This was discovered while going through the METplus tutorial first pb2nc example

Describe the Problem

Since MET 10.1, the incorrect total number of obs is reported in the logs. It looks like the total number is higher than the actual number of obs that are written to the output file.

Potential fixes (unverified):

1. It looks like n_derived_obs was added and included in the total count (n_file_obs + n_derived_obs), but n_file_obs is also incremented when n_derived_obs is on this line. Removing n_file_obs++ from this line may fix the issue?
2. There is a n_total_obs counter variable that is incremented but never used. Using this value in the log instead may produce the correct result.

Expected Behavior

The number of observations written to the NetCDF output file should match the number from the log noting the "Total observations retained or derived."

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To Reproduce

Describe the steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Go to the METplus tutorial first pb2nc example
2. Set the values from the instructions
3. Run the command (or something similar):

pb2nc \
${METPLUS_DATA}/met_test/data/sample_obs/prepbufr/ndas.t00z.prepbufr.tm12.20070401.nr \
tutorial_pb_run1.nc \
PB2NCConfig_tutorial_run1 \
-v 2

4. Confirm the log message looks like this:

DEBUG 2: Total observations retained or derived = 68870

5. Run again using pb2nc from MET 10.0.0 or earlier and confirm that the log message looks like this:

DEBUG 2: Total observations retained or derived = 52491

and the NetCDF output matches this number.

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2792542 NOAA Base

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