CWOP Information for FW8237 (F8237) in Guatemala, GT (site inactive)

The following information is known about FW8237. If you think that any information is incorrect, then please follow the instructions for correcting that data item.

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Registered Location

Latitude: 14° 43' 28" N (deg min sec), 14.7245° (decimal), 1443.47N (LORAN)
Longitude: 91° 36' 53" W (deg min sec), -91.6148° (decimal), 09136.89W (LORAN)
Elevation: 1250 metres (4101 feet)
Location: Guatemala, GT
Unknown station type/software: .DsVC

If you know what sort of station equipment is in use at this site, then please send email to Philip Gladstone with this information. The email address can be found at the bottom of this page.

The elevation does not correspond with the estimated elevation (1315 metres (4314 feet) -- source Geonames) at that point. Either the location or the elevation (or both) are almost certain to be incorrect. Please use the 'send the updated information' link below to update the location or elevation.

The site location should be at the mark shown -- or very close. Clicking within the map area (or you can drag the 'FW8237' 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.

The best way to get elevation is to consult a topographic map. Make sure that you know whether the contours are marked in feet or metres. Note that handheld GPS receivers do not provide readings of elevation accurate to better than 10-20 metres (technical discussion). If you do not have access to a topographic map, then a GPS receiver is acceptable, but make sure that it is operating in 3D mode and let it average the position for at least five minutes.

For more information on reading maps, please see the Topo Map Reading Guide -- in particular it discusses how to read contours.

NOTE: The Registered Location is the location that the station owner provided when they signed up with CWOP. Show location history.

There are no photographs of the station. If you are the site operator and have pictures of this location, then please email them to f8237@photo.gladstonefamily.net.

You can try to find photographs from the area surrounding the site marker by clicking on Find nearby photographs.

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 .

SiteDistanceLocation
FW82410.8 milesNortheast Guatemala, GT (lat 14.7308°, long -91.6050°, altitude 1400 metres) (data present)
FW82421.0 milesEast Guatemala, GT (lat 14.7282°, long -91.5998°, altitude 1410 metres) (data present)
FW82362.0 milesWest Guatemala, GT (lat 14.7308°, long -91.6440°, altitude 1490 metres) (data present)
FW82392.5 milesSouthwest Guatemala, GT (lat 14.6982°, long -91.6395°, altitude 950 metres) (data present)
FW82345.5 milesSouth Guatemala, GT (lat 14.6485°, long -91.6397°, altitude 760 metres) (data present)
FW311177.1 milesEast El Palmar, MX (lat 14.5763°, long -90.4735°, altitude 1200 metres) (data present)
EW3378174.4 milesSoutheast San Salvador, SV (lat 13.7022°, long -89.2368°, altitude 794 metres) (data present)
GW2569241.9 milesNorth Villahermosa (lat 17.9895°, long -92.9202°, altitude 50 metres) (data present)
EW6341295.3 milesNortheast Belize City, BZ (lat 17.4958°, long -88.2345°, altitude 2 metres) (data present)
GW0660327.6 milesNortheast San Pedro, BZ (lat 17.9150°, long -87.9660°, altitude 3 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
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