20050401: WWDISP no longer plots severe wx (thundestorm/tornado) watches (cont.)

>From: McIDAS Help Desk <address@hidden>
>Organization: UW/SSEC
>Keywords: 200504010013.j310DTv2022545 McIDAS WWDISP
  
Guys,

Any word on the status of WWDISP/WWLIST modifications to work with the
WOUS64 bulletins?   Did what I did make sense?

Thanks in advance...

Tom

Barry wrote:

>>>You're in awfully early! :-)
>> 
>> I worked from home yesterday, and when I do that the day never seems to
>> end :-)
>> 
>>>I didn't state it very clearly, but I meant what I said: I *am* able to
>>>plot the watch boxes with WWDISP. But it's only if I plot the boxes, not
>>>counties. For example,
>>>   WWDISP MS TIME=10 12 TYPE=TORWATCH PLOT=NBOX
>>>works (plots watches 119 and 120) whereas
>>>   WWDISP MS TIME=10 12 TYPE=TORWATCH PLOT=COUNTY and
>>>   WWLIST MS TIME=10 12 TYPE=TORWATCH
>>>both fail because they can't find the watch-by-county product
>>>(formerly SLS, now WOU).
>> 
>> OK.
>> 
>>>Please let us know if that's not what you're finding.
>> 
>> I put up a couple of plots from WWDISP after making the change I sent
>> you yesterday.  Please take a look and let me know what your opinions
>> are:
>> 
>> erase.k
>> map.k MID
>> wwdisp.k DAY=2005089 2005090
>> frmsave.k 1 wwdisp_MID.gif
>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/content/staff/tom/gifs/wwdisp_MID.gif
>> 
>> erase.k
>> map.k NACONF
>> wwdisp.k DAY=2005089 2005090
>> frmsave.k 1 wwdisp_new.gif
>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/content/staff/tom/gifs/wwdisp_new.gifto us.
>
>They look good, but there were some differences between yours and mine:
>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/images/temp/unidata_wwdisp_mid.jpg
>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/images/temp/SSEC_WWDISP_MID.JPG
>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/images/temp/unidata_wwdisp_usa.jpg
>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/images/temp/SSEC_WWDISP_USA.JPG
>
>The differences in the MID plots include severe thunderstorm warnings in
>NE, and flash flood warnings in WI, IL, IN and KY. The differences in
>the USA plots include those plus more flood warnings along the east
>coast, snow advisories in MT and WA, and flood watches and warnings in
>OR and CA.
>
>I made my frames 600x800 and specified TIME= values to match those on
>the top line of your images. Perhaps the differences are due to me
>running version 2004b, though I don't see any 2004a or 2004b changes
>(http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/software/x/changes2004b.txt) that would
>explain it.
>
>If either you or Todd can explain the differences, I'm all ears. :-)
>Thanks,
>Barry
>
>
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>From address@hidden  Wed Apr  6 13:22:53 2005

Hi Tom,
I've been watching the SPC website, and continue to find that all the
severe thunderstorm and tornado watch-by-county products that I checked
use WMO header WOUS64.

And Todd provided this update:

--- begin ---
I added WOUS64 as a search criterion for severe thunderstorm and tornado
watches while leaving SLS for compatibility with old data.  The changes
are in testing now and will make the May upgrade.  The only thing that
concerns me is that the message that you forwarded concerning this
change said that WOU would be used.  Though all of the severe
thunderstorm and tornado watch by county bulletins that we have seen
since Feb 22nd have come in under WOUS64 we haven't been able to confirm
that all of these products will always come in under that header.  Until
we find otherwise we will operate under the assumption that they will.
--- end ---

Todd made the changes in inquiry 12958. It will undergo testing soon.

Thanks,
Barry