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SVRL
SVRL is the ending valid time for the SLS watches, the colors for
the severe thunderstorm and tornado (SLS) watches, a flag for
plotting the start and stop times, a flag for plotting the
county names for the watches on the map, and a flag to outline the
county.
End time|SVRL colors|Time flag|Label flag|Outline flag|Color code
SLS watches that are valid at the ending time will be plotted on the map.
The ending time is given as a GEMPAK date/time string. Any missing
items from the string will be filled in by the system time. The
ending time may also be LAST and ALL. LAST will use the system time
and plot all current SLS watches. ALL will plot all the watches in the
data files, whether they are active, cancelled or expired.
The colors are separated by a semi-colon. If any color is set to 0,
that type of symbol will not be plotted. If any color is missing, a
default will be used. Defaults are cyan for thunderstorm and red for
tornado.
The time flag is YES or NO and controls whether or not to plot
the start and stop times of the SLS watch on the map. The default
is NO.
The label flag is YES or NO and controls whether or not to plot
the county name of the SLS watch on the map. The default is NO.
The outline flag is YES or NO and controls whether to outline the SLS
watch county instead of plotting a marker. The default is NO. The outline
colors are those specified previously. If a watch is a "test" only, a
hollow marker will be plotted at the county centroid to indicate this,
and no outlining will be done.
The color code flag is YES or NO, if YES, the colors are associated
with the last digit of the watch number, otherwise, based on the
weather type ( tornado or thunderstorm ).