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>From: McIDAS Help Desk <address@hidden> >Organization: SSEC >Keywords: 200506091325.j59DP1Zu024140 McIDAS-XCD URNT11 Hi Jay, re: >Quick question for you... we have a user at JSC asking about URNT11 >hurricane reports. The formatting from our Noaaport feed running XCD >2005 seems incorrect: > >WXTLIST >WMO=URNT11 > >URNT11 KNHC 09102897779 10244 50211 85800 73100 16021 66753 >/575200516031029201A > CYCLONE OB 14LAST >REPORT >WXTLIST: done > >The report itself should look like this I believe: > >URNT11 KNHC 091028 >97779 10244 50211 85800 73100 16021 66753 /5757 >RMK AF304 0201A CYCLONE OB 14 >LAST REPORT > >We don't have a 2004 XCD to test this to see if it's just a Noaaport >feed problem or a XCD 2005 problem. Do you have any 2004 XCD servers to >check the RTWXTEXT group with this command? Yes, there are several: atm.geo.nsf.gov <- operated by the UPC adde.ucar.edu <- operated by the UPC papagayo.unl.edu <- Unidata community machine weather2.admin.niu.edu <- Unidata community machine stratus.al.noaa.gov <- Unidata community machine pscwx.plymouth.edu <- Unidata community machine >Thanks, Jay No worries. Tom >From address@hidden Thu Jun 9 11:12:45 2005 Hi Tom- Thanks for your help. The WXTLIST command output is the same on all the 2004 and 2005 servers. Must be a Noaaport "thing." Thanks, Jay