Recent Storms
\n\n";
$months = array('Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec');
$timeSort = function($obj1,$obj2){
return strnatcmp($obj2['latest_observation'], $obj1['latest_observation']);
};
$stormidSort = function($obj1,$obj2){
return strnatcmp($obj2['folder'], $obj1['folder']);
};
// not using this for floaters
$locationSort = function($obj1,$obj2) {
if ($obj1['lat'] == $obj2['lat']) {
return $obj1['lon'] - $obj1['lon'];
}
return strnatcmp($obj2['lat'], $obj1['lat']);
};
$catContent = file_get_contents($catFile); // returns false if not successful
$Catalog = json_decode($catContent,$assoc=true);
if (($catContent) && (json_last_error() === 0)) { // does the catalog file exist and is it valid json?
// usort($Catalog['catalogs'],$timeSort); // all should be sorted by time
sort($Catalog['catalogs'],$stormidSort); // all should be sorted by $stormid, ascending
foreach($Catalog['catalogs'] as $storm_id => $floater){
$current_details = end($floater['locations']);
$stormid = $floater['folder'];
if (substr($stormid,0,2) == $stormArea) { // storm is in the selected region
$dateArray = date_parse($floater['latest_observation']);
$month = $months[$dateArray['month']-1];
$humanDateTime = $dateArray['day'] . " " . $month . " " . $dateArray['year'] . " - " . str_pad($dateArray['hour'],2,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT) . ":" . str_pad($dateArray['minute'],2,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT) . " UTC";
$dateOnly = $dateArray['day'] . " " . $month . " " . $dateArray['year'] ;
$StartDateArray = date_parse($floater['initial_observation']);
$S_month = $months[$StartDateArray['month']-1];
$humanStartTime = $StartDateArray['day'] . " " . $S_month . " " . $StartDateArray['year'] . " - " . str_pad($StartDateArray['hour'],2,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT) . ":" . str_pad($StartDateArray['minute'],2,'0',STR_PAD_LEFT) . " UTC";
$StartDateOnly = $StartDateArray['day'] . " " . $S_month . " " . $StartDateArray['year'] ;
$startTD = new DateTime($floater['locations'][0]['timestamp']); // now an object
$latestObsTD = new DateTime($current_details['timestamp']); // now an object
$duration = $startTD->diff($latestObsTD);
$nowTime = new DateTime();
// stormAge is how long since last observation
$renderThumbnail = true;
$renderH3Link = true; // 12/3/2018 - added so that the h3 link ages off w/ the thumbnail
$stormAge = $latestObsTD->diff($nowTime);
$stormAgeDays = $stormAge->format('%a'); // handles positive or negative
if ($stormAgeDays > 30) {
$renderThumbnail = false;
// $renderH3Link = false; // 12/3/2018 - comment this to test the link to floater summary page
}
$lat = $current_details['lat'];
$lon = $current_details['lon'];
$latVal = substr($lat,0,-1);
$lonVal = substr($lon,0,-1);
$refLat = 35.2; // reference latitude of eastern NC
$refLon = 75.5; // reference longitude of eastern NC
$proximityDec = getDistance($latVal, $lonVal, $refLat, $refLon);
$proximity = ceil($proximityDec / 100)*100; // $proximity = round($proximityDec);
$loc = $floater['friendly_name'];
$type = $current_details['classification'];
if (isset($current_details['description'])) {
$descr = $current_details['description'];
} else {
$descr = "";
}
$prettyLatLon = substr($lat,0,-1) . "°" . substr($lat,-1,1) . " - " . substr($lon,0,-1) . "°" . substr($lon,-1,1);
$sampleRaw = $path . 'FLOATER/' . $stormid . '/13/thumbnail.jpg';
$hashString = mt_rand(10000,99999);
// cache prevention coding for thumbnails
$sample = $sampleRaw . "?hash=" . $hashString;
$link = "
\n";
if ((in_array($stormid,$Catalog['meta']['active_storms'])) && (strtolower($type)== "hurricane")) {
$linkListActive .= $link;
}
