Following the thread recently on interpretation of NWP (specifically
German translation), I am checking the text on my site relating to EC
products; as pointed out, those coming direct from the EC site are now
available in a much more timely fashion than hitherto.

However, on the EC site, the following text is displayed:-

"These charts are updated once every 24 hours at approximately 03:00
UTC. Each chart header is labelled with the date and time when the
dynamical forecast was initiated, usually 12.00 UTC the previous day
(D). "

Yet, the *two* runs (00Z and 12Z) are clearly available there, and this
morning (Sunday), the 00Z run is displayed when I looked at 08Z. Indeed,
elsewhere on the site, there is a dialog which states *when* the
products are updated, relative to time of viewing ... when I looked it
would imply that the run was available for public viewing around 0630Z
(and for the 12Z run, presumably 1830Z).

Can anyone give me a definitive timing for availability on the EC and WZ
sites of these products?

Martin.




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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:30:53 GMT, Martin Rowley wrote in


Yet, the *two* runs (00Z and 12Z) are clearly available there, and this
morning (Sunday), the 00Z run is displayed when I looked at 08Z. Indeed,
elsewhere on the site, there is a dialog which states *when* the
products are updated, relative to time of viewing ... when I looked it
would imply that the run was available for public viewing around 0630Z
(and for the 12Z run, presumably 1830Z).

Can anyone give me a definitive timing for availability on the EC and WZ
sites of these products?

I cannot give you a categorical answer, but already at 6.15 pm, the EC site
has the 12Z run on but WZ hasn't yet.

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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:16:14 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote in


Can anyone give me a definitive timing for availability on the EC and WZ
sites of these products?

I cannot give you a categorical answer, but already at 6.15 pm, the EC site
has the 12Z run on but WZ hasn't yet.

Slight correction - WZ has updated "SLP, 850 hPa Wind (ECMWF)" and "500 hPa
(ECMWF)" but not "500hPa,SLP (WZ)"

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 16/01/2005 18:20:11 UTC

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On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:16:14 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote in


Can anyone give me a definitive timing for availability on the EC
and WZ
sites of these products?

I cannot give you a categorical answer, but already at 6.15 pm, the
EC site
has the 12Z run on but WZ hasn't yet.

Slight correction - WZ has updated "SLP, 850 hPa Wind (ECMWF)" and
"500 hPa
(ECMWF)" but not "500hPa,SLP (WZ)"


.... thanks for that Mike; I have now updated the appropriate page
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.w...put.htm#Output

with a 'holding' statement which covers me all ways up ;-)

Martin.

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