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19991014: displaying raw synoptic obs with sflist

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  • Subject: 19991014: displaying raw synoptic obs with sflist
  • Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:24:48 -0600
>From: weather <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 199910141607.KAA21696

>Is it possible to display raw synoptic obs in the 
>same manner as METARS using sflist.  I cannot seem to
>get it to work.
>
>GEMPAK-SFLIST>l
> SFFILE   = /var/data/ldm/gempak/surface/19991013_syn.gem
> AREA     = us
> DATTIM   = 12
> SFPARM   = text
> OUTPUT   = T
> IDNTYP   = stnm
> GEMPAK-SFLIST>r
> [SFLIST -4]  No valid computable parameters.
> Parameters requested: SFFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SFPARM,OUTPUT,IDNTYP.
> GEMPAK-SFLIST>
> 
> I have used to GARP to display this, so I know the data
> is there.what parameters do I have that are incorrect.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Robert Mullenax
>

Robert,

The dcsynop decoder does not implement the storing of raw reports,
so you will not be able to display them with sflist.

Steve Chiswell