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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: June 30, 2012, 11:58:19 PM »

Central is the new phrase they use on extend coverage.
Hurricane Central, Tornado Central and now Severe Storm Central.

TWC went off at 8pm and back live at 9:30pm and air live for 11pm ET.

The term "central" has actually been used since 2005... although in the past year or so they've really worn it down.

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General Discussion / Re: NWS website redesign

« on: June 30, 2012, 10:26:14 PM »

The new design goes live on July 2nd. I don't know about you Patrick, but I just don't think a site like this stands out nor is it convenient enough. It's a government agency's site and IMO it needs to be simple and easy to navigate like the old one. Plus there are still a number of bugs and other issues that need to be corrected anyways.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Philadelphia weather

« on: June 30, 2012, 04:32:56 PM »

Still hot out except now it's bone dry...

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IntelliStar 2 Discussion / Re: General IS2 Discussion

« on: June 28, 2012, 10:52:43 PM »

Does anybody know where TWC Star team went? my IS2 went out in may and has been down for about a month and his profile shows that he has not been online since june 5th? did he take a vaction?

They have stated before that they do visit the forums on a regular basis, but are not logged on while doing so most of the time.

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Programming and Graphics / Re: Sunrise Weather/Weekend View OCM's

« on: June 28, 2012, 10:50:49 PM »

bump

This past Sunday 6/24
4:30-5: Jeff
5-7: Jeff and Alex

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The Game Room / Re: Yes or No Question

« on: June 28, 2012, 10:48:00 PM »

Nope

Have you ever gotten a ticket for speeding or any other traffic offense?

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The Game Room / Re: Lie your Butt Off

« on: June 28, 2012, 10:47:26 PM »

I didn't just hear about that an hour ago

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Mike's Concepts/Artwork

« on: June 23, 2012, 12:10:11 AM »

I've been posting weather updates in the NYC and Philadelphia weather threads in the last few weeks using my Weatherscan IS v.1 templates, what does everyone think of them so far? As you can see I had been making some improvements overtime, but I think my last two turned out the best so far.

https://twctodayforums.com/forums/your-local-weather/philadelphia-weather/msg172403/#msg172403

https://twctodayforums.com/forums/your-local-weather/new-york-city-weather/msg172402/#msg172402

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 23, 2012, 12:05:57 AM »

Victor, ANYTHING is better than Movie Maker. It gave me enough headaches so I gave up on it like two years ago.

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Your Local Weather / Re: Philadelphia weather

« on: June 22, 2012, 12:54:02 AM »

Excessive heat warning continues through tomorrow evening.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New York City weather

« on: June 21, 2012, 11:51:40 PM »

Active Alerts issued by the National Weather Service in Upton, NY:

**HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY

* locations... the five boroughs of New York City.

* Hazards... high heat.

* Heat index values... in the mid to upper 90s due to temperatures
in the lower to mid 90s... and dewpoints in the upper 60s.

* Timing... highest heat indices on Friday.

* Impacts... these expected heat indices will result in dangerous
conditions for those spending prolonged periods of time
outside. [/b]

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Chris

« on: June 21, 2012, 11:17:12 AM »

Chris has been given Hurricane status - first hurricane of the year. Still no threat to land and is expected to be extratropical by the end of tomorrow.

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...41.1N 43.2W
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: June 20, 2012, 06:58:18 PM »

On a happier note, it is now officially summer as the solstice occurs at 7:09 PM EDT.  Enjoy the longest day and the shortest night of the year.

It sure does fell like the first day of summer here......

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Programming and Graphics / Re: This is not your grandfather's weather channel

« on: June 19, 2012, 08:21:19 PM »

I expect the same thing to happen when TWC expands long-form to three hours. Weather Center Live might disappear, and all live programming during primetime might cease. Live shows will probably only air from 4AM - 5 PM except for hurricane coverage and select severe weather outbreaks.

I can see that happening...

4-6 First Outlook
6-7 WUWA
7-10 YWT
10-11 WUWA
11-5 Day Planner
5-7 WCL
7-4 Long form

This is almost precisely how HLN does their weekday programming now.

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General Discussion / Re: NWS website redesign

« on: June 19, 2012, 06:26:32 PM »

One thing I think that also should really be changed is the sky conditions classifications. Instead of using NWS Directive 10-503 which classifies Sunny the same as Mostly Clear and Mostly Sunny the same as Partly Cloudy, they should just go back to measuring cloud cover by the 8th's like what it says in the NWS' glossary. Makes much better sense to me and I rarely even see "Clear" being used anymore other than the west coast even when there's not a single cloud in the sky.