RE: Does anyone use noaa?

Excellent point. I've use Weather Underground
(http://www.wunderground.com/) and their email service...it nicely
packages the NWS information.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Does  anyone use  noaa?
> From: Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, September 07, 2005 7:00 am
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> With all the  talk  about  New Orleans and the gulf 
> Coast  hurricane disasters  has  any one followed this  National 
> hurricane  weather Center  list  server   reporting as part of their 
> planning? National Hurricane Center (noaa) sends 
> out  multiple  reports  each day  on Atlantic, Gulf and West Coast 
> storms.  For example  at this time there 
> are  some   -4-  Storms  active  in the Caribbean and 
> Atlantic  areas.   Two are going to  remain  out at  sea and  two 
> are  headed for the Florida cost in various points and intensities.
> 
> A sample email  is  below and it is  easy to subscribe to.
> 
> The  link to the  site http://www.nhc.noaa.gov is  active 
> and  works  for you to parse.
> You might want to make this a part of your  disaster preparedness planning
> 
>          Glenn
> 
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> >From: "NHC Mail (Atlantic)" <mail-storm-atlan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Delivered-To: mailing list mail-storm-atlan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: TD SIXTEEN Public Advisory 2A
> >Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 23:50:00 +0000
> >
> >
> >000
> >WTNT31 KNHC 062342
> >TCPAT1
> >BULLETIN
> >TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A
> >NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
> >8 PM EDT TUE SEP 06 2005
> >
> >...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...
> >
> >A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF
> >FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF JUPITER NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE INCLUDING
> >MERRITT ISLAND...AND FOR GRAND BAHAMA...THE ABACOS AND BIMINI.
> >
> >A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
> >EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
> >
> >FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
> >INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
> >BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
> >
> >AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
> >SIXTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.4 WEST
> >OR ABOUT 35 MILES... 55 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF FREEPORT GRAND
> >BAHAMA ISLAND AND ABOUT 165 MILES... 265 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
> >CANAVERAL FLORIDA.
> >
> >THE DEPRESSION IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD...WITH A SLOW
> >NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT.  SOME ERRATIC MOTION
> >MAY OCCUR AS THE DEPRESSION ORGANIZES.
> >
> >MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
> >GUSTS MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION HAS THE
> >POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY.  NOAA BUOY 41010
> >RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 MPH.
> >
> >THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
> >
> >RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
> >AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF FLORIDA AND THE
> >NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
> >
> >REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...27.0 N... 78.4 W.  MOVEMENT
> >...DRIFTING NORTHWARD.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM
> >CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
> >
> >THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
> >HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.
> >
> >FORECASTER BEVEN
> >
> >
> >$$
> >
> >
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