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WES 8.3 Now Available

WES 8.3 is the latest version of NOAA's NWS Weather Event Simulator developed and distributed by WDTB / CIMMS on June 27, 2008. Although WES 8.3 is a standalone install DVD (requires no previous versions of WES), NOAA users should install WES 8.3 on the same machine where WES was previously installed. WES 8.3 is available via ftp for non-NOAA collaborators. To get your own copy of WES 8.3, please follow these request instructions.

WES 8.3 Training

A short overview of WES 8.3 entitled "WES8.3 Overview Training" is currently posted in the Learning Management System (LMS) for NOAA users. To view, simply log into the LMS and search for WES8.3. Access to this training module will be provided to Non-NOAA users in the WES 8.3 download instructions.

What's new in WES 8.3

• Read WES 8.3 Release Notes for complete list and details
• Postgres freeware change
• New WESSL -logall command
• AWIPS OB8.3
  • FFMP Advanced
  • Hydrologic Precipitation Estimator (HPE)
  • FSI8.3 with cursor readout
  • Integrated Radar Sampling (environment cursor readout, popup skew T)
  • WarnGen can list basins for flash flood warnings
  • Dual Pol support

WES 8.2 FSI Performance Issues

If you are experienceing sluggish FSI performance, you may need to recompile your video driver. Please follow these instructions for testing and recompiling your video driver.

WES 8.2 Update Now Available

All earlier patches for WES 8.2 have now been consolidated into WES 8.2 Update 4. Everyone using WES 8.2 needs to install this update! Please visit the update web page for more information:

• WES8.2 Update 4