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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: September 05, 2011, 02:37:23 AM »

The SD satellite LDL that they're currently using looks like something special they're using for Lee coverage. It doesn't transition in like the normal satellite LDL and the Lee inset satellite seems to appear in congruence with the LDL. Furthermore, the LDL seems to be a darker shade of blue than the normal one.

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General Discussion / Re: What is the last thing you bought?

« on: September 03, 2011, 04:24:11 PM »

Three fairly-obscure early-1990s 1:64th scale NASCAR Busch Series diecast cars, lunch at Long John Silver's, 6-pack of Mike's.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 28, 2011, 09:09:41 AM »

Landfall made in New York City at 9:00 AM EDT.

000
WTNT64 KNHC 281302
TCUAT4

TROPICAL STORM IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011
900 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...CENTER OF IRENE MOVES OVER NEW YORK CITY...

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF IRENE
MOVED OVER NEW YORK CITY AROUND 900 AM EDT...1300 UTC.  IRENE HAS
WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM AND THE ESTIMATED INTENSITY AT
LANDFALL WAS 65 MPH...100 KM/H.

SUMMARY OF 900 AM EDT...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
--------------------------------------------------
LOCATION...40.7N 74.0W
ABOUT 0 MI...0 KM N OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 INCHES

$$
FORECASTER PASCH

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 27, 2011, 11:30:15 PM »

The LDL is blue now

It's now red again.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 27, 2011, 02:07:44 PM »

Has anyone with DirecTV or Dish seen their IntelliStar advisory crawl activated?

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 27, 2011, 12:58:42 PM »

http://i.imgur.com/u47K9.jpg

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 27, 2011, 12:27:02 PM »

For those complaining about the coverage, here are some numbers to wrap your heads around:

Hourly breakdown of Irene coverage:
Live weather coverage: 42 minutes (70%)
Commercials: 18 minutes (30%)

Hourly breakdown during normal coverage:
Live weather coverage: 32 minutes (53%)
Commercials: 18 minutes (30%)
Local Forecasts: 10 minutes (17%)

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 26, 2011, 09:43:52 PM »

I've been meaning to ask this for the longest time, but are they ever going to fix that pesky glitch of the Satellite LDL being underneath the IntelliStar LDL?

What do you mean?

I assume this:



Notice that you can see a few pixels of the national LDL above the local LDL.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 25, 2011, 07:48:08 PM »

The diameter of Irene's cloud deck is nearly 800 miles. It's a huge storm.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Billy's Artwork

« on: August 25, 2011, 07:42:55 PM »

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 25, 2011, 06:02:13 PM »

it was mentioned in the past SA was discontinued, which is why it hasn't been on in years.

We do not know for sure, because there has been no official conformation 

Right. Plus, there has been no real reason to use it since 2008, either.

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Hurricane Central / Re: Hurricane Irene

« on: August 25, 2011, 04:01:07 PM »

Well-defined eye as seen from Miami's 88D:

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: August 24, 2011, 10:52:51 PM »

Adam Berg!?

Yep, gang! 

194

General Discussion / Re: The Front Porch

« on: August 24, 2011, 09:32:51 PM »

Just had my lasik surgery today It went very well!

Good to hear.  You'll probably be needing these sunglasses for a while, though.

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Local Forecast / Re: General LF Discussion

« on: August 23, 2011, 04:41:11 PM »

I wonder if TWC will activate the Satellite product for IntelliStars along the east coast in anticipation of Irene?

I already see it on a regular basis when the close-up radar isn't needed.

The actual Satellite product or the Radar/Satellite? The Satellite product is only typically seen on the west coast, and in some circumstances in the past on the east coast when a large blizzard or hurricane was approaching.