1
Davis Instruments Weather Stations / Re: Weather Observer's Handbook 2nd Ed
« Last post by saratogaWX on Today at 08:37:45 PM »Even the Kindle version is expensive (but I pre-ordered it). Got to feed the weather itch
Like to help out with hosting costs for WXForum.net?
Use the donate page. Thanks!
$SITE['NWSalertsCodes'] = array(to
"Southern Willamette Valley|ORZ008|KEC42"
// "Santa Clara Valley|CAZ513|CAC085",
// "Santa Cruz Mtns|CAZ512|CAC081|CAC085|CAC087",
// "Santa Cruz|CAZ529|CAC087",
// "Monterey|CAZ530|CAC053",
// "South/East Bay|CAZ508|CAC081",
// "San Mateo Coast|CAZ509|CAC081",
// "San Francisco|CAZ006|CAC075"
);
$SITE['NWSalertsCodes'] = array(
"Southern Willamette Valley|ORZ118|ORC039"
// "Santa Clara Valley|CAZ513|CAC085",
// "Santa Cruz Mtns|CAZ512|CAC081|CAC085|CAC087",
// "Santa Cruz|CAZ529|CAC087",
// "Monterey|CAZ530|CAC053",
// "South/East Bay|CAZ508|CAC081",
// "San Mateo Coast|CAZ509|CAC081",
// "San Francisco|CAZ006|CAC075"
);
I guess the point I was making (or trying to make) is the term “sea level pressure” applies to both Altimeter setting and SLP. SLP is called sea level pressure (Aviation Weather Center) - that's what S-L-P stands for, but Altimeter is also “sea level pressure.” In other words, both are converted down to sea level.I get what's trying to be conveyed. Problem is, they're not the same. I think a lack of further explanation here (by whomever) has some people thinking that they actually are. For instance, my altimeter right now 29.82, but my SLP is 29.62. Quite the difference.
I think the aviation industry got it right; QNH = QNH and QFF = QFF. No confusion there and no head scratching about sea level pressure, barometric pressure, etc, etc.
$SITE['NWSforecasts'] = array( // for the advforecast2.php V3.xx version scriptand the Zone has recently changed for your selected location to be ORZ118 so that should appear as
// use "Zone|Location|Point-printableURL", as entries .. first one will be the default forecast.
"ORZ008|Springfield|http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Springfield&state=OR&site=PQR&lat=44.058&lon=-123.006"
);
$SITE['NWSforecasts'] = array( // for the advforecast2.php V3.xx version script
// use "Zone|Location|Point-printableURL", as entries .. first one will be the default forecast.
"ORZ118|Springfield|http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Springfield&state=OR&site=PQR&lat=44.058&lon=-123.006"
);
$SITE['noaazone'] = 'ORZ008';to
$SITE['noaazone'] = 'ORZ118';
Some METAR reports are not especially helpful for discriminating between the two different sea level pressures, either. Sea level pressure in a decoded METAR report would indicate SLP as “SLP (sea level pressure).” But for Altimeter (setting), there is no equivalent descriptor and no indication that it is, equally, a sea level pressure just like SLP.Unless I'm missing what you're getting at, the altimeter in an encoded METAR is notated by an "A" followed by the setting, minus the decimal in inHg, but I know you must know that. As far as the equivalent descriptor, my take is that the people who primarily use this information have been educated on the similarities and differences of the two, and most novices don't care, unless they're "us".
It seems some (most?) weather station manufacturers are avoiding using the standard meteorological terms like station pressure, Altimeter (setting) or SLP.
I see the GW2000 has ethernet which I prefer to wifi
What do you end up going with?