Hi,
Reading such texts for years now
"BUT WITH HILDA ABLE TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY IN THE FACE OF MODERATE
SHEAR OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS...THIS TREND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE...
WITH HILDA BECOMING A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY. "
I came to wonder why forecasters use ... 3 dots and All Caps... instead of comas.
What's under this?
Why the dots in forecasts and discussions?
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Re: Why the dots in forecasts and discussions?
Ah...
Now that's a question that I can answer...
The dots used during the days of teletype messages at the NWS (and NHC) represented the end of a sentence or paragraph, since certain characters normally used by a computer are not the same as those used by teletype circuits still in use in certain parts of the world...
The CPHC (Honolulu) still sends products using the old teletype format, since some Pacific island groups are still connected to the old data circuits, so the NWS products still must be in the old format in order for them to be accepted, transmitted and printed correctly...
There are a number of characters used to tell the teletypewriter to do various things, including the ZCZC at the beginning of a message to the NNNN used at the end of the message, and are actually just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to message formats using the WMO format that is used around the world for both meteorology and aviation observations and forecasts...
Frank2...
Now that's a question that I can answer...
The dots used during the days of teletype messages at the NWS (and NHC) represented the end of a sentence or paragraph, since certain characters normally used by a computer are not the same as those used by teletype circuits still in use in certain parts of the world...
The CPHC (Honolulu) still sends products using the old teletype format, since some Pacific island groups are still connected to the old data circuits, so the NWS products still must be in the old format in order for them to be accepted, transmitted and printed correctly...
There are a number of characters used to tell the teletypewriter to do various things, including the ZCZC at the beginning of a message to the NNNN used at the end of the message, and are actually just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to message formats using the WMO format that is used around the world for both meteorology and aviation observations and forecasts...
Frank2...
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