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Local Forecast / Re: Local on the 8's HD

« on: March 18, 2009, 11:29:32 PM »

I know how slow things can go with getting approval and hardware tweaked with everything...but it would be awesome to finally have a working HD LF so I don't have to continue switching back and forth between HD & SD just to know what the current conditions are.

If anyone knows, what does the LDL look like on the HD side of things, aside from the time/temp under the TWC|HD logo?

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General Emulator Discussion / Re: Suggestions

« on: March 18, 2009, 06:06:07 PM »

I think I touched on this in another thread, but I was thinking about it again this afternoon and thought it would be pertinent as a suggestion. 

To help users get the most accurate local forecast for their area, would it be possible to utilize the NWS spot forecast that they put out on their websites via entering your zip code?  Would that make it easier for the emulator to grab all the information from one spot for local current conditions, almanac, forecast and 5-day as well while getting it for a spot location of your choosing?  This might also be an easy way of accessing local watches/warnings/advisories as well since they're automatically listed on the site in order of severity. 

I'm just hoping to add in all kind of features to continue to make the program versatile and amazing!

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Local Forecast / Re: Local on the 8's HD

« on: March 18, 2009, 05:47:22 PM »

Has there been any news on the actual implementation of the HD LF since the announcement of it being introduced in the second half of '08? (which was obviously a while ago)

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Weather Center With Abrams and Bettes!

« on: March 17, 2009, 08:40:58 PM »

lol

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Mike Bettes F-Bomb On Air

« on: March 16, 2009, 12:57:54 PM »

Confirmed - here's the link! http://www.nbcdfw.com/station/newsteam/Jennifer_Lopez.html

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Local Forecast / Re: Intellistar- Do you like the current version?

« on: March 12, 2009, 06:53:30 PM »

I will say that the current icons aren't as bad as they COULD be...I mean, Accu-Weather has some of the worst icons available for television weather systems.  Some actually look like a clown threw up on the screen.

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Local Forecast / Re: Intellistar- Do you like the current version?

« on: March 12, 2009, 03:11:50 PM »

Personally, I enjoy the new icons because they are more realistic...the version 2 of the new ones are better because you can see what the condition is no matter what the background is versus when they were debuted and you couldn't.  I also like the 06/07 background because it was vibrant while not looking like a generic background.  I will agree, though, that the new backgrounds and banners are like a 3rd grader colored something in paint.  In defense of my vote, though, I still really like the original 4000 icons as well as the previous icons to the current ones.  Maybe they'll add transitions soon...or perhaps just get rid of the current design and make it more appealing...

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General Discussion / Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)

« on: March 10, 2009, 07:46:57 PM »

Ahhh...summer...

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Bug Reports / Re: Bad Moon Phases and Temps?

« on: March 10, 2009, 07:42:43 PM »

I checked my sunrise/sunset data and the times were, in fact, incorrect in the emulator, along with the moon phases/dates (which I know must be entered manually (which my first post refers to).  The emulator says 5:55AM-5:29PM when the actual is 7:51AM-7:27PM (according to NWS).  Do you think that the site I provided (or any other with that information) will help to make it more automated?

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General Discussion / Re: Weirdest Tornado Siren I've Ever Heard (Lots of Lightning)

« on: March 10, 2009, 12:09:52 PM »

It sounds like it's going to croak, lol

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General Weather Chat / Re: I'm confused by this forecast.

« on: March 10, 2009, 12:01:05 PM »

Nice.  I know that overnight there were some rain/sleet showers in the area so maybe that's what they were thinking when they wrote it.  It's still funny, though!

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Bug Reports / Re: N/A Icons

« on: March 10, 2009, 11:02:05 AM »

Also, the icons don't show up for blowing snow (icon 15), heavy snow (icon 42).  I also noticed it had N/A for light rain/mist (icon 9) & fog and it was showing N/A for snow (icon 16).  I think it wasn't grabbing the snow with wind icon, either, for when it's windy (icon 43), light snow (icon 14) and flurries (icon 13).  When the conditions said 'flurries' the icon was showing up N/A.  I hope that helps!

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General Emulator Discussion / Re: Suggestions

« on: March 09, 2009, 03:24:29 PM »

Now, I know that there is a bulletins page for watches/warnings/advisories, but is there currently, or could there easily be, a page that is inserted between each of the standard pages (local conditions, aviation, etc.) when there is an alert issued for the local area or that of which you choose?  Perhaps there could be an option to either show a map of the area with the current alerts or show the bulletins page with the text of what is happening from the NWS.  Maybe both?  Just throwing it out there.

Is there any interest for storm reports?  That may be an option to show.

Also, it's purely semantics but I was wondering, is it possible to add a space between the wind direction and wind speed, i.e. W15 to W 15 (on both the current conditions and regional observations)?

I was also wondering/hoping if/that the program would also remove or overwrite the images that are not being used and are old.  Is this in the program?  If not, could it be easily added?

I'm thoroughly enjoying the emulator and I appreciate the time and effort that goes into creating an excellent piece of programming!

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Bug Reports / Re: Bad Moon Phases and Temps?

« on: March 09, 2009, 01:42:43 PM »

I don't know if this will help or not but Weather Underground has information on their site for cities that include moon phases/dates and sunrise/sunset times, along with watch/warning/advisory information.  They also have the METAR information available.  Would there be a way to grab this information and automatically use that in the emulator for whatever location the user selects?  Hopefully the thought/information helps.  Here's the link to my location with the information on the page.  http://www.wunderground.com/US/ND/Grand_Forks.html

I would also assume that the information would be accessible through www.weather.com for whatever location you may want to choose, with information on current conditions, local forecast and extended outlook details as well to be shown in the emulator.  This may alleviate having to find the separate counties and zones for each!   

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Weather Center With Abrams and Bettes!

« on: March 05, 2009, 11:10:04 PM »

It was pretty funny...Bettes even got into it after a bit when Abrams was talking.