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There is a big difference from being able to see the vorticity and pressure gradients in an animation mode (aka PSU and FSU met departments) and being able to just see the centerline of the model output. It isn't as if we can't see the GFS and NAM elsewhere (such as NECP's model graphics), but the localization of FSU's site is far better than the much larger (and poorer java-coded applet) that NECP uses.
Looking for good news on this. Very unfortunate about FSU vanishing so fast.
Question: Since many of the TC graphics on FSU were downloaded from a NOAA server, and since the appliaction that animates them is semi-open (PSU and FSU use the same one), wouldn't it be possible for the aflicted parties to put it up on a personal, non-FSU, related website for the NOAA data parts? Clearly MM5 and perhaps TCGenisis would vanish, but better some than none.
You bring up great points, however I think if any professor places the same information on personal sites, it would still be in violation of the recent orders from FSU admin due to the fact that they are still using FSU resources to produce the forecasts. Hopefully this will all be resolved tomorrow and it will be an afterthought.
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