IntelliStar 2 Beta Launch

[gt1racerlHDl]

The reason there is so much speculation is because there hasn't been an update yet on the rollout progress. especially on the Xfinity and Fios sides of the ball.

[KevOwensby]

Anyone notice that on the LOT8's page that the IS2 picture is different than what it is right now? Was that the original concept or an update to come I wonder?

http://www.weather.com/tv/programs/local-on-the-8s.html

[Trevor]

Whoa. That's weird. I've never seen that before. Nice find!

Also, look at this LDL. Maybe this was the first draft of the new LDL? Maybe that IS2 photo was the stage between beta and full-launch?



EDIT: Wow, I'm a bit on the looking-for-little-features-that-really-don't-matter side of things today. Look at the attachment. Blizzard for Miami at the end of the week!

[Charismatic Applesauce]

Anyone notice that on the LOT8's page that the IS2 picture is different than what it is right now? Was that the original concept or an update to come I wonder?

http://www.weather.com/tv/programs/local-on-the-8s.html

It was a concept. An image similar to that was posted here a fee gears ago.

[Trevor]

This is the image that was posted here a while back (IIRC). Looks nothing like the image that KevOwensby posted...

[KevOwensby]

lol I didn't even notice the blizzard icon.

Whoa. That's weird. I've never seen that before. Nice find!

Also, look at this LDL. Maybe this was the first draft of the new LDL? Maybe that IS2 photo was the stage between beta and full-launch?



EDIT: Wow, I'm a bit on the looking-for-little-features-that-really-don't-matter side of things today. Look at the attachment. Blizzard for Miami at the end of the week!

[WeatherWitness]

As has been mentioned before, the mock-ups were made before the real product came out...I'm guessing the picture seen on weather.com is a mock-up or maybe a prototype that was updated and never released to the public. I have no idea why the mock-ups that were shown on that LOT8s video on TWC Media Kit look nothing like the IS2. They barely even look like the Alpha STAR that was released in NY and surrounding areas a couple of years ago.

[spasticlizard]

First time I have seen smoke on the CC of an IS2

http://youtu.be/cML5BzTHARI?hd=1

Interesting. Did you get a video of or screenshot of it on the IS1, too?

There is a tornado and volcanic ash CC too. Cool huh?

[WeatherWitness]

First time I have seen smoke on the CC of an IS2

http://youtu.be/cML5BzTHARI?hd=1

Interesting. Did you get a video of or screenshot of it on the IS1, too?

There is a tornado and volcanic ash CC too. Cool huh?

Whoa. Although I want to say I would like to see those (because that would be cool), I don't know if I would really want to because I could be in some real danger.

[phw115wvwx]

Whoa. Although I want to say I would like to see those (because that would be cool), I don't know if I would really want to because I could be in some real danger.

Any weather phenomenon that can obstruct the visibility at airports counts in the METAR observations.  This entire chart shows all the possible phenomena that can be reported and potentially encoded into the CC if the STAR can handle it:

http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/images/METAR-descriptors.gif

[toxictwister00]

Whoa. Although I want to say I would like to see those (because that would be cool), I don't know if I would really want to because I could be in some real danger.

Any weather phenomenon that can obstruct the visibility at airports counts in the METAR observations.  This entire chart shows all the possible phenomena that can be reported and potentially encoded into the CC if the STAR can handle it:

http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/images/METAR-descriptors.gif

Wouldn't it be kinda difficult to report a tornado as an observation unless it's spotted on the ground ahead of time? Unless it's going by what's radar detected.

[Trevor]

I recall back a few months ago that KSTL (St. Louis-Lambert Int'l) reported a tornado. Let me see if I can find it.

EDIT: Here it is! ‎"Tornado, cumulonimbus clouds, lightning observed"

I would love to see that icon!

[Eric]

I'm not sure that I can share...

Why would you want to let us know that you have information the rest of us aren't allowed to know?  Why not just keep silent?  It really is a mean thing to do to say "I know a secret but I'm not going to tell you," especially when the information that you're not allowed to share would be of great interest to the rest of us.

Really, it's just like taunting us, and it's not very nice.

[Zach]

Again...I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN SHARE IT. If I get an OK from the one who gave me the info, I'd be glad to post it.

Then why are you telling us that you know the info, but wont tell us? Thats what i dont get

[gt1racerlHDl]

hopefully an admin does give you a ok, i would like to hear the info you have for us.