20030227: Watch Boxes using GPWARN

Patrick,

You are referring to the template additions to gpwarn which
I added in the GEMPAK 5.6.H distribution (as stated in
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/whats_new.html).

This distribution also included the datatype.tbl file, entries near
the bottom of the file:

!
! Text files for warnings
TORNADOWARN  $TEXT_WARN/torn_warn      YYYYMMDDHH.torn           CAT_NIL
SCAT_NIL   72   4320     60
TSTORMWARN   $TEXT_WARN/tstrm_warn     YYYYMMDDHH.tstrm          CAT_NIL
SCAT_NIL   72   4320     60
FLOODWARN    $TEXT_DATA/fflood/warn    YYYYMMDDHH.warn           CAT_NIL
SCAT_NIL   72   4320     60
WINTERWARN   $TEXT_WARN/winter         YYYYMMDDHH.winter         CAT_NIL
SCAT_NIL   72   4320     60
NONPCPWARN   $TEXT_WARN/noprcp         YYYYMMDDHH.noprcp         CAT_NIL
SCAT_NIL   72   4320     60
!

and in Gemenviron, TEXT_WARN is defined as $TEXT_DATA/watch_warn

Verify:

1) You are running GEMPAK 5.6.H. A likely problem if you are missing the
   datatype.tbl entries.
2) You have the above template entries, if you missed these when merging in
   changes to a previous datatype.tbl file.
3) Use space characters in the datatype.tbl file...column position is inportant.
   From what you pasted in below, the column positions for the various fields do
   not line up....so double check that.


Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:

> I'm trying to plot watch boxes using gpwarn and using templates for WWFIL.
> I can plot each type of warning by specifying the exact file to use, but
> running the program over and over is a pain.  So, I want to use the filename
> templates, such as I do when plotting surface info, specifying sffile=metar.
> In $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl:
>
> NPCPWARN      $NPCP_WARN                YYYYMMDDHH.noprcp         CAT_MSC
> SCAT_NIL
> WNTRWARN     $WNTR_WARN               YYYYMMDDHH.winter         CAT_MSC
> SCAT_NIL
> FLDWARN         $FLD_WARN                    YYYYMMDDHH.warn
> CAT_MSC  SCAT_NIL
> TORNWARN      $TORN_WARN                YYYYMMDDHH.torn           CAT_MSC
> SCAT_NIL
> TSTRMWARN    $TSTRM_WARN               YYYYMMDDHH.tstrm          CAT_MSC
> SCAT_NIL
>
> where in Gemenviron I defined the directory paths ($NPCP_WARN, $WNTR_WARN,
> etc.) for the filetypes for use in datatype.tbl.  Then I have in gpmap:
>
>  WWFIL    = wntrwarn
>
> and I get an error saying "error opening wntrwarn".  How can I use the
> templates like in the user manual where they use:
>
> WWFIL=nonpcpwarn;winterwarn;floodwarn;tstormwarn;tornadowarn
>
> which, by the way I cannot find in $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl?
>
> Patrick
> _______________________________________
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