F.a.q.

Q: When i try to download a chart i receive the error: "THE SELECTED CHART IS NOT IN OUR DB".

A: This means that the chart have still to be downloaded. Look at "Time Issue Table" to know when your chart will be avaiable.

TIME ISSUE TABLE

PRODUCT	NOAA ISSUE TIME	AWCA ISSUE TIME
Significant WX Charts	~01Z (18Z same day) / ~07Z (00Z day after) / ~13Z (06Z day after) / ~19Z (12Z day after)	~02Z (18Z same day) / ~08Z (00Z day after) / ~14Z (06Z day after) / ~20Z (12Z day after)
Wind Charts	~04Z ( obs of 00Z for +6/+12/+18/+24/+30/+36 ) / ~16Z ( obs of 12Z for +6/+12/+18/+24/+30/+36 )	~05Z ( obs of 00Z for +6/+12/+18/+24/+30/+36 ) / ~17Z ( obs of 12Z for +6/+12/+18/+24/+30/+36 )
TAF	~00Z (00Z) / ~06Z (06Z) / ~12Z (12Z) / ~18Z (18Z)	~06Z (00Z) / ~12Z (06Z) / ~18Z (12Z) / ~00Z (18Z day after)
METAR	Just After the issue, every hour	2 hours later
SIGMET	Everytime a sigmet is published	every hour

Q: I would like to have a SIGWX chart and/or WINDCHART of 19/02/1970 for.....

A: Ok, stop. I'm glad you asked my help, but my archive starts from 18/08/2011, so I'm unable to help you.

Q: In your stupid site there arent SIGWX and/or WINDCHART for this geographical area...

A: First your site is the stupid one :) Second, please give me a link with the chart, issue times, and a warranty that I wont get arrested copying this chart in my website, then I will EVALUATE if i can do that. (There are other few things to check if the operation is possible or not).

Q: How long your archive goes in the past?

A: Please consult the archive request page to see on which date the archiving of a certain product started. Here on the website will be kept only the last 90 days for direct consultation.

Q: Why should i wait so long for an archive request?

A: The archive request are handled automatically from the server that I have in my home, so to keep the workload to a reasonable level I only run the automatic tasks once a day. If you missed, even for few minutes, the activation window, you will have to wait about 24h (plus the time needed to handle all the requests).