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Classics - The Weather Channel from 1982-1999 => Local Forecast => Topic started by: Zach on October 28, 2008, 05:55:05 PM

Title: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: Zach on October 28, 2008, 05:55:05 PM

I had no idea TWN or MeteoMedia used 3000s. :unsure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyfEInqvWlA

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: Gil on October 28, 2008, 06:21:41 PM

I know they used 4000, possibly to this day.

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: Mike M on October 28, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

TWN used a modified version of TWC's WeatherStar until the late 90's. Now they use their own system called the PMX (short for Pelmorex).

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: WeatherSTARIII on October 31, 2008, 12:02:25 AM

TWC kept using the 3000 until December 31, 2004. They still use the 4000s to this day meanwhile...
 
But what puzzles me is, why did TWN they stop useing them?

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: wxWindsor on October 31, 2008, 12:17:21 AM

Quote from: WeatherSTARIII on October 31, 2008, 12:02:25 AM

TWC kept using the 3000 until December 31, 2004. They still use the 4000s to this day meanwhile...
 
But what puzzles me is, why did TWN they stop useing them?

As far as I know, for some reason, the 3000's ended up suffering severe problems in which forecasts became virtually unreadable at times, I dont want to call it degredation, but it was pretty much at the same level. I also believe some more remote communities kept the 3000's until the 3000 and 4000 were all replaced nationwide in 1997.

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: Darr'chelle on December 05, 2008, 06:47:32 PM

...TWN uses something called PMX now (PelMoreX, get it?). They rolled it out in 1997. (Ironically, the 4000 was made by Amirix, a Canadian company.)

Title: Re: WeatherSTAR III Discovery
Post by: WeatherSTARIII on December 13, 2008, 02:52:09 AM

Theres also another feature that I never knew existed until the first time I've seen the Hurricane Gloria LF videos
 
In the first video, if you pay close attention at 5:40, you'll see a Tropical Storm status feature.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyWcNZyAIgE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyWcNZyAIgE)
 
This feature appears again at 2:47, and 7:22. I even like the cave background in that last one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_UTDRUU0ow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_UTDRUU0ow)