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Re: question about NCEP model data from NOAAport (fwd)

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  • Subject: Re: question about NCEP model data from NOAAport (fwd)
  • Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 10:33:41 -0700 (MST)

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 14:58:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Gilbert Sebenste <address@hidden>
To: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: question about NCEP model data from NOAAport

Robert,

I am CC'ing your excellent questions over to ldm-users, since I do not
know the answer to this.

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Robert Mullenax wrote:

> Gilbert,
> 
> I switched over to you a little while ago to test the feed.  I noticed
> that I am only
> receiving AVN output every 6 hours, which is what I was receiving from
> Colo State.
> 
> The thing is, during the initial test of NOAAport I received 3-hourly
> output of the ETA and AVN.  When the final switch occurred, just 6-hour
> output again.  I am running McIDAS-XCD, so the decoding is transparent,
> no long list of headers like GEMPAK.  I know the 3-hour output is available
> as I have seen it on other sites.  Are you getting 3-hour output, and is it
> XCD that is only decoding XCD for me?  That would not make a whole lot
> of sense as on 15 Dec, I received the 3-hour output and did not change
> anything.

I do not know. I am just sucking up the .gml files, and they are every 6
hours. Anyone else have an idea?

Gilbert

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