Datastream Product Categories

The EMWIN system contains many categories of weather data products, with over 6,500 unique products. The current EMWIN datastream contains all generally available public products from the  NWS Telecommunications Gateway, including the following product categories:

Analyses

Environmental/Air Pollution, Hydrological/Marine, Surface, Miscellaneous

Climatic Products

Daily Surface, Monthly Surface, Miscellaneous

Forecasts

Aviation Terminal, Aviation Area, Flash Flood Guidance, Headwater Guidance, Hydrological, Iceberg, Local/Area, Miscellaneous, Public, Recreation/Travelers, River, Shipping Area

Images

GOES satellite

Miscellaneous

Civil Emergency Messages, Public Information Statements

Reports

Surface (METAR), Radar, Seismic, Synoptic, Hydrological River, Drifting Buoy, Ice

Severe Weather

Warnings, Watches, Summaries, Statements, Advisories

Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado, River Flood, Lakeshore/Marine, Typhoon/Hurricane, Marine/Coastal Flood, Tsunami/Tide

Text

These "readable text" products, include the local and national watches and warnings, and many other reports and forecasts.

Imagery

These are images that depict national radar, cloud cover and many other weather conditions.

These products can alternately be classified by their "display" type, plus their 3-character product "filename" abbreviation:

Prefix         Name                          

------          -----                         

ADM            Administrative Message 

AFD            Area Forecast Discussion

AIR            Upper Air (Data)

APT            Polar Orbiter Images

ASH            Volcanic/FIRE Warnings and reports

AWS            Area Weather Summary

CEM            Civil Emergency Message          

CFW            Coastal Flood Warning             

CHT            Charts DIFAX/WEFAX

CLI            Climate Reports - Daily

CLM            Climate Reports - Monthly

CMP            Composite Images(CMPALLUS.GIF)

CMP            Compressed Files (CMPMxxxx.ZAG)

CWF            Coastal Waters Forecast

DY1            Day One Convective Outlook

DY2            Day Two Convective Outlook

ELN            El Nino images

EMA            Emergency manager activation msg.

EML            Email (wireless)

EPH            Ephemeris data for satellite orbits   

EQR            Earthquake Data

ESF            Flood Potential

ESS            Water Supply Forecast

FAA            Aviation Reports (Pilot briefs) 

FEE            Feedback to all users

FFA            Flash Flood Warning

FFS            Flash Flood Statement  

FFW            Flash Flood Warning     

FLN            National Flood Summary

FLW            Flood Warning                     

FWF            Fire Weather Forecast

GLF            Great Lakes Forecast

GLO            Great Lake Outlook

GLS            Great Lakes Summary

GMS            GMS Satellite Images

GO9            GOES 9 Satellite Images

G10            GOES 10 Satellite Images

GPH            Graphic Files (AFOS Graphics)

HAA            Hurricane Probabilities Atlantic

HAD            Hurricane Discussion Atlantic

HAF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory Atlantic

HAM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison Atlantic

HAP            Hurricane Public Advisory Atlantic

HAS            Hurricane Monthly Summary Atlantic

HAT            NCEP Tropical Discussion Atlantic

HAW            Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic

HEA            Hurricane Probabilities East Pacific

HED            Hurricane Discussion East Pacific

HEF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory East Pacific

HEM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison East Pacific

HEP            Hurricane Public Advisory East Pacific

HES            Hurricane Monthly Summary East Pacific

HET            NCEP Tropical Discussion East Pacific

HEW            Tropical Weather Outlook East Pacific

HFF            High Seas Forecast             

HLS            Hurricane Local Statement        

HNA            Hurricane Probabilities North Pacific

HND            Hurricane Discussion North Pacific

HNF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory North Pacific

HNM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison North Pacific

HNP            Hurricane Public Advisory North Pacific

HNS            Hurricane Monthly Summary North Pacific

HNT            NCEP Tropical Discussion North Pacific

HNW            Tropical Weather Outlook North Pacific

HSA            Hurricane Probabilities South Pacific

HSD            Hurricane Discussion South Pacific

HSF             Hurricane Forecast Advisory South Pacific

HSM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison South Pacific

HSP            Hurricane Public Advisory South Pacific

HST            NCEP Tropical Discussion South Pacific

HSS            Hurricane Monthly Summary South Pacific

HSW            Tropical Weather Outlook South Pacific

HWA            Hurricane Probabilities West Pacific

HWD            Hurricane Discussion West Pacific

HWF            Hurricane Forecast Advisory West Pacific

HWM            Hurricane NCEP Model Comparison West Pacific

HWP            Hurricane Public Advisory West Pacific

HWS            Hurricane Monthly Summary West Pacific

HWT            Hurricane NCEP Tropical Discussion West Pacific

HWU            Hazardous Weather Update

HWW            Tropical Weather Outlook West Pacific

HTM            HTML Documents

ICE            Ice Statement

IMG            General Images (IMGALLUS.GIF)

INT            International Overviews

LGT            Lightning Images

LSH            Lake Shore Forecast

LSR            Local Storm Report

MET            Meteosat Images

MIS            Miscellaneous Products

MOD            Model Run Images

MWS            Marine Weather Statement         

NAH            Agriculture Products (Intn'l /National)

NSH            Near Shore Forecast 

NOW            NOWcasts (Short Term Forecast)

NPW            Non-precipitation Warning/Watch/Advisory        

OFF            Offshore Forecast

OMR            Other/Offshore Marine Reports

PAA            Pager Messages 

PNS            Public Information Statements

PRO            Propagation Reports

PSR            Post Storm Report                

RAD            Radar Images (RADALLUS.GIF)

REC            Recreation Forecasts

RER            Record Event Reports

RFW            Red Flag Warning (Fire Warning)                

RVA            River Summary                              

RVR            River Forecast

RVS            River Statement

RWS            Regional Weather Summary

SAH            Surface Observations (Data)

SAO            SAORCMUS.TXT Contains RCM's

SAW            Selected Area Watches  

SCS            Selected cities (scs11-scs14)

SEL            Watch areas

SES            Seismic/Earthquake Images

SFP            State Forecast

SHP            Live Ship Reports

SIX            8 to 14 – day outlook

SLS            Areal update

SKY            SKYWARN Activation Message

SMW            Special Marine Warning           

SPS            Special Weather Statement        

STP            State Temp & Precip Reports

SUM            State Weather Summary

SVR            Severe Thunderstorm Warning        

SVS            Severe Weather Statement          

SWO            Severe Weather Outlook

SWR            State Weather Roundup

SWX            Space Weather (solar activity)

SYS            System messages

TAF            Aviation Terminal Forecasts/airports

TID            Tide Data

TOR            Tornado Warning                  

TRK            Tracking Files (storm tracks)

TSU            Tsunami                          

TVL            Travelers Forecasts

UVI            National Ultra-Violet index

WSW            Winter Storm Warning/Watch/Advisory  

WWA            Weather Watch

ZFP            Zone Forecast