[GEMPAK #BCK-543992]: GEMPAK-metar data

Keshab,

Because some metar obs are reported every 20 minutes, setting DATTIM = LAST 
will sometimes not show any stations for the specified area.  Try setting 
DATTIM to a specific hour (in UTC), or try to define it as a range, such as 
DATTIM = 1500-1700

-Michael


> I went through the SFLIST tutorial and performed the following to
> display metar data.
> 
> SFFILE    Surface data file                 metar
> AREA      Data area                         @ia
> DATTIM    Date/time                         last
> SFPARM    Surface parameter list            dset
> OUTPUT    Output device/filename            t
> IDNTYP    STNM or STID                      stid
> Parameters requested: SFFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SFPARM,OUTPUT,IDNTYP.
> GEMPAK-SFLIST>run
> PARM =
> PMSL;ALTI;TMPC;DWPC;SKNT;DRCT;GUST;WNUM;CHC1;CHC2;CHC3;VSBY;P03D;P03I;
> 
> MSUN;SNOW;WEQS;P24I;TDXC;TDNC;P03C;CTYL;CTYM;CTYH;P06I;T6XC;T6NC;CEIL;
> 
> P01I
> 
> STN    YYMMDD/HHMM      PMSL     ALTI     TMPC     DWPC     SKNT
> DRCT
> GUST     WNUM     CHC1     CHC2     CHC3
> VSBY
> P03D     P03I     MSUN     SNOW     WEQS
> P24I
> TDXC     TDNC     P03C     CTYL     CTYM
> CTYH
> P06I     T6XC     T6NC     CEIL     P01I
> 
> 
> [SFLIST -3]  No stations reporting data.
> Parameters requested: SFFILE,AREA,DATTIM,SFPARM,OUTPUT,IDNTYP.
> GEMPAK-SFLIST>
> 
> I was still not able to get to the point I wanted. I want to be able to
> list like this:
> 
> KADU 230255Z AUTO 19014G21KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A2947 RMK AO2
> KAIO 230255Z AUTO 18021G27KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A2947 RMK AO2
> KALO 230254Z 15020G23KT 5SM BR OVC006 17/15 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP029 T01670150 
> 58017
> KAMW 230253Z AUTO 13014KT 5SM BR BKN008 19/17 A2954 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 
> SLP997 T01890172 58017
> KAWG 230255Z AUTO 14020G25KT 7SM BKN006 BKN085 16/16 A2969 RMK AO2
> 
> Thanks,
> Keshab
> 
> 
> Unidata GEMPAK Support wrote:
> > Keshab,
> >
> > If you wish to plot surface data please refer to the SFMAP tutorial at
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/tutorial/sfmap.html
> >
> > If you wish to list metar reports, refer to the SFLIST tutorial at
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/gempak/tutorial/sflist.html
> >
> > These two pages should provide you with a thorough overview of how to 
> > display metar reports with GEMPAK.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Michael James
> > Unidata User Support
> >
> >
> >
> >> I would like to be able to display the raw metar and speci reports for a
> >> station or all stations in a state for the last N hours. How do I start?
> >> It would be nice if you can kindly provide an example script.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >> Keshab
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: BCK-543992
> > Department: Support GEMPAK
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: BCK-543992
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open