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Programming and Graphics / Re: If Al Roker wasn't enough...

« on: July 28, 2011, 11:28:03 PM »

What the  ? Who cares about Alaska?

BTW, Al's been producing shows for a number of years.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Apparently...a former OCM has stayed in Atlanta

« on: July 28, 2011, 11:25:32 PM »

What yall said about the changes in TV news and presentation is true. The tabloidization continues...*SMH*

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Local Forecast / Re: Daypart

« on: July 27, 2011, 01:48:54 AM »

A better way to do this IMO would be to either take the local info off the LDL during the 7 day and display the text there, or take the LDL away altogether and display the text more central to the bottom of the 7 day and the bottom of the screen. That would make it less cluttered.

Better yet, why not give it a line on the LDL and it can scroll across the screen when it pops up.

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Local Forecast / Re: Daypart

« on: July 27, 2011, 01:41:21 AM »

I think I know what "change" you're talking about. It totally caught me off guard.

I saw it earlier tonight at work and I think it's straight B.S. if you ask me. That's the LAST thing I wanted to see.

Not sure if that made it to DirecTV.

EDIT: It is not on the DirecTV LO8s.

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Local Forecast / Re: Daypart

« on: July 27, 2011, 01:37:21 AM »

I saw the daypart forecast today at 2:38 PM ET on 27100, during the time the radars were out.. is this part of the change?

My guess is that the daypart was used to fill time, since the Star doesn't show the radar when it's not available for long.

Also, anyone with Marine/Tides on their STARs, is the daypart forecast back on those? 24629 never got it since the December 2010 product playlist update due to the marine/tides screens taking priority.

As I said earlier, this is the first I've seen the daypart in a long time, and this counts two coastal Stars: Boston and Daytona Beach.

Add Hammond, La. to that list.

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General Weather Chat / Re: Your Scariest Weather Experience

« on: July 16, 2011, 07:37:37 PM »

Hands down, Hurricane Katrina. Was in the western eyewall for almost nine hours.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: July 16, 2011, 07:19:07 PM »

After another streak of hot, dry weather, the Gulf South region has been kind of soggy as of late as showers and storms have plagued the area...not because of the normal afternoon variety of storms but because of disturbances going around the upper high that has been putting a beat down on the Plains states with brutally hot weather.

6 PM CONDITIONS

HAMMOND
77° Rain

BATON ROUGE
80° (Heat Index 86°) Light Rain

McCOMB
76° Scattered Clouds

SLIDELL
76° Light Rain

BAY SAINT LOUIS
79° Light Rain

GULFPORT
78° Scattered Clouds

BILOXI
78° Mostly Cloudy

PASCAGOULA
78° Mostly Cloudy

NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT
80° (86°) Light Rain

NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
80° (84°) Light Rain

BELLE CHASSE
77° Light Rain

GALLIANO
82° (91°) Clear

HOUMA
81° (86°) Scattered Clouds

PORT FOURCHON
No Report

GRAND ISLE
No Report

BOOTHVILLE
84° (93°) Clear


SATURDAY EVENING
Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 80% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms..some downpours possible. Highs in the upper 80s, but it will feel like 90-100. Wind SW 5-10 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy, very mild, and muggy with a 30% chance for spotty showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 76. Wind S 5-10 mph.

SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 70% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms..some downpours possible. Highs around 90, but it will feel like 95-105. Wind S 6-12 mph.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy, very mild, and muggy with a 30% chance for spotty showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 76. Wind S 5-10 mph.

MONDAY
Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 60% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms..some downpours possible. Highs around 91, but it will feel like 95-105.

TUESDAY
Clouds & sunshine, hot and humid with a 30% chance for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 76. Highs around 94 but it will feel like 100-110.

WEDNESDAY
Partly cloudy, hot and humid with a 20% chance for isolated showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 78. Highs around 96 but it will feel like 100-110.

THURSDAY
Clouds & sunshine, hot, and humid with a 30% for spotty showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 78. Highs around 94, but it will feel like 100-110.


RADAR (Click to animate)

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Congrats to Jim Cantore

« on: July 15, 2011, 03:25:21 PM »

I created a page to commemorate the event. I only had a few hours to do it and it's a day late, but what the heck...

http://www.twcclassics.com/miscellaneous/special/jim-cantore

Good stuff bro. I've been watching him for 23 of those 25 years.

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WeatherSTAR Tech Support / Re: Anybody have Dish service?

« on: July 07, 2011, 04:35:06 PM »

One more suggestion. And I probably shouldn't double post again but, is there anyway the text on this frame can be changed to simply "Arizona" or could each city get its own dedicated frame?

I seriously doubt that is possible. I know for a fact that Flagstaff's weather is totally different from Phoenix and Tuscon because of elevation alone. Even Phoenix's and Tuscon's weather varies from time to time, especially in winter.

