MesoWest Information for ODT09 in Quartz Creek Bridge (US 26 MP 24, OR, United States Of America (site inactive)

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Registered Location

Latitude: 45° 50' 32" N (deg min sec), 45.8422° (decimal), 4550.54N (LORAN)
Longitude: 123° 31' 7" W (deg min sec), -123.5185° (decimal), 12331.11W (LORAN)
Elevation: 350 metres (1149 feet) -- validated against 354 metres (1161 feet) from Google
Location: Quartz Creek Bridge (US 26 MP 24, OR, United States Of America
County: Clatsop, OR
Data provider: ODOT
Forecast Office: Portland (PQR)

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'ODT09' marker) will display the latitude/longitude of that point.

If the displayed location (or elevation) of the weather observing location is incorrect, please drag the marker to the right location (or click in the right location), and then send the updated information. Please note that we are trying to spot either the Stevenson Screen (or equivalent) or the location where the barometric readings are taken.

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The location information for this site was gathered from 1 data source. The source which most closely matches the consensus is chosen. Many of these sources only report the location to the nearest minute (or hundredth of degree). This can lead to the marker being placed noticeably incorrectly. Please see Discussion of Location Errors for more information. Show location history.

There are no photographs of the station. If you have pictures of this location, then please email them to odt09@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

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Data Status

Data is being received for this station, but until the end of day processing has been run (about 12 hours after the end of the UTC day), the graphs will not appear.

Neighboring Stations

This is a list of stations that are close to this station.

You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to tell you when new stations come online in this area. Choose either within 100 miles or 250 miles . For stations covered by your Forecast Office: Portland (PQR) .

SiteDistanceLocation
CW320216.3 milesNortheast Mist, OR, US (lat 46.0018°, long -123.2682°, altitude 162 metres) (data present)
FW067521.3 milesSoutheast Banks, OR, US (lat 45.6562°, long -123.1675°, altitude 146 metres) (data present)
GW222021.6 milesWest CANNON BEACH, OR, US (lat 45.8918°, long -123.9612°, altitude 11 metres) (data present)
GW173422.9 milesSoutheast GALES CREEK, OR, US (lat 45.5893°, long -123.2133°, altitude 87 metres) (data present)
N7NKE27.9 milesSoutheast Forest Grove, OR, US (lat 45.5417°, long -123.1318°, altitude 68 metres) (data present)
EW114528.0 milesSoutheast Forest Grove, OR, US (lat 45.5328°, long -123.1450°, altitude 91 metres) (data present)
GW038829.7 milesSoutheast Forest Grove, OR, US (lat 45.5175°, long -123.1160°, altitude 62 metres) (data present)
AA0PB31.6 milesSoutheast CORNELIUS, OR, US (lat 45.5155°, long -123.0617°, altitude 59 metres) (data present)
N7DQ32.5 milesNortheast Longview, WA, US (lat 46.1647°, long -123.0275°, altitude 2 metres) (data present)
N3EG33.6 milesNortheast Longview, WA, US (lat 46.1517°, long -122.9800°, altitude 1 metres) (data present)

Location Formats

The location is shown in three different formats. Each of these is used in some software, and is shown on some websites.

Degrees Minutes Seconds: VWS/VWSAPRS, WeatherLink 5.5, WeatherLink (5.2-5.4), WeatherView (Linux)

Decimal degrees: FreeWX, WeatherView32 (PC application)

LORAN: WeatherDisplay, WUHU, Henriksen WServer

Resources

CWOP Home: This describes the whole CWOP program and has a large amount of useful information.

CWOP Siting Guide (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Another CWOP Guide (PDF): This is another guide to siting and operating a CWOP station. This is a must-read document.

Urban Siting and Operations (PDF): This is a guide to siting and operating a CWOP station in an urban environment.

APRS WX Message format: This describes the actual format of the messages transmitted that carry WX information.

WXQC Mailing List: This is a mailing list where data quality issues are discussed. Assistance with software configuration can often be found here.

Topo Map Reading Guide: How to read USGS topographic maps, with a good section on reading contours.

Geographically nearby web pages: Use Geourl to find web pages that deal with locations geographically close to this site.


Overall website comments, problems etc to Philip Gladstone
Page layout last modified Sunday, 28 February 2016
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