Forecast
Information |
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Latest
Product |
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Zone Forecast Product |
ZFP |
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![A county-by-county forecast written in plain text for the next 7 days. Includes any long-term watches, warnings, and advisories.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Area Forecast Matrices |
AFM |
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![This is a digital forecast, and the format requires some decoding.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Point Forecast Matrices |
PFM |
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![This is a digital forecast, and the format requires some decoding.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Revised Digital Forecast |
RDF |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![A new county-by-county forecast for the next 60 hours. This is a digital version of the zone forecast, and the format requires some decoding.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Short Term Forecast |
NOW |
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![An overview of weather trends during the next 1 to 6 hours. Normally issued only when precipitation or hazardous weather is occurring.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Regional Weather Summary |
RWS |
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![An overview of the forecast for the next 2 to 3 days, including a discussion of weather map features behind the forecast. Includes a summary of recently observed conditions.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Area Forecast Discussion |
AFD |
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![A highly technical discussion of the reasoning behind the forecast.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Special Weather Statement |
SPS |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![This product is used for Severe Weather Watch cancellations, near-severe thunderstorms, and hazards approaching advisory criteria](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Hazardous Weather Outlook |
HWO |
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![This product is used for communicating the potential for hazardous weather, and preparedness for spotter activation](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Thunderstorm/Tornado
Information |
Product |
Abbr. |
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Available
Items |
Help |
Tornado Warning |
TOR |
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![Issued when a tornado is imminent or occurring, based on radar or visual sightings. Typically issued for all or part of one county for 30 to 45 minutes.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
SVR |
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![Issued when a severe thunderstorm is imminent or occurring. Typically issued for 1 to 3 counties for 30 to 60 minutes.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Severe Weather Statement |
SVS |
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![Issued to relay urgent information about ongoing severe weather, such as damage reports and up-to-the-minute storm location updates. Also used to cancel or expire warnings.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Flood/Hydrologic
Information |
Product |
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Available
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Flood Watch |
FFA |
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![Issued when conditions are conducive for flooding during the next 36 hours.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Flash Flood Warning |
FFW |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued when flash flooding, caused by heavy rainfall rates or a dambreak, is imminent or occurring. Typically issued for 1 to 6 counties for 2 to 6 hours.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Flash Flood Statement |
FFS |
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![Issued to update Flash Flood Warnings with the latest flooding reports and radar trends.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Flood Warning |
FLW |
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![Flood Warnings may be issued for river forecast points or for longer term inundating flooding for counties.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Flood Statement |
FLS |
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![Flood statements may be issued as a follow-up to Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, or for High Water in urban areas and along small streams (formerly the Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory)](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Hydrologic Outlook |
ESF |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued when conditions appear conducive for flooding more than 36 hours into the future.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Hydrologic Summary |
RVA |
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![Issued daily. Contains observed river stages and precipitation reports.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Hydrologic Statement |
RVS |
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![Issued daily. Contains 3-to-5 day river stage forecasts for designated points along the rivers.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Other
Hazardous Weather Information |
Product |
Abbr. |
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Available
Items |
Help |
Winter Storm Warning |
WSW |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Watches, warnings, and advisories for winter precipitation events.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Non-Precipitation Warning |
NPW |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Watches, warnings, or advisories issued for a wide variety of hazardous weather phenomena, such as high winds, dense fog, extreme heat, or low wind chills.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Local Storm Report |
LSR |
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![Issued when a damaging weather event is reported. Includes the time and date of the event, its location, and any other pertinent facts.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Earthquake Report |
EQR |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued when an earthquake is felt; includes preliminary information.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Fire
Weather Information |
Product |
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Fire Weather Watch
Red Flag Warning |
RFW |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued when extreme burning conditions are forecast, including very low relative humidity, strong winds, and dry forest fuels.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Fire Weather Forecast |
FWF |
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![Issued twice daily during the forest fire season. Contains weather elements of critical importance to fire managers, such as relative humidity and precip duration and amounts.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Point Forecast |
FWM |
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![Issued daily during the fire season. Contains a coded forecast of weather elements critical to fire behavior for 5 national forest sites in our forecast area.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Aviation
Information |
Product |
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Available
Items |
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Aviation Routine Weather Report |
MTR |
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![Latest weather observation coded in METAR format](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Paducah
(PAH) |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Latest observation for Barkley Regional Airport, Paducah, KY](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Poplar
Bluff (POF) |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Latest observation for Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the airport](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts |
TAF |
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![Terminal Aerodrome Forecast, containing METAR-coded forecast data for a designated airport and its immediate surroundings. Valid out to 24 hours.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Cape
Girardeau |
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![Terminal Aerodrome Forecast for Cape Girardeau Regional Airport](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Evansville |
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![Terminal Aerodrome Forecast for Evansville Airport](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Paducah |
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![Terminal Aerodrome Forecast for Barkley Regional Airport](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Transcribed Weather Broadcasts |
TWB |
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![Transcribed Weather En-route Broadcast, containing a coded forecast for a designated aviation route. Valid out to 12 hours.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
232 |
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![TWEB forecast for Route 232, St. Louis to Cape Girardeau to Memphis](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
236 |
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![TWEB Route 236, from Springfield, MO to Cape Girardeau](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Other
Information |
Product |
Abbr. |
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Available
Items |
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Record Report |
RER |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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Civil Emergency Message |
CEM |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued at the request of an emergency manager when a large-scale evacuation or other public action is necessitated by a disaster, either man-caused or natural.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Public Information Statement |
PNS |
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![Issued to inform the public of non-routine but non life-threatening events of interest. May contain weather safety advice, observed rain or snowfall reports, or storm damage survey results.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Paducah Radar Information |
FTM |
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![Issued to inform the public of non-routine but non life-threatening events of interest. May contain weather safety advice, observed rain or snowfall reports, or storm damage survey results.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Hopkinsville Radar Information |
FTM |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued to inform the public of non-routine but non life-threatening events of interest. May contain weather safety advice, observed rain or snowfall reports, or storm damage survey results.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |
Evansville Radar Information |
FTM |
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NO RECENT ITEMS
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![Issued to inform the public of non-routine but non life-threatening events of interest. May contain weather safety advice, observed rain or snowfall reports, or storm damage survey results.](/peth04/20041027132548im_/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/help/images/sm_q.gif) |