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WeatherScan Local Emulator Project => Help and Support => Topic started by: Pop Light Brown on October 17, 2012, 03:08:30 PM
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Sorry for bumping this, but I'm getting the same problem now.
I'm trying to set up the configuration for Jackson, MS and no cities are showing up after I selected Hinds County (zone 048) so I can select a Current Conditions city.
Edit: There's no cities showing up for Rankin County (zone 049) also. That county is across the river from Jackson and houses Jackson's official observation site (JAN - Jackson Airport).
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Sorry for bumping this, but I'm getting the same problem now.
I'm trying to set up the configuration for Jackson, MS and no cities are showing up after I selected Hinds County (zone 048) so I can select a Current Conditions city.
Edit: There's no cities showing up for Rankin County (zone 049) also. That county is across the river from Jackson and houses Jackson's official observation site (JAN - Jackson Airport).
Pop,
For me to help, I would need to know your user ID so I can examine your configuration.
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What may also help is going through this list: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/ (http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/)
What the program is looking for is the TRUE "Regional Weather Roundup", an example of this: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/msz074.txt (http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/msz074.txt)
Some WFO's put out a "Zone Forecast Product" which looks similar to this: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/msz048.txt (http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/observations/state_roundup/ms/msz048.txt)
This type of forecast is not interpreted by the emulator.
The best thing I would do is scour that directory and make sure your selecting a zone which shows the proper forecast layout, and it's date modified is recent, not years old.
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ID = brotherb95
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Pop,
Did you have the opportunity to scour the above noted directory ?
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I did...and zones 40-57 in Mississippi had expired info. Plus, the cities weren't even listed.
EDIT: I also told you that I had trouble selecting my home parish as the current conditions city (Washington 039). That zone is not listed. Plus Zone 038 (Tangipahoa Parish) is outdated and has been split into Zones 071 (north) and 072 (south). This is likely why conditions for Hammond, La. has never updated.
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Please let me know if the following cities are of interest to you. Also note, Hammond in LA is not an official NWS station and does not appear often:
The following is for the WFO LIX:
ASUS44 KLIX 231127
RWRLIX
NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
600 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
SKY/WX - SKY CONDITION AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
TMP - AIR TEMPERATURE. DP - DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE.
RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY. PRES - PRESSURE.
HI - HEAT INDEX. WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX.
* THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS OR FAA STATIONS AND ARE NOT UNDER
NWS QUALITY CONTROL.
LAZ038-040-048-061>063-065>067-069-231200-
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
N.O. AUDUBON N/A 64 64 99 MISG N/A
N.O. INTL ARPT PTCLDY 68 63 84 E5 30.04R
N.O. LAKEFRONT CLEAR 70 67 90 NE5 30.05R
SLIDELL CLEAR 55 54 96 CALM 30.05R
HAMMOND* CLEAR 59 59 100 CALM 30.07R
BELLE CHASSE NOT AVBL
BATON ROUGE FOG 63 63 100 E7 30.04R VSB 1/2
GALLIANO* SUNNY 66 66 100 N3 N/A
BOOTHVILLE CLEAR 69 67 93 CALM 30.03R
HOUMA* PTCLDY 64 64 100 CALM 30.03R
PORT FOURCHON* CLOUDY 77 66 69 E5 30.03S
$$
MSZ070-080>082-231200-
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
MCCOMB CLOUDY 57 57 100 CALM 30.07R FOG
GULFPORT PTCLDY 59 58 96 CALM 30.06R
BILOXI CLEAR 62 60 93 NE7 30.06R
PASCAGOULA PTCLDY 59 58 96 CALM 30.06R
