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Welcome back to AWIPS Tips!

AWIPS 20.3.2-0.2 is a beta release of CAVE. Great news, we've added installers for MacOS and Windows as well as made updates to the Linux and virtual machine option.

Not all functionality is available yet, but we wanted to get something out there for people to start playing with and testing. This release is a CAVE only release, with us at Unidata running a version 20.3.2 public EDEX (edex-beta.unidata.ucar.edu) that you can connect to.

NOTE: We will still have our version 18. public EDEX up and available for the foreseeable future, but the version of CAVE you are running has to match the version of EDEX it's connected to (ex. version 18. of CAVE will not connect to version 20.* of EDEX).

As a reminder 20.3.2 is running:

• Python 3.6
  
• JAVA openJDK 11

Minor Updates since previous beta release:

• Updated GIS dialog so the default size fits on more screens, and it has the ability to be resized now
• Updated postgres log naming convention
• Updated HPC menu items to WPC
• Updated Indiana forecast zone shapefile
• Changed default resource color to be white (instead of green)
• Increased max http connections from 10-->1000
• Added Wave Wind 3 back to Models menu
• Fixed GOES Clout Top Temperature product
• Fixed Colorized Metar plots
• Fixed issue with County Names map not loading
• Fixed missing MRMS and SPC Outlook products
• Removed some menus that we don't have data for (NCEP Upper Air, SPC Thunderstorm and Severe Thunderstorm Prob)
• Reduced amount of logging printed out for better system performance
• Improved performance when loading WWA's
• Added new menu option HRRR-->Composite Reflectivity

  Linux

• Changed for allowance of IPv6 connections (still an issue for windows)
  
    Windows
  
• Removed Alertviz Bar
  
• Added "Alertview" option to menu

How to Install CAVE 20.3.2-0.2

Visit our CAVE Beta Installation Page and see options for the Linux, Windows, MacOS or Virtual Machine installation methods.

EDEX Connection

Select the server in the Connectivity Preferences dialog, or enter edex-beta.unidata.ucar.edu.

Functionality/Reporting

This is a beta release, so we are aware that not all functionality is working as expected. We ask you to please be aware of this and have similar expectations. One noteworthy deficiency we are aware of is the radar menu has not been updated yet to reflect what is in version 18. If you come across issues/bugs/missing functionality, we also encourage you to report it using this short form.

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