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N3FJP's WX Warning Program 1.4

Summary:

It is neat how one thing leads to another. Since WXSpots went on line, watching the reports come in, I got to wondering about where we should be seeing activity, assuming there were WXSpots users on line to report it . (If you haven't already downloaded the WXSpots software, please go to the home page and do that now!)

That unanswered question led to the development of N3FJP's WX Warning Program. This software is designed to download and parse weather data published by the NWS. The weather data is displayed based on criteria that you can select.

The data feed is described as experimental, as is this program's ability to properly interpret the data. Data is published by NWS approximately once every two minutes, and this program parses that data once per minute, so there can be a several minute delay before alerts are received. For these reasons, alerts received by this software should NOT be considered "real time" information.

Audio alerts are provided - my wife's voice will tell you the location and nature of each report.

Please click here to download the installation package:

If you already have version 1.2 or later of WXWarn installed, please close the WXWarn software and then save the updated .exe file in c:\Program Files\WXWarning when you click this link:

Download the Executable File for Version 1.4

If you are new to WXWarn (or if you had a version prior to 1.2 installed), you'll need to do a full install. Make sure you uninstall the old version first.

To download the full installation package, please click this link:

Download N3FJP's WX Warning Program 1.4 Now

WXWarn Revision History:

August 8, 2009: (Version 1.4)

- NWS changed the national data feed and they are no longer including the state identification. I'm now parsing the state from the URL and keeping my fingers crossed they don't change their URL naming convention.

July 6, 2009: (Version 1.3)

- Parse code rewritten to access the new NWS data feed (existing feed being phased out in 2009)

- Integration of WXSpots and WXWarn! They each work independently as always, but WXWarn will feed WXSpots data so all the information is easily viewed on one form!

- Tropical weather outlook, tropical discussion and Msesoscale Discussions are checked every 5 minutes for the latest updates!

- Click the list item to go directly to the website forecast!

Your donations to help support the server costs and the ongoing development
of both WXSpots and WXWarn are gratefully accepted!

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Scott & Kimberly Davis
N3FJP & KA3SEQ - www.n3fjp.com