$$
COASTAL OBSERVATIONS
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S)
GRAND ISLE 1100 73 75 60/ 4/ 5 N/A
SOUTHWEST PASS 1100 77 77 140/ 8/ 12 1016.0
NEW CANAL 1100 71 74 70/ 3/ 4 1016.2
SHELL BEACH 1100 73 74 60/ 8/ 9 N/A
64 S DAUPHIN ISL 1100 79 81 120/ 14/ 17 1015.9 4/ 6
WAVELAND YACHT 1100 66 73 50/ 6/ 7 1017.9
GULFPORT OUTER 1100 72 70/ 10/ 12 1017.9
GULFPORT W PIER 1100 66 40/ 8/ 9 1017.8
PASCAGOULA 1100 66 50/ 8/ 12 1017.6
$$
The following is for WFO EAX:
ASUS43 KEAX 231611
RWREAX
WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1100 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012
KSZ040-057-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-231700-
...KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
K.C. INTL CLOUDY 72 65 78 S12 29.80F
K.C. DOWNTOWN CLOUDY 72 64 76 S10 29.80F
LEES SUMMIT CLOUDY 70 64 81 S13G18 29.82F
OLATHE - IXD CLOUDY 72 65 78 S16G26 29.81S
OLATHE - OJC CLOUDY 71 65 81 S14 29.81S
LAWRENCE CLOUDY 75 66 73 S14 29.79S
$$
MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-030>033-038>040-044>046-053-054-231700-
...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH CLOUDY 75 65 70 S15 29.77F
MARYVILLE CLOUDY 73 68 83 S14 29.77F
MOSBY CLOUDY 70 64 83 S7 29.81F
WARRENSBURG CLOUDY 70 63 78 S13 29.84F
WHITEMAN AFB NOT AVBL
CLINTON CLOUDY 73 64 73 S10G18 29.87F
SEDALIA CLOUDY 69 64 84 S14G22 29.89F
WARSAW PTSUNNY 75 64 69 S8 29.89F
CHILLICOTHE N/A 68 62 81 S10 29.84F
KIRKSVILLE CLOUDY 65 61 87 S12 29.87F
$$
MOZ041-047>049-056>058-063>065-088>090-097-231700-
...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ST. LOUIS INTL LGT RAIN 66 61 84 S13 29.97S
SPIRIT OF STL RAIN 65 62 90 SW7 29.96R
COLUMBIA CLOUDY 66 63 90 SE9 29.92F
JEFFERSON CITY PTSUNNY 69 62 78 E8 29.92F
MEXICO N/A 64 63 94 S17G23 29.92F
ROLLA MOSUNNY 71 61 70 S15G21 29.93S
OSAGE BEACH MOSUNNY 73 61 64 S9G18 29.93S
SPRINGFIELD SUNNY 72 62 71 S17 29.92S
BRANSON MOSUNNY 77 54 44 S13G21 29.96F
JOPLIN CLOUDY 71 64 78 S17G30 29.90F
WEST PLAINS MOSUNNY 71 59 65 S10G16 29.99F
PIEDMONT PTSUNNY 66 59 77 S5 30.03S
MALDEN MOSUNNY 73 59 60 SW15G22 30.05S
$$
IAZ060-094-KSZ022-034>040-054-083-096-NEZ052-066-093-231700-
...KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND IOWA...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TOPEKA CLOUDY 74 65 73 S9 29.77F
MANHATTAN PTSUNNY 77 63 61 S13G24 29.73F
EMPORIA MOSUNNY 75 66 73 S28G37 29.77S
CHANUTE CLOUDY 73 66 78 S21G35 29.83F
WICHITA PTSUNNY 75 65 70 S23G31 29.77S
OMAHA CLOUDY 60 56 86 SE5 29.74F FOG
LINCOLN CLOUDY 57 54 88 E5 29.74F FOG
FALLS CITY CLOUDY 73 64 73 S10G21 29.75F
LAMONI CLOUDY 67 64 90 S14G20 29.80F
DES MOINES LGT RAIN 67 64 90 S14 29.79F FOG
$$
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If this isn't the right place to put it could you please move it?
is there a chance cities like Taunton, MA and Boston,MA could be added to the emulator to cover Eastern MA? cities like Worcester,MA and Orange, MA seems to only cover Western and Central Mass.
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McComb is perfect as a current conditions city for my hometown setup; it and Hammond are the same distance from my town.
However, you have the Kansas City NWS regional roundup. My issues are with the Jackson, Miss. NWS roundup (JAN). I'm trying to do a configuration for Jackson. I wanted to use Hawkins Field (KHKS) as the CC city and use Jackson-Evers Airport (KJAN) as one of the regional cities. Nothing is listed when you select Hinds (048) and Rankin (049) counties for regional cities.
Please let me know if the following cities are of interest to you. Also note, Hammond in LA is not an official NWS station and does not appear often:
The following is for the WFO LIX:
ASUS44 KLIX 231127
RWRLIX
NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
600 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
SKY/WX - SKY CONDITION AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
TMP - AIR TEMPERATURE. DP - DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE.
RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY. PRES - PRESSURE.
HI - HEAT INDEX. WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX.
* THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS OR FAA STATIONS AND ARE NOT UNDER
NWS QUALITY CONTROL.
