University of Illinois Listserver for Marine Applications

Note:  The following provided information does not imply any  
endorsement by the National Weather Service as to function or 
suitability for your purpose or environment.  

These Lists provide an automated means to receive NWS hurricane 
forecast products via e-mail.  However, performance may vary and 
receipt cannot be guaranteed by either UIUC or the National Weather 
Service  

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) operates an 
e-mail Listserver of which two Lists, WX-ATLAN, and WX-TROPL are of 
special interest to mariners who do not have direct access to the 
World Wide Web but who are equipped with an e-mail system.  These 
Lists provide an automated means to receive hurricane information 
via e-mail.  Information on this system may be found at: 
http://www.lsoft.se/scripts/wl.exe?XH=LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU

Users should be aware of the costs for operating their particular 
e-mail system before attempting to use this List server, especially 
when using satellite communication systems.  Although the service is 
free, the user is responsible for any charges associated with the 
communication system(s) used by their e-mail system.  As this 
List server will send requested data on a continuous basis until 
service is successfully terminated, potential charges might be 
significant. 

As a general guide, National Weather Service hurricane products 
average 1 Kbyte each in length.  The tropical weather OUTLOOK is 
transmitted on a 6 hour cycle during the hurricane season. Other 
products are transmitted when active systems exist, on a 6 hour cycle 
(one series of products for each storm).  Products may be transmitted 
more often as the systems approach landfall, to make corrections, etc. 
The Lists may contain products in addition to those produced by the 
National Weather Service. 

This List server is not operated or maintained by the National Weather 
Service, please direct all questions to WX-ATLAN-request@LISTSERV.UIUC.EDU


National Weather Service hurricane products may also be found on 
the World Wide Web at links including:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/forecast.htm  


Below are an abbreviated set of instructions for the WX-ATLAN and 
WX-TROPL Lists on the UIUC List server.


****WX-ATLAN INFORMATION****

This list contains topical weather outlooks, hurricane position 
reports, etc. It is most active from June through December. 
Portions of the products on this list may be in abbreviated (coded) 
format. 

To subscribe to WX-ATLAN send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU 
and include the following message: 

sub wx-atlan YourFirstName YourLastName 

To signoff WX-ATLAN send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU and 
include the following message: 

signoff wx-atlan 

WX-ATLAN mailings are subdivided based on product category. There is 
presently no way to restrict mailings to a specific storm. By default, 
when you first subscribe, you will receive ONLY the brief outlook 
(OUTLOOK) 


      !  !  !     I M P O R T A N T     N O T E   !  !  !

   YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK WHEN YOU FIRST
   SUBSCRIBE TO WX-ATLAN.  THIS MEANS YOU WILL *NOT* RECEIVE ANY
   HURRICANE WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES UNLESS YOU CHANGE YOUR
   SUB-TOPIC PROFILE (SEE BELOW).

The available sub-topics are: 

ALL      = All sub-topics 
OUTLOOK  = Brief discussions concerning development trends [ABNT20] 
TROPDISC = Detailed discussions concerning development trends [AXNT20] 
FORECAST = Storm forecasts (wind and sea height estimates) [WTNT2x] 
ADVISORY = Storm status reports (movement, wind speeds, etc) [WTNT3x] 
STRMDISC = Discussion reports concerning a specific storm [WTNT4x] 
POSITION = Position reports [WTNT5x] 
UPDATE   = Storm updates (they often cites recon reports) [WTNT6x] 
STRIKE   = Strike probabilities (landfall probabilities) [WTNT7x] 
ALL      = All sub-topics 
RECON    = URNT12 FOS header Vortex messages 
SEAFCST  = High Seas Forecast [FZNT01]
SUMMARY  = Tropical Storm Summary Information
ESPANOL  = Spanish-language bulletins [WTCA4x] [ACCA62]
MARINE   = Products specifically of interest to maritime interests

To receive bulletins from just one specific product say the strike 
probabilities, send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU
with the following: 

SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: STRIKE 

You can also use combinations of the keywords for multiple products. 
For example: 

SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: STRIKE,POSITION,TROPDISC 

Notes: If you have previously specified a list of sub-topics and now 
you want to add or delete specific sub-topics, prefix them
with a (+) or (-) respectively. For example, to add ADVISORY and 
delete TROPDISC (while leaving any other sub-topics
alone) you would send the command: 

SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: +ADVISORY -TROPDISC 

You *must* already be subscribed to WX-ATLAN in order to use the 
sub-topic commands. 