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: July 02, 2011, 01:20:00 AM »

We had some relief from the heat and drought the last full week of June, but the pattern has shifted back. The pattern should change somewhat again starting July 4, giving us our daily showers and storms again.

June has been the driest and hottest on record for Louisiana.

MIDNIGHT CONDITIONS

McCOMB
No report

HAMMOND
77°, No sky condition

BATON ROUGE
82°, Clear

SLIDELL
83°, Partly cloudy

GULFPORT
86° (Heat Index 97°), No sky condition

BILOXI
86° (98°), Clear

PASCAGOULA
82°, Clear

BAY ST. LOUIS
No report

NEW ORLEANS-LAKEFRONT ARPT
85°, Partly Cloudy

NEW ORLEANS-AUDUBON PARK
82°, No sky report

NEW ORLEANS INT'L
81°, Mostly cloudy

BELLE CHASSE
78°, Partly cloudy

GALLIANO
79°, Clear

HOUMA
79°, Clear

BOOTHVILLE
85°, Partly cloudy

PORT FOURCHON
86° (97°), Partly cloudy


FRANKLINTON FORECAST

Saturday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming west.

Independence Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

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General Discussion / Re: Gas prices in your area

« on: July 02, 2011, 12:48:32 AM »

$3.17-$3.39 

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General Discussion / Re: Post your desktops

« on: June 23, 2011, 01:58:33 AM »

Independence Boulevard looking west toward Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: June 21, 2011, 06:24:22 PM »

I got thunderstorms in my area too and 71 degrees. Thank God!! Been needing this rain for the longest...it's been so dry the last month and a half.

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General Weather Chat / Seen anything like this before?

« on: June 18, 2011, 04:09:39 PM »

I was checking out the weather in Charlotte via Google's Weather Underground Full Page Weather extension and I noticed the area was under a thunderstorm warning. While reading it, I saw this:

... Airport weather warning for a severe thunderstorm threat a cloud
to ground lightning threat at the Charlotte Douglas international
Airport...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued an
Airport weather warning for...

Charlotte Douglas international Airport /clt/

* valid until 515 PM EDT

For the following threats...

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for winds of 58 mph or greater and hail
1 inch in diameter or larger.

* Cloud to ground lightning within 5 miles of the Airport.

Haven't seen anything like that from the NWS. Have you all have?

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Your Local Weather / Re: New Orleans weather

« on: June 18, 2011, 01:20:16 PM »

Hot! Hot! Hot! That's the name of the game in the area and has been for weeks. Some good news: It looks like the pattern is about to shift starting this weekend. The high that's been keeping us hot and dry is moving eastward and by next week, our daily afternoon thunderstorms should return.

Heat Advisories are in effect through 7 pm for the entire area.

Noon temperatures:

Hammond
91° (Heat Index 105°), no sky condition

McComb
91° (99°), Mostly Sunny

Slidell
92° (98°), Mostly Sunny

Bay St. Louis
91° (100°), Mostly Sunny

Gulfport
No report

Biloxi
90° (101°), Sunny

Pascagoula
No report

New Orleans - Lakefront
93° (102°), Mostly Sunny

New Orleans - Audubon
No report

New Orleans Int'l
93° (102°), Mostly Sunny

Belle Chasse
92° (99°), Mostly Sunny

Galliano
91° (102°), Mostly Sunny

Boothville
89° (97°), Sunny

Port Fourchon
88° (97°), Mostly Sunny

Baton Rouge
90° (99°), Partly Sunny

REGIONAL FORECAST FROM WWL-TV

SATURDAY
REC. KENNER 96, AUDUBON 98
Partly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 10% chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Record highs around 96, but it will feel like 100-110. Wind S/SW 8-15 mph.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear, mild, and muggy. Lows around 77. Wind S/SW Around 5 mph.

FATHER'S DAY
REC. KENNER 99, AUDUBON 100
Mostly clear, hot, and humid with a 10% chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Highs around 96, but it will feel like 100-110. Wind S/SW 8-15 mph.

MONDAY
REC. KENNER 97, AUDUBON 99
Partly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 10% chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm. Lows around 77. Near record highs around 96, but it will feel like 100-110.

TUESDAY
REC. KENNER 96, AUDUBON 100
Clouds & sunshine, breezy, hot, and humid with a 20% chance for isolated showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 78. Highs around 94, but it will feel like 95-105.

WEDNESDAY
REC. KENNER 96, AUDUBON 102
Clouds & sunshine, breezy, hot, and humid with a 30% chance for spotty showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 77. Highs around 92, but it will feel like 95-100.

THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy, hot, and humid with a 40% chance for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 76. Highs around 90.

FRIDAY
Mostly cloudy, very warm, and humid with a 50% chance for scattered showers or thunderstorms. Lows around 74. Highs around 88.