Weatherview32 Radar downloads

[topcatt]

I have been using WV32 along with a radio shack station to view noaa radar downloads as part of my screen display.A few days ago,the radar download was replaced by a message saying the method to get radar had changed.I have tried many times to go to the page they listed for instructions on how to update,but i keep getting"page not available".That address is:weather.noaa.gov/pub/SL.us008001/DF.gif/DC.radar/README.TXT.Can anyone tell me what i can do to get the radar downloads back up.The old address that no longer works is:weather.noaa.gov/Radar/images/DS.p38cr/SI.kgsp/latest.gif Thanks.

[Stefan Lichius]

Hi topcatt,

under the link I have found the following text:

NOUS41 KWBC 251822 AAA
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-42 AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EST WED JAN 25 2006

TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS
AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM: ROBERT BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SUBJECT: AMENDED: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RIDGE RADAR
DISPLAYS AND DISCONTINUANCE OF CURRENT NWS RADAR
IMAGERY: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21, 2006

AMENDED TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SERVICE CHANGE TO
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 INSTEAD OF TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2006...AND TO
MAKE REFERENCE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF A LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION.

ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/... ALL NWS RADAR WEB LINKS WILL BE REDIRECTED TO RIDGE
RADAR WEBPAGES...INCLUDING NATIONAL COMPOSITE IMAGES. IF
FEBRUARY 21 2006 IS DECLARED A NATIONAL CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...
IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY NOT DECLARED
A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY.

THE RIDGE RADAR WEBPAGES WILL PROVIDE REAL-TIME POLYGON WARNINGS
ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES ON TOP OF REAL-TIME
GEOREFERENCED RADAR IMAGES. THESE WEBPAGES WILL ALSO ALLOW
USERS TO TOGGLE GEOGRAPHIC OVERLAYS AND TOGGLE BETWEEN RADAR
DATA TYPES. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON RIDGE
RADAR WEBPAGES:

N0R - BASE REFLECTIVITY - 124 NMI RANGE (0.50 DEGREE)
NCR - COMPOSITE REFLECTIVITY - 16 LEVELS, 124 NMI RANGE
N0V - BASE RADIAL VELOCITY - 124 NMI RANGE (0.50 DEGREE)
N0S - STORM RELATIVE MEAN RADIAL VELOCITY (0.50 DEGREE)
N1P - SURFACE RAINFALL ACCUMULATION - ONE HOUR RUNNING TOTAL
NTP - SURFACE RAINFALL ACCUMULATION - STORM TOTAL
N0Z - BASE REFLECTIVITY - 248 NMI RANGE (0.50 DEGREE)

IN ADDITION, A LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION OF THESE PAGES WILL BE
AVAILABLE.

FTP SERVICES FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES WILL NO LONGER BE
AVAILABLE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS EXCEPT FOR SL...DF AND DC IN
BOTH URLS/:

FTP://TGFTP.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GIF/DC.RADAR
HTTP://WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/SL.US008001/DF.GIF/DC.RADAR

THE REPLACEMENT TO THE FTP SERVICES WILL BE VIA HTTP PROTOCOL.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LOCATION AND HTTP PROTOCOL COMMANDS CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RIDGE

THIS IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE FOLLOWS THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL
TEST AND EVALUATION /OTE/ FOR THE RIDGE RADAR DISPLAYS FROM MAY
9 2005 TO SEPTEMBER 6 2005 IN WHICH OVER 25000 COMMENTS AND
SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED AND ANALYZED.

ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE RADAR PAGES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://RADAR.WEATHER.GOV

WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REDIRECTED TO THE NEW RIDGE RADAR WEBPAGE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RIDGE

WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION...INCLUDING THE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...UPDATES ON THE CHANGES TO THE NEW RADAR
SYSTEM AND EXAMPLES OF HOW TO RETRIEVE THE NEW RADAR DATA
INFORMATION. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE PERIODICALLY FOR UPDATES.


FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE RADAR...VISIT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JETSTREAM/REMOTE/DOPPLER.HTM


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

PAUL KIRKWOOD
SOUTHERN REGION DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
FORT WORTH TEXAS
PHONE: 817-978-1100 EXT 145
E-MAIL: PAUL.KIRKWOOD@NOAA.GOV

OR

BOB BUNGE
INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301-713-1381 EXT 140
E-MAIL: ROBERT.BUNGE@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM


Best regards,
Stefan

[topcatt]

Thanks for the reply.It seems that the new ridge radar downloads in multiple layers.Somehow,i'm going to have to find a way to load a map image onto my screen that doesnt refresh,then configure a recurring download of the actual radar image,which consists of only the current conditions.At least thats the way i see it.Any ideas on how to do this? Or better yet,Do you know an address other than noaa for downloads? Thanks

[Stefan Lichius]

Hi topcatt,

sorry, but at the moment I have no idea.
Perhaps, anyone else in the Forum could help you.

Best regards,
Stefan