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<p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to verify WRF 24hr accumulation forecast and
comparing to stage iV data and I keep getting the following error:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>***WARNING***: process_scores() -> Forecast and
observation valid times do not match 1267585200 != 1267596000 for field 1.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>What is causing this time mismatch? The data that lead
to this are listed below. The config file I am using is attached.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The PCP combine file to verify 2 Mar 2010 is: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>/sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/bin/pcp_combine -sum 00000000_000000
1 20100302_060000 24 /sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/out/pcp_combine/STR_20100302_06<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> -pcpdir /h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip
-pcprx ST4.*.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Performing sum command:
init_time/in_accum/valid_time/out_accum Times = 0/3600/1267509600/86400<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Searching for 24 files with accumulation times of 1 hours to
sum to a total accumulation time of 24 hours in /h/data/global/WXQC/data/t<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>emp/met/precip<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[1] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030206.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[2] Reading input file: /h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030205.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[3] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030204.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[4] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030203.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[5] Reading input file: /h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030202.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[6] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030201.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[7] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030200.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[8] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030123.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[9] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030122.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[10] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030121.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[11] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030120.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[12] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030119.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[13] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030118.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[14] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030117.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[15] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030116.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[16] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030115.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[17] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030114.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[18] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030113.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[19] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030112.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[20] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030111.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[21] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030110.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[22] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030109.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[23] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030108.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>[24] Reading input file:
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/precip/ST4.2010030107.01h<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Writing output file:
/sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/out/pcp_combine/STR_20100302_06<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The grib header for the model file is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>rec 1:0:date 2010030206 TOTAPCP kpds5=240 kpds6=1 kpds7=0
levels=(0,0) grid=255 sfc 0-24hr acc:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> TOTAPCP= Total accumulated precipitation [kg/m2]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> timerange 4 P1 0 P2 24 TimeU 1 nx 342 ny 210
GDS grid 3 num_in_ave 0 missing 0<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> center 57 subcenter 1 process 11 Table 131<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Lambert Conf: Lat1 20.586000 Lon1 -122.243000 Lov
-96.000000<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Latin1 60.000000 Latin2
30.000000 LatSP -90.000000 LonSP 0.000000<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> North Pole (342 x 210) Dx
15.000000 Dy 15.000000 scan 64<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> min/max data 0 93.31 num bits 14 BDS_Ref
0 DecScale 2 BinScale 0<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The MET grid stat command is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>/sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/bin/grid_stat
/h/data/global/WXQC/data/temp/met/20100302_06
/sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/out/pcp_combine/STR_20100302_<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>06 /sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/data/config/WRFGridStatconfig
-outdir /sphome/qcteam/METv2.0/out/grid_stat/WRF/T02B<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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