Weather Message Weather Alerting Software For Your Network

Weather Message Weather Alerting Software For Your Network http: //www. wxmesg. com Copyright 2005

Weather Message Features â Text message alerting for computers, laptops, and PDA’s on your network. â Visual alerting for all counties in the United States and possessions. â Pager, Cell Phone, E-mail, and Fax alerts with full text or a short message. Supports TAP, SNPP, WCTP, HTTP Post, and Page. Gate. â Provides functions to assist with web weather reporting.

Weather Message Features â Print selected weather messages. â Receive and process EMWIN data from satellite, radio modem, or byteblaster network. â Receive and process the NWS Weather Wire, or NOAAPort data streams. Automatic Internet backup for EMWIN satellite reception. Sends data loss alerts to keep you informed. â â

Weather Message Features â Dual ingest from difference sources. â Schedule user defined weather messages. â Schedule downloads of internet based text and graphic products not available on EMWIN. â Control electrical devices and relays using the X 10 control system. (On / Off / Blink)

System Diagram Data Sources GOES Satellite EMWIN Weather Message Server Rebroadcast Internet Byteblaster Wx. Scheduler Weather Wire NOAAPort

System Diagram Weather Message Server Local Network PDA World Wide Web Real. EMWIN X 10 Devices Fax Machines Paging, Phones, Email

u Wx. Ingest System Components u Wx. Byte u Wx. Ww 2000 u Wx. Port u Wx. Mesg. Setup u Wx. Mcli u Wx. Image u Wx. Map u Wx. PDA (Serial Port Ingesting) (Byteblaster Ingesting) (NWS Weather Wire Ingesting) (NOAAPort) (Weather Message Server) (Setup Weather Message) (Message Client) (Image Viewer) (Map) (PDA Client)

Support Programs u Wx. Scheduler (Custom Message Scheduler) (Can download products) u Wx. Mesg. Text u Wx. Radar u Wx. Loader u Re. Convert (Single Message Generator) (Radar Retriever) (Upload data to websites) (Real. EMWIN Alarm Converter)

Ingest Programs

Alarm Processing u Product Identifier – Wildcard Support u State u County(s) u VTEC (Valid Time Event Code) u Text Matching - Alarm u Text Matching – Do not alarm

The Parts of A Message WMO Header WUUS 52 KBMX 142134 AWIPS ID SVRBMX ALC 123 -142200/O. NEW. KBMX. SV. W. 0001. 040914 T 2134 Z-040914 T 2200 Z/ UGC Line BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL VTEC Line Message Text 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2005

Preparing for Alarm Entry AWIPS ID WUUS 52 KBMX 142134 SVRBMX ALC 123 -142200 - County Code /O. NEW. KBMX. SV. W. 0001. 040914 T 2134 Z-040914 T 2200 Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2005 Alarm as SVRBMX For Tallapoosa (ALC 123) Alarm as SVR? ? ? For Any Alabama County

Setting an Alarm

Setting an Alarm - Clients

Setting an Alarm - Paging

Setting an Alarm - Archive

Setting an Alarm - VTEC

Paging / Email / Fax Formats ÚShort Text for wireless devices ÚSelected Text – No Header ÚFull Text – No Header

Paging Examples Short Pager Message NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Tallapoosa County until 2: 30 PM ÚUnlimited counties per alarm. ÚCustomize the short message for your agency.

Paging Examples Selected Message Text BARBOUR-BULLOCK-PIKE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF. . . EUFAULA. . . PHENIX CITY. . . TROY. . . UNION SPRINGS 553 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2005. TONIGHT. . . PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 70 TO 75. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. . SUNDAY. . . PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 90 TO 95. WEST WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. . SUNDAY NIGHT. . . PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 70 TO 75. LIGHT WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. . MONDAY. . . PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 90 TO 95. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. . MONDAY NIGHT. . . PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 70 TO 75. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. . TUESDAY. . . PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 90 TO 95. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. . WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. . . PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 70 TO 75. HIGHS 90 TO 95. Ú Get the selected text for a specific Zone or FIPS code. Ú Parse with your custom dictionary.

Paging Examples Full Message Text WUUS 54 KBMX 201933 SVRBMX ALC 091 -119 -202000 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 232 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR. . . Ú Get the full text for a specific zone or fips code (county). Ú Ú Parse with your custom dictionary. Send in packets to pagers.

Message Client • Runs in System Tray. • Customizable colors and sounds. • Current Alarm List • Request products. • Select products to send to a specific client.

Image Viewer • View Received Graphics and Radar Images. • Animate Images. • Open multiple windows. • Resize Images. • Image Browser.

Message Map • Runs in System Tray. • Nine customizable colors and sounds. • List effected counties by category. • See effected counties at a glance. • GIS based map.

Wx. PDA • Supports Windows CE, Pocket PC and Windows Mobile • Customizable colors and sounds. • Current Alarm List • Request products. • Supports client numbers, so it can be directly addressed to receive specific products.

Wx. Sched - Scheduler • Schedule custom messages. • Can be used for weekly, or monthly tests. • Can download products / graphics from the Internet. WUUS 52 KBMX 251700 TORBMX ALC 081 -251715 - BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TEST TORNADO WARNING LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1200 NOON CDT WED OCT 13 2005 THIS IS A TEST OF THE LEE COUNTY SKYWARN WEATHER

Wx. Mesg. Text Message Generator • Create custom or local messages in real time. • Uses the same file format as Wx. Scheduler.

Wx. Loader • Combines weather text for use on a website or other custom applications. • Monitors expiration dates and updates your website after products have expired. • Create custom text scrollers. The NWS has issued a tornado warning for Tallapoosa County.

Wx. Radar • View All NOAA Radar Sites. • Images can be ingested by Weather Message for viewing and animation with Wx. Image. • Retrieve rates – 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes. • Select Reflectivity, Composite, and Rain Fall Total images. • Requires internet access. • Selectable image formats, GIF, BMP, JPG, PNG, and TIF.

Retransmission Software Ú Ú EMWIN Retransmission with Wx. Re. Tran Internet Retransmission with Wx. BBSrvr

Wx. Local Weather Conditions • Retrieves METAR information from around the world. • AXXX 01 KWXM 120222 MISWXM LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER MESSAGE 922 PM CDT TUE OCT 11 2005 LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AT Alexander City, Thomas C Russell Field Airport Temperature Dew Point 68 F / 20 C 66. 2 F / 19 C Produces a text product for retransmission.

Weather Message Ú A 30 day evaluation can be obtained from http: //www. wxmesg. com Ú Ú Ú 50 Users – Register for $40. 00 Ú 100 Users – Register for $57. 00 A Yahoo Group is available for communicating with other Weather Message users – wxmesg@groups. yahoo. com. Send support requests to help@wxmesg. com