Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest to the central Rockies through midweek. A tropical wave is expected to move inland in South Texas today and bring widespread rainfall and thunderstorms to the region into Monday. Read More >
The Global Telecommunications System (GTS) Internet File Service (GIFS) is provided by the United States National Weather Service (NWS) for World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Regional Association IV (RA-IV) Member States, and other WMO Regions that are adjacent to RA-IV, as a highly reliable Internet source of meteorological products. The purpose of GIFS is to provide access to WMO RA-IV related weather information in BUFR, GRIB, alpha-numeric text, and T4-FAX data types to facilitate Members' access to information needed for operational and some research activities between the United States and nations in the Caribbean, North America, and Central America. This service is available to all authorized WMO RA-IV Member States as well as other WMO Regions adjacent to RA-IV. The GIFS is the primary service for GTS data within RA-IV.
The NWS is planning a satellite based broadcast service for backup:
