[GEMPAK #JZH-369433]: Decoders not working in fedora 17

Kevin,

Can you confirm that the file was viewable here

http://motherlode.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/ldm/genweb?decoded/gempak/storm/warn

but once downloaded was only HTML source?  If so, what date/time?



> Hey Michael,
> 
> Here's a little more information  that may help you out.
> 
> I tried running my script again to download the watches and warnings...and
> then use gpmap to plot that data in a gif image.  I ran the script before
> 18Z and a tornado watch and a a few warnings were in effect in the
> Carolina's.  The script ran fine and the data plotted and the gif image was
> created.  After 18Z the new "warning file" (in the /storm/warn/ directory)
> came back empty...even though the warnings issued from the previous hour
> were still in effect. (When I say "empty"  I mean it was just a file with
> some html markup for the motherlode webpage).
> 
> When the script ran with this new hours data file I got this error:  " At
> line 284 of file ggwcur.f
> Fortran runtime error: Bad value during floating point read".    Since
> then.....new warnings were issued after 18Z (ie...the "warn file" is valid
> but I am still getting the same error when I run the script).  Not sure how
> the filing of the data is different if the decoder is working but that's
> what I noticed.  Hope this can help you out.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:26 PM, kevin.polston54
> <address@hidden>wrote:
> 
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > I tried building Gempak from the source code but that didnt work so I
> > re-installed with the binary file.  Once installed it seemed like I was
> > able to download and display watches and warnings.  However it seemed
> > "sporadic" as in there were times that nothing was able to display.  This
> > lasted like this for a day or so then after that nothing would plot because
> > of the error.  It seemed like once I got an "empty file"  that's when it
> > started.  Since then it hasn't worked since.
> >
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Unidata GEMPAK Support <address@hidden>
> > Date: 06/06/2013 7:59 AM (GMT-06:00)
> > To: address@hidden
> > Cc: address@hidden,address@hidden
> > Subject: [GEMPAK #JZH-369433]: Decoders not working in fedora 17
> >
> >
> > Hi Kevin,
> >
> > I would like to figure this one out.  How long did the error persist, how
> > often has it reoccurred and for how long?   The floating point error comes
> > from code which reads lat/lon from thunderstorm and tornado watches.
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > > I have been downloading the decoded watch and warning files from
> > > motherlode.  Last night I was able to use gpmap to plot the warnings and
> > > watches and create a gif image for them.  It was working fine.
> > > However....today as I am still using the same procedure I am getting an
> > > error message.  When I run gpmap to plot the watches I am getting  "At
> > line
> > > 284 of file ggwcur.f   Fortran runtime error: Bad value during floating
> > > point read"
> > >
> > > When I try to plot the warnings I get this  "At line 424 of file ggwarn.f
> > > Fortran runtime error: Bad value during integer read"
> > >
> > >
> > > Not sure why it worked last night then today it is acting up.  i went
> > into
> > > pqact.conf and commented out the entries for these decoders.  I thought
> > > maybe that was why I was able to actually plot the watches and warnings.
> > > But today is a different story.
> > >
> > > Don't know if you have any answers but I thought maybe this would help
> > you
> > > trying to figure out the problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: JZH-369433
> > Department: Support GEMPAK
> > Priority: Critical
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: JZH-369433
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Critical
Status: Open