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>From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200311170430.hAH4UPOb024143 >The METAR obs for Williams Field/Ice Runway in Antarctica (near McMurdo) aren' > t in >the decoded *sao.gem file in GEMPAK (5.6j). Currently the obs are taken at NZ > IR but later the >site will be moved the NZWD when the ice becomes too weak. The obs for the S > outh Pole >are also not in there (NZSP). They come in under SAA31 KWBC and each station > (NZIR,NZWD,NZSP) >is in sfstns.tbl. Is there another station table that these stations need t > o be in, in order for them >to be placed into the *sao.gem file? > >Thanks, >Robert Mullenax > Robert, I am using "-s sfmetar_sa.tbl", which doesn't have the station in it, but am still decoding the data into the output file (with lat/lon -9999) since I have -a 5000 to allow space for unknown stations. So, it should have lat/lon if it is added to the station table, (NZIR is in inactive.tbl cand can just be copied and pasted, and NZSP is in sfstns.tbl already). Are you specifying the table with -s, or using the default table without specifying the table on the command line. Check to make sure you don't have any stray tabs in the file. Steve Chiswell NZIR 031117/0900 -9999.00 -9999.00 988.10 29.06 -12.00 -19.00 12.00 80.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 256.00 603.00 1003.00 6.21 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 60.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 NZIR 031117/1000 -9999.00 -9999.00 987.60 29.04 -12.00 -19.00 12.00 70.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 306.00 603.00 1003.00 6.21 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 60.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 NZIR 031117/1100 -9999.00 -9999.00 987.00 29.03 -12.00 -20.00 10.00 70.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 216.00 306.00 603.00 6.21 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 60.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 NZIR 031117/1200 -9999.00 -9999.00 986.70 29.02 -11.00 -20.00 10.00 70.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 156.00 306.00 603.00 6.21 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 60.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 NZIR 031117/1300 -9999.00 -9999.00 986.10 29.00 -12.00 -20.00 9.00 70.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 206.00 602.00 903.00 6.21 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 90.00 -9999.00 -9999.00 -9999.00