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[GEMPAK #WDB-634752]: question about grphgd

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  • Subject: [GEMPAK #WDB-634752]: question about grphgd
  • Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:54:49 -0600
Hi Sarah,

This should be possible but I'll need a copy of the continuous probability file 
you're using in grphgd to see exactly how since I can't remember off the top of 
my head.  

Michael

> Hi,
> 
> I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but I thought
> I'd try. I am a forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK,
> and I was wondering if there was a way to have the program graph to grid
> (grphgd) display continuous probabilities.
> 
> For example, please see this webpage:
> http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2012/day1otlk_20120908_1200.html
> 
> Currently, we are displaying 2, 5, 10% probabilities for tornado, for
> example. I'm wondering, can we edit the gempak file in grphgd such that
> other probabilities could be displayed...e.g. 3%, 4%, etc.? I've been
> playing around with the file, but I'm not getting the output I need. The
> contours are usually bunched tightly together around the 2, or 5% line.
> Also, I need to set a max and min value, so that within the 10% contour, I
> could set a max, below our next threat level, which would be 15%.
> 
> Thanks for any help you could provide. Or, if you can point me in the right
> direction for more assistance, that would be great.
> 
> Sarah Taylor
> Forecaster/Research Assistant
> Storm Prediction Center
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WDB-634752
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open