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>From: "Grady Dixon" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200202122036.g1CKaQx25957 >Steve > >in my sfcfil, i specified "metar.pack" (default) as my packing file. >The parameters I was trying to import are: >TMPC, RELH, SPED, DRCT, GUMS, and PRES > >should I not use a pack file and only specify the parms I will be >importing? > >thanks for the quick response and help. >GRADY > > >********************************* >Grady Dixon >Department of Geography >University of Georgia >http://www.arches.uga.edu/~gdixon > > Grady, Your problem is that your variables RELH, SPED, GUMS and PRES are not in metar.pack. You have to specify a packing file that lists the parameters you want to have in the surface file. The metar.pack file provides for DWPC, SKNT, GUST and ALTI which are basically conversions from the paramaters you list above. But, you have not provided those variables. You can either convert your data into those values, or create a packing file that include your variables. Steve Chiswell