Create the METviewer-6.0.0-beta6 release

[jprestop]

Describe the Task

Create the METviewer-6.0.0-beta6 development release.

Remember to:

Update https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/discussions/2342 discussion to request external acceptance testing of new features.

Time Estimate

<1 day

Sub-Issues

Consider breaking the task down into sub-issues.

• [ ] Add a checkbox for each sub-issue here.

Relevant Deadlines

Release during before 10/18/24, preferably by 10/16/24.

Funding Source

TBD

Define the Metadata

Assignee

• [x] Select engineer(s) or no engineer required
• [ ] Select scientist(s) or no scientist required

Labels

• [x] Review default alert labels
• [x] Select component(s)
• [x] Select priority
• [x] Select requestor(s)

Milestone and Projects

• [x] Select Milestone as a METviewer-X.Y.Z version, Consider for Next Release, or Backlog of Development Ideas
• [x] For a METviewer-X.Y.Z version, select the METviewer-X.Y.Z Development project

Define Related Issue(s)

Consider the impact to the other METplus components.

• [x] METplus, MET, METdataio, METviewer, METexpress, METcalcpy, METplotpy

Task Checklist

See the METplus Workflow for details.

• [ ] Complete the issue definition above, including the Time Estimate and Funding Source.
• [ ] Fork this repository or create a branch of develop. Branch name: feature_<Issue Number>_<Description>
• [ ] Complete the development and test your changes.
• [ ] Add/update log messages for easier debugging.
• [ ] Add/update unit tests.
• [ ] Add/update documentation.
• [ ] Push local changes to GitHub.
• [ ] Submit a pull request to merge into develop. Pull request: feature <Issue Number> <Description>
• [ ] Define the pull request metadata, as permissions allow. Select: Reviewer(s) and Development issue Select: Milestone as the next official version Select: METviewer-X.Y.Z Development project for development toward the next official release
• [ ] Iterate until the reviewer(s) accept and merge your changes.
• [ ] Delete your fork or branch.
• [ ] Close this issue.