NGWSYM(3NCARG)
🎀 NGWSYM — the WMO/NOAA weather symbol girlie 🎀
okay so bestie, meet NGWSYM, from NCAR GRAPHICS (yes, the 3NCARG one, iykyk 💅). She draws a symbol from the standard WMO/NOAA meteorological fonts, and you get to pick which one by name and by the symbol number inside that font. no cap, that's the whole vibe.
✨ NAME ✨
NGWSYM — draws a symbol from the standard WMO/NOAA meteorological fonts by reference to the font name and symbol number within that font. 💖
🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶
CALL NGWSYM(FTYPE,NUM,X,Y,SIZE,ICOLOR,IALT)🌈 C-BINDING SYNOPSIS 🌈
#include <ncarg/ncargC.h>
void c_ngwsym(char *ftype, int num, float x, float y,
float size, int icolor, int ialt)💫 DESCRIPTION 💫
Here's the whole cast, one by one 🫶
FTYPE— an input parameter of type CHARACTER, and it's the one specifying the desired font. The legal values are:'WW'— Present weather.'C'— Cloud types.'CL'— Low clouds.'CM'— Medium clouds.'CH'— High clouds.'W'— Past weather.'N'— Sky cover.'a'— Pressure tendency.
NUM— an input parameter of type INTEGER, specifying the number of the desired symbol within the specified font.X— an input parameter of type REAL, specifying the X coordinate position, in world coordinates, where the symbol is to be positioned. This X position marks the horizontal center of the symbol.Y— an input parameter of type REAL, specifying the Y coordinate position, in world coordinates, where the symbol is to be positioned. This Y position marks the vertical center of the symbol.SIZE— an input parameter of type REAL, and its value is the height, in world coordinates, of the symbol.ICOLOR— an input parameter of type INTEGER, and its value is the GKS color index specifying what color the symbol will be.IALT— an input parameter of type INTEGER, indicating whether an alternate representation for the specified symbol is to be used. IfIALT=1, then the alternate symbol for the one specified is drawn. Heads up bestie: this applies only to a few symbols, like numbers 7, 93, 94, 95, 97 in theWWfont and number 3 in theWfont. 💅
🧚 C-BINDING DESCRIPTION 🧚
The C binding argument descriptions are the same as the FORTRAN argument descriptions. literally the same, we're not doing it twice 🫶
🌸 USAGE 🌸
This function simply looks up the appropriate symbol in either font 36 or 37 of Plotchar and uses Plotchar to draw the symbol.
To produce a table of all the weather symbols broken down by font and symbol number, execute "ncargex fngwsym".
🔥 For the WW (present weather) font, the descriptions for the symbols are: 🔥
0— Cloud development NOT observed or NOT observable during past hour1— Clouds generally dissolving or becoming less developed during past hour2— State of sky on the whole unchanged during past hour3— Clouds generally forming or developing during past hour4— Visibility reduced by smoke5— Haze6— Widespread dust in suspension in the air, NOT raised by wind, at time of observation7— Dust or sand raised by wind at time of observation8— Well-developed dust whirl(s) within past hour9— Dust storm or sandstorm within sight of or at station during past hour10— Light fog (mist)11— Patches of shallow fog at station, NOT deeper than 6 feet on land12— More or less continuous shallow fog at station, NOT deeper than 6 feet on land13— Lightning visible, no thunder heard14— Precipitation within sight, but NOT reaching the ground15— Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground but distant from station16— Precipitation within sight, reaching the ground, near to but NOT at station17— Thunderstorm, but no precipitation at the station18— Squall(s) within sight during past hour or at time of observation19— Funnel cloud(s) within sight of station at time of observation20— Drizzle (NOT freezing) or snow grains (NOT falling as showers) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation21— Rain (NOT freezing and not falling as showers) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation22— Snow (NOT falling as showers) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation23— Rain and snow or ice pellets (NOT falling as showers) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation24— Freezing drizzle or freezing rain (NOT falling as showers) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation25— Showers of rain during past hour, but NOT at time of observation26— Showers of snow or of rain and snow, during past hour, but NOT at time of observation27— Showers of hail or of hail and rain, during past hour, but NOT at time of observation28— Fog during past hour, but NOT at time of observation29— Thunderstorm (with or without precipitation) during past hour, but NOT at time of observation30— Slight or moderate dust storm or sandstorm, has decreased during past hour31— Slight or moderate dust storm or sandstorm, no appreciable change during past hour32— Slight or moderate dust storm or sandstorm