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Local Forecast
1. Product Description
The three 36-Hour Forecast pages display near the middle of The Local Forecast. It is driven by National Weather Service (NWS) zone, not primary or alternate site, and is considered narrative data. The forecast is generated by the NWS specifically for each county in the U.S. The forecast is not generated by The Weather Channel.
2. Data Information and Expiration Rules
Data for these pages is sent at the very least every 12 hours, however, most of the time every 6 hours. New data is issued usually around 4 am and pm local time (give or take 30-45 minutes) of the issuing offices. Updated zone forecasts are usually issued between 10 and 11 am and pm local time of the issuing offices, although updates can be issued whenever necessary. Zone forecasts in the West also have a table of cities at the end of the forecast called spot cities. Spot cities are a list of cities in that NWS zone with their forecast temperature and rain chance. The NWS adds the
cities at the end of the zone forecast, therefore we have no control over what cities display or the order in which they display. If the NWS groups the forecast zones together differently, the cities will change. This can occur on a daily basis. The first period of the time interval switches during the main update times. In the morning, after about 5 am local time, a 36-hour forecast should begin with the time period “This Morning” or “Today”, not “Tonight”. In the evening, after about 5 pm local time, the 36-hour forecast should begin with the period “This evening”, “Overnight”, or “Tonight”, not “This Afternoon”. If these time periods are still old, there may be a problem with the narrative data.
3. Problem Information
This data may or may not expire on the STAR 4000. The best way to determine if there is a problem is to check the first period for the correct time period (see above).
If a check of the STAR XL reveals more expired zones forecasts, then there may be a problem with the narrative data transmission.
Source: WeatherStar 4000 Product Guide
Local Forecast
1. Product Description
The three 36-Hour Forecast pages display near the middle of The Local Forecast. It is driven by National Weather Service (NWS) zone, not primary or alternate site, and is considered narrative data. The forecast is generated by the NWS specifically for each county in the U.S. The forecast is not generated by The Weather Channel.
2. Data Information and Expiration Rules
Data for these pages is sent at the very least every 12 hours, however, most of the time every 6 hours. New data is issued usually around 4 am and pm local time (give or take 30-45 minutes) of the issuing offices. Updated zone forecasts are usually issued between 10 and 11 am and pm local time of the issuing offices, although updates can be issued whenever necessary. Zone forecasts in the West also have a table of cities at the end of the forecast called spot cities. Spot cities are a list of cities in that NWS zone with their forecast temperature and rain chance. The NWS adds the
cities at the end of the zone forecast, therefore we have no control over what cities display or the order in which they display. If the NWS groups the forecast zones together differently, the cities will change. This can occur on a daily basis. The first period of the time interval switches during the main update times. In the morning, after about 5 am local time, a 36-hour forecast should begin with the time period “This Morning” or “Today”, not “Tonight”. In the evening, after about 5 pm local time, the 36-hour forecast should begin with the period “This evening”, “Overnight”, or “Tonight”, not “This Afternoon”. If these time periods are still old, there may be a problem with the narrative data.
3. Problem Information
This data may or may not expire on the STAR 4000. The best way to determine if there is a problem is to check the first period for the correct time period (see above).
If a check of the STAR XL reveals more expired zones forecasts, then there may be a problem with the narrative data transmission.
Source: WeatherStar 4000 Product Guide