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<title>Daily Forecast Critique Configuration Guide</title>
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<h1 class="1Heading">
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Daily Forecast Critique Configuration Guide</h1>
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<div class="1Heading">July, 2002</div>
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<h3>
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<a href="#localDfcConfig.py">Overview</a></h3>
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<h3>
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<b><font color="#3333FF"><a href="#ArchiveDataConfiguration">Archive Data
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Configuration</a></font></b></h3>
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<h3>
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<a href="#AppearanceConfiguration">Appearance Configuration</a></h3>
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<h3>
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<a href="#localDfcConfig.py">localDfcConfig.py</a></h3>
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<a NAME="Overview"></a>Overview</h2>
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<div class="1Heading">The Daily Forecast Critique program can be adapted
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to the local forecast office by changing the settings found in the DFC
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config file called dfcConfig.py. This file contains all of the various
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settings needed by the main display program ifpDFC as well as the two archive
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programs: archiveObs and archivePointForecast.</div>
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<div class="1Heading"> </div>
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Let's start by briefly describing each item in the dfcConfig.py file.
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<p>The contents of this file is in <font color="#3366FF">blue</font> to
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distinguish it from the description that follows. Each configuration
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item is separated by a horizontal line.
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<p><b><font color="#FF0000">DO NOT MODIFY THE dfcConfig.py FILE!!!
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Any changes should be made to the localDfcConfig.py file in your SITE</font></b>
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<br><b><font color="#FF0000">directory.</font></b> <font color="#FF0000"><b>See
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the section</b> <a href="#localDfcConfig.py">localDfcConfig.py</a> <b>for
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more details.</b></font>
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<h2>
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<a NAME="ArchiveDataConfiguration"></a><b><font color="#000000">Archive
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Data Configuration</font></b></h2>
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This section descibes the configuration items that affect which models,
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times and elements are archived for later display.
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<p><font color="#3366FF">import siteConfig</font>
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<br> </div>
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<font color="#330000">This import statement is very important in that many
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of the files DFC generates and later reads are defined in this configuration
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file. If you do, it is very likely that DFC will not work properly,
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if at all.</font>
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<br>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## host and port definitions
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based on siteConfig.py</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">host = siteConfig.GFESUITE_SERVER</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">port = int(siteConfig.GFESUITE_PORT)</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">These statements inherit the host and port definitions
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of siteConfig so that the DFC programs know where server lives. Change
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these only if you will be using DFC with an ifpServer other than your operational
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system.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## the list of elements that
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will be archived</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">supportedWEs = ['temperature',
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'dewpoint', 'windSpeed', 'windDir']</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">This item contains a list of weather elements that
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DFC currently supports. You may REMOVE elements from this list, but
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adding any new ones will likely cause problems. At this early stage
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in the DFC development, only these elements are supported by the software.
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Other elements may be added later.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## the list of directories
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in which the observation are stored</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">obDirectories = ['/data/fxa/point/metar/netcdf/']</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#666666">###
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'/data/fxa/LDAD/mesonet/qc/'] # uncomment this line to include any mesonet
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stations</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">This item defines where your local surface observations
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are stored. For most sites the first item is the standard directory
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into which the surface observation data files are stored. Other local
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data sources may also be defined in this list, depending on your particular
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office. Many offices use LDAD to gather and store additional data
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sources. You may add new directories to this list if they contain
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netCDF files that store surface observations in the typical D2D format.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">dfcTop = siteConfig.GFESUITE_DFCDIR</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## the directory where the
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observation archive will be stored</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">obArchiveDir = siteConfig.GFESUITE_DFCDIR
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+ '/archivedObs/'</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## directory where the point
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forecasts will be stored</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">fcstArchiveDir = siteConfig.GFESUITE_DFCDIR
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+ '/archivedFcsts/'</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">These three items define where the archive files
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for the observations and forecasts are stored. Unless you are already
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short on disk space, </font><font color="#FF0000">it is strongly recommended
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that you leave these unmodified.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## Define the site ID</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">dfcSiteID = siteConfig.GFESUITE_SITEID</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">This item defines the ID for your site based on whatever
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is defined in your siteConfig file. It is used to figure out which
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stations that lie in or near your WFO. In general, there will
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be no need to modify this item.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## How long observations will
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stay around before purging (in hours)</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">obPurgeTime = 72</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">pointFcstPurgeTime = 72</font></div>
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<font color="#330000">These items control how long observations and forecasts
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stay in the archive before they are purged. Increasing these values will
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</font>cause DFC to use more disk space in the directories obArchiveDir
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and fcstArchiveDir.
