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Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« on: April 12, 2010, 06:25:56 PM »
I just set up the WeatherStar XL emulator, and have run across this problem initially.  The Extended Forecast shows up with N/A Icons and letters and other characters.  I am asking if anyone else has run into that problem and if so, how did they fix it...Any help (even in Private Message) is greatly appreciated.  Thanks one and all...


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Re: Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 09:08:11 PM »
Most likely a problem with that NWS area and how they report conditions. Please try changing the location. If that fixes it the location is a problem. Make sure you try an area outside of your current NWS office coverage area.

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Re: Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2010, 07:55:10 PM »
I changed it and it works.  Guess Alabama NWS Offices do their extended forecasts differently than other places. 

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Re: Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2010, 07:57:05 PM »
Sadly the emulator uses a strict method for getting its data. MOST offices publish their data in the same format but there are a couple who change things. Sorry about that

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Re: Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2010, 08:41:52 PM »
Sadly the emulator uses a strict method for getting its data. MOST offices publish their data in the same format but there are a couple who change things. Sorry about that
Is this the reason why most Florida locations don't work?
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Re: Extended Forecast shows letters and N/A Icons...
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2010, 09:02:00 PM »
Sadly the emulator uses a strict method for getting its data. MOST offices publish their data in the same format but there are a couple who change things. Sorry about that
Is this the reason why most Florida locations don't work?
Sadly yes