F4Wx – Real Weather Converter
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New update is available on the first post.
I released it as otherwise you guys have no functional version of F4Wx, but this is as beta as it can get. The changes to some of the parameters on the GRIB files meant that the cloud layer detection/conversion had to be completely re-written. I’ve been able to do only limited testing of how of an accurate representation of the real world cloud coverage it is depicting right now. If you find any significant mismatches, feel free to send me any feedback of inaccurate clouds, accompained by real world metar/satellite imagery for a given date/time, to further investigate.
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Thank you very much Ahmed!
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Highly appreciated Ahmed, thanks.
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Thanks Ahmed ! Great job !
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Good morning, dear Ahmed.
As you sure know, Nevada theater for 4.35.1 has been released… we have a great theater back, it was time.
We were wondering if it would be added by you to your most useful utility’s theater list in the next future versions… for any use and help, here as follow are its coordinates (courtesy by NIL, who caught them out):
Min LAT: +33
Max LAT: +43
Left LON: -121
Right LON: -109
Time Zone: -9
Theater Size: 64Thanks in advance for your attention also, and with best regards.
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“Sync With Real Timezone” should be removed because now we talk in Zulu time
it brings some confusion…
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Good morning, dear Ahmed.
As you sure know, Nevada theater for 4.35.1 has been released… we have a great theater back, it was time.
We were wondering if it would be added by you to your most useful utility’s theater list in the next future versions… for any use and help, here as follow are its coordinates (courtesy by NIL, who caught them out):
Min LAT: +33
Max LAT: +43
Left LON: -121
Right LON: -109
Time Zone: -9
Theater Size: 64Thanks in advance for your attention also, and with best regards.
Hi, Thanks I’ll take a look at it in the next days.
“Sync With Real Timezone” should be removed because now we talk in Zulu time
it brings some confusion…
You are right. I’ll make a note for the next update.
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Nevada preset added and available on the built-in updater
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Thanks for your attention, dear Ahmed.
With best regards.
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Added Taiwan preset as well through the auto-updater.
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9PM EST this evening I seem to be getting “Error downloading file index.” no matter what historic weather data I choose from the app.
Will report back if this doesn’t change tomorrow.
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9PM EST this evening I seem to be getting “Error downloading file index.” no matter what historic weather data I choose from the app.
Will report back if this doesn’t change tomorrow.
It worked after about 7 tries this morning. Seems to be very finicky?
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Does not work. “Error downloading file index.” Why so?
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Love the auto update to download new theater data!
Ahmed, is there any chance you could add the ‘MidEast’ 128segment theater?Many thanks!
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+100!
Well said, Dustoff.
And please, dear Ahmed - would you take in consideration to add those other theaters released in these last days all, if you don’t mind and this won’t make you busy too much?
With best regards.
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I think these are the parameters you need for MidEast Theater:
Theater name: My Selection
Theater size: Large
Size (L2 segments): 128 x 128
Size (L2 tiles): 2048 x 2048
Size (Nautical Miles): 1104.75 x 1104.75
Resolution: 0.134858 Nautical MilesCentered on: Lat 29.7 Long 47.2
NW: Lat 38.9063 Long 35.3694
NE: Lat 38.9063 Long 59.0306
SW: Lat 20.4937 Long 37.3717
SE: Lat 20.4937 Long 57.0283Highest point: 17715ft
Lowest point: 0f -
Very useful, dear Dustoff.
I will try to insert these data, but I can figure that all will go fine since now.
Thanks a lot for your attention too!
With best regards.
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Does not work. “Error downloading file index.” Why so?
This is generally NOAA’s server connectivity issues so not much I can do about that. They have also been changing their directory structure and GRIB parameters quite a few times in the last months so it would help if it was more stable frankly… So far it is working now so I assume it was the former.
+100!
And please, dear Ahmed - would you take in consideration to add those other theaters released in these last days all, if you don’t mind and this won’t make you busy too much?Yeah absolutely. Can you guys reply with a list of the new theaters that are not yet in F4Wx? I don’t have much time right now to keep up to date with all new releases myself, but adding them to F4Wx takes a few minutes if you give me some links.
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Yeah absolutely. Can you guys reply with a list of the new theaters that are not yet in F4Wx? I don’t have much time right now to keep up to date with all new releases myself, but adding them to F4Wx takes a few minutes if you give me some links.
For sure!
Mid East: https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?41861-MidEast-theater-128-segments-v-4-35-1
Vietnam: https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?41928-BMS-Vietnam-4-35-1
I see you’ve already done Taiwan, thank you!
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Thanks a lot again for your kind and valuable attention to you both, Ahmed and Dustoff.
With best regards.