Weather Message Weather Alerting Software For Your Network

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

Weather Message Features â Text message alerting for the computers on your network. â Visual alerting for all counties in the United States. â Pager, Cell Phone, and E-mail alerts with a short message. Supports TAP, SNPP, WCTP. â Provides functions to assist with web weather reporting.

Weather Message Features â Print selected weather messages. â Schedule user defined weather messages. â Operates standalone or as an add-in to Real. EMWIN or Weather. Node. Ability to directly ingest from satellite, radio modem, byteblaster network, or NWS Weather Wire. Sends data loss alerts to keep you informed. Automatic Internet backup for satellite. â â â

System Diagram Rebroadcast Weather Message Server GOES Satellite World Wide Web EMWIN/NWWS Internet Byteblaster or Weather Wire Local Network Real. EMWIN Paging, Phones, Email

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

Support Programs u Wx. Sched u Wx. Mesg. Text u Wx. Radar u Re. Convert (Custom Message Scheduler) (Single Message Generator) (Radar Retriever) (Real. EMWIN Alarm Converter)

Processing/Ingest Programs

Alarm Processing u Product Identifier – Wildcard Support u State u County(s) u Text Matching

The Parts of A Message WMO Header WUUS 52 KBMX 142134 SVRBHM AWIPS ID ALC 123 -142200 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UGC Line NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 Message Text

Preparing for Alarm Entry AWIPS ID WUUS 52 KBMX 142134 SVRBHM ALC 123 -142200 - County Code BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 Alarm as SVRBHM For ALC 123 Alarm as SVR? ? ? For Any Alabama County

Setting an Alarm

Paging / Email 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 ÚInclude 6 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 2002. 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 SVRBHM ALC 091 -119 -202000 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 232 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2002 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. • Nine 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.

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. Sched - Scheduler • Schedule custom messages. • Can be used for weekly, or monthly tests. WUUS 52 KBMX 251700 TORBHM ALC 081 -251715 BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TEST TORNADO WARNING LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1200 NOON CDT WED OCT 25 2000 THIS IS A TEST OF THE LEE COUNTY SKYWARN WEATHER

Wx. Mesg. Text Message Generator • Create custom or local messages in real time.

Wx. Radar • View All NOAA Radar Sites. • Images can be ingested by Weather Message for viewing. • Retrieve rates – 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes. • Requires internet access.

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

Weather Message Ú A 30 day evaluation can be obtained from http: //www. wxmesg. com Ú Ú Ú 50 Users – Register for $35. 00 Ú 100 Users – Register for $50. 00 A Yahoo Group is available for communicating with other Weather Message users – wxmesg@groups. yahoo. com. Send support requests to help@wxmesg. com