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WNUM problem in GEMPAK

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  • Subject: WNUM problem in GEMPAK
  • Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:19:44 -0400
Hi,

I noticed a problem in WNUM in GEMPAK.
I had METAR observations with -DZRA BR and WNUM was set to 57697.00 which gives these parameters: 
17
1
9
So it reports light drizzle combined with moderate rain and fog, which is incorrect for the moderate rain part. 

Christian Page
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