1 ® WINGRIDDS User’s Guide Version: 5.8 09/01/2017 International Copyright © /

1 ® WINGRIDDS User’s Guide Version: 5.8 09/01/2017 International Copyright © / Trademark ® 2017. All rights reserved. 2 WINGRIDDS Table Of Contents License ...............................................................................................7 Forward ..............................................................................................9 Introduction ...................................................................................... 11 System Requirements and Preparation .......................................... 11 Installation of WINGRIDDS ............................................................. 13 Removal of WINGRIDDS ......................................................................... 17 WINGRIDDS Applications ..................................................................... 22 Downloading GRIB Data .......................................................................... 22 Automated GRIB Downloading ................................................................ 25 Ingesting GRIB Data ................................................................................ 25 Processing Ensemble Probability GRIB Data .......................................... 29 Automated GRIB Data Ingest .................................................................. 33 WAFS GRIB Data Ingest ......................................................................... 33 ECMWF WAFS GRIB Data Ingest ........................................................... 35 Convert WAFS GRIB Data to WINGRIDDS Format ................................ 36 Automated WAFS GRIB Data Ingest ....................................................... 37 Downloading Observation Data ............................................................... 37 Automated Observation Data Downloading ............................................. 42 Ingesting Observation Data ..................................................................... 42 Automated Observation Data Ingest ........................................................ 50 Downloading ASUS Frontal Data ............................................................ 50 Using WINGRIDDS ................................................................................. 55 Using Custom Grids/Maps ....................................................................... 60 WINGRIDDS Tutorial ............................................................................. 71 Sample Ingest Session for WAFS GRIB Data ........................................ 71 Sample Ingest Session for NWS/Regular GRIB Data ............................. 75 Sample Ingest Session for Observation Data ......................................... 78 Sample WINGRIDDS Applications Session ............................................ 80 WINGRIDDS Operations ........................................................................ 84 Starting WINGRIDDS .............................................................................. 84 File Menu ................................................................................................. 86 -Open New Processed Data File .......................................................... 88 -Change Processed Data File ............................................................... 89 -List Processed Data Contents ............................................................. 90 Specs Menu ............................................................................................. 91 -Forecast Hour ...................................................................................... 92 -Vertical Level ....................................................................................... 93 Display Menu ........................................................................................... 95 -Define the Plane View Mode ............................................................... 97 -Define the Cross Section Mode ......................................................... 109 -Define the Time Section Mode .......................................................... 116 Sounding/Hodograph/BUFKIT/Trajectory Point Setup ........................... 121 -Sounding Display .............................................................................. 124 3 -Hodograph Display ............................................................................ 128 -BUFKIT File Generation .................................................................... 130 -Trajectory Display .............................................................................. 132 -Surface Frontal Positions .................................................................. 135 Products Menu ...................................................................................... 136 -Product Category .............................................................................. 136 -Command Window ............................................................................ 138 Command Line Operations .................................................................... 139 1 Panel/4 Panel Operations ................................................................... 139 Defining Products ................................................................................ 141 Command Line Execution ...................................................................... 141 Products Menu Execution ...................................................................... 141 Macro Files ............................................................................................ 145 Plot Labels ............................................................................................. 149 Custom Labels ....................................................................................... 151 WINGRIDDS Command Line Operations ........................................... 157 Changing Flag Variable Values – Level/Layer Specification.................. 158 Changing Flag Variable Values – Time Specification ............................ 158 Specifying the Display Area ................................................................... 159 Choosing Custom Map Backgrounds .................................................... 159 Choosing 1 Panel or 4 Panel Display Mode .......................................... 160 Choosing Custom Map Navigation Mode .............................................. 160 Command Structures – Displaying Primary Data Fields ........................ 161 Overlaying Displays on a Single Command Line ................................... 