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Datastream Product Categories

The EMWIN system contains many categories of weather data products, with over 6,500 unique products. The current EMWIN datastream contains all generally available public products from the  NWS Telecommunications Gateway, including the following product categories:

Analyses

Environmental/Air Pollution, Hydrological/Marine, Surface, Miscellaneous

Climatic Products

Daily Surface, Monthly Surface, Miscellaneous

Forecasts

Aviation Terminal, Aviation Area, Flash Flood Guidance, Headwater Guidance, Hydrological, Iceberg, Local/Area, Miscellaneous, Public, Recreation/Travelers, River, Shipping Area

Images

GOES satellite

Miscellaneous

Civil Emergency Messages, Public Information Statements

Reports

Surface (METAR), Radar, Seismic, Synoptic, Hydrological River, Drifting Buoy, Ice

Severe Weather

Warnings, Watches, Summaries, Statements, Advisories

Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, River Flood, Lakeshore/Marine, Typhoon/Hurricane, Marine/Coastal Flood, Tsunami/Tide


Text

These "readable text" products, include the local and national watches and warnings, and many other reports and forecasts.

Imagery

These are images that depict national radar, cloud cover and many other weather conditions.


These products can alternately be classified by their "display" type, plus their 3-character product "filename" abbreviation:

 
Prefix         Name                          
------          -----                         
ADM            Administrative Message 
AFD            Area Forecast Discussion
AIR            Upper Air (Data)
APT            Polar Orbiter Images
ASH            Volcanic/FIRE Warnings and reports
AWS            Area Weather Summary
CEM            Civil Emergency Message          
CFW            Coastal Flood Warning             
CHT            Charts DIFAX/WEFAX
CLI            Climate Reports - Daily
CLM            Climate Reports - Monthly
CMP            Composite Images(CMPALLUS.GIF)
CMP            Compressed Files (CMPMxxxx.ZAG)
CWF            Coastal Waters Forecast
DY1            Day One Convective Outlook
DY2            Day Two Convective Outlook
ELN            El Nino images
EMA            Emergency manager activation msg.
EML            Email (wireless)
EPH            Ephemeris data for satellite orbits   
EQR            Earthquake Data
ESF            Flood Potential
ESS            Water Supply Forecast
FAA            Aviation Reports (Pilot briefs) 
FEE            Feedback to all users
FFA            Flash Flood Warning
FFS            Flash Flood Statement  
FFW            Flash Flood Warning     
FLN            National Flood Summary
FLW            Flood Warning                     
FWF            Fire Weather Forecast
GLF            Great Lakes Forecast
GLO            Great Lake Outlook
GLS            Great Lakes Summary
GMS            GMS Satellite Images
GO9            GOES 9 Satellite Images
G10            GOES 10 Satellite Images
GPH            Graphic Files (AFOS Graphics)
HAA            Hurricane Probabilities Atlantic
HAD            Hurricane Discussion Atlantic
HAF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory Atlantic
HAM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison Atlantic
HAP            Hurricane Public Advisory Atlantic
HAS            Hurricane Monthly Summary Atlantic
HAT            NCEP Tropical Discussion Atlantic
HAW            Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic
HEA            Hurricane Probabilities East Pacific
HED            Hurricane Discussion East Pacific
HEF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory East Pacific
HEM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison East Pacific
HEP            Hurricane Public Advisory East Pacific
HES            Hurricane Monthly Summary East Pacific
HET            NCEP Tropical Discussion East Pacific
HEW            Tropical Weather Outlook East Pacific
HFF            High Seas Forecast             
HLS            Hurricane Local Statement        
HNA            Hurricane Probabilities North Pacific
HND            Hurricane Discussion North Pacific
HNF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory North Pacific
HNM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison North Pacific
HNP            Hurricane Public Advisory North Pacific
HNS            Hurricane Monthly Summary North Pacific
HNT            NCEP Tropical Discussion North Pacific
HNW            Tropical Weather Outlook North Pacific
HSA            Hurricane Probabilities South Pacific
HSD            Hurricane Discussion South Pacific
HSF             Hurricane Forecast Advisory South Pacific
HSM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison South Pacific
HSP            Hurricane Public Advisory South Pacific
HST            NCEP Tropical Discussion South Pacific
HSS            Hurricane Monthly Summary South Pacific
HSW            Tropical Weather Outlook South Pacific
HWA            Hurricane Probabilities West Pacific
HWD            Hurricane Discussion West Pacific
HWF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory West Pacific
HWM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison West Pacific
HWP            Hurricane Public Advisory West Pacific
HWS            Hurricane Monthly Summary West Pacific
HWT            Hurricane NCEP Tropical Discussion West Pacific
HWU            Hazardous Weather Update
HWW            Tropical Weather Outlook West Pacific
HTM            HTML Documents
ICE            Ice Statement
IMG            General Images (IMGALLUS.GIF)
INT            International Overviews
LGT            Lightning Images
LSH            Lake Shore Forecast
LSR            Local Storm Report
MET            Meteosat Images
MIS            Miscellaneous Products
MOD            Model Run Images
MWS            Marine Weather Statement         
NAH            Agriculture Products (Intn'l /National)
NSH            Near Shore Forecast 
NOW            NOWcasts (Short Term Forecast)
NPW            Non-precipitation Warning/Watch/Advisory        
OFF            Offshore Forecast
OMR            Other/Offshore Marine Reports
PAA            Pager Messages 
PNS            Public Information Statements
PRO            Propagation Reports
PSR            Post Storm Report                
RAD            Radar Images (RADALLUS.GIF)
REC            Recreation Forecasts
RER            Record Event Reports
RFW            Red Flag Warning (Fire Warning)                
RVA            River Summary                              
RVR            River Forecast
RVS            River Statement
RWS            Regional Weather Summary
SAH            Surface Observations (Data)
SAO            SAORCMUS.TXT Contains RCM's
SAW            Selected Area Watches  
SCS            Selected cities (scs11-scs14)
SEL            Watch areas
SES            Seismic/Earthquake Images
SFP            State Forecast
SHP            Live Ship Reports
SIX            8 to 14 – day outlook
SLS            Areal update
SKY            SKYWARN Activation Message
SMW            Special Marine Warning           
SPS            Special Weather Statement        
STP            State Temp & Precip Reports
SUM            State Weather Summary
SVR            Severe Thunderstorm Warning        
SVS            Severe Weather Statement          
SWO            Severe Weather Outlook
SWR            State Weather Roundup
SWX            Space Weather (solar activity)
SYS            System messages
TAF            Aviation Terminal Forecasts/airports
TID            Tide Data
TOR            Tornado Warning                  
TRK            Tracking Files (storm tracks)
TSU            Tsunami                          
TVL            Travelers Forecasts
UVI            National Ultra-Violet index
WSW            Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Advisory  
WWA            Weather Watch
ZFP            Zone Forecast
 
 
 


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