User:Ccc/xlflavors
The following is a comprehensive list of flavors, or lineups of local forecast segments, as seen on the Weather Star XL used by The Weather Channel.
Flavor list
Version 1 graphics era (1998-2001)
The XL flavors as they debuted with the system in 1998 roughly mimicked the flavor lineups seen on the Weather Star 4000 at the time. During weather warnings, the time allotted to the local radar would increase to 24 seconds.
D (1 minute)
Products: Current conditions, regional observations, regional forecast, extended forecast, local radar
DW (1 minute, weather warning)
Shortens the time of other products and omits the regional observations in favor of a 24-second local radar compared to the original's 12 seconds.
Products: Current conditions, regional forecast, extended forecast, local radar
K (1 minute 30 seconds)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast, local radar
KW (1 minute 30 seconds, weather warning)
Shortens the time of other products in favor of a 24-second local radar compared to the original's 16 seconds.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast, local radar
M (2 minutes)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, regional observations, 36 hour forecast, regional forecast, extended forecast, almanac, local radar
MW (2 minutes, weather warning)
Shortens the time of other products and omits the regional observations in favor of a 24-second local radar compared to the original's 16 seconds.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, 36 hour forecast, regional forecast, extended forecast, almanac, local radar
M (2 minutes, tides and marine forecast)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, regional observations, 36 hour forecast, regional forecast, extended forecast, tides, marine forecast, local radar
Version 2/3 graphics era (2001-2014)
The version 2 upgrade to the XL was a major shift from the previous software; among other changes, the weather bulletin, metro forecast, daypart forecast, 24-hour forecast, and 7-day week ahead products were added, and new flavor options were added to accommodate these changes. Existing flavors were changed, moving away from the more 4000-based product lineups.
D/E (1 minute)
Products: Current conditions, 24 hour forecast, week ahead, local radar
Standard variants
DH1 (1 minute, weather bulletin)
Adds a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, 24 hour forecast, extended forecast, local radar
DH1H2 (1 minute, 2-page weather bulletin)
Extends the weather bulletin to two pages. The 24-hour forecast is replaced by the daypart forecast.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DW (1 minute)
Features a longer local radar at 24 seconds compared to the 12 allotted in the original flavor.
Products: Current conditions, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DWH1 (1 minute, weather bulletin)
Adds a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DWH1H2 (1 minute, 2-page weather bulletin)
Omits the week ahead product in favor of a two-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, local radar
Metro variants
D (1 minute)
No changes from the original flavor.
Products: Current conditions, 24 hour forecast, week ahead, local radar
DH1 (1 minute, weather bulletin)
Adds a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, 24 hour forecast, extended forecast, local radar
DH1H2 (1 minute, 2-page weather bulletin)
Extends the weather bulletin to two pages. The 24-hour forecast is replaced by the daypart forecast.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DW (1 minute)
Features a longer local radar at 24 seconds compared to the 12 allotted in the original flavor.
Products: Current conditions, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DWH1 (1 minute, weather bulletin)
Adds a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, week ahead, local radar
DWH1H2 (1 minute, 2-page weather bulletin)
Omits the week ahead product in favor of a two-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, local radar
K (1 minute 30 seconds)
Products: Current conditions, local radar, daypart forecast, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
L (2 minute)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, daypart forecast, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, week ahead
M (2 minute)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, almanac, daypart forecast, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, week ahead
Other variants
M (2 minutes, air quality forecast)
Adds the air quality forecast.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, air quality forecast, daypart forecast, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, week ahead
M (2 minutes, metro forecast, air quality forecast)
Uses the metro forecast map; adds the air quality forecast.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, air quality forecast, daypart forecast, metro forecast, 36 hour forecast, week ahead
M (2 minutes, tides)
Adds the tides product.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, tides, daypart forecast, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, week ahead
M (2 minutes, tides and marine forecast)
Adds the tides and marine forecast products.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, 36 hour forecast, regional forecast, extended forecast, tides, marine forecast, local radar
O (1 minute 30 seconds)
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, regional forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
Standard variants
OH1 (1 minute 30 seconds, weather bulletin)
Omits the local observations product in favor of a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, local radar, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OH1H2 (1 minute 30 seconds, 2-page weather bulletin)
Extends the weather bulletin to two pages.
Products: Current conditions, local radar, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OW (1 minute 30 seconds)
Features a longer local radar at 24 seconds compared to the 16 allotted in the original flavor. The regional forecast is omitted.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OWH1 (1 minute 30 seconds, weather bulletin)
Omits the local observations product in favor of a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, local radar, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OWH1H2 (1 minute 30 seconds, 2-page weather bulletin)
Omits the daypart forecast in favor of a two-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, local radar, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
Metro variants
O (1 minute 30 seconds)
The regional forecast is replaced by the metro forecast.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, metro forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OH1 (1 minute 30 seconds, weather bulletin)
Omits the local observations product in favor of a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, local radar, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OH1H2 (1 minute 30 seconds, 2-page weather bulletin)
Extends the weather bulletin to two pages.
Products: Current conditions, local radar, weather bulletin, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OW (1 minute 30 seconds)
Features a longer local radar at 24 seconds compared to the 16 allotted in the original flavor. The regional forecast is omitted.
Products: Current conditions, local observations, local radar, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OWH1 (1 minute 30 seconds, weather bulletin)
Omits the local observations product in favor of a one-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, local radar, daypart forecast, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
OWH1H2 (1 minute 30 seconds, 2-page weather bulletin)
Omits the daypart forecast in favor of a two-page weather bulletin.
Products: Current conditions, weather bulletin, local radar, 36 hour forecast, extended forecast
Flavor name format
The flavor name format evolved over time as new lineups and products were added to the system. The format follows as such:
- D - typical base flavor name.
- DH1 - indicates one weather bulletin page added.
- DH1H2 - indicates two weather bulletin pages added.
- DW - indicates weather warning flavor; local radar extended.
- DWH1 - indicates weather warning flavor with one weather bulletin page added; local radar extended.
- DWH1H2 - indicates weather warning flavor with two weather bulletin pages added; local radar extended.
Flavor names do not indicate the presence of alternate products such as tides, metro forecast, air quality, or the marine forecast; in v2 and above, these alternate flavors share the same names as the standard flavors but are contained in separate folders with names indicating the differing product(s).
External links
See also
Other flavor pages:
- Weather Star 3000 and Jr flavors
- Weather Star 4000 flavors
- IntelliStar flavors