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by weerman
Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:21 am
Forum: WX-SIM, WINGRIDDS, MCIDAS, and other weather forecasting software
Topic: Wind Barbs in the Southern Hemisphere
Replies: 6
Views: 20496

Hi Guys

Sorry it took so long to reply, but I was on leave for a week.

Jeff, I tried the ALAT command on both versions of PCGridds and both gives the latitudes as negative.

Regards
Quinton
by weerman
Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:26 am
Forum: WX-SIM, WINGRIDDS, MCIDAS, and other weather forecasting software
Topic: Wind Barbs in the Southern Hemisphere
Replies: 6
Views: 20496

Reply on Barb Winds

Hi Guys. Yes Jeff, the barbs should point polewards if the flow is zonal. In the DOS version of PCGridds the barbs is right, that is why some of our forecasters notice it. I myself is not too concern about it, I feel if the barb at least indicate the right speed it's okay, but some people find it st...
by weerman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:46 am
Forum: WX-SIM, WINGRIDDS, MCIDAS, and other weather forecasting software
Topic: Wind Barbs in the Southern Hemisphere
Replies: 6
Views: 20496

Wind Barbs in the Southern Hemisphere

Hi Guys Something I haven't picked up, but was brought to my attention by my fellow forecasters is the direction of the wind barbs. :lol: I know you guys in the Northern Hemisphere would not have picked this up, since it is correct Northern Hemispheric barbs, but in the Southern Hemisphere the barb ...
by weerman
Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:40 am
Forum: WX-SIM, WINGRIDDS, MCIDAS, and other weather forecasting software
Topic: Map With International Borders in Africa
Replies: 1
Views: 11279

Map With International Borders in Africa

Hi I am a forecaster at the Johannesburg Aviation Weather Centre, in South Africa and whould like to enquire on the status of the map files, especially Africa. We In South Africa uses Octant M (30W - 60E, 0N - 90S). My problem arrises with using the World map, (as it is the only map that covers our ...