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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: August 24, 2009, 11:01:48 AM »

The two-OCM lower third at the beginning of Day Planner said "WEEKEND NOW."

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General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 23, 2009, 01:08:45 AM »

so, today i moved into my dorm; everything is now unpacked and I had an amazing first night  ...everything is different (as expected) but fun at the same time. 

i'll have pics of my dorm on my facebook account tomorrow & an updated sig.

Glad to hear you made it through the first night, Al. That first night away from home can be the hardest.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2009

« on: August 21, 2009, 01:42:10 PM »

The 2 PM AST advisory is out... Bill is down to a Category 2 with 110 MPH winds.

000
WTNT33 KNHC 211735
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BILL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  25A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL032009
200 PM AST FRI AUG 21 2009

...HURRICANE BILL EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST LATER
TODAY...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
BERMUDA.

INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND AND IN THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BILL.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.  FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR
AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.8 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...
465 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 695 MILES...1115 KM...
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY AND SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF
HURRICANE BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE OPEN WATERS BETWEEN
BERMUDA AND THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BILL SUGGEST
THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110
MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  BILL IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN
INTENSITY ARE LIKELY TODAY AND SATURDAY.

BILL REMAINS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. RADAR
FROM BERMUDA SHOWS MORE RAINBANDS APPROACHING THE ISLAND.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR
FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB...28.26 INCHES.

BILL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES OVER BERMUDA...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES.

THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST THAT THE STORM TIDE WILL RAISE
WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE
COAST...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IN ADVANCE
OF BILL.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY THIS HURRICANE ARE AFFECTING PUERTO
RICO...HISPANIOLA...THE BAHAMAS...AND BERMUDA...AND SHOULD BEGIN
AFFECTING MOST OF THE U.S. EAST COAST AND THE ATLANTIC MARITIMES OF
CANADA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

...SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...28.5N 66.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 20, 2009, 06:15:48 PM »

Was Mike Bettes on WUWA?

Yes. He's been on it all week.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Blooper Thread

« on: August 20, 2009, 06:15:21 PM »

hahaha...oops (:32 seconds into the video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUUpU6N-xcw#

I saw that happen yesterday. Glad someone got it recorded. 

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Local Forecast / Re: July 2009 Official Playlist

« on: August 19, 2009, 04:46:09 PM »

How exactly do you get the full song to play?

Click on the little triangle thingy next to the song title. It'll play in full length, or at least it did for me.

I only get a brief clip of it. :/

Same here. I only get a 30-second clip of the song on that page.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 16, 2009, 11:15:59 PM »

The normal viewer won't notice anything wrong but we do.... it's 11pm and we should be seeing PM Edition Weekend West Coast in the monitor position with the studio using purple colors.... what do we see on right now? Weather Center in the Day Planner position using the Day Planner colors using Weather Center graphics...

And PME center divider at the video wall.

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General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday Max (yourweathertoday)!

« on: August 16, 2009, 12:16:12 PM »

Happy birthday, Max. Hope you have a great one. 

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Central 2009

« on: August 15, 2009, 12:47:27 AM »

Tropical Depression Two has reformed...

Here's the 12:30 AM EDT advisory from the NHC:

000
WTNT32 KNHC 150425
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022009
1230 AM AST SAT AUG 15 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO REGENERATES OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC
OCEAN...

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO.

AT 1230 AM AST...0430 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.8 WEST OR ABOUT
1075 MILES...1735 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS WEEKEND. 

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON NOAA BUOY 41041 IS
1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 1230 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.6N 45.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM AST.

$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/BRENNAN

The center of the NHC forecast cone has the storm grazing Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and moving into The Bahamas by Wednesday evening.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 10, 2009, 10:34:16 PM »

The second one is clearer, but there is no visible difference in the text

In the first screenshot, all the text is shifted up a few pixels. It's noticeable in the "For ZIP 33592" line.

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Local Forecast / Re: Satellite LF Sightings

« on: August 09, 2009, 08:59:07 PM »

Satellite LF with LDL at 8:59 PM ET.

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Local Forecast / Re: Satellite LF Sightings

« on: August 09, 2009, 05:49:27 PM »

Satellite LF at 5:48 PM ET.

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General Discussion / Re: Windows 7

« on: August 07, 2009, 04:32:28 PM »

Testing? Its already in RTM. I am using it as well. As for Vista I see it as more of a minor upgrade. Vista worked just fine for me. Most peoples problem with Vista was having the improper drivers/hardware needed for it to run well.

No. I heard that it is at Release Canaidate stage.

No. Windows 7 is in the RTM stage. Release to Manufacturing. That means it's finished and PC makers (like Dell and HP) are receiving copies of Windows 7 to prepare it on new PCs later this fall.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 07, 2009, 12:08:47 PM »

For a time this morning, the LF music was distorted and full of static.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 06, 2009, 06:35:53 PM »

Nick Walker is wearing glasses tonight.