Re: [ldm-users] WFO generated graphics in any feed(s)?

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• Subject: Re: [ldm-users] WFO generated graphics in any feed(s)?
• From: Blair Trosper <blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:54:55 -0500

I believe the term they use internally is 'graphicasts', but I've seen some
with arrows for comments in boxes that basically annotated the image in
addition to just being a forecast with a title, plot, and key.


On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Blair Trosper <
blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The NWS WFOs have done a great job generating graphics for the web.
>  Example:
> http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/fxc/ama/graphicast/image_full2.jpg
>
> Does anyone know if these find their way into any LDM feeds; and, if so,
> which one it is?
>
> (As for the bonus round question, I'm curious if the raw data used to
> generate these plots is available as well.  For my money, it seems like
> this graphic and ones like it -- for example, the "last 24 hours" rain plot
> -- aren't that different from a text product with lat/lon/value of
> b-splines.  And, for the "last 24 hours" rain plot...a radial NEXRAD scan.)
>
> --
> Blair Trosper
> Weather Data / Updraft Networks
> blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxx>
> NOC:  512-666-0536
>



-- 
Blair Trosper
Weather Data / Updraft Networks
blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <blair.trosper@xxxxxxxxxx>
NOC:  512-666-0536

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