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[GEMPAK #RSN-840640]: dctaf

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #RSN-840640]: dctaf
  • Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:36 -0600
Hi Brian,

I believe we found a solution to this problem.

While the metar decoder can handle both WMO and AFOS files, the TAF decoder 
does not.  You will need to use a WMO format when using dctaf.  You may also 
want to add the -b option to your dctaf command so that all reports in the TAF 
file are processed.

Also, the command that you provided

"cat 2008081110.taf | dctaf -v 1 -d -c 080811/1000 2008081110gem.taf"

likely was not working because the -c YYMMDD/HHMM option needs to be specified 
before the -v and -d options.


Hope this helps,

Michael James


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RSN-840640
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open