The Comar AIS-2-USB receiver is now back online after a couple of weeks of down time.
Problems started back in October when it stopped receiving Channel A data and then it stopped receiving Channel B a couple of weeks ago.
The unit was returned to Comar and where it was repaired and given a full service.
Credit to Comar as they had it back to me within a week and did the work under warranty, even though the unit is around two years old.
So we're back on MarineTraffic, ShipsAIS and Shiptracking.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Friday, 20 January 2012
AIS & Aircraft Radar Offline
Both my AIS and AirNav RadarBox stopped working and have been sent away for repairs.
The Flight Tracker and Marine Traffic parts of the website are still working, it's just that there's no data from this station being uploaded to there two sites and the others who get my data.
I hope the repairs won't take too long but I'm expecting a couple of weeks.
Keep you posted.
The Flight Tracker and Marine Traffic parts of the website are still working, it's just that there's no data from this station being uploaded to there two sites and the others who get my data.
I hope the repairs won't take too long but I'm expecting a couple of weeks.
Keep you posted.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
STOP CENSORSHIP
Looking at Hebrides Weather today you may think we've been hacked.
Not the case. The "STOP CENSORSHIP" banner at the top of all the pages is in protest to the U.S. Governments attempts to pass new laws that would effect everyone using the internet.
You may have seen this reported in the Press today, the BBC and others in the UK have carried the story, but to find out more about what's being proposed and why there's a protest against it then have a look at americancensorship.org
Don't get me wrong, I support the idea of stopping internet piracy and copyright theft, it's the way in which the U.S. Government is going about it that I don't agree with as it will effect everyone who uses the internet, no matter where they are in the world.
Rather than "Blacking out" Hebrides Weather, I chose the banner as I didn't feel it was fare on my visitors to loose the weather data when the weather is a bit on the nasty side today.
The banner will be removed on the 19th January.
Not the case. The "STOP CENSORSHIP" banner at the top of all the pages is in protest to the U.S. Governments attempts to pass new laws that would effect everyone using the internet.
You may have seen this reported in the Press today, the BBC and others in the UK have carried the story, but to find out more about what's being proposed and why there's a protest against it then have a look at americancensorship.org
Don't get me wrong, I support the idea of stopping internet piracy and copyright theft, it's the way in which the U.S. Government is going about it that I don't agree with as it will effect everyone who uses the internet, no matter where they are in the world.
Rather than "Blacking out" Hebrides Weather, I chose the banner as I didn't feel it was fare on my visitors to loose the weather data when the weather is a bit on the nasty side today.
The banner will be removed on the 19th January.
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Webcam Working
I've updated the Webcam drivers and removed the program from Microsof that was causing the problem. The webcam now seems to be working correctly again, with the latest drivers. So that should be sorted.
Loss of Some Services
Due to the storm (see item below) there was a loss of some services from the website.
The mains power went out at 2100 that evening and I kept the server running using a generator so that the live updates would continue through the storm. Unfortunately I had to turn the generator off at just after 1am and mains power wasn't restored until 4:30pm the following day.
One other effect of the storm was my broadband connection. As with most of the Island I suffered a reduction in broadband service on the night of the storm. This meant that I couldn't download the data the software needed to produce the forecasts or the pressure maps. This has now been sorted and we are back to normal.
A big "Thanks" to the Scottish Hydro and BT engineers who have been working to restore supplies.
On another equipment note: The webcam is playing up at the moment so is not live and the movies are not being made. I will get this sorted ASAP but it may be a week or so. Sorry about that.
The mains power went out at 2100 that evening and I kept the server running using a generator so that the live updates would continue through the storm. Unfortunately I had to turn the generator off at just after 1am and mains power wasn't restored until 4:30pm the following day.
One other effect of the storm was my broadband connection. As with most of the Island I suffered a reduction in broadband service on the night of the storm. This meant that I couldn't download the data the software needed to produce the forecasts or the pressure maps. This has now been sorted and we are back to normal.
A big "Thanks" to the Scottish Hydro and BT engineers who have been working to restore supplies.
On another equipment note: The webcam is playing up at the moment so is not live and the movies are not being made. I will get this sorted ASAP but it may be a week or so. Sorry about that.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Violent Storm Warning
Special Weather Warning issued by Hebrides Weather at 11:00 on Thursday 3rd February 2011
Severe gale to violent storm force winds are likely to effect all areas of the Western Isles and Scottish Northwest mainland from mid-afternoon Thursday through to the early hours of Friday morning.
