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« Reply #75 on: January 05, 2009, 07:55:57 PM » |
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I would go with fog as at times you can only see a few yards in a dense fog unless you have a radar installed. Generally in lt. rain you can see half mile or better in it.
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« Reply #76 on: January 06, 2009, 07:51:01 AM » |
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I only use the smartforecast for rain. As it will sometimes rain at my location and not at the Metar station. But if you have a web cam. You don't need a smartforecast. All your visitors have to do is look at your web cam image. Like yesterday (1/5). You would have seen fog, fog & more fog.
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« Reply #77 on: January 06, 2009, 09:15:16 AM » |
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That is true, however, SF can be setup to forecast TSs and other changes too. I have a cam, but the cam doesn;t see all atmospheric changes, especially at night, if I'm not using .05lux setting.
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« Reply #78 on: January 06, 2009, 02:55:44 PM » |
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This morning my "fog" overrode my "light rain" so I am going to have to leave mine to rain type events as well. Here is what I have so far for rain events, wind events, winter type weather, and possible thunderstorms. I had to do the winter-mix the way I did since my rain gauge heater will be running most of those times. Note: I "re-assigned" my icons for sand to show "windy" conditions since I get that a lot here, and VWS does not have a "windy" status condition. The two icons..... If anybody wants a FREE quality copy (better than what photobucket stores) of them just email or PM me.   The Smart forecast as of now....  |
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« Reply #79 on: January 06, 2009, 03:01:13 PM » |
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MadALwx I agree with you on the web cam thing at night. To me it seems that the Davis stations are much better suited to the SF that especially the OS stations.
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« Reply #80 on: January 06, 2009, 05:58:23 PM » |
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here is what I use for fog OAT> 40 = clear, humidity > 100 clear and combine them on the boolean . The did work before we got too cold for fog here. will have to wait till spring now.
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« Reply #81 on: January 06, 2009, 07:47:45 PM » |
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Like DA, your Fog setting will be very diff than mine.....I;ve had fog w/ Hum=93, Cloud Base <600. If I use your setting, it will always be foggy.
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« Reply #82 on: January 06, 2009, 08:12:25 PM » |
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Don't use cloud base here for fog as you can look up most of the time and see blue sky. Just way marine layer works.
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« Reply #83 on: January 07, 2009, 04:33:16 PM » |
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I only use the smartforecast for rain. As it will sometimes rain at my location and not at the Metar station. But if you have a web cam. You don't need a smartforecast. All your visitors have to do is look at your web cam image. Like yesterday (1/5). You would have seen fog, fog & more fog.
Anthony, After yesterday's hayday of wx....light/heavy rain, high winds, fog, cloudy/partly cloudy, TSs, hail, squal, and mostly your observation (using the wxcam for conditions vice icons), I have decided to go with using SF for advisory/warning conditions that pose threats. I guess w/ configuration of software, we sometimes get "funnel" vision. Thanks. |
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« Reply #84 on: January 13, 2009, 09:01:37 PM » |
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I made some more mods. Sand is for 25plus mph winds. Fog setting works beautifully, now. But will prob change once summer hits. Replaced cloudbase w/ density alt for clear conditions, which freed up a slot when metar reports are old. The other cloud cond are only used when metar is off. When cond are in b/w 1600' and 2800', program defaults to mostly sunny. Now use 2 rain conditions, which freed up another slot. Freezing rain is for <20F wind chill. Summer it will be changed to Hail for >95 Hindx. Replaced all icons w/ NWS and reprioritized the conditions.   |
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« Reply #85 on: February 12, 2009, 10:47:29 AM » |
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Made some changes. I discovered that if you use 2 cloud base criteria, like <1090 and <1900, then a cloud base > these 2 will automatically yield ''some clouds''. This keeps from having to use 3 sets of conditions for cloud conditions. The other cloud base [640] is for fog.  |
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« Reply #86 on: May 04, 2009, 01:44:58 PM » |
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Firstly I would like to say sorry to all you guys who have posted some great screen shots and information on the Smart Forecast topic that I started, they have been a really great help to me. All of those years that I had a cigarette hanging out of my mouth finally took its toll although I gave up smoking 4 years ago the damage was done, I have been in hospital for several months so have not been near the pc. I am now getting vws set up to how I need it, all that remains now is to find a company that can get me on the www. as at 68 years of age I am not computer literate. So once again, to all of you good buddies who helped me out on this topic a BIG THANK YOU  |
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« Reply #87 on: May 04, 2009, 03:14:10 PM » |
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I'll take it. Since you are posting that you are home and out of the hospital? I wish you a speedy recovery. I hope it is as good as it can be. Most ISP's here any way. Offer some free storage space for a web page. And if all you are going to do is a basic VWS page using the built in web page builder. You will not need much space at all.
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