NWS Spot Forecast Request

Spot Forecast Request
NOTICE - This interface is intended to be used solely for the relay of forecast information to the National Weather Service. Submissions sent through this online form are intended for internal agency use. We are required (by e-Gov Act of 2002) to explicitly state that submission of any information is voluntary. For further information please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. False statements on this form may be subject to prosecution under the False Statement Accountability Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. § 1001) or other statutes.

Spot Forecast Request

NOTICE

- This interface is intended to be used solely for the relay of forecast information to the National Weather Service. Submissions sent through this online form are intended for internal agency use. We are required (by e-Gov Act of 2002) to explicitly state that submission of any information is voluntary. For further information please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. False statements on this form may be subject to prosecution under the False Statement Accountability Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. § 1001) or other statutes.

Request Page

National Weather Service Spot Program Links

Monitor Page

Step 1: Establish incident location using A or B below.

A. Set request location using nearest street address.

- OR -

B. Set request location using latitude & longitude, USNG, left-click on spot location, or drag the map pointer to spot location below.

Note 1: If the map below does not appear you may enter your decimal Lat/Lon below.
Note 2: To start over click the Reload button on your Web Browser.
Note 3: Latitude, Longitude information should be entered in WGS84/NAD83 coordinates in order to ensure accurate forecast locations.

Decimal Degree Latitude, Longitude
West Longitudes Are Negative
Example: 25.6319,-80.2025

United States National Grid (USNG)
Valid for points between 84N and 80S Latitude
Require 13 character grid - 10 meter precision
Example: 18SUJ23480647

Degree, Minute, Seconds
Can accept decimal minutes as an input
Example: 25 deg 19 min 23 sec W

deg	min	sec
deg	min	sec

Elevation
Latitude & Longitude value used to determine elevation.
If elevation data is in error, changes can be made
on the second page of this spot request.

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You can now left click on map to place spot location marker

Step 2: Select the incident type for the request.

Set Incident Type

Fire
Wildfire Prescribed Fire

Hazardous Materials
HAZMAT Land HAZMAT Inland Waterway HAZMAT Marine

Search and Rescue
SAR Land SAR Inland Waterway SAR Marine

Marine

Other (Volcano, Earthquake, Special Event)

Step 3: Proceed to detailed incident request form.

After setting your location and incident type above, click on the
'Generate A Spot Request'
button below to proceed to the SPOT request form.

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Request Page

National Weather Service Spot Program Links

Monitor Page

Spot Forecast Request
NOTICE - This interface is intended to be used solely for the relay of forecast information to the National Weather Service. Submissions sent through this online form are intended for internal agency use. We are required (by e-Gov Act of 2002) to explicitly state that submission of any information is voluntary. For further information please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer. False statements on this form may be subject to prosecution under the False Statement Accountability Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. § 1001) or other statutes.

Spot Forecast Request

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