WWLIST

Lists active weather warnings, watches and advisories.

Format

WWLIST state 'county' [keywords]

Parameters

state	state to list; two-character P.O. abbreviation (default=all)
'county'	county name or National Weather Service zone number to list (default=all); single quotes are mandatory when specifying a county name; if you specify a county name only the matching county-based products are listed (so zone-based products like WINADV, WINWATCH, WINWARN and BLIZZARD are not listed); likewise, if you specify a zone number only the matching zone-based products are listed

Keywords

DAY=	bday eday	day range of active bulletins to list (default=current bday)
GROup=	ADDE group name to search; the group name must be mapped with the DATALOC command to a server with weather text data (default=RTWXTEXT)
OUTput=	RAW	list output as the original text product
	TAB	list output in a condensed, tabular format (default)
TIMe=	btime etime	time range of active bulletins to list (default=current btime)
TYPe=	t1 . . tn	bulletin types to list; valid types are listed below; you cannot use TYPE with the WATCH keyword
	BLIZZARD	blizzard warnings
	FLOODWARN	flood/flash flood warnings
	FLOODWATCH	flood/flash flood watches
	SEVWARN	severe thunderstorm warnings
	SEVWATCH	severe thunderstorm watches
	SNOWADV	snow advisories
	TORWARN	tornado warnings
	TORWATCH	tornado watches
	WINADV	winter weather advisories
	WINWARN	winter storm warnings
	WINWATCH	winter storm watches
	ALL (default)
WATch=	num1 . . numn	severe thunderstorm and tornado watch numbers to list; watches are listed only if they are active during the time period specified with the DAY and TIME keywords; you cannot use WATCH with the TYPE keyword (default=all active watches during time period specified with DAY and TIME)

Remarks

Omit punctuation when specifying county names with the 'county' parameter. For example, to list the watches and warnings for St. Cloud county, specify 'ST CLOUD', not 'ST. CLOUD'.

If both watches and warnings are active for the specified location, WWLIST lists the watches before the warnings, regardless of which were issued first. If multiple active bulletins of the same type are found, they are listed in order from oldest to most recent.

If you specify a range with the DAY and TIME keywords, any bulletins active during the range are listed. For example, DAY=185 187 TIME=21 3 specifies a window from 21:00 UTC on day 185 through 03:00 UTC on day 187. If you specify a single day and time, bulletins active at that day and time are listed. The default is the current day and time.

The National Weather Service redefined winter weather bulletins beginning 09 September 2008 (NWS SCN08-40) such that Snow Advisories (TYPE=SNOWADV) are no longer issued; Winter Weather Advisories (TYPE=WINADV) were expanded to include snow, blowing snow, and sleet; and Winter Storm Warnings (TYPE=WINWARN) were expanded to include heavy snow and sleet. The TYPE=SNOWADV option was left in this command so it's valid when using archive data.

Examples

WWLIST

This entry lists all active severe thunderstorm watches and warnings, tornado watches and warnings, winter storm watches and warnings, flood/flash flood watches and warnings, blizzard warnings, and snow advisories for the United States.

WWLIST TX TYPE=TORWATCH TORWARN

This entry lists all active tornado watches and warnings for Texas.

WWLIST FL 'ST LUCIE' OUTPUT=RAW TYPE=TORWARN

This entry lists all active tornado warnings for St. Lucie county in Florida. The data is listed in the text format of original bulletins.

WWLIST OK DAY=2003116 TIME=0 23:59

This entry lists all severe thunderstorm watches and warnings, tornado watches and warnings, winter storm watches and warnings, flood/flash flood watches and warnings, blizzard warnings, and snow advisories that were active in Oklahoma on day 2003116.

WWLIST WATCH=490 491 492

This entry lists severe thunderstorm or tornado watches 490, 491 and 492 as county. The watches are listed only if they are currently active. If they are no longer active, you must use the DAY and TIME keywords to specify the day and time when they were active.

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