if ((in_array($stormid,$Catalog['meta']['active_storms'])) && (strtolower($type)!== "hurricane")) {
$linkListActiveNonHurricane .= $link;
}
else {
$linkListRecent .= $link;
}
}
$Link1 = "";
$Link2 = "";
$bothLinks = ""; // reset after each pass through the loop
} // end of foreach
$linkListActive .= $linkListActiveNonHurricane;
if (strlen($linkListActive) < 60) {
$linkListActive .= "";
$link .= "\n";
if ($renderThumbnail) {
$link .= "![current thumbnail for " . $loc . "]( "current thumbnail for \" . $loc . \"")
\n";
}
$link .= "\n";
} else {
$link .= "
\n";
}
$link .= ""; if ($renderH3Link) { $link .= ""; } $link .= $type . " " . $loc . " - " . $prettyLatLon; if ($renderH3Link) { $link .= ""; } $link .= "
\n"; $link .= "- \n";
if (($stormArea == "AL") && ($lonVal < 70)) { // only render this value for storms that are out in the Atlantic somewhere
$link .= "
- Proximity: \n
- Approximately " . $proximity . " miles from U.S. East Coast. \n"; } // accessing current meso locs to see which should be rendered with a given Floater information $M1LatVal = substr($activeMesoArray[0],0,-1); $M1LonVal = substr($activeMesoArray[1],0,-1); $M2LatVal = substr($activeMesoArray[2],0,-1); $M2LonVal = substr($activeMesoArray[3],0,-1); // comparing location of M1 to current Floater $latDiff1 = abs($latVal - $M1LatVal); $lonDiff1 = abs($lonVal - $M1LonVal); $posDiff1 = $latDiff1 + $lonDiff1; $MesoURL1 = "MESO_band.php?sat=" . $sat . "&lat=" . $activeMesoArray[0] . "&lon=" . $activeMesoArray[1] . "&band=13&length=30"; // echo "
- Available images and loops for " . $loc .": \n
- ";
// floater links for storms < 30 days old or currently active storms
if ($renderThumbnail) {
$link .= "• Storm channels and loops
\n"; } // show the FTP link for floater's images $link .= "• FTP Downloads\n"; $isActive = false; if (in_array($stormid,$Catalog['meta']['active_storms'])) { $isActive = true; } if ($isActive == true) { if (strlen($bothLinks) > 10) { $link .= $bothLinks; } } if (($stormArea == "AL") && ($isActive == true)) { // test to render the US East Coast sector view if (($latVal < 50) && ($latVal > 25) && ($lonVal < 80) && ($lonVal > 62)) { $link .= "
• U.S. East Coast\n"; } // test to render Gulf Of Mexico if (($latVal < 32) && ($latVal > 15) && ($lonVal > 78) && ($lonVal < 98)) { $link .= "
• Gulf of Mexico\n"; } // test to render Caribbean view if (($latVal < 40) && ($latVal > 0) && ($lonVal > 48) && ($lonVal < 85)) { $link .= "
• Caribbean view\n"; } // test to render TAW if (($latVal < 40) && ($latVal > 0) && ($lonVal > 10) && ($lonVal < 90)) { $link .= "
• Tropical Atlantic - wide view\n"; } } $link .= " \n";
$link .= " - Latest NHC update: \n
- " . $humanDateTime . " \n"; $link .= "
- Started: \n
- " . $StartDateOnly . " \n
- Duration: \n"; $link .= "
- " . $duration->format('%d Day %h Hours') . " \n"; if ($descr !== "") { $link .= "
- Description: \n
- " . $descr . " \n
posDiff1: " . $posDiff1; if ($posDiff1 < 5) { $Link1 = "
• Mesoscale loop 1"; } else { $Link1 = ""; } if(($M2LatVal !== "") && ($M2LonVal !== "")) { // if these 2 are empty, then there is no M2, and we don't do this block // comparing location of M2 to current Floater $latDiff2 = abs($latVal - $M2LatVal); $lonDiff2 = abs($lonVal - $M2LonVal); $posDiff2 = $latDiff2 + $lonDiff2; // echo "
posDiff2: " . $posDiff2; $MesoURL2 = "MESO_band.php?sat=" . $sat . "&lat=" . $activeMesoArray[2] . "&lon=" . $activeMesoArray[3] . "&band=13&length=30"; if ($posDiff2 < 5) { $Link2 = "
• Mesoscale loop 2"; } else { $Link2 = ""; } } $bothLinks = $Link1 . $Link2; $link .= "
There are currently no active storms in this region.
\n"; } if (strlen($linkListRecent) < 60) { $linkListRecent .= "
There are no recently active storms in this region.
\n"; } $linkListActive .= "