Hello all,

  Sorry for this post's delay, I was not able to write it yesterday -- still busy busy and busy.

  I'm now studying the method of seeing. Though I only find a few articles via internet about this topic, I'm still expecting we could have seeing forecast in 7Timer! one day (now I learn it's possible to do that -- the scientists at Mauna Kea successfully use GFS data to produce seeing forecast, I have write them but I haven't receive reply so far).

  But this is not the big change. Now I'm considering if it's necessary to change the operate mode. As you know, now the operate mode is, produce forecast for a pointed position.

  However, after nearly one year's operating, I receive many concern about this kind of mode sometimes go "slightly" wrong. I realize GFS data is good at "global" -- goot at "trend", it's not "Local Forecast System". So, in my consideration, the new mode would be this kind of thing --

  There will not be forecast for any pointed location (however, those which have been existed would be re-consider if it is necessary to keep them running), I will only produce forecast maps for a province, country, etc. Or say, 7Timer! will only predict weather for a large area, instead of local. That would make 7Timer! more useful, I think, because the resolution of GFS data is 1 arc deg, it's waste of 7Timer! to produce "local" forecast.

  So what is going on? Well, in my imagine, firstly we would have a "switch period", at that time I would create some new pages for some big area, and I would encourage new comers to use these "forecast maps" instead of request new 7Timer!s. Before we switch to the new mode, we would experience two months or longer, as now I'm preparing the forthcoming NMT and do not have much time.

  However, I'm now seriously considering this project. If all things go right, I would start it this weekend. If you have any good idea, please let me know -- either mail or post reply here. Thank you!

Best regards,

Quanzhi