Bulletin

A bulletin is a structured, publishable document that packages weather data, danger assessments, and expert commentary into a shareable format. Bulletins are date-stamped and scoped to a territory or sub-territory.

Research preview

The bulletin builder is in active development. Things will change based on what you tell us — if something feels off, or there’s a block you wish existed, let us know.

Templates

When creating a bulletin, you first select a template. Templates are org-defined layouts — a saved arrangement of blocks that pre-populates the editor. Selecting Start from scratch opens a blank editor.

Admins manage templates from Bulletins → Edit templates. A block within a template can be marked as locked, meaning its position is fixed but its content remains editable.

Editor

The editor is divided into two panels: the block list on the left and the active block on the right.

Blocks are titled sections of the bulletin. Each block contains a grid of cells. Click + Add Block to append a new section.

Cells hold a single visualisation or content element. Click an empty cell to open the block picker, organised by category:

Category	Available blocks
Weather data	Stat Widget, Chart, Map, Atmogram
Territory danger	Danger Map, Danger Grid, Danger Summary, Danger Stack
Fire weather	Forecast Grid, Advisory
Authored content	Text, Stats Table, Image

Each cell has its own configuration: variable, station, and time range. The time range selector offers presets (Today D+0, Tomorrow D+1, Next 3 days, Next 7 days, 2-week trend) and a custom D+n range.

Cells and rows can be rearranged within a block. Column widths are adjustable via drag.

Adding judgement

Two places to insert expert interpretation without derailing the data:

• Per-block annotations — a short note on the whole section
• Risk overrides — override any computed territory danger rating and add a justification; it renders on the published bulletin so the reader knows why

Publishing

Click Publish to open the publish dialog. Credit one or more editors — their names appear on the published bulletin. Click Preview at any time to review the final layout before publishing.

Once published, a bulletin gets a permanent share link at wildflyer.co/b/<token>. The link requires no login for viewers.

From the published bulletin, the Share menu provides:

• Copy link — a permanent URL to paste into briefings, emails, or embeds
• Print — generates a print-ready version of the bulletin

Already-published bulletins can be re-edited and re-published via Publish update. The share link stays the same; a Last edited timestamp appears for readers.

Tips

• Don’t over-engineer your first template. Start with 3 blocks, use it for a week, then add what you actually missed.
• Annotations beat prose. A one-line note under a chart is read; a paragraph at the bottom isn’t.
• Override early. If you disagree with a computed rating, override it before publishing rather than writing around it.
• Re-publish without guilt. A bulletin that’s corrected at 11:00 is better than one that’s wrong all day.

Giving feedback

This is a research preview. If something is slow, awkward, broken, or obviously missing, message your Wildflyer contact directly or reach us at feedback@wildflyer.co.