Error while plotting NCEP data

From: A.R Ragi <ar.ragi_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Mon Mar 08 2010 - 01:12:47 MST

Dear NCl users..,
I'm getting error while coding wind vectors using NCEP data.
I'm attaching the code.

begin

 u = addfile("/CMAP/WIND/uwnd.mon.mean.nc","r")
 v = addfile("/CMAP/WIND/vwnd.mon.mean.nc","r")

U = u->uwnd(:,:,:,:)
V = v->vwnd(:,:,:,:)

 wks = gsn_open_wks("ps","windpattern_cmap") ; open ps file

 gsn_define_colormap(wks,"BlAqGrYeOrReVi200") ; choose color map
  i = NhlNewColor(wks,0.8,0.8,0.8) ; add gray to colors

  res = True ; plot mods
desired
  res@gsnSpreadColors = True ; use full colormap
  res@gsnSpreadColorEnd = -2 ; don't use added gray
  res@lbOrientation = "vertical" ; vertical label bar

  res@tiMainString = "Windpattern"

  res@vcRefMagnitudeF = 5.0 ; make vectors larger
  res@vcRefLengthF = 0.005 ; ref vec length
  res@vcMinDistanceF = 0.017 ; thin out windbarbs
  res@vcGlyphStyle = "WindBarb" ; choose wind barbs
  res@vcMonoWindBarbColor = False ; color barbs by scalar
  res@vcWindBarbTickLengthF = 0.3 ; length of the barb tick
  res@vcWindBarbTickSpacingF = 0.3 ; distance between ticks

; zoom in on map

  minlat = -20
  maxlat = 40
  minlon = 40
  maxlon = 120

  res@mpMinLatF = minlat
  res@mpMaxLatF = maxlat
  res@mpMinLonF = minlon
  res@mpMaxLonF = maxlon

;******************************************************
; Plot wind barb
;******************************************************

 plot=gsn_csm_vector_map_ce(wks,U(653,3,:,:),V(653,3,:,:),res)

end

I want to plot winds at 2002 june....so converted time using *ut_calenda*r
function and i got it is :653 and level is 850 hpa -->3
thus U(653,3,:,:) and V(653,3,:,:). I hope the calculation is correct.

The error am getting is:

fatal:VectorPlotDraw: VVECTR - VECTOR NDC LENGTH TOO GREAT
fatal:VectorPlotDraw: error drawing vectors
fatal:VectorPlotDraw: draw error
fatal:PlotManagerDraw: error in plot draw
fatal:_NhlPlotManagerDraw: Draw error

Thanks in advance

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A.R.Ragi
M.Tech Atmospheric science
Department of Atmospheric science
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Email : ar.ragi@gmail.com
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