## # This software was developed and / or modified by Raytheon Company, # pursuant to Contract DG133W-05-CQ-1067 with the US Government. # # U.S. EXPORT CONTROLLED TECHNICAL DATA # This software product contains export-restricted data whose # export/transfer/disclosure is restricted by U.S. law. Dissemination # to non-U.S. persons whether in the United States or abroad requires # an export license or other authorization. # # Contractor Name: Raytheon Company # Contractor Address: 6825 Pine Street, Suite 340 # Mail Stop B8 # Omaha, NE 68106 # 402.291.0100 # # See the AWIPS II Master Rights File ("Master Rights File.pdf") for # further licensing information. ## ######################################################################## # RDFcst # ######################################################################## ## EXAMPLE OUTPUT: ## ## 24 Hour Tabular Forecast for Boulder for 12 AM MST Mar 21 TO 12 PM MST Mar 21. ## ## Weather Element 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM ## ## Temperature 30 28 29 ## Dew Point 25 23 25 ## Wind (mph) NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 ## Sky Cover(%) MOSTLY MOSTLY MOSTLY ## CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY ## Rainfall Amount(in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ## Weather RAIN RAIN ## Snowfall(in.) 0 0 0 0 ## ## This forecast was generated from a gridded database. # Forecast Definition RDFcst = { ## General Set-Up "type": "table", "displayName": "RDFcst", # for Product Generation Menu # Output file for product results "outputFile": "/home/ifp/release/products/TEXT/RDFcst.txt", # default output file "runTimeOutputFile": "no", # If yes, ask user at run time # Language "language": "english", # default "runTimeLanguage": "no", # If yes, ask user at run time # Line Length for resulting Product "lineLength": 79, # default "runTimeLineLength": "no", # If yes, ask user at run time # Text to preceed and follow the text product. # Remember to add spacing lines backslash n. # The variables: %TimePeriod, %EditArea, and %WeatherElement # can be included to be filled in with constant variables. # For phrase and combo, only %EditArea and %TimePeriod # can be filled in. "timePeriodMethod": "localTRLabel", ## localRangeLabel "editAreaLoopBegText": "24 Hour Tabular Forecast for %EditArea for %TimePeriod. \n\n", "editAreaLoopEndText": "\n", "endingText": "\nThis forecast was generated from a gridded database.\n\n\n", ## Table Layout # A table is a combination of three variables: # edit areas, weather elements, and time periods # One of these variables is held constant, # one is assigned to rows and the other to columns. "constantVariable": "EditArea", ## "TimePeriod", "rowVariable": "WeatherElement", ## "EditArea", "columnVariable": "TimePeriod", ## "WeatherElement", "columnJustification":"Right", ## Edit Areas # If the edit area is the constant variable, specify # one area and whether to ask user at run time. # runTimeEditArea can be a list of areas and/or edit area # groups (groups will be expanded into areas) from which # the user will be able to choose. "defaultEditAreas": [ ("area1", "Area1"), ("area2", "Area2"), ("area3", "Area3"), ("area4", "Area4")], "runTimeEditAreas": "yes", "areaType" : "Edit Area", # E.g. City, County, Basin, etc. # Time Ranges "defaultRanges": ["Today"], "runTimeRanges" : "no", # if yes, ask user at run time ## Weather Elements # elementList: List of Weather Element tuples: # Weather Element Name # Weather Element Label # If you want the label to appear on multiple lines, # use vertical bars as separators e.g. Maximum|Temperature # Analysis method -- Method to produce statistics from the data # ReportAs Method -- Method to format the analyzed value(s) # DataType: Scalar or Vector or Weather # Rounding increment e.g. 5 = round final value to # nearest multiple of 5 # Conversion method # e.g. "mphToKt" converts from mph to knots # # If the weather element is the constant variable, only one # should be given. # Name , Label , Analysis Method , ReportAs Method , # DataType , Rounding , Conversion "elementList": [ ("T","Temperature", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ("Td","Dew Point", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ("RH","Relative Humidity(%)", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ("WindChill","Wind Chill(F)", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ("Wind","Wind (mph)", "vectorRange", "avgValue", "Vector", 1, "ktToMph"), ("Sky","Sky Cover(%)", "avg", "cloudCover", "Scalar", 5, None), ("QPF","Rainfall Amount(in.)", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", .01, None), ("Wx","Weather ", "dominantWx", "short_weather_phrase", "Scalar", 1, None), ("SnowAmt","Snowfall(in.)", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ("PoP", "Precip (%)", "avg", "singleValue", "Scalar", 1, None), ], ## Time Period (If rows or columns vary with TimePeriod # timePeriod: This is the interval in hours for sampling the data # e.g. every 3 hours. # (Can be floating point e.g. 1.5 hour TimePeriods) "timePeriod": 3, # timeSpan: This is the amount of data to sample at each # interval. # If you want the data analyzed (e.g averaged) over the # entire period, the timeSpan should be set to "timePeriod". # If you only want data for the beginning of each timePeriod, # the timeSpan should be set to number of hours over which # to analyze the data e.g. 1 hour "timeSpan": 1, "runTimePeriod": "no", # If yes, ask user at run time for period # Method to label periods given a time range # periodLabel -- GMT time hourZ/day e.g. 15Z/4 # localTimeLabel -- local time e.g. 6 AM # localRangeLabel -- local time range e.g. 6AM-9AM "periodLabelMethod": "localTimeLabel", ## User-supplied Methods # loopMethod: Method to be called for each row. # Such a method might keep ongoing statistics about table data. # Arguments: (rowLabel, rowEntries, userDict, argDict) # Returns: nothing # "rowEntries" is a list of (colValue, value) tuples # describing the entries in this row. # "userDict" is a dictionary set up for user-defined # callback methods so they can keep ongoing data as # the table is being produced. # It is not modified by the TextFormatter code. "loopMethod": None, # endMethod: Method to be called after table is complete. # Arguments: (table, userDict, argDict) # Returns: table (could be modified) # The table can be modified to report summary statistics # gathered in userDict. # "endMethod": None, }