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[McIDAS #GAU-450454]: National Weather Puerto Rico codes

Hi Amos,

re:
> Greetings from the tropics

Hello!  Quite frankly, I though that you had retired... guess not :-)

re:
> I notice that the there are many texts produced by the NWS in San Juan.
> 
> If we go to:
> http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/?n=forecast_text#tropical
> 
> we can see all the products under various categories: Hydrological,
> Hazardous Weather Condition, Marine etc.
> 
> In our web page: atmos.uprm.edu we show only a sub-set of these on our
> page: e.g. http://atmos.uprm.edu/forecasts.php?rep=wxsummary
> 
> The code we use to generate this is: wxtlist.k APRO=RWS ASTN=PR|grep -v
> wxtlist.k > /data1/wxtxt/wxsummary/wxsummary.txt
> 
> 
> We would like to display all the NSWPR text products..

re:
> Is there a list of APRO codes and their description?

Not really.  As far as I know, there is no full description of all of the
products available in the GTS or in NOAAPort.  The data products that are
available through the McIDAS WXTLIST (wxtlist.k) command are ones that
were sent in NOAAPort; these are undoubtedly a subset of the products
that are available in the GTS.  Unfortunately, we (Unidata Program Center)
have no control over what the NWS chooses to take from the GTS and put
into NOAAPort.  The reason for this is that the contents of NOAAPort
are determined by "NWS Operational needs" (NWS words, not mine).  If
they determine that something is not needed for the forecast offices, it
is typically not included in NOAAPort.

All of that being said, McIDAS has a configuration file that provides
an insight into what is what for NOAAPort-delivered textual products.
The configuration file can be listed using the SEE (see.k) utility:

