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Gempak Users, There is a problem with GEMPAK satellite date/time labels generated from the AREA files. The affected routine is $GEMPAKHOME/src/gemlib/im/imar2gm.f, and I have placed an updated version of this routine in ~gbuddy/nawips-5.4/patches/imar2gm.f This routine is also used by all text interface programs which display satellites with the SATFIL variable as well as Garp. You can download this file into the $GEMPAKHOME/src/gemlib/im directory and patch your distribution with: cd $GEMPAKHOME/src/gemlib/im make clean make all make clean cd $GARPHOME make all make install cd $GEMPAKHOME/src/programs/ make all make install make clean Sorry for omitting that routine in the previously released patch. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support