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<p><font color="#FF0000">NOTE!</font>
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<br><font color="#FF0000">If you set the obPurgeTime to a value less than
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6 hours, the purger will automatically reset the value to 6 so that you
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will always archive least 6 hours worth of observations.</font>
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<div class="1Heading"> </div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## A placeholder for a configurable
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list of stations</font>
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<br><font color="#3366FF">myStations = [ ]</font>
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<p>This is the item that you will change if you want to change the list
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of stations from ALL of the stations in or near your office domain to a
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list of stations that you choose.
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<font color="#3366FF">## a dictionary containing the model, elements and
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forecast hour</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">## to be archived by the pointFcst
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archive program</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF">pointFcstDict = {</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'NAM':</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> {'T':[0,
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6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Td':[0,
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6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Wind':[0,
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6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> },</font></div>
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<font color="#3366FF"> 'MesoNAM':</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> {'T':[0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Td':[0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Wind':[0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> },</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'MRF':</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> {'T':[0,12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Td':[0,12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Wind':[0,12,24,36,48,60,72,84,96,108,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> },</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'AVN':</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> {'T':[0,6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54,60,72,78,84,90,96,102,108,114,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Td':[0,6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54,60,72,78,84,90,96,102,108,114,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> 'Wind':[0,6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54,60,72,78,84,90,96,102,108,114,120],</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> },</font></div>
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<div class="1Heading"><font color="#3366FF"> </font><font color="#3333FF">'Official':</font>
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<br><font color="#3333FF"> {'T':[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,</font>
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66,67,68,69,70,71,72],</font>
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<br><font color="#3333FF"> 'Td':[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,</font>
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<br><font color="#3333FF"> 'Wind':[0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,</font>
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<font color="#330000">This item tells DFC which forecasts to archive.
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The python dictionary defined above specifies the model, weather element,
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and forecast hour for each model. This is another configuration item
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that will affect the amount of disk space used by the DFC archive programs.
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If you are not interested in archiving every available forecast, please
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feel free to edit these lists to whatever you like. If you wish to
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include a new model (e.g., a model run at your local office), just insert
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a new model entry like those defined already. Note that in order to run
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DFC with a locally generated model, you must first configure ifpInit to
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generate surface weather elements for that model. Once you can successfully
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</font>populate your GFE Forecast database with your local model, you're
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ready to add it to this list of models.
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<p>This config file serves as a template for another structure that is
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used by the forecast archive processes. Any time you change your
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localDfcConfig.py file, the structure, which is saved to disk between archive
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runs, is regenerated, so that the file on disk always reflects your latest
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In addition to the various archive configuration items, there are also
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items that help you configure the DFC display. These include the
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size of the display screen, the plotted symbol types, lines types and widths,
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colors, and font types and sizes. Each of these items is described below
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in more detail.
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<p><font color="#3333FF">configList = [('screen', 'width', 800)]</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">This item determines the width of the display
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screen in pixels. You can make the size larger or smaller by adjusting
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this value.</font>
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<p><font color="#3333FF">symbolTypes = ["plus", "asterisk", "circle", "cross",
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"square", "triangle", "diamond", "star", "fancy plus", "fancy square",
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"fancy cross",</font>
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"fancy diamond"]</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">The symbolTypes item is a list of symbol types.
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Each new plot uses the next symbol type in the sequence. If you plot
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so many data sets that you reach the end of the list, the new symbol is
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selected for the beginning again. You may not need all of the symbol
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types listed here and may remove some if you like. The complete set
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of possible symbol types is listed below.</font>
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<pre> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <font size=+1> "none" "filled circle"</span>
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "dot" "filled square"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "plus" "filled triangle"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "asterisk" "filled diamond"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "circle" "filled inverted triangle"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "cross" "filled fancy square"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "square" "filled fancy diamond"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "triangle" "half filled circle"</span>
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "diamond" "half filled square"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "star" "half filled triangle"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "inverted triangle" "half filled diamond"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "starburst" "half filled inverted triangle"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "fancy plus" "half filled fancy square"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "fancy cross" "half filled fancy diamond"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "fancy square" "octagon"</span>
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<span
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style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "fancy diamond" "filled octagon"</font></span></pre>
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<font color="#3333FF">fcstSymbolSize = 4.0 ## change this to 0.0
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to remove symbols on fcst data</font>
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<br><font color="#3333FF">obSymbolSize = 3.0</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">You can also control the size of the symbols plotted
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in the DFC display. The fcstSymbolSize</font> controls how large
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the symbols are drawn for forecast data. The obSYmbolSize controls
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how large symbols are plotted for observations. You can remove the
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symbol for forecast data sets if you set the size to 0.0.
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<p><font color="#3333FF">colors = ["blue", "red", "darkgreen", "magenta",
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"black", "coral", "darkviolet", "brown", "darkred", "darkblue"]</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">The colors items lists the colors and the order
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in which they are used. The ones listed here are generally dark to
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maximize the contrast against the white background. Feel free
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to change the order or color, if you would like to see something different.
