• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Texas Tech WRF going behind pay wall

Randy Jennings

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Saw the following notice today on the Texas Tech WRF:

ATTENTION USERS OF THE TTU WRF AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTING SYSTEMS:

For the past several years, these forecasting systems have been maintained for free public use. However, given the expanded use of the systems' output by private entities for commercial purposes and the need to maintain the systems by securing supporting funds, the difficult choice has been made to limit access to our partners and clients who are actively supporting the systems' continued operations.

Therefore, beginning February 1, 2021, all forecasts will be accessible only to those who have been provided a username and password.

Should you find these forecasts of value to your home or business and would like to continue having access to them, we would ask that you please contact either Dr. Brian Ancell (brian.ancell at ttu.edu) or Dr. Timothy Sliwinski (timothy.sliwinski at ttu.edu) so we may provide you with details of how you can support the ongoing operation of the TTU WRF and Ensemble forecasting systems. Thank you.
 
I have not inquired about the price. I have used it some to aid in chase forecasting, usually when other models conflict. It only covers the southern plains for the deterministic run, and has limited soundings. I've found it to be pretty good at what it does cover. Their UI is not as nice as some sites, but it does have a cool sounding slider function where you can see a forecast sounding change over time.
 
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