has begun or increased during past hour33— Severe dust storm or sandstorm, has decreased during past hour34— Severe dust storm or sandstorm, no appreciable change during past hour35— Severe dust storm or sandstorm has begun or increased during past hour36— Slight or moderate drifting snow, generally low (less than 6 feet)37— Heavy drifting snow, generally low38— Slight or moderate blowing snow, generally high (more than 6 feet)39— Heavy blowing snow, generally high40— For or ice fog at distance at time of observation, but NOT at station during past hour41— Fog or ice fog in patches42— Fog or ice fog, sky discernible, has become thinner during past hour43— Fog or ice fog, sky NOT discernible, has become thinner during past hour44— Fog or ice fog, sky discernible, no appreciable change during past hour45— Fog or ice fog, sky NOT discernible, no appreciable change during past hour46— Fog or ice fog, sky discernible, has begun or become thicker during past hour47— Fog or ice fog, sky NOT discernible, has begun or become thicker during past hour48— Fog depositing rime, sky discernible49— Fog depositing rime, sky NOT discernible50— Intermittent drizzle (NOT freezing), slight at time of observation51— Continuous drizzle (NOT freezing), slight at time of observation52— Intermittent drizzle (NOT freezing), moderate at time of observation53— Continuous drizzle (NOT freezing), moderate at time of observation54— Intermittent drizzle (NOT freezing), heavy at time of observation55— Continuous drizzle (NOT freezing), heavy at time of observation56— Slight freezing drizzle57— Moderate or heavy freezing drizzle58— Drizzle and rain, slight59— Drizzle and rain, moderate or heavy60— Intermittent rain (NOT freezing), slight at time of observation61— Continuous rain (NOT freezing), slight at time of observation62— Intermittent rain (NOT freezing), moderate at time of observation63— Continuous rain (NOT freezing), moderate at time of observation64— Intermittent rain (NOT freezing), heavy at time of observation65— Continuous rain (NOT freezing), heavy at time of observation66— Slight freezing rain67— Moderate or heavy freezing rain68— Rain or drizzle and snow, slight69— Rain or drizzle and snow, moderate or heavy70— Intermittent fall of snowflakes, slight at time of observation71— Continuous fall of snowflakes, slight at time of observation72— Intermittent fall of snowflakes, moderate at time of observation73— Continuous fall of snowflakes, moderate at time of observation74— Intermittent fall of snowflakes, heavy at time of observation75— Continuous fall of snowflakes, heavy at time of observation76— Ice prisms (with or without fog)77— Snow grains (with or without fog)78— Isolated starlike snow crystals (with or without fog)79— Ice pellets or snow pellets80— Slight rain shower(s)81— Moderate or heavy rain shower(s)82— Violent rain shower(s)83— Slight shower(s) of rain and snow mixed84— Moderate or heavy shower(s) of rain and snow mixed85— Slight snow shower(s)86— Moderate or heavy snow shower(s)87— Slight shower(s) of snow pellets, or ice pellets with or without rain, or rain and snow mixed88— Moderate or heavy shower(s) of snow pellets, or ice pellets, or ice pellets with or without rain or rain and snow mixed89— Slight shower(s) of hail, with or without rain or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder90— Moderate or heavy shower(s) of hail, with or without rain, or rain and snow mixed, not associated with thunder91— Slight rain at time of observation; thunderstorm during past hour, but NOT at time of observation92— Moderate or heavy rain at time of observation; thunderstorm during past hour, but NOT at time of observation93— Slight snow, or rain and snow mixed, or hail at time of observation; thunderstorm during past hour, but NOT at time of observation94— Moderate or heavy snow, or rain and snow mixed, or hail at time of observation; thunderstorm during past hour, but NOT at time of observation95— Slight or moderate thunderstorm without hail, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation96— Slight or moderate thunderstorm, with hail at time of observation97— Heavy thunderstorm, without hail, but with rain and/or snow at time of observation98— Thunderstorm combined with dust storm or sandstorm at time of observation99— Heavy thunderstorm with hail at time of observation
🦋 For the C (cloud types) font: 🦋
0— Ci - Cirrus1— Cc - Cirrocumulus2— Cs - Cirrostratus3— Ac - Altocumulus4— As - Altostratus5— Ns - Nimbostratus6— Sc - Stratocumulus7— St - Stratus8— Cu - Cumulus9— Cb - Cumulonimbus
🌈 For the CL (low clouds) font: 🌈
0— not defined1— Cu of fair weather, little vertical development and seemingly flattened2— Cu of considerable development, generally towering, with or without other Cu or Sc bases all at same level3— Cb with tops lacking clear-cut outlines, but distinctly not cirriform or anvil-shaped; with or without Cu, Sc, St4— Sc formed by spreading out of Cu; Cu often present also
