC without any additional annotations. It depicts a simulated release of a gas Northwest of D.C. The model runs in real-time and takes about two minutes to complete.
Spring Weather in Denver - The Spring Weather in Denver is an FXC cross-section product with a JPEG image inserted by the FXC drawing tool (click on Interstate icon under Other). The legends were disabled when the image was saved.
Three-day Forecast - This graphic can be generated by creating three separate products and then loading the three products (jpg, png, gif) with the drawing tool (i.e. "Other" > "Image" icon). Each of the three graphic products can be saved using the "File" > "Save as GIF/JPG/PNG.." > "Use Custom Size" menu option (no interpolation).
Spring Weather Pattern - This graphic uses various FXC drawing objects overlayed on a green map background (changed from Options menu or right click on map legend).
Tennessee Thunderstorms - The Tennessee Thunderstorm is an annotated radar reflectivity product with a grey background (see Options menu on toolbar).
Developing Weather - The Developing Weather looks like a water vapor image with a custom color table that is annotated with the FXC drawing tool.
Non-weather Graphic- This graphic is generated by turning off the map background and loading a JPEG blue background image from the file menu. The building inset is another JPEG inset that is added as an object (see Other > interstate icon > ?.jpeg).
Tulsa Weather Forecast - The Oklahoma Weather Forecast is an FXC "grid image" with a wind barb product overlayed on it. The white text on the top and bottom uses a semi-transparent colored rectangle as the background to allow the data to show through.
National Graphic- The National Graphic was generated by loading a topo map background and creating a color table that turns the low elevations (ocean) blue and the higher once green and brown. The NOAA logo is a JPEG image that was inserted into the drawing using the "other" symbol type in the drawing tool. The black background for the white text are filled black rectangles.
To obtain a sharp image (JPEG, PNG, or other) try to make the image the same size as the final product to avoid pixel interpolation.