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From: Dr. Wanhong Wang Tom Priddy We seem to be having a problem with our oasurf.csh gempak script in the new gempak version on linux red hat 7.0. Either data doesn't seem to be going into the surface file or times are wrong. Any ideas?? Either way....none of our surface maps can run until we sort this out. We are so close to have the entire system up. /ktp Parameters requested: GDFILE,DELTAN,DELTAX,DELTAY,GRDAREA,EXTEND,DTAAREA, SOURCE,SNFILE,SFFILE,SNPARM,SFPARM,DATTIM,LEVELS,MAXGRD. GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> [FL -13] No valid file for given type and cycle time. [OAGRID -9] Too few stations to calculate DELTAN. [OAGRID -9] Too few stations to calculate DELTAN. Parameters requested: GDFILE,DELTAN,DELTAX,DELTAY,GRDAREA,EXTEND,DTAAREA, SOURCE,SNFILE,SFFILE,SNPARM,SFPARM,DATTIM,LEVELS,MAXGRD. GEMPAK-OAGRID> GEMPAK-OAGRID> Calculate surface objecive analysis SFFILE Surface data file /ldmdata/gempak/surface/001129_sao.gem GDFILE Grid file /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem SFPARM Surface parameter list tmpf;dwpf;pmsl;relh;sknt DATTIM Date/time 001129/15 DTAAREA Data area for OA GUESS Guess file*time GAMMA Convergence parameter 0.3 SEARCH Search radius/Extrapolation 20 NPASS Number of passes 2 QCNTL Quality control threshold Parameters requested: SFFILE,GDFILE,SFPARM,DATTIM,DTAAREA,GUESS,GAMMA, SEARCH,NPASS,QCNTL. GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC>Creating process: gplt for queue 24064 [FL -1] Cannot open file /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem. [DM -2] File /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem cannot be opened. [GD -2] File /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem cannot be opened. [OA -1] Grid file /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem could not be opened. SFFILE Surface data file /ldmdata/gempak/surface/001129_sao.gem GDFILE Grid file /ldmdata/gempak/grids/001129_surf.gem SFPARM Surface parameter list tmpf;dwpf;pmsl;relh;sknt DATTIM Date/time 001129/15 DTAAREA Data area for OA data GUESS Guess file*time GAMMA Convergence parameter 0.3 SEARCH Search radius/Extrapolation 20/EX NPASS Number of passes 2 QCNTL Quality control threshold Parameters requested: SFFILE,GDFILE,SFPARM,DATTIM,DTAAREA,GUESS,GAMMA, SEARCH,NPASS,QCNTL. GEMPAK-OABSFC> GEMPAK-OABSFC> -- ============================================================ ***Please notice NEW Area Code*** Tom Priddy address@hidden Extension Ag. Meteorologist ph: 859-257-3000 ext 245 Ag. Weather Center fax: 859-257-5671 243 Ag. Engineering Bldg Dept. of Biosystems and Ag. Engr. University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0276 HOMEPAGE http://wwwagwx.ca.uky.edu ============================================================