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[AWIPS #FVZ-856935]: Missing pressure on METAR station plot outside US

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  • Subject: [AWIPS #FVZ-856935]: Missing pressure on METAR station plot outside US
  • Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:12:55 -0500
> Package Version: 18.2.1-5
> Operating System: MacOS 11.6.5
> Hardware:
> Description of problem:
> 
> Hi, when looking at METAR station plot outside of the US (in Europe or
> in Africa for example) I have noticed that sea-level pressure is missing
> or not displayed (see screenshot). This is also confirmed when trying to
> display a METAR MSLP plot. In Europe, there are sometimes sea-pressure
> values but only for a handful of stations, usually in Germany.
> 
> Is that normal? I ask because I would like to do "hand analysis" over
> Europe using the PGEN palette tool but it isn't possible if MSLP is not
> displayed for most stations.
> 
> Thanks,


Hello,

Unfortunately, we are plotting all data that we are receiving from the metars, 
so if pressure data are missing, we don't have that information available to 
plot.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
 
Thanks,

Tiffany Meyer
AWIPS Lead Software Engineer
UCAR-Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FVZ-856935
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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