You can also use the web interface to control your subscription 
once you are subscribed:

    http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=wx-atlan&A=1

Please address *ALL* questions concerning subscriptions to chris@siu.edu.

A Web Archive of WX-ATLAN may be found at: 
http://listserv.uiuc.edu/archives/wx-atlan.html


****WX-TROPL TROPICAL INFORMATION****

This list contains topical weather outlooks, hurricane position 
reports, etc. Portions of the products on this list may be in 
abbreviated (coded) format. This list includes some NAVY as well as
NWS products

NOTE: For Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico information see the WX-ATLAN list. 

To subscribe to WX-TROPL send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU and 
include the following message: 

sub wx-tropl YourFirstName YourLastName 

To signoff WX-TROPL send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU and include 
the following message: 

signoff wx-tropl 

WX-TROPL mailings are subdivided into geographic regions. By default, 
new subscribers will receive ALL bulletins. We have set up sub-topic 
areas for a number of geographically related regions: 

PACIFIC-EN = Pacific Ocean Eastern Northern region (90W to 140W) 
PACIFIC-NC = Pacific Ocean North Central region (140W to 180W) 
PACIFIC-NW = Pacific Ocean Northwest region (100E to 180E) 
PACIFIC-SW = Pacific Ocean Southwest (120E to 180E south of Equator) 
PACIFIC-SE = Pacific Ocean Southeast Region 
INDIAN-N = Indian Ocean (North) (100E to 40E north of Equator) 
INDIAN-S = Indian Ocean (South) (120E to 40E south of Equator) 

To receive bulletins from just one specific region, say the northwest 
Pacific Ocean, send e-mail to
LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU with the following: 

SET WX-TROPL TOPICS: PACIFIC-NW 

You can also use combinations of the keywords for multiple areas. 
For example: 

SET WX-TROPL TOPICS: PACIFIC-EN, PACIFIC-NW 

Notes: If you have previously specified a list of sub-topics and now 
you want to add or delete specific sub-topics, prefix them
with a (+) or (-) respectively. For example, to add PACIFIC-NW 
and delete INDIAN-N (while leaving any other sub-topics
alone) you would send the command: 

SET WX-TROPL TOPICS: +PACIFIC-NW -INDIAN-N 

You *must* already be subscribed to WX-TROPL in order to use the 
sub-topic commands. 

You can also use the web interface to control your subscription 
once you are subscribed:

    http://listserv.uiuc.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=wx-tropl&A=1

Please address *ALL* questions concerning subscriptions to chris@siu.edu.

A Web Archive of WX-TROPL may be found at: 
http://listserv.uiuc.edu/archives/wx-tropl.html

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If you wish to receive National Weather Service hurricane products 
via e-mail only upon individual request , the NWS FTPMAIL server 
may be more appropriate for your needs. 

**** IMPORTANT NOTICES ****



Effective January 08, 2008, the address of the FTPMAIL service changed 
from ftpmail@weather.noaa.gov to ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov.  
If you restrict incoming e-mail as a means of preventing spam, you must
configure your e-mail system to allow mail from ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov 

Read the help file carefully - 99% of errors using FTPMAIL are simple 
typo's, incorrect capitalization, failure to send in plain text format, 
leading or trailing spaces, or failure to set up any spam filters properly.  
 
These instructions are subject to revision....download frequently.
 
 
  
 



NWS FTPMAIL SERVER
National Weather Service radiofax charts broadcast by U.S. Coast Guard 
from Boston, New Orleans and Pt. Reyes, California are available via 
e-mail. Marine text products are also available. The FTPMAIL server is
intended to allow Internet access for mariners and other users who do not 
have direct access to the World Wide Web but who are equipped with an 
e-mail system. Turnaround is generally in under three hours, however, 
performance may vary widely and receipt cannot be guaranteed. To get 
started in using the NWS FTPMAIL service, follow these simple directions 
to obtain the FTPMAIL  "help" file (11 Kbytes). 
  
 Send an e-mail to: ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov
 Subject line:      Put anything you like
 Body:              help

or available at:  http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/ftpmail.txt


If you have access to the World Wide Web be certain to check out
the following webpages.  See these pages for further links.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov                   	NWS Homepage
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm	NWS Marine Page
cell.weather.gov                                Cellphone page
mobile.weather.gov                              Mobile Page


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Author: Timothy Rulon, Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch W/OS21  
        National Weather Service
	  Last Modified Sep 12, 2008
        Document URL: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/uiuclist.txt
                      ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/uiuclist.txt