The Weather Forecasting Forum

Sorry for the delayed reply... There are no spaces at the end and the E drive is my local, external hard drive. I have no problems dealing with this drive as ALL my other data runs just fine. Here's the complete download portion of my script... download,http://www.atmos.albany.edu/weather/data1/surf...

I'm running into a little trouble downloading MADIS... I'm hoping someone can help. In my script, I have DA downloading METAR, CWOP, SYNOP, and MADIS using the following format: download,URL,filename This works for METAR, CWOP, and SYNOP, but when I get to MADIS, I get a "Cannot create file&quo...

Does anyone know if there is any way to import reconnaissance data into DA? I'd love to be able to draw up streamlines using HDOBs and/or RECCOs, have VDMs available for surface pressure, and even incorporate dropsondes from G-IV missions to better analyze the synoptic pattern. I've tried manually c...

Make sure your computer doesn't fall asleep. Go to settings on the desktop and in the power saver, turn that off or Never. Then it should work! Thanks for the reply... The computer doesn't sleep (it's always been set to 'never'). It just goes to screen saver after 10 minutes. Usually, the script wi...

I'm trying to get DA to create a set of charts for me on an hourly basis, at 40 past the hour. I've set the scheduler to read: **40 intlfloat.dsf I also enabled the scheduler and have allowed DA to run while in the background. Now, if I'm running DA, the script runs fine. However, when I leave the c...

Hello everyone! I'm giving this script-making thing a spin and have ran into a problem. I'd like to have the script generate a map based on coordinates. The end result is to have "floating" weather maps for tropical cyclones. I see a map making command in the DA Manual: MAKE,lat,long,zoom,...