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EMWIN
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
As an integral part of its mission,
the NWS recognizes the need to provide the emergency management community
with access to a set of NWS warnings, watches, forecasts, and other products
at no recurring cost. Toward that end, the Emergency Managers Weather
Information Network (EMWIN) system was developed. In partnership with
the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and other public and private organizations, EMWIN is now evolving
into a fully operational and supported NWS service.
EMWIN is a suite of data access methods which make available
a live stream
of weather and other critical emergency information. Each method has unique
advantages. EMWIN's present methods in use or under development for disseminating
the basic datastream include:
Internet Live Automatic eMail, Paging, Broadcasting, and much more available via link list HERE.
Satellite Note: The above methods are intended
to provide data to users who currently have none or who can afford very
little. Be aware that there are other methods available, at higher cost
to the end-user, including various
commercial weather distribution
systems. EMWIN is a supplement to other
NWS dissemination services,
which include: NOAA Weather Radio (NWR), NOAA Weather Wire System (NWWS),
Family of Services (FOS),
NOAAPORT,
and NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service (NIDS).
Curious where the "heart" of EMWIN resides? Check out
a picture of the
EMWIN System Control Center.
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