162 Changing Contour Intervals ................................................................... 163 Simplified Contour Interval Selection ..................................................... 163 Changing Contour Colors / Dashed Contours ....................................... 164 Single Line Contour Plot ........................................................................ 164 Plotting Digital Grid values at Data Points / Scaling Options ................. 164 Wind Displays ........................................................................................ 165 Changing Arrow Length ......................................................................... 165 Displaying Wind Barbs or Streamlines .................................................. 166 Use of Layers or Multiple Time Periods ................................................. 166 Native RUC (Rapid Update Cycle) Hybrid-B levels ............................... 167 Animation .............................................................................................. 168 Animation in 4 Panel Mode .................................................................... 169 Animation Controls ................................................................................ 170 Specify a Cross Section Path ................................................................ 170 Cross Section Wind Displays ................................................................. 171 Specify a Time Section Plot ................................................................... 172 Sounding Commands ............................................................................ 173 Hodograph Commands.......................................................................... 174 Trajectory Commands ........................................................................... 174 BUFKIT Data Generation Commands ................................................... 174 Printing .............................................................................................. 175 Saving and Restoring Pre-Generated Graphics .................................... 175 Data Masking Commands ..................................................................... 176 4 Velocity Potential/Stream Function Commands ..................................... 177 WINGRIDDS Contour Color Fill Operations ...................................... 178 Line Based, Graduated Color (CTLG [CLN*] ) ....................................... 180 Fill Based, Selected Pattern (CTFP [CFP*] ) ......................................... 181 Fill Based Selected Color (CTFC [CFC*] ) ............................................. 181 Fill Based, Graduated Color (CTFG [CFG*] ) ....................................... 184 WINGRIDDS Climate Calculations ..................................................... 186 WINGRIDDS Observation Data Operations ....................................... 188 Observation Data Ingesting with OBS2PCG (Command Line) .............. 190 Observation Data Ingesting with OBS2PCG from within WINGRIDDS . 191 Observation PCG Data File Names ....................................................... 192 Combined Observation Data File Names .............................................. 193 Editing Combined Observation Files .................................................... 198 Station Model Plot Color Control ........................................................... 200 Plotting Station Model Data ................................................................... 201 WINGRIDDS Observation Commands .................................................. 201 Diagnostic Functions .......................................................................... 202 Diagnostic Functions – Background and Philosophy ............................. 202 Available Diagnostic Functions .............................................................. 202 Diagnostic Functions – Cross Section Specific ...................................... 204 Examples of Diagnostic Functions ......................................................... 204 Shorthand Specifications and Commonly Used Functions .................... 205 Repeating Previous Commands ............................................................ 205 Calculating Convection and Shear Parameters ..................................... 206 Command (Macro) Files ........................................................................ 207 Sample Command File .......................................................................... 207 Diagnostic Functions - Advanced Explanations ............................... 208 Vertical Level Commands ...................................................................... 208 Commands to Alter Contour Interval ..................................................... 210 Commands to Alter Forecast Time ........................................................ 212 Commands to Display Gridded Data ..................................................... 213 Pressure and Geopotential Height Commands ..................................... 214 Temperature Commands ....................................................................... 214 Wind Commands ................................................................................... 215 Cross/Time Section Displays ................................................................. 220 Cross/Time Section Commands ............................................................ 220 Moisture Commands ............................................................................. 225 Precipitation Fields Commands ............................................................. 226 Scalar/Vector Commands ...................................................................... 226 Scalar Diagnostics ................................................................................. 228 Vector Diagnostics ................................................................................. 232 Commands for Layer/Time Values ........................................................ 238 Commands for Lifting Layers ................................................................. 240 Commands to Alter Appearance of Display Fields & Data..................... 241 5 WINGRIDDS Automatic Mode Operations ......................................... 244 Online Help ........................................................................................... 245 Macro Help ............................................................................................ 246 WINGRIDDS Documentation ................................................................. 246 GRIB1 & GRIB2 Documentation ............................................................ 