GEMPAK location of KP69

GEMPAK folks,

It has come to my attention that the GEMPAK station location file has KP69 
listed as
Elk City (RAMOS), with a lat/lon of 45.82, -115.43.  In reality, KP69 is an 
ASOS at
"Lowell" Idaho with a lat/lon of 46.144, -115.596 and an elevation of 451 
meters (or
1480 feet).  I would appreciate it if you could change this.  At various times 
over
the past 8 years I have had people fix this in various places - but it always 
gets
changed back - perhaps you can get it changed on the "master" list somewhere.

Tim Barker
SOO - Boise, ID

> Michael Splitt wrote:
>
> > Tim,
> >
> > 1) Try Steve Chiswell <address@hidden>
> >
> > 2) The problem with Bear Saddle was a generic problem with SNOTEL that I
> > thought
> >      had been fixed; we will reupdate those stations.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > >Mike,
> > >
> > >Yep GEMPAK is wrong - I'm having to tell people at NCEP that too.  The OSO
> > >website has the right lat/lon (in DMS) or 46.144, 115.596 (in decimal 
> > >degrees),
> > >but you can tell somebody entered the elevation wrong.  I'll bet they took 
> > >the
> > >1480 feet and just chopped off the 1, and put in 480.  The real elevation 
> > >is
> > >1480 feet - which is 451.11 meters.  I called the ET at Missoula to make 
> > >sure.
> > >They concur on 1480 feet.
> > >
> > >If you know the GEMPAK god I could notify of the right location for P69 - I
> > >would appreciate it.
> > >
> > >How about the Bear Saddle SNOTEL I e-mailed about last week, where the lat 
> > >of 44
> > >degrees, 36 minutes, got put into your system as 44.36 degrees, rather than
> > >44.60 degrees.  Any progress on changing that?
> > >
> > >Tim
> > >
> > >address@hidden wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Tim,
> > >>
> > >>OK, that all makes sense. I have another link to the wrong information 
> > >>from
> > >>the GEMPAK/UNIDATA station search (elv in meters):
> > >>
> > >>   P69       99999 ELK CITY (RAMOS)                 ID US  4582 -11543  
> > >> 1249
> > >>
> > >>The nws site http://205.156.54.206/oso/site.shtml has the following,
> > >>but seems it may have the elvation incorrect.
> > >>
> > >>  KP69;--;---;Lowell;ID;United States;4;46-08-39N;115-35-47W;;;480;480;
> > >>
> > >>This is giving 480 meters or about 1575 ft.
> > >>
> > >>We will go ahead and update the location information.
> > >>
> > >>Mike
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Mike,
> > >>>
> > >>>Well, then AirNav is confused.  Believe me, this has been a source of
> > >>>confusion for about 8 years now - since the KP69 METAR was installed.  I
> > >>>have physically stood at the ASOS - it IS located at 46.15, -115.60 and
> > >>>is at an elevation of 1480 feet.  You can contact somebody at Missoula
> > >>>for yet another confirmation - since that is in their area of
> > >>>responsibility.  Ask their technicians that service it - they drive to
> > >>>it about once a month.  Elk City is nowhere near it.  To drive from
> > >>>Lowell to Elk City is about 100 miles and takes several hours - they are
> > >>>not even close.  I have physically stood on the edge of the Elk City
> > >>>airport too - I know where it is - and it's elevation.
> > >>>
> > >>>You probably calculate the station pressure from the Altimeter setting
> > >>>and the elevation.  If you calculate it using the Elk City elevation -
> > >>>you'll get a pressure that fits with that elevation - but if you
> > >>>calculate it using the real KP69 elevation, you'll get a pressure that
> > >>>fits with that elevation.  If you really got a station pressure
> > >>>measurement in the METAR report it would really make it obvious you have
> > >>>the wrong location.
> > >>>
> > >>>Believe me, I've been fighting this for over 8 years.  Just today I
> > >>>found somebody else at NCEP with the same problem.
> > >>>
> > >>>Tim
> > >>>
> > >>>address@hidden wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Tim,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I have some conflicting information and so am not ready to change it
> > >>>>back yet.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Take a look at the AirNav site link for Elk City:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>   http://www.airnav.com/airport/S90
> > >>>>   -- the data for this site is what we have for KP69
> > >>>>      and AirNav uses P69 for the METAR report.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Also, if the altitude of the site was 1480 ft the regression QC
> > >>>>pressure comparison would be off by a significant amount ( ~50 mb)
> > >>>>while it is actually showing a reasonable comparison (~ 3mb).
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Mike
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Mesowest folks,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>KP69 is NOT Elk City (RAMOS).  It is Lowell, ID ASOS - lat: 46.15,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>lon 115.60, elevation:1480ft.  You guys changed this a while back -
> > >>>>somehow it looks like it got changed back.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Tim Barker
> > >>>>>SOO - Boise, ID
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>

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