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Weather Message

Weather Message. Weather Alerting Software For Your Network. http://www.wxmesg.com. Weather Message Features. Text message alerting for the computers on your network. Visual alerting for all counties in the United States.

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Weather Message

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

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

  3. Weather Message Features • Print selected weather messages. • Schedule user defined weather messages. • Operates standalone or as an add-in to RealEMWIN or WeatherNode. • 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.

  4. System Diagram Rebroadcast Weather MessageServer Local Network GOES Satellite EMWIN/NWWS World Wide Web Internet Byteblaster or Weather Wire RealEMWIN Paging, Phones, Email

  5. System Components • WxIngest (Serial Port Ingesting) • WxByte (Byteblaster Ingesting) • WxWw2000 (NWS Weather Wire Ingesting) • WxMesg (Weather Message Server) • WxMesgSetup (Setup Weather Message) • WxMcli (Message Client) • WxImage (Image Viewer) • WxMap (Map)

  6. Support Programs • WxSched (Custom Message Scheduler) • WxMesgText (Single Message Generator) • WxRadar (Radar Retriever) • ReConvert (RealEMWIN Alarm Converter)

  7. Processing/Ingest Programs

  8. Alarm Processing • Product Identifier – Wildcard Support • State • County(s) • Text Matching

  9. The Parts of A Message WMO Header WUUS52 KBMX 142134 SVRBHM ALC123-142200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 AWIPS ID UGC Line Message Text

  10. Preparing for Alarm Entry AWIPS ID WUUS52 KBMX 142134 SVRBHM ALC123-142200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2002 County Code Alarm as SVRBHM For ALC123 Alarm as SVR??? For Any Alabama County

  11. Setting an Alarm

  12. Paging / Email Formats • Short Text for wireless devices • Selected Text • Selected Text – No Header • Full Text • Full Text – No Header

  13. Paging Examples Short Pager Message NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Tallapoosa County until 2:30 PM • Include 6 counties per alarm. • Customize the short message for your agency.

  14. 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. • Get the selected text for a specific zone or fips code. • Parse with your custom dictionary.

  15. Paging Examples Full Message Text WUUS54 KBMX 201933SVRBHMALC091-119-202000-BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL232 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2002THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... • Get the full text for a specific zone or fips code (county). • Parse with your custom dictionary. • Send in packets to pagers.

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

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

  18. 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.

  19. WxSched - Scheduler • Schedule custom messages. • Can be used for weekly, or monthly tests. WUUS52 KBMX 251700 TORBHM ALC081-251715- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TEST TORNADO WARNING LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 1200 NOON CDT WED OCT 25 2000 THIS IS A TEST TEST TEST OF THE LEE COUNTY SKYWARN WEATHER

  20. WxMesgTextMessage Generator • Create custom or local messages in real time.

  21. WxRadar • 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.

  22. Retransmission Software • EMWIN Retransmission with WxReTran • Internet Retransmission with WxBBSrvr

  23. Weather Message • A 30 day evaluation can be obtained from http://www.wxmesg.com • 50 Users – Register for $35.00 • 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

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