Chantal is now a Tropical Depression. Flash flood concerns continue across portions of central North Carolina into Monday. Life-threatening surf and rip currents conditions are expected to continue at beaches along the U.S. East Coast from northeastern Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states during the next day or so. Flood Watches and recovery continue across central Texas. Read More >
NWS Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Activates the local Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
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NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) | Open Interface (OI); XMPP format only; sign-up required | PID201; WMO format only | NWWS.Issue@noaa.gov | Yes; WMO or XMPP formats available | |||
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) | 162.400 MHz -162.550 MHz; within 40 miles of NWR tower. | RCA AlertGuard TV sets | Yes; WMO format only; off-air capture possible; uses SAME code to alert at-risk area receivers. | ||||
NWS FTP Anonymous (Users cannot maintain 24-hour connectivity) |
All NWS products in WMO format only. See Product Dissemination (NWWS) |
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Interactive NWS (iNWS) | Restricted Access; see iNWS website for details. | E-mail notifications can be received on some phones. | |||||
SBN/NOAAPORT PID101-108 | All NWS products; text products in WMO format; alerts and warnings in CAP v1.2 format. | Yes; WMO format and CAPv1.2 available | |||||
NWS Chat New User FAQs for Partners |
Restricted Access; see NWSchat website for details | NO | |||||
Emergency Manager's Weather Information Network (EMWIN) www.goes-r.gov/users/hrit.html |
GOES – East and GOES West; products in WMO format via High Rate Information Transmission |
NO | |||||
Marine Weather Contacts | Ocean Prediction Center | (828) 271-4800 | NO | ||||
Local Weather Contacts | NO |
Other Agencies & Organizations | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Activates the local Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
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The International Justice and Public Safety Network(Nlets) https://www.nlets.org/ |
Restricted Access; see Nlets website for details | ||||||
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/how-sign-ipaws |
Restricted access; see FEMA IPAWS website for details. | Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) | Yes; CAP v1.2 format only. | ||||
United States Coast Guard (USCG) https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtvhf |
VHF voice and marine radio fax for coastal marine ones https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ radiofax.shtml |
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Strategy-and-HR-Capability-CG-1B/AWS-E |
Commercial Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
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Local Television Stations | Some Television-Weather Applications | RCA AlertGuard TV sets | Some Television-Weather Applications | Television sets; local stations for weather and EAS. | Check with local Channel/ station | ||
FM Radio Broadcasts | 88 MHz – 108 MHz | Check with station | |||||
AM Radio Broadcasts | 535 kHz – 1605 kHz | Check with station |
Non-Commercial Dissemination Platforms | Internet | Satellite | Radio Broadcast | Telephone | Television | Emergency Alert System (EAS) | |
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Local Emergency Agency | Sign-up required | Sign-up required | E-mail, text, and telephone notifications possible. Check with local Emergency Management Agency. | ||||
Ham Radio Operators | Depends on individual Operator |