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Programs
GPFRONT is a version of GPMAP that plots map symbols interpreted
from the ASUS1 bulletins. Forecast front positions from FSUS2
bulletins can be plotted by specifying the forecast hour desired
from the bulletin (typically a bulletin contains 12 and 24 hour
forecast positions).
INPUT PARAMETERS
MAP Map color/dash/width/filter flag
GAREA Graphics area
PROJ Map projection/angles/margins|drop flag
SATFIL Satellite image filename(s)
RADFIL Radar image filename(s)
LATLON Line color/dash/width/freq/inc/label/format
PANEL Panel loc/color/dash/width/regn
TITLE Title color/line/title
TEXT Size/fnt/wdth/brdr/N-rot/just/hw flg
CLEAR Clear screen flag
DEVICE Device|name|x size;y size|color type
ASFIL ASUS1 front data file (FSUS2 forecast)
ASHR valid hour (used for forecast hour)
ASATT H-L symbol Size/WX symbol flag/Frontal Pip Size
LUTFIL Enhancement lookup table filename
IMCBAR Color/ornt/anch/x;y/ln;wd/freq
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
GPFRONT is derived from the standard GEMPAK program GPMAP.
The behaviour is similar to gpmap, with the addition of
plotting map symbols defined in an ASUS bulletin, with the
map area specified. Satellite and radar data may be used
as backgrounds. ASFIL specifies the name or file template
of a front file. For ASUS1 bulletins which contain a single
analysis time, ASHR is ignored. For FSUS2 bulletins that
contain forecast positions for 12 and 24 hour progs,
ASHR should be the desired forecast hour (eg 12 or 24).
ASATT can be used to specify the scaling of H/L symbols drawn
(default is 1.0), High and Low values flag (default is Y),
and frontal pip size (default as same as weather symbols).
EXAMPLES
1. Draw a Lambert Conformal map of the US.
Display frontal position from the file 98032016_frt.wmo.
GAREA = uslcc
PROJ = lcc
SATFIL =
RADFIL =
LATLON = 0
PANEL = 0
TITLE = 2/-1/Frontal Positions
TEXT = 3/31/2/hw
CLEAR = yes
DEVICE = xw
ASFIL = 98032016_frt.wmo
ASHR =
ASATT =
LUTFIL = default
IMCBAR =
ERROR MESSAGES
[GPFRONT -1] Fatal error initializing TAE.
[GPFRONT -2] Fatal error reading TAE parameters.
[GPFRONT -3] Fatal error initializing GEMPLT.
[GPFRONT -4] Frontal position file not found