--- metar-v4.py.dist	2020-09-19 14:11:56.144476814 -0700
+++ metar-v4.py	2020-09-19 23:45:13.336374671 -0700
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
         #grab the airport category, wind speed and various weather from the results given from FAA.
         for metar in root.iter('METAR'):
             stationId = metar.find('station_id').text
-            logger.debug(stationId) #debug
+            logger.debug(stationId + " is reporting " + metar.find('flight_category').text + " through the API") #debug
 
         # Routine to create flight category via cloud cover and/or visability when flight category is not reported.
         # Routine written and contributed to project by Nick Cirincione. Thank you for your contribution.
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@
                         elif 3.0 <= visibility_statute_mi <= 5.0 and flightcategory != "IFR":  #if Flight Category was already set to IFR by clouds, it can't be reduced to MVFR
                             flightcategory = "MVFR"
 
-                logger.debug(stationId + " flight category is " + flightcategory)
+                logger.debug(stationId + " flight category is processed by script as " + flightcategory)
 
             else:
                 flightcategory = metar.find('flight_category').text  #pull flight category if it exists and save all the algoritm above
@@ -1372,16 +1372,21 @@
 
                 #debug print out
                 if metar_taf_mos == 0:
-                    logger.debug(("TAF Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " -->"), end=' ')
+                    pin_color_log="TAF Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " --> "
+#                    logger.debug(("TAF Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " -->"), end=' ')
                 elif metar_taf_mos==1:
-                    logger.debug(("METAR -->"), end=' ')
+#                    logger.debug(("METAR -->"), end=' ')
+                    pin_color_log="METAR --> "
                 elif metar_taf_mos == 2:
-                    logger.debug(("MOS Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " -->"), end=' ')
+#                    logger.debug(("MOS Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " -->"), end=' ')
+                    pin_color_log="MOS Time +" + str(hour_to_display) + " Hour" + " --> "
                 elif metar_taf_mos == 3:
-                    logger.debug(("Heat Map + "), end=' ')
+#                    logger.debug(("Heat Map + "), end=' ')
+                    pin_color_log="Heat Map + "
 
 
-                logger.debug((airportcode + " " + flightcategory + " " + str(airportwinds) + " " + airportwx + " " + str(cycle_num) + " ")) #debug
+#                logger.debug((logpreface + airportcode + " " + flightcategory + " wind=" + str(airportwinds) + " wx=" + airportwx + " cycle=" + str(cycle_num) + " ")) #debug
+                pin_color_log=pin_color_log + airportcode + " " + flightcategory + " wind=" + str(airportwinds) + " wx=" + airportwx + " cycle=" + str(cycle_num) + " "
 
                 #Check to see if airport code is a NULL and set to black.
                 if airportcode == "NULL" or airportcode == "LGND":
@@ -1555,8 +1560,12 @@
                     xcolor = Color(norm_color[0], norm_color[1], norm_color[2])
 
                 strip.setPixelColor(i, xcolor) #set color to display on a specific LED for the current cycle_num cycle.
+                # Debug log the color settings
+                pin_color_log = pin_color_log + "/ pin " + str(i) + " color is RGB=" + str(color)
+                logger.debug(pin_color_log)
                 i = i + 1 #set next LED pin in strip
 
+            logger.debug('Sending color commands to LEDs for cycle' + cycle_num)
             strip.show() #Display strip with newly assigned colors for the current cycle_num cycle.
             wait_time = cycle_wait[cycle_num] #cycle_wait time is a user defined value
             time.sleep(wait_time) #pause between cycles. pauses are setup in user definitions.