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20060104: BUFR question

>From: Kevin Baggett <address@hidden>
>Organization: UW-SSEC
>Keywords: 200601042141.k04LfA7s027466 IDD bufr

Hi Kevin,

>There are some BUFR files coming through that appear to have a 
>non-standard format.
>The originating center is 160 (NOAA/NESDIS) and appears to be upper air 
>data (category 5)
>Anyway, the problem is in the date - the century is coming out as 222, 
>month=1, and day=128.
>This happens on a daily basis for a few of the BUFR files - the other 
>BUFR files seem normal.
>I am attaching a binary file that has this BUFR data contained in it - 
>if you look with a hex editor, you can see what I'm talking about.

We verified your observation about the buffer file you sent.  Since the
data coming across NOAAPORT is never modified by our ingest processes,
our conclusion is that there are some bad files being broadcast.

>Thanks!

No worries.

>Kevin Baggett

Cheers,

Tom Yoksas
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