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Like the symbol types, the colors are used in the order specified and then
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reset to the beginning again when the end of the list is reached. Usually,
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the entire list of possible colors can be found in the file:</font>/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt.
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<p><font color="#3333FF">lineTypes = ["solid", "longdashed", "dotted",
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"shortdashed", "dotdashed", "dotdotdashed", "dotdotdotdashed"]</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">The lineTypes list is used when plotting model
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data. Lines are drawn between points in time order. The line
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type used for these type of plots is read from this list. Like symbol
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type and color, the DFC display starts with the first lineType in the list,
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then uses the second and so on until the end when it starts from the beginning
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again. The complete set of lineTypes is listed above.</font>
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<p><font color="#3333FF">lineWidth = 2</font>
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<p>The lineWidth determines how thick the line is in pixels. If you
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find the lines hard to see, increase the value one or two pixels.
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||
|
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<p><font color="#3333FF">fontFace = "helvetica"</font>
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<br><font color="#3333FF">fontSize = 1.5</font>
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<p><font color="#000000">The fontFace and fontSize configuration items
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|
|
a</font>llow you to change the font style and size, respectively.
|
||
|
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Since the loaded fonts on your system may vary, be sure that the font is
|
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|
|
available from your system before changing it.
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||
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<br>
|
||
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<hr width="100%" size="2" align="left">
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<h2>
|
||
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<a NAME="localDfcConfig.py"></a>localDfcConfig.py</h2>
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||
|
|
To modify any of the above items, it is strongly recommended that you create
|
||
|
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a localDfcConfig.py file in your etc/SITE directory. That way, any
|
||
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changes you make will be preserved when you upgrade to a newer version
|
||
|
|
of GFESuite.
|
||
|
|
<p>Before making any of these changes you must first create the localDfcConfig.py
|
||
|
|
file in your etc/SITE directory. Once you have done this, include
|
||
|
|
these lines at the very top of the file
|
||
|
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<p><font color="#3366FF">from dfcConfig import *</font>
|
||
|
|
<br><font color="#3366FF">import dfcConfig</font>
|
||
|
|
<p>That will ensure that changes you make to this file can be "seen" by
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||
|
|
the main config file.
|
||
|
|
<p>Once that is done you may then override any definition in the main configuration
|
||
|
|
file by redefining it with a "dfcConfig." prefix. For example,
|
||
|
|
<p> <font color="#3366FF">dfcConfig.myStations = ["KABC', "KDEF",
|
||
|
|
"KGHI"]</font>
|
||
|
|
<p>This will redefine any of the items already defined in the main configuration
|
||
|
|
file.
|
||
|
|
<h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing myStations</h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing myStations (the list of stations for which data will be achived)
|
||
|
|
is something that you will likely want to do. The reason is that
|
||
|
|
the default station list is the set of stations that live within a rectangle
|
||
|
|
that circumscribes your office domain. Typically, this list
|
||
|
|
comprises about 100 stations. You may wish to cut down the number
|
||
|
|
of stations to reduce the amount of disk space that DFC uses as well as
|
||
|
|
reduce the number of stations that you will see in the DFC interface.
|
||
|
|
Reducing the number of stations will make it easier to find a station you
|
||
|
|
want.
|
||
|
|
<h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing the pointFcstDict</h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing a dictionary is slightly different. To modify any of the
|
||
|
|
model entries, use the following syntax:
|
||
|
|
<br>
|
||
|
|
<p><font color="#3366FF">dfcConfig.pointFcstDict ['NAM'] =</font>
|
||
|
|
<br><font color="#3366FF"> {'T':[0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60],</font>
|
||
|
|
<br><font color="#3366FF"> 'Td':[0, 6, 12, 18,
|
||
|
|
24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72],</font>
|
||
|
|
<br><font color="#3366FF"> 'Wind':[0, 6, 12, 18,
|
||
|
|
24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72]}</font>
|
||
|
|
<p>To add a new model, use the same syntax.
|
||
|
|
<h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing any of the display items</h3>
|
||
|
|
Changing any of the config item that affect the display works exactly the
|
||
|
|
same way. Just redefine the item you wich to change, making sure
|
||
|
|
it's preceded by "dfcConfig." before the item name. For example to
|
||
|
|
change the line width:
|
||
|
|
<p><font color="#3366FF">dfcConfig.lineWidth = 3</font>
|
||
|
|
<br> </div>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<div class="1Heading">
|
||
|
|
<hr width="100%">For information on using the Daily Forecast Critique,
|
||
|
|
refer to the <a href="dfcUser.html">DFC User's Guide</a> .</div>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<div class="1Heading">
|
||
|
|
<hr width="100%"></div>
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|
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|
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<br>
|
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<br>
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