see.k WXCORE.PRD
# Core McIDAS-Supported weather text products

# Product Name            Match Conditions
# ----------------------  ----------------
ADMIN                     WMO=NO
ADVISORY                  WMO=WW
AGRICULTURE_FCST          APRO=AGF
AGRICULTURE_OBS           APRO=AGO
AGRICULTURE_WX_ADVISE     APRO=AOA
AIRCRAFT                  WMO=UA UB UT
AIR_QUALITY               APRO=AQI
AIREP                     WMO=UA
AIRMET                    WMO=WA
AREA_FCST_DISC            APRO=AFD
AREA_FCST_PROD            APRO=AFP
AREA_WX_SUMMARY           APRO=AWS
AVALANCHE_BULLETIN        APRO=SAB
BUOY                      WMO=SS
CLIMATE_LOCAL             APRO=CLI
CLIMATE_MONTHLY           APRO=CLM
CMAN_OBS                  WMO=SXUS20-22
COASTAL_MARINE_FCST       APRO=CWF
COAST_GUARD_REPORTS       APRO=CGR
CODED_CITY_FCST           APRO=CCF
CODED_CLIMATE_REPORT      APRO=SCD
CONVECTIVE_OUTLOOK        WMO=ACUS0-3
DROPSONDE                 WMO=UZ
DROUGHT_PROG_DISC         APRO=PMD ASTN=DRO
EARTHQUAKE                APRO=EQR
ETA_OUTPUT                WMO=FOUS60-78 WSTN=KWNO
ETA_OUTPUT_EASTUS         WMO=FOUS60-64 WSTN=KWNO
ETA_OUTPUT_CENTUS         WMO=FOUS65-71 WSTN=KWNO
ETA_OUTPUT_WESTUS         WMO=FOUS72-73 WSTN=KWNO
ETA_OUTPUT_CANADA         WMO=FOUS74-76 WSTN=KWNO
ETA_GUIDANCE              WMO=FOUS44-49 WSTN=KWBC KWNO
NAM_OUTPUT                WMO=FOUS60-78 WSTN=KWNO
NAM_OUTPUT_EASTUS         WMO=FOUS60-64 WSTN=KWNO
NAM_OUTPUT_CENTUS         WMO=FOUS65-71 WSTN=KWNO
NAM_OUTPUT_WESTUS         WMO=FOUS72-73 WSTN=KWNO
NAM_OUTPUT_CANADA         WMO=FOUS74-76 WSTN=KWNO
NAM_GUIDANCE              WMO=FOUS44-49 WSTN=KWBC KWNO
EXTENDED_FCST_DISC        APRO=PMD ASTN=EPD
EXTENDED_FCST_PROD        APRO=EFP
EXTENDED_LOCAL_FCST       APRO=EOL
FIRE_DANGER_STATEMENT     APRO=RFD
FLASH_FLOOD_GUIDANCE      APRO=FFG
FLASH_FLOOD_STATEMENT     APRO=FFS
FLOOD_OUTLOOK             APRO=ESF
FLOOD_STATEMENT           APRO=FFS
FLOOD_WARNING             APRO=FLW
FLOOD_WATCH               APRO=FFA
FOUS14                    WMO=FOUS14
FREE_TEXT_MSGS            APRO=FTM
FRONT_ANAL                WMO=ASUS1 WSTN=KWBC
FRONT_ANALHR              WMO=ASUS2 WSTN=KWBC
FRONT_FCST                WMO=FSUS2 WSTN=KWBC
FRUIT_FROST               APRO=FRF
GFS_GUIDANCE              WMO=FOUS21-26 FOAK37-39 FOPA20 WSTN=KWBC KWNO
GREAT_LAKES_FCST          APRO=GLF
SIG_HAZARDOUS_WX          APRO=HWU
HAZARDOUS_WX              APRO=HWU
HEMISPHERIC_MAP_DISC      APRO=PMD ASTN=HMD
HIGH_SEAS_FCST            APRO=HSF
HOURLY_WX_ROUNDUP         APRO=SWR
HURRICANE_WARNING         WMO=WT WC
HYDROLOGIC_DATA           APRO=RR1 RR2 RR3 RR4 RR5 RR6 RR7 RR8 RR9
LAKE_ICE                  WMO=SV
LOCAL_FCST                APRO=LFP
LOCAL_STORM_REPORT        APRO=LSR
LOW_LEVEL_SOUNDING        APRO=LLS
MARINE_REPORT             APRO=OMR
MARINE_WX_STATEMENT       APRO=MWS
MINIMUM_TEMP_GUIDANCE     APRO=UAG
NATIONAL_FLOOD_SUMMARY    APRO=FLN
NEAR_SHORE_FCST           APRO=NSF
NGM_GUIDANCE              WMO=FOUS14
NGM_OUTPUT                WMO=FOUS80-90 WSTN=KWNO
NGM_OUTPUT_EASTUS         WMO=FOUE60-64 FOUE80 WSTN=KWNO KWNO
NGM_OUTPUT_CENTUS         WMO=FOUM65-71 FOUM81-82 WSTN=KWNO KWNO
NGM_OUTPUT_WESTUS         WMO=FOUW72-73 FOUW83 WSTN=KWNO KWNO
NGM_TRAJECTORY_FCST       WMO=FOUS50-57 WSTN=KWNO
NON_PRECIP_ADVISORY       APRO=NPW
NOWCAST                   APRO=NOW
OFF_SHORE_AIR_FCST        APRO=OFA
OFF_SHORE_MAR_FCST        APRO=OFF
PAN_AMERICAN_TEMPS        APRO=TPT
PIREP                     WMO=UA UB
PROGNOSTIC_DISCUSSION     APRO=PMD ASTN=EPD
QUANTITATIVE_PRECIP       APRO=QPF
RADAR                     WMO=SD
RADAR_OBS                 APRO=ROB
RADAR_NARRATIVE           APRO=RNS
RAIN_REPORTS              APRO=RRM
RAOB                      WMO=UD UE UF UG UH UI UJ UK UL UM UP UQ US
RECORD_WX_REPORT          APRO=RER
RECREATION_FCST           APRO=REC
REGIONAL_TEMP_SUMMARY     WMO=ABUS21-26 WSTN=KWBC
REGIONAL_TEMP_PREC        APRO=RTP
REGIONAL_WX_SUMMARY       APRO=RWS
RIVER                     WMO=SR RW RG
RIVER_FCST                APRO=RVM RVR
RIVER_STAGE               APRO=RVA
RIVER_VALLEY              APRO=RVF
ROAD_REPORT               APRO=STO
SAT_CLEAR_RAD             WMO=TR
SAT_INTERP_MSG            APRO=SIM
SAT_ORBIT                 WMO=TB
SAT_PRECIP_ESTIMATE       APRO=SPE
SAT_WINDS                 WMO=TW
SEA_ICE                   WMO=ST
SEISMIC                   WMO=SE
SEISMIC_ACTIVITY          APRO=SEI
SELECTED_CITIES_FCST      APRO=SCS
SEVERE_WX_TABLE           APRO=STA
SFC_HOURLY                WMO=SA SP
SHIP                      WMO=SM SN SI
SIGMET                    APRO=SIG
SPECIAL_WX_STATEMENT      APRO=SPS
STATE_FCST_PROD           APRO=SFP
STATE_FCST_DISC           APRO=SFD
STATE_MAX_MIN_TEMP        APRO=STP
STATE_WX_SUMMARY          APRO=SWS
STORM_SUMMARY             APRO=SCC
SEVERE_WX_STATEMENT       APRO=SVS
SEVERE_WX_OUTLOOK         APRO=SWO
SEVERE_WX_WATCH_DISC      WMO=WWUS9
SEVERE_WX_WATCH_OUTLINE   WMO=WOUS64
SEVERE_WX_WATCH_UPDATE    WMO=WWUS8
SYNOPTIC                  WMO=SM SN SI
THREATS_PROG_DISC         APRO=PMD ASTN=THR
TORNADO_WARNING           APRO=TOR
TSTORM_WARNING            APRO=SVR
TSUNAMI                   WMO=WE
TRAVELERS_FCST            APRO=TAV TVL
TROPICAL_WX_DISC          APRO=TWD
TROPICAL_WX_OUTLOOK       APRO=TWO
VOLCANO                   WMO=WV
WATCH                     WMO=WW
WATCH_CLEAR_MESSAGE       APRO=WCM
WATER_SUPPLY_OUTLOOK      APRO=ESS
WEEKLY_CROP_REPORT        APRO=WGR
WINDS_ALOFT_FCST          APRO=FD1 FD2 FD3 FD4 FD5 FD6 FD7 FD8 FD9
WINTER_WX_WATCH           APRO=WSW
ZONE_FCST                 APRO=ZFP
SEE: Done...EOF Encountered.

True, this is not documentation, but it, at least assigns a name that
conveys some meaning to some of the products.

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GAU-450454
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed