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Multiple Days of Severe Weather from Thunderstorms and Wildfires

Active spring pattern across the center of the nation with several rounds of severe thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend. The regions under the greatest threats are the southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions with dry fuels are aiding in wildfires across the western High Plains and the Southeast. Wind and some snow for northern Rockies. Read More >


WMO Standard Format

Default NWS text format in use for over 25-years. Used in SBN/NOAAPORT product streams (Channels 101-108 and 201), over EMWIN (GOES platforms), and on weather.gov.
https://www.weather.gov/tg/headef


XMPP Header wrapped WMO Standard Format

Latest format since July 2015 for text weather information, alerts and warnings via NWWS-Open Interface.  Here are some notes for developers; 

https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0131.html


Common Alert Protocol (CAP V1.2) Format
Alerts and warnings only format; available over SBN/NOAAPORT Channels 101-108 and on weather.gov.

WARNING: CAP v1.1 should not be used to activate local EAS equipment.


NWS also has the following XML feed formats for Alerts and Warnings;

        ATOM Feed
        https://alerts.weather.gov/

        RSS Feed
        https://www.weather.gov/rss