and bestie, the list keeps going… part 2 is coming 💅🫶
5— Sc that was not formed by spreading out of Cu — no cap. 🦋6— St or StFra (stratus fractus), but not the StFra of bad weather. 🙈7— StFra and/or CuFra of bad weather (aka scud). 💀8— Cu and Sc (not formed by spreading out of Cu) with bases at different levels. 🌈9— Cb with a clearly fibrous (cirriform) top, often anvil-shaped, with or without Cu, Sc, St, or scud. 👑
For the CM (medium clouds) font: — medium cloud crew rise up 💜
0— not defined, bestie. 💀1— Thin As (most of the cloud layer is semitransparent). ✨2— Thick As where the greater part is dense enough to hide the sun (or moon), or Ns. 🌧️3— Thin Ac, mostly semitransparent: cloud elements aren't changing much and are at a single level. 🫶4— Thin Ac in patches; cloud elements are continually changing and/or occurring at more than one level. 🦋5— Thin Ac in bands or in a layer gradually spreading over the sky and usually thickening as a whole. 🌈6— Ac formed by the spreading out of Cu or Cb. 💅7— Double-layered Ac, or a thick layer of Ac, not increasing; or Ac with As and/or Ns. 🎀8— Ac in the form of Cu-shaped tufts or Ac with turrets. 👑9— Ac of a chaotic sky, usually at different levels; patches of dense Ci are usually present too. 💀
For the CH (high clouds) font: — high cloud hive, let's go ☁️
0— not defined. 💀1— Filaments of Ci, or "mares tails," scattered and not increasing. 🌸2— Dense Ci in patches or twisted sheaves, usually not increasing, sometimes like remains of Cb; or towers or tufts. ✨3— Dense Ci, often anvil-shaped, derived from or associated with Cb. 🔥4— Ci, often hook-shaped, gradually spreading over the sky and usually thickening as a whole. 🦋5— Ci and Cs, often in converging bands, or Cs alone; generally overspreading and growing denser; the continuous layer not reaching 45 degree altitude. 🌈6— Ci and Cs, often in converging bands, or Cs alone; generally overspreading and growing denser; the continuous layer exceeding 45 degree altitude. 💖7— Veil of Cs covering the entire sky. 🎀8— Cs not increasing and not covering the entire sky. 🌸9— Cc alone or Cc with some Ci or Cs, but the Cc being the main cirriform cloud. 👑
For the W (past weather) font: — weather tea, past tense ☕
0— Clear or few clouds [no associated symbol]. ☀️1— Partly cloudy (scattered) or variable sky [no associated symbol]. ⛅2— Cloudy (broken) or overcast [no associated symbol]. ☁️3— Sandstorm or dust storm, or drifting or blowing snow. 🌪️4— Fog, ice fog, thick haze or thick smoke. 🌫️5— Drizzle. 🌦️6— Rain. 🌧️7— Snow, or rain and snow mixed, or ice pellets. ❄️8— Shower(s). 🌦️9— Thunderstorm, with or without precipitation. ⛈️
For the N (sky cover) font: — how much sky is serving cloud realness 🌥️
0— No clouds. ☀️1— One-tenth or less. 🌤️2— Two-tenths or three-tenths. ⛅3— Four-tenths. 🌥️4— Five-tenths. ☁️5— Six-tenths. 🌥️6— Seven-tenths or eight tenths. ☁️7— Nine-tenths or overcast with openings. 🌫️8— Completely overcast (ten-tenths). ☁️9— Sky obscured. 🌫️
For the a (pressure tendency) font: — barometric pressure mood ring 📈📉
0— Rising, then falling; same as or higher than 3 hours ago. 📈📉1— Rising, then steady; or rising, then rising more slowly. 📈2— Rising steadily, or unsteadily. 📈3— Falling or steady, then rising; or rising, then rising more rapidly. 📉📈4— Steady; same as 3 hours ago. ➡️5— Falling, then rising; same as or lower than 3 hours ago. 📉📈6— Falling, then steady; or falling, then falling more slowly. 📉7— Falling steadily, or unsteadily. 📉8— Steady or rising, then falling; or falling, then falling more rapidly. ➡️📉9— not defined. 💀
✨ EXAMPLES ✨
okay bestie, here are the actual calls you'd type into your code: 💖
CALL NGWSYM('N',5,.5,.5,.25,1,0)This one plots the symbol for six-tenths cloud cover at position (.5,.5) and height .25 in the foreground color. ✨
CALL NGWSYM('a',6,.2,.8,.3,1,0)This one plots the symbol for barometric pressure that is falling then steady. 📉
CALL NGWSYM('WW',95,.5,.5,.2,1,1)This one plots the alternate symbol for slight or moderate thunderstorm without hail. ⛈️
Also, use the ncargex command to see the following relevant example: fngwsym. 👑
✨ ACCESS ✨
To use NGWSYM or c_ngwsym, load the NCAR Graphics libraries ncarg, ncarg_gks, and ncarg_c, preferably in that order. 💅
✨ MESSAGES ✨
If an illegal font, or symbol number within a font, is requested, then a warning is issued. 😭
✨ SEE ALSO ✨
Online: plotchar(3NCARG), ncarg_cbind(3NCARG)
Hardcopy: NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX Version
✨ COPYRIGHT ✨
Copyright (C) 1987-2009 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.
and that's the whole NGWSYM(3NCARG) page, bestie! 💖 This iconic manual page is from the UNIX manual, version NGWSYM(3NCARG), dated March 1993. periodt. 💅
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