RAOBRPT
Lists upper-air (RAOB) observations.
Format
RAOBRPT id1 . . idN nhours [keywords]
Parameters
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id1 . . idN
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station IDs or states to list; use the two-character state P.O. abbreviation for states
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nhours
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number of hours to search for observations starting from DAY and TIME (default=12)
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Keywords
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CO=
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co1 . . coN
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lists observations for all stations in these countries; use the CCODE command to list valid country codes
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DATaset=
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ADDE dataset name; specify as group/descriptor or alias (default=RTWXTEXT/UPPERAIR)
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DAY=
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Julian date to start search; use either the 5- or 7-digit format, for example, 99300 or 1999300 (default=current)
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TIMe=
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UTC time to start search; valid times are 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 21 (default=current)
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TYPe=
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type1 . . typeN
list the upper-air data by type
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ALL
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all types of upper-air data (default)
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PPAA
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mandatory-level wind data between the surface and 100 mb
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PPBB
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significant-level wind data between the surface and 100 mb
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PPDD
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significant-level wind data above 100 mb
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TTAA
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mandatory temperature and wind data
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TTBB
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significant-level temperature data between the surface and 100 mb
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TTCC
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mandatory-level temperature data above 100 mb
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TTDD
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significant-level temperature data above 100 mb
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Remarks
You must specify at least one station ID, state, or country.
If you use the DAY keyword to specify a day other than the current day, you must also use the TIME keyword.
Examples
RAOBRPT 72435
This entry lists the latest upper-air observations of all types for Paducah, Kentucky, from the past 12 hours.
RAOBRPT SC 18 CO=FR TYPE=TTAA
This entry lists all TTAA upper-air observations for South Carolina and France from the past 18 hours.
RAOBRPT 72645 72201 LA 12 DAY=96300 TIME=12 TYPE=TTAA TTBB
This entry lists all TTAA and TTBB upper-air observations for Green Bay, Wisconsin; Key West, Florida; and Louisiana from 12 hours prior to 12:00 UTC on day 96300.