Graham Easterling wrote:



With a bit more searching around the OGIMET site I've found that the
hourly buoy observations are there. That suggests that the problem
may lie with the trans-Atlantic communications

The Met Office have done some checks and assure me that the data are
being sent as normal. The fact that OGIMET have the obs supports that.
The Met Office have suggested that it may be a data ingestion problem
at the US end but why it should just be affecting the marine data is
strange. OGIMET still have the hourly buoy obs this morning but nothing
is appearing on the US sites apart from a few obs at 0600z again this
morning. All very strange.

Norman

Seems to be working OK now Norman. Will it last?!

Graham

I've been in touch with the National Data Buoy Center in the USA. The problem
is at the US end. The Met Office have changed to a new messaging system that is
now the standard for data distribution but it has not yet been fully
implemented in the USA. It is currently being worked on so all the data should
re-appear in due course.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org

On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 3:05:47 PM UTC, Norman wrote:
Graham Easterling wrote:



With a bit more searching around the OGIMET site I've found that the
hourly buoy observations are there. That suggests that the problem
may lie with the trans-Atlantic communications

The Met Office have done some checks and assure me that the data are
being sent as normal. The fact that OGIMET have the obs supports that.
The Met Office have suggested that it may be a data ingestion problem
at the US end but why it should just be affecting the marine data is
strange. OGIMET still have the hourly buoy obs this morning but nothing
is appearing on the US sites apart from a few obs at 0600z again this
morning. All very strange.

Norman

Seems to be working OK now Norman. Will it last?!

Graham

I've been in touch with the National Data Buoy Center in the USA. The problem
is at the US end. The Met Office have changed to a new messaging system that is
now the standard for data distribution but it has not yet been fully
implemented in the USA. It is currently being worked on so all the data should
re-appear in due course.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org

Thanks for that, still getting the odd report with long gaps inbetween, every 6 hours today, http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62107 .

Graham

I've been in touch with the National Data Buoy Center in the USA. The problem
is at the US end. The Met Office have changed to a new messaging system that is
now the standard for data distribution but it has not yet been fully
implemented in the USA. It is currently being worked on so all the data should
re-appear in due course.

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
http://peakdistrictweather.org

Thanks for that, still getting the odd report with long gaps inbetween, every 6 hours today, http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=62107 .

Graham

Mind you, didn't need any nearby buoy to tell me there was a swell today, some classic clean big waves. http://www.sennen-cove.com/todaysurf.htm . Rippy and rather dangerous on the north coast despite the offshore breeze. Beach car park nearly full with surfers vans at Perranuthnoe (near Marazion) mid morning today where the wave was more user friendly. The beach cafe (a lovely spot http://www.thecabinbeachcafe.co.uk/ ) was doing a roaring in cooked breakfasts.

If only it was a bit warmer.

Graham
Penzance

On 10 Mar 2015 15:05:44 GMT
"Norman" wrote:

Graham Easterling wrote:



With a bit more searching around the OGIMET site I've found
that the hourly buoy observations are there. That suggests that
the problem may lie with the trans-Atlantic communications

The Met Office have done some checks and assure me that the data
are being sent as normal. The fact that OGIMET have the obs
supports that. The Met Office have suggested that it may be a
data ingestion problem at the US end but why it should just be
affecting the marine data is strange. OGIMET still have the
hourly buoy obs this morning but nothing is appearing on the US
sites apart from a few obs at 0600z again this morning. All very
strange.

Norman

Seems to be working OK now Norman. Will it last?!

Graham

I've been in touch with the National Data Buoy Center in the USA. The
problem is at the US end. The Met Office have changed to a new
messaging system that is now the standard for data distribution but
it has not yet been fully implemented in the USA. It is currently
being worked on so all the data should re-appear in due course.


Reminds me of the time when the SYNOP codes changed years ago on Jan
1st. Unfortunately for the US NWS, their computer programming was
done by outside contractors and they were changing suppliers on the
same date. The set who were being given the elbow refused to do anything
about the code change as they said it occurred after the end of their
contract; the incoming group refused to do any work on it until they
took over the contract. The result was no data for, I think, a couple
of weeks. That's what you can get when you contract out.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
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