Weather Message

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

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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.

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

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Support Programs

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

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Processing/Ingest Programs
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Alarm Processing

• Product Identifier Wildcard Support
• State
• County(s)
• Text Matching

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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
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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
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Setting an Alarm
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Paging / Email Formats

• Short Text for wireless devices
• Selected Text
• Selected Text No Header
• Full Text
• Full Text No Header

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Paging Examples
Short Pager Message
NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Tallapoosa
County until 230 PM

• Include 6 counties per alarm.
• Customize the short message for your agency.

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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.

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Paging Examples
Full Message Text
WUUS54 KBMX 201933SVRBHMALC091-119-202000-BULL
ETIN - 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.

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Message Client

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

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Image Viewer

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

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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.

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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
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WxMesgTextMessage Generator

• Create custom or local messages in real time.

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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.

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Retransmission Software

• EMWIN Retransmission with WxReTran
• Internet Retransmission with WxBBSrvr

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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_at_groups.yahoo.com.
• Send support requests to help_at_wxmesg.com