Mean wind speeds of 50 mph and gusts of 70 to 80 mph can be expected with heavy rain and the possibility of thunder.
The public are advised to secure any loose objects outside their homes and expect disruption to ferry services and some road closures, especially on causeways and bridges.
This warning is valid until 04:00 GMT Friday 4th February 2011.
Severe gale to violent storm force winds are likely to effect all areas of the Western Isles and Scottish Northwest mainland from mid-afternoon Thursday through to the early hours of Friday morning.
Mean wind speeds of 50 mph and gusts of 70 to 80 mph can be expected with heavy rain and the possibility of thunder.
The public are advised to secure any loose objects outside their homes and expect disruption to ferry services and some road closures, especially on causeways and bridges.
This warning is valid until 04:00 GMT Friday 4th February 2011.
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Update to HebWX
I've been doing some work on the system over the last few weeks and you may have seen some downtime with a couple of services.
Here's whats been going on:
Here's whats been going on:
- Upgraded the Weather PC to a new Windows 7 machine. That was fun, making sure that I had the right drivers for all the add-ons like the Boltek Lightning Detector and upgrading the programs to work on Win7.
- There's a new webcam. The old Logitech Pro 5000 didn't work with Win7 so I now have a LifeCam Cinema and that went into its permanent position yesterday.
- Following a request from a site visitor, the old forecast pages have been included in the menu again, so you now have the choice of both.
- I finally managed to produce the Weather Fronts on the Surface Pressure Chart. That's only taken about a year to get the script correct!!
- There's a new page in the Astronomy menu for the local Star Charts, which I hope you find useful.
- There's a new section in the Homepage dashboard called "UK Last 24hrs" which shows the UK Highs & Lows. This is from the UK Met Office and I must say thanks to them for allowing myself & others to use the data.
Monday, 6 September 2010
New Forecast Layout
As of today (6th Sept) there is a new layout to the Hebwx Forecasts.
I think it is easier on the eye and has all the information in one place.
You have the Summary forecast at the top of the page, the 5 day forecast appears as the default and there are tabs under the Summary that will take you to the Detailed Forecast (three hourly) and the Meteogram for graphs.
I hope you like it and, as always, I'd be happy to get some feedback on what you think of the new layout.
Note: There is a known issue with Meteogram when using IE7, some of the tick boxes are not in the right place and days of the week at the top run into the line from the menu tabs. This is being worked on and I hope to have a "work round" in the next few days.
I think it is easier on the eye and has all the information in one place.
You have the Summary forecast at the top of the page, the 5 day forecast appears as the default and there are tabs under the Summary that will take you to the Detailed Forecast (three hourly) and the Meteogram for graphs.
I hope you like it and, as always, I'd be happy to get some feedback on what you think of the new layout.
Note: There is a known issue with Meteogram when using IE7, some of the tick boxes are not in the right place and days of the week at the top run into the line from the menu tabs. This is being worked on and I hope to have a "work round" in the next few days.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Outage 27th July
Hebrides Weather was offline for several hours this morning (July 27th) due to a power network fault.
This now seems to have been sorted but I left the station offline for an extended period to make sure that the power had fully returned. It came back on at just before 10am but went off again some 10 minutes later.
All data has now been fully updated and the forecast & pressure charts will update at their normal time of aroung 1pm.
This now seems to have been sorted but I left the station offline for an extended period to make sure that the power had fully returned. It came back on at just before 10am but went off again some 10 minutes later.
All data has now been fully updated and the forecast & pressure charts will update at their normal time of aroung 1pm.
Sunday, 4 July 2010
Hebrides Weather Store
Another new page has been added to the site. The Hebrides Weather Store is powered by Amazon and lists weather, astronomy and photographic equipment, plus some books.
If you choose an item and purchase it through the Hebrides Weather Store, a small commission will go towards the upkeep and running of the Hebrides Weather Website.
If you would like to see something else added to the store then let me know.
If you choose an item and purchase it through the Hebrides Weather Store, a small commission will go towards the upkeep and running of the Hebrides Weather Website.
If you would like to see something else added to the store then let me know.
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