[Ncep.list.emc.glopara-support] stopping fcst2 step

[sim.aberson]

Kate,

Thanks.  That seemed to solve the issue.

On 11/18/10 10:40 AM, Kate Howard wrote:
> Actually...here is an example of such an if-statement for anyone
> interested.
>
> The following initially sets fseg to 2 (two forecast segments) and then
> the following if-statement constrains the forecast to one segment when
> not running a 00z cycle:
>
> fseg=2
> if [ $cycn -ne 00 ]; then fseg=1; fi # for hurricane track, only 120-hr
> fcst is required

Just for clarity, 126-hr is needed for hurricane tracks, as noted in the 
next line.

> if [ $cycn -ne 00 ]; then fmax1=126; fi
>
> The 2nd if-statement gives an example of constraining the first segment
> to 126hrs.

Thanks,
Sim


>
> Kate Howard
> NCEP/EMC Global Branch
>
>
> On 11/18/2010 10:25 AM, Kate Howard wrote:
>> Sim,
>>
>> What is your value for "fseg" set to? If you only need to run the
>> first forecast segment (fcst1) make sure to set fseg=1.
>>
>> Do you need the 2nd segment for any cycles? Or just the first segment
>> all the time? If you wanted to run the 2nd segment for any
>> circumstances you can setup an if-statement in your configuration
>> file. Reply just to me if you want more info on this.
>>
>> Kate Howard
>> NCEP/EMC Global Branch
>>
>>
>> On 11/18/2010 10:18 AM, sim.aberson wrote:
>>> I am running the current operational system on vapor, but only need
>>> to run it to 168 h. I am cutting off successfully at 168 h, but my
>>> job still submits a gfsfcst2 step that sits in the queue a long time
>>> and does nothing except waste resources (as far as I can tell). What
>>> do I need to do to eliminate the gfsfcst2 step?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sim
>>>
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