LAZ038-040-048-061>063-065>067-069-231200-
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
N.O. AUDUBON N/A 64 64 99 MISG N/A
N.O. INTL ARPT PTCLDY 68 63 84 E5 30.04R
N.O. LAKEFRONT CLEAR 70 67 90 NE5 30.05R
SLIDELL CLEAR 55 54 96 CALM 30.05R
HAMMOND* CLEAR 59 59 100 CALM 30.07R
BELLE CHASSE NOT AVBL
BATON ROUGE FOG 63 63 100 E7 30.04R VSB 1/2
GALLIANO* SUNNY 66 66 100 N3 N/A
BOOTHVILLE CLEAR 69 67 93 CALM 30.03R
HOUMA* PTCLDY 64 64 100 CALM 30.03R
PORT FOURCHON* CLOUDY 77 66 69 E5 30.03S
$$
MSZ070-080>082-231200-
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
MCCOMB CLOUDY 57 57 100 CALM 30.07R FOG
GULFPORT PTCLDY 59 58 96 CALM 30.06R
BILOXI CLEAR 62 60 93 NE7 30.06R
PASCAGOULA PTCLDY 59 58 96 CALM 30.06R
$$
COASTAL OBSERVATIONS
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S)
GRAND ISLE 1100 73 75 60/ 4/ 5 N/A
SOUTHWEST PASS 1100 77 77 140/ 8/ 12 1016.0
NEW CANAL 1100 71 74 70/ 3/ 4 1016.2
SHELL BEACH 1100 73 74 60/ 8/ 9 N/A
64 S DAUPHIN ISL 1100 79 81 120/ 14/ 17 1015.9 4/ 6
WAVELAND YACHT 1100 66 73 50/ 6/ 7 1017.9
GULFPORT OUTER 1100 72 70/ 10/ 12 1017.9
GULFPORT W PIER 1100 66 40/ 8/ 9 1017.8
PASCAGOULA 1100 66 50/ 8/ 12 1017.6
$$
The following is for WFO EAX:
ASUS43 KEAX 231611
RWREAX
WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1100 AM CDT TUE OCT 23 2012
KSZ040-057-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-231700-
...KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
K.C. INTL CLOUDY 72 65 78 S12 29.80F
K.C. DOWNTOWN CLOUDY 72 64 76 S10 29.80F
LEES SUMMIT CLOUDY 70 64 81 S13G18 29.82F
OLATHE - IXD CLOUDY 72 65 78 S16G26 29.81S
OLATHE - OJC CLOUDY 71 65 81 S14 29.81S
LAWRENCE CLOUDY 75 66 73 S14 29.79S
$$
MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-030>033-038>040-044>046-053-054-231700-
...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH CLOUDY 75 65 70 S15 29.77F
MARYVILLE CLOUDY 73 68 83 S14 29.77F
MOSBY CLOUDY 70 64 83 S7 29.81F
WARRENSBURG CLOUDY 70 63 78 S13 29.84F
WHITEMAN AFB NOT AVBL
CLINTON CLOUDY 73 64 73 S10G18 29.87F
SEDALIA CLOUDY 69 64 84 S14G22 29.89F
WARSAW PTSUNNY 75 64 69 S8 29.89F
CHILLICOTHE N/A 68 62 81 S10 29.84F
KIRKSVILLE CLOUDY 65 61 87 S12 29.87F
$$
MOZ041-047>049-056>058-063>065-088>090-097-231700-
...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ST. LOUIS INTL LGT RAIN 66 61 84 S13 29.97S
SPIRIT OF STL RAIN 65 62 90 SW7 29.96R
COLUMBIA CLOUDY 66 63 90 SE9 29.92F
JEFFERSON CITY PTSUNNY 69 62 78 E8 29.92F
MEXICO N/A 64 63 94 S17G23 29.92F
ROLLA MOSUNNY 71 61 70 S15G21 29.93S
OSAGE BEACH MOSUNNY 73 61 64 S9G18 29.93S
SPRINGFIELD SUNNY 72 62 71 S17 29.92S
BRANSON MOSUNNY 77 54 44 S13G21 29.96F
JOPLIN CLOUDY 71 64 78 S17G30 29.90F
WEST PLAINS MOSUNNY 71 59 65 S10G16 29.99F
PIEDMONT PTSUNNY 66 59 77 S5 30.03S
MALDEN MOSUNNY 73 59 60 SW15G22 30.05S
$$
IAZ060-094-KSZ022-034>040-054-083-096-NEZ052-066-093-231700-
...KANSAS...SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND IOWA...
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TOPEKA CLOUDY 74 65 73 S9 29.77F
MANHATTAN PTSUNNY 77 63 61 S13G24 29.73F
EMPORIA MOSUNNY 75 66 73 S28G37 29.77S
CHANUTE CLOUDY 73 66 78 S21G35 29.83F
WICHITA PTSUNNY 75 65 70 S23G31 29.77S
OMAHA CLOUDY 60 56 86 SE5 29.74F FOG
LINCOLN CLOUDY 57 54 88 E5 29.74F FOG
FALLS CITY CLOUDY 73 64 73 S10G21 29.75F
LAMONI CLOUDY 67 64 90 S14G20 29.80F
DES MOINES LGT RAIN 67 64 90 S14 29.79F FOG
$$