20031109: GEMPAK 5.6.L.1 available

Gempak users,

The Unidata release of GEMPAK 5.6.L.1 is now available for download from the UPC
web portal my.unidata.ucar.edu. A few of the features included in this release
are:

- NDFD Encoder/Decoder modified to convert between the GRIB parameter id numbers
        and the GEMPAK parameter names using a table. Decoder modified to accept
        a user input skip factor to reduce the resolution of the output GEMPAK
        grid.

- NWX Append Mode Option Added to the "Text Report" GUI's text window.

- New Fire Weather Grid Diagnostics added.

- Objective Dvorak Technique(ODT) incorporated into N-AWIPS (NODT

- Numerous additions and improvements were made to the display of TAF
        parameters in SFMAP and NMAP2 , including low-level wind shear,
        color-coded ceilings MSL, and display of various combinations of
        prevailing, temporary and probability weather and flight conditions.

- The cloud height calculation has been modified to use the
        previous sounding report if the latest is not available.

- Improvements to Level II radar display decoder and display programs

- updated PDF documents


For additional information on new features and changes in GEMPAK 5.6.L.1, see:
http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/gempak/GEMPAK5.6/whats_new.html#5.6L
as well as online documentation.

To download, see:
http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=3

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support