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Weather MessageWeather Message
Weather Alerting Software For Your Network
http://www.wxmesg.com Copyright 2005
Weather Message Features
Text message alerting for computers, laptops, and PDA’s on your network.
Visual alerting for all counties in the United States and possessions.
Pager, Cell Phone, E-mail, and Fax alerts with full text or a short message. Supports TAP, SNPP, WCTP, HTTP Post, and PageGate. Provides functions to assist with web weather
reporting.
Weather Message Features
Print selected weather messages.
Receive and process EMWIN data from satellite, radio modem, or byteblaster
network.
Sends data loss alerts to keep you informed.
Receive and process the NWS Weather Wire, or NOAAPort data streams.
Automatic Internet backup for EMWIN satellite reception.
Weather Message Features
Control electrical devices and relays using the X10 control system. (On / Off / Blink)
Dual ingest from difference sources.
Schedule user defined weather messages.
Schedule downloads of internet based text and graphic products not available on
EMWIN.
System Diagram
Weather Message Server
Rebroadcast
GOES Satellite EMWIN
Internet Byteblaster
Data Sources
WxScheduler Weather Wire NOAAPort
System Diagram
Weather MessageServer
Local Network
World Wide Web
Paging, Phones, EmailRealEMWIN Fax Machines
PDA
X10 Devices
System Components WxIngest (Serial Port Ingesting)
WxByte (Byteblaster Ingesting)
WxWw2000 (NWS Weather Wire Ingesting)
WxPort (NOAAPort)
WxMesg (Weather Message Server)
WxMesgSetup (Setup Weather Message)
WxMcli (Message Client)
WxImage (Image Viewer)
WxMap (Map)
WxPDA (PDA Client)
Support Programs
WxScheduler (Custom Message Scheduler)(Can download products)
WxMesgText (Single Message Generator)
WxRadar (Radar Retriever)
WxLoader (Upload data to websites)
ReConvert (RealEMWIN Alarm Converter)
Ingest Programs
Alarm Processing
Product Identifier – Wildcard Support
State
County(s)
VTEC (Valid Time Event Code)
Text Matching - Alarm
Text Matching – Do not alarm
The Parts of A Message
WUUS52 KBMX 142134
SVRBMX
ALC123-142200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0001.040914T2134Z-040914T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2005
WMO Header
AWIPS ID
UGC Line
Message Text
VTEC Line
Preparing for Alarm Entry
WUUS52 KBMX 142134
SVRBMX
ALC123-142200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0001.040914T2134Z-040914T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
533 PM CDT SAT SEP 14 2005
AWIPS ID
Alarm as SVRBMX For Tallapoosa (ALC123) Alarm as SVR??? For Any Alabama County
County Code
Setting an Alarm
Setting an Alarm - Clients
Setting an Alarm - Paging
Setting an Alarm - Archive
Setting an Alarm - VTEC
Paging / Email / Fax Formats
Short Text for wireless devices
Selected Text
Selected Text – No Header
Full Text
Full Text – No Header
Paging Examples
NWS has issued a Tornado Warning for Tallapoosa County until 2:30 PM
Short Pager Message
Unlimited counties per alarm.
Customize the short message for your agency.
Paging ExamplesSelected Message TextBARBOUR-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.
Get the selected text for a specific Zone or FIPS code.
Parse with your custom dictionary.
Paging Examples
Full Message TextWUUS54 KBMX 201933SVRBMXALC091-119-202000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL232 PM CDT SAT JUL 20 2005THE 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.
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.
WxPDA• 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.
WxSched - Scheduler• Schedule custom messages.
• Can be used for weekly, or monthly tests.
• Can download products / graphics from the Internet.
WUUS52 KBMX 251700
TORBMX
ALC081-251715-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TEST TORNADO WARNING
LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
1200 NOON CDT WED OCT 13 2005
THIS IS A TEST TEST TEST OF THE LEE COUNTY SKYWARN WEATHER
WxMesgTextMessage Generator
• Create custom or local messages in real time.
• Uses the same file format as WxScheduler.
WxLoader
• 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.
WxRadar• View All NOAA Radar Sites.
• Images can be ingested by Weather Message for viewing and animation with WxImage.
• 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
EMWIN Retransmission with WxReTran
Internet Retransmission with WxBBSrvr
WxLocalLocal Weather
Conditions• Retrieves METAR information from around the world.
• Produces a text product for retransmission.
AXXX01 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 68 F / 20 C
Dew Point 66.2 F / 19 C
Weather Message
A 30 day evaluation can be obtained from http://www.wxmesg.com
50 Users – Register for $40.00
100 Users – Register for $57.00
A Yahoo Group is available for communicating with other Weather Message users – [email protected].
Send support requests to [email protected]
