dalerp@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Robert P. Dale) (04/26/91)
Archive-name: astro/weather/wx-decode/1991-04-24
Archive: vmd.cso.uiuc.edu:[phil.515] [128.174.5.98]
Original-posting-by: dalerp@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Robert P. Dale)
Original-subject: Weather Discussion List
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)
INTRODUCTION TO WX-TALK AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES 14MAR91
The WX-***** lists reside on the VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU (UIUCVMD) machine at
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. They were created for persons interested in
weather. WX-TALK is intended for discussions and questions. Some
past topics have included Doppler radar, public warning issuance,
and home satellite reception. In addition to the discussions, a decoded
(plain language) version of the severe weather outlook is sent to
WX-TALK each week day to help people know when it's a potential severe
weather day. Some subscribers, especially those who receive a lot of
mail, may choose to subscribe to certain list only when severe weather
is expected within a day or two of their location and then signoff after
the threat is over.
The other lists are designed for receive-only mode. That is, you will
receive data and products from these lists but you should not attempt to
post mail to them. * Address all replies or questions to WX-TALK *.
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Below is a description of the lists:
--> WX-TALK
A general discussion list for weather-related topics, special event
notifications, job announcements, and administrative messages.
This list was formerly STORM-L.
--> WX-SWO
Severe weather, mesoscale convective, and public severe weather
outlooks. The non-public products are in abbreviated (coded) format.
--> WX-WATCH
Tornado and Severe thunderstorm Watches and cancellations (long
versions). Portions of these products are in abbreviated (coded)
format.
--> WX-WSTAT
Weather Watch prior notification statements and watch status
statements. These products are in abbreviated (coded) format.
--> WX-TROPL Tropical Storm Outlook, Hurricane Position Estimates, etc.
Tropical weather outlooks, hurricane position reports, etc. This list
will be most active from June through December. Portions of these
products may be in abbreviated (coded) format.
--> WX-PCPN
Precipitation products including heavy snow and excessive rainfall.
Products are in abbreviated (coded) format.
--> WX-NATNL
Public products of national interest like the Selected Cities Forecast.
--> WX-SUM
National Weather Summary and National Flood Summary.
--> WX-STLT
Satellite interpretive messages and orbital data. These messages give
descriptions of cloud features and disturbances observed by satellite.
Products are issued by geographical region. Products are in abbreviated
(coded) format.
--> WX-LSR
Local Storm Reports issued by local WSOs and WSFOs. More detailed
than the SELS log. Issued as needed.
--> WX-MISC
Miscellaneous products like the SELS log, tornado stats, etc. Several
of these products will be in tabular format.
***Note: Abbreviated (coded) products contain word abbreviations and
contractions. They can usually be deciphered by looking at
sentence context. Airport location identifiers are also used.
For example, NYC is New York City, NY and STL is St. Louis, MO.
Decoding software is available on the VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU machine.
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You may subscribe, signoff, review, and change your distribution options
for any list by sending the appropriate command via interactive message
or by including the command as the ONLY line of a MAIL file to one of the
following addresses:
LISTSERV@UIUCVMD
LISTSERV@UIUCVMD.BITNET
LISTSERV@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU
From UUCP/UUNET if the above addresses fail, try:
uiucuxc!vmd!listserv
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To subscribe to a new list, WX-MISC for example, use the SUB command:
SUB WX-MISC <your real name goes here>
SUB WX-MISC James T. Kirk
To cancel your subscription to issue the SIGNOFF command:
SIGNOFF WX-MISC
FTP users can access the weather-related software and archived
(GIF format) satellite pictures by connecting to VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU
(128.174.5.98) and changing to the PHIL.515 sub-directory.
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| Rob Dale ///// Purdue University Atmospheric Sciences |
| N8GSK ///// Rob.Dale@samba.acs.unc.edu |
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