246 Customizing the WINGRIDDS System ............................................... 247 WINGRIDDS Configuration ................................................................... 247 -Properties – WINGRIDDS Contour Colors ........................................ 248 -Properties – Surface/Upper Air Station Colors .................................. 249 -Properties – WINGRIDDS Data Directories ....................................... 250 -Properties – WINGRIDDS Directories Dialog .................................... 251 -Properties – Sounding Colors ............................................................ 252 -Properties – Hodograph Colors ......................................................... 253 -Properties – Streamline Settings ....................................................... 254 -Properties – WINGRIDDS General Settings ...................................... 255 -Properties – WINGRIDDS Map Settings ........................................... 256 -Properties – WINGRIDDS General Settings 2 ................................... 257 -Properties – WINGRIDDS Custom Color Selection ........................... 258 Model Origination and Flight Levels for Labels ...................................... 259 Initial Pressure Levels and Forecast Hours ........................................... 259 Changing Width of a Cross-Section Plot................................................ 260 Changing Pressure Levels for Cross-Section and Time-Section Plots .. 260 Changing Forecast Hours for Time-Section Plots .................................. 261 Station ID Lists ...................................................................................... 262 User Defined Alias Commands .............................................................. 263 GRIB Specification for Data Ingest ........................................................ 263 -GRIBMODL.DAT ............................................................................... 263 -GRID.DAT ......................................................................................... 264 -GRIBPARM.DAT/MOSGRIBPARM.DAT ........................................... 264 -GRIB2PARM.DAT ............................................................................. 265 -GRIB2ENSPROBPARM.DAT ............................................................ 267 -GRIBLEVEL.DAT .............................................................................. 268 -GRIB2SKIP.DAT ............................................................................... 268 Background Map Selection .................................................................... 269 Plan, Cross Section & Time Section Area Lookup Tables ..................... 271 Setting and reading Default Contour Color-Fill Colors ........................... 272 Customizing Data Downloading ............................................................. 273 -GRIB/Observation Data Download Category File .............................. 274 -Download List File ............................................................................. 275 -Download Data File ........................................................................... 276 -Automated Data Download ................................................................ 278 -GETGRIB Download Utility ................................................................ 278 6 WINGRIDDS Workstation/Server Automation Setup ........................ 282 Workstation Automation Configuration .................................................. 283 GRIB Download Scripts and Batch Files ............................................... 288 Automated GRIB Download Schedule Setup ........................................ 290 Server Configuration .............................................................................. 300 Server File Sharing Configuration Setup ............................................... 300 Troubleshooting GRIB Download and Processing ........................... 314 APPENDIX A: Command Function Summary .................................... 319 APPENDIX B: Listing of Basic Grid Fields ........................................ 341 Appendix C: Observation Station Weather Symbols ............... 347 Current Weather Symbols ..................................................................... 347 Sky Cover Symbols ............................................................................... 352 Pressure Tendency Symbols ................................................................. 353 Past Weather Symbols .......................................................................... 354 APPENDIX D: Common Color Tables ................................................ 355 APPENDIX E: Assorted Diagnostic Formulas............................... 359 7 WINGRIDDS LICENSE Thank you for your interest in WINGRIDDS. Although WINGRIDDS software is freeware, your use of the WINGRIDDS software is subject to the terms and conditions of this License. In downloading and/or using the WINGRIDDS software you agree to the terms and conditions of this License. If you do not accept the terms and conditions of this License you should not use the WINGRIDDS software and should remove any copies of the WINGRIDDS software from your system. Intellectual Property Rights ============================ All intellectual property rights in the WINGRIDDS software are owned and retained by Jeff Krob, registered in the United States of America. License ======= WINGRIDDS hereby grants you a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, personal license to use the WINGRIDDS software. You may make copies of the WINGRIDDS software for distribution to others on a not-for-profit basis, provided that all such copies are identical to the WINGRIDDS software you downloaded. WINGRIDDS recommends that you pass the details of the WINGRIDDS website to anyone you provide your WINGRIDDS software to, so that they have the option of downloading the most recent version of the WINGRIDDS software. The WINGRIDDS home page is: winweather.org. You may not translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or create derivative works based on the WINGRIDDS software except as expressly permitted by the law applicable to these terms and conditions. All other rights are reserved to WINGRIDDS. Liability ========= WINGRIDDS developer has used all reasonable skill and care to ensure that the WINGRIDDS software will run properly on a suitably configured system and is virus free. However, WINGRIDDS cannot guarantee that the WINGRIDDS software will be free from bugs, errors, or other damaging code, or that it will be suitable for your purposes. 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