Ingested File
The ingested data file contains the data that has been saved from the wmoingest program. This is used as the input to several WXP programs including decoders, parsers and some display programs.
FORMAT
The information is laid out in the file by product. These are limited as follows:
** header ***
product data
** header ***
.
.
.
where: header is the WMO header information describing the type of data.
The WXP ingestor strips control characters before saving to disk. To delimit the header, the header is surrounded by asterisks "**". The WXP ingestor can save binary (non-stripped) data.; The header remains the same but the product content is the original binary data. Binary mode is triggered automatically if the ingestor sees GRIB or BUFR data. Otherwise, the "B" switch needs to be added to the bulletin file for those products that need to be saved in binary mode.
EXAMPLES
A sample of an WMO+ output file is:
** FPUS74 KLUB 020054 *** NOWLUB Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Lubbock TX 754 PM CDT Fri May 1 2020 TXZ037-038-043-044-020200- Dickens-King-Kent-Stonewall- Including the cities of Spur, Dickens, Dumont, Guthrie, Jayton, Aspermont, and Old Glory 754 PM CDT Fri May 1 2020 .NOW... Through 9 pm, isolated thunderstorms will slowly develop and move eastward across the Rolling Plains. This activity will primarily bring gusty winds up to 50 mph and occasional cloud to ground lightning. Most areas will not see any rainfall but some sprinkles or very light rain showers could accompany the gusty winds and thunder. $$ ** FPUS86 KRSA 020055 ***
SEE ALSO
Last updated May 1, 2020