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[GEMPAK #HOV-816132]: SFEDIT -7 error

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #HOV-816132]: SFEDIT -7 error
  • Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:43:05 -0600
Hi Brannon,

I'm going to take a look at this in the next day or so, thanks for attaching 
the files.

I'm guessing there's a 75 station limit somewhere in the code.

Michael James
Unidata



> 
> I am creating a surface file using SFCFIL using a station table that I 
> created w/ 31 different station locations (I've attached my station table).  
> Each station has data recorded every 20 seconds for a 30 minute period.  So 
> for each station there are 90 different times associated with it.  So I set 
> TIMSTN = 90.  This works fine in creating the surface file.
> 
> It is when I attempt to import my data file (also attached) using SFEDIT that 
> I am getting an error.  It will only add the first 75 out of 90 points to 
> each of the 31 stations. In the terminal it repeatedly says " [SFEDIT -7]  
> Time 110828/**** cannot be added to data set."  So my surface file is missing 
> the last 5 minutes of data at each station.
> 
> I went back into sfcfil and set timstn = 2790 to account for each of the 90 
> points for the 31 stations but the same error occurred.  I also messed around 
> with other numbers as well trying to include additional stations in timstn.  
> Errors still the same.
> 
> I appreciate any help and apologize if I am asking for help in the wrong 
> forum.  Let me know if this question is better suited elsewhere.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Brannon
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HOV-816132
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open