Showers and thunderstorms will accompany a cold front that will move across the eastern third of the country through Sunday. In the wake of this front, cooler temperatures will follow for most areas east of the Rockies. A wet pattern is expected to unfold across most of Florida this week with a persistent onshore flow and increase rip currents. For Hawaii, a return toward more rain the week ahead. Read More >
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Various Alert Receivers |
INTERNET |
SATELLITE |
RADIO |
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TELEPHONE |
TELEVISION |
Used to receive the local EAS |
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RCA AlertGuard TV |
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NWR built-in |
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Auto-tune to Channel Broadcast |
Yes; English and Spanish text and voice; tone alert, and channel switch to selected weather channel for more information. |
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NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Receivers (162.400 MHz – 162.550 MHz) |
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7-frequencies; Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) within 40 miles of NWR tower |
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Yes; can activate flashers and bed shakers for critical alerts and warnings . |
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NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) over computer |
XMPP Software and filter |
Novra DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver system; C-band 1.8m dish or larger |
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Some software has the capability to send e-mail notifications upon receipt of particular message type or outage. |
Some software has the capability to call a number when a particular product is received. |
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Yes; some software has the capability for a tone alert for product receipt or system outages. |
| NWS API over computer | User Created or Commercial solution |
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| iNWS over computer | Restricted Access | Restricted Access
SMS text messaging |
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Commercial Telephone Applications |
Depends on software |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Commercial Software Applications |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software
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Yes |
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iPhone/Android |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Blackberry |
There may be a service fee or cost |
There may be a service fee or cost |
Depends on software
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Depends on software |
Depends on software |
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Yes |
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Personal Computers (other software/ applications) |
NWWS-OI, NWS FTP Anonymous, other applications |
NWWS-PID201, EMWIN; other satellite applications for GOES products. May require a satellite dish. |
Depends on software |
Depends on software |
Depends on software
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Yes |
See DISSEMINATION for other available options
