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The national programming is the SD feed it's just pillarboxed with the |HD| logo that's all.
Except for the shows that are broadcasting in HD. ;)

1142
Local Forecast / Re: Satellite LF Sightings
« on: July 24, 2008, 02:09:27 PM »
Yes. The WC just came on 2:05 pm eithout the "live banner"
They haven't used the LIVE tag in studio (at least normally) since June 2nd. ;)

1143
Local Forecast / Re: Trammell Sightings
« on: July 24, 2008, 02:05:52 PM »
Trammel Outage @ 1:58 pm.

He's playing past the top of the hour.
Beat you: https://twctodayforums.com/forums/index.php/topic,546.msg54859.html#msg54859 :P

Fixed now.

1144
Local Forecast / Re: Satellite LF Sightings
« on: July 24, 2008, 02:03:21 PM »
Anyone else seeing the Satellite LF emergency feed right now?

1145
Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread
« on: July 24, 2008, 02:01:37 PM »

1146
Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 23, 2008, 11:06:34 PM »
Extended version of Evening Edition at 11 PM ET. Looks like we might see only three live hours of EEWC tonight.
Actually, they may do 4 (the 2 AM CT hour which is normally long-form programming) -that may be why they're doing an extended version of regular EE. :yes:

1147
General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 23, 2008, 10:56:54 PM »
The exact same process I used to upload that video, I used here and look how its squashed, and how low quality it is, even if you click high quality...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ywc3vOs3PA

That video isn't really that squashed. Many of my 4000 emulator clips are like that.

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 23, 2008, 10:42:58 PM »
Actually the video is at full screen for fast computers
Computer speed has absolutely nothing to do with it. ;)

1149
General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch
« on: July 23, 2008, 09:55:32 PM »
Does this video appear "squished" to anyone?

Yes. Many of his videos appear that way for some reason. :wacko:

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread
« on: July 23, 2008, 08:34:27 PM »
About a minute ago, Mike Bettes' signal messed up and the picture froze on him, and shortly there after, you could hear Mike whispering "Jesus...". Sounds like he was a bit pissed off there. :lol: :P

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 23, 2008, 08:18:15 PM »
season lover, I believe Day Planner was scheduled to be in high definition Monday.
Actually, that apparently changed: https://twctodayforums.com/forums/index.php/topic,508.msg53247.html#msg53247

But then again, even that date could be wrong, and we may actually see Day Planner in HD on Monday (or perhaps they may decide to keep it HD for the rest of the week). We'll have to wait and see.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 23, 2008, 05:03:46 PM »
I hated the 2005 BWTL Tropical pdate package. The orchestral doom music, the biggest lower-thirds i have ever seen, and the rain-on-window effect rubs me the wrong way somehow.
I actually liked the entire package pretty much, but I agree with you on the lower thirds. :yes: I disagree about the rain-on-window effect. I REALLY liked that, it captured that "tropical" feeling pretty well. B)

1153
General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 23, 2008, 04:55:41 PM »
4 PM CT advisory for Dolly.

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000
WTNT34 KNHC 232043
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042008
400 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...DOLLY CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO JUST SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY...AND FOR THE NORTHEASTERN
COAST OF MEXICO FROM RIO SAN FERNANDO NORTHWARD TO THE BORDER
BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM BAFFIN BAY
NORTHWARD TO CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BAFFIN BAY
TO PORT O'CONNOR.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE
WATCH FROM LA PESCA TO SOUTH OF RIO SAN FERNANDO HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.6 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...
 80 KM...NORTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.

DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS WILL BRING DOLLY FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHER
TEXAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DOLLY IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BUT WILL
SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION...26.6 N...97.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000
PM CDT.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion
« on: July 23, 2008, 03:45:14 PM »
Also so far on Weather Center, they've been using a remixed version of the Tropical Update theme that was used in 2005 (before the BWTL relaunch). I really like that theme. :yes:

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General Weather Chat / Re: Hurricane Central 2008
« on: July 23, 2008, 03:08:35 PM »
that isn't true...if the storm hasn't already made landfall, it can continue to wobble long the coast until it reaches some sort of land, giving just a little more time to strengthen...however i do believe it has already made landfall around S.P.I.
I know that. Hence why I said:

Quote
There's no time for it to strengthen very much anymore.

Meaning that there could be a chance for it to strengthen, but certainly not by a whole lot. ;)

And you're correct - Dolly has made landfall. :yes:

2 PM CT advisory:

Quote
000
WTNT34 KNHC 231857
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DOLLY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042008
200 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...DOLLY MADE LANDFALL IN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...EXPECTED TO MOVE
FARTHER INLAND OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS LATER TODAY...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO CORPUS CHRISTI...AND FOR THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF
MEXICO FROM RIO SAN FERNANDO NORTHWARD TO THE BORDER BETWEEN MEXICO
AND THE UNITED STATES.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CORPUS
CHRISTI TO PORT O'CONNOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM LA
PESCA TO SOUTH OF RIO SAN FERNANDO.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 200 PM CDT...1900Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST. THIS POSITION IS
OVER LAGUNA MADRE ABOUT 35 MILES...60 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND 30 MILES...51 KM...EAST SOUTHEAST OF
RAYMONDVILLE.

DOLLY IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DOLLY WILL BE MOVING
INLAND OVER FAR SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY. PERSONS ARE ADVISED NOT TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS DURING THE RELATIVE CALM OF THE EYE BECAUSE WINDS
WILL SOON INCREASE QUITE RAPIDLY.

BECAUSE A PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION OF DOLLY HAS BEEN INTERACTING
WITH LAND...THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 95
MPH... 150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DOLLY IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY
IN GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. A GRADUAL WEAKENING
SHOULD BEGIN SOON AS THE EYE MOVES FARTHER INLAND.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM. HARLINGEN TEXAS MEASURED 54 MPH...87 KM/HR SUSTAINED
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 74 MPH...119 KM/HR.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
PLANE AT LANDFALL WAS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES.

DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEASTERN MEXICO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED UP
TO A FOOT OF RAIN SO FAR OVER PORTIONS OF COASTAL FAR SOUTH TEXAS.
THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 200 PM CDT POSITION....26.4 N...97.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...95
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
400 PM CDT.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA

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