AC-EMWIN Email and Paging - STANDARD PACKAGES AVAILABLE

AC-EMWIN FREE Weather Bulletins To Your Email, Cell, or Pager!

Standard Packages Available

With the AC-EMWIN system, we can send free NWS weather products to your e-mail account or text pager...free of advertisements.

Please note that the more bulletins that you subscribe to, the "busier" things will seem to become when things start to happen and it could become annoying. So choose wisely. If that happens, you can always ask us to turn some packages off at any time. For some examples, ZFPs are issued multiple times daily. NOWs are issued whenever storms are present in the area, perhaps multiple times. And we PROMISE you, when major storms - especially hurricanes - pass through the area, your pager will be going off non-stop. So we recommend choosing only those bulletins you MOST want, and EXPERIMENT with the rest for a little while. We have no problem with adjusting your packages, and we expect experimentation; so don't feel guilty about bothering us. We're providing all of this as a public service, and we're aware that you're not going to know how this stuff works UNTIL you play. ...Just as long as YOU realize, that if you're subscribed to a lot, it could get annoying for a while until you get with us to change things.

EMAIL PACKAGES
- Watches & Warnings Package (SVR, TOR) -
  Tornado and severe thunderstorm watches and warnings. This is the most common package.
- Special Weather Statements (SPS) -
- Severe Weather Statements (SVS) -
- Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO) -
  Outlook for the day's expected severe weather potential. Includes spotter activation notification, and Day-One statement.
- Zone Forecast Package (ZFP) -
  The forecast for today and the upcoming week.
- Short Term Forecast (aka NOWCast) -
  Issued whenever storms are present in the area, severe or not. Describes the current situation in a few sentences - location of storm, direction of travel, nearby cities, etc.
- Civil Emergency Bulletins -
  Civil emergencies don't often happen in our area, but this will allow you to receive those bulletins should any be issued. The CAVEAT is this: NWS-JAX hasn't been a fan of using these specific bulletins and often prefer to handle them in other pre-existing bulletin headers not specifically designed for them. Alachua Co. Office of Emergency Mgmt hasn't coordinated with NWS-JAX on using them, either. So unfortunately, it's pot luck as to whether or not these will actually work. This is not our fault, but the combined fault of NWS-JAX and ACOEM for not coordinating on the use of these bulletins, even though provided for by the NWS and FDEM, and have been around for 6 years or so, now. But WE'RE ready anyway, once these guys decide to get with it.
PAGING PACKAGES^*:
- Watches & Warnings Package (SVR, TOR) -
  Tornado and severe thunderstorm watches and warnings.
- Special Weather Statements (SPS) -
- Severe Weather Statements (SVS) -
- Day-One Severe Weather Outlook (HWO - DAY-ONE Forecast) -
  This is a line or two of text swiped from the Hazardous Weather Outlook describing the day's expected severe weather situation. It can be issued multiple times a day - or as many times as the HWO itself is issued.
- Spotter Activation Advisory Notice (HWO - Spotter Activation Notice) -
  This is a single line of text swiped from the Hazardous Weather Outlook describing the expected or current spotter activation situation. It can be issued multiple times a day - or as many times as the HWO itself is issued.
- Zone Forecast Package (ZFP - Today) -
  For paging, this would be the forecast paragraph dealing specifically with your county, and only that portion dealing with TODAY'S forecast. This bulletin is issued a number of times, each day, as the bulletin's forecasts are updated.
- Short Term Forecast (aka NOWCast) -
  This bulletin is issued only when storms are present in the area, whether severe or not. They simply describe the current situation in a few sentences - location of storm, direction of travel, nearby cities, etc.
- Civil Emergency Bulletins -
  Civil emergencies don't often happen in our area, but this will allow you to receive those bulletins should any be issued. The CAVEAT is this: NWS-JAX hasn't been a fan of using these specific bulletins and often prefer to handle them in other pre-existing bulletin headers not specifically designed for them. Alachua Co. Office of Emergency Mgmt hasn't coordinated with NWS-JAX on using them, either. So unfortunately, it's pot luck as to whether or not these will actually work. This is not our fault, but the combined fault of NWS-JAX and ACOEM for not coordinating on the use of these bulletins, even though provided for by the NWS and FDEM, and have been around for 6 years or so, now. But WE'RE ready anyway, once these guys decide to get with it.

* Paging packages will be sent with parsing and abbreviated text by default so as to use up the least amount of message space possible.

Page Created: September 10, 2009.
Last Updated: September 10, 2009.