Abstract
GIS Weather Data from NWS—2008
Track: Atmosphere, Climate, and Weather
Author(s): Ira Graffman
During the hurricane season of 2008, NOAA's (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration) National Weather Service (NWS) ran a semi-operational ArcIMS site called EMHURR. This site was designed to provide Emergency Managers a means for accessing real time weather data
both prior to and after the land fall of a tropical storm or hurricane. The system served out Tropical Storm/Hurricane information as GIS ready data
(image, feature, WMS services, shapefile download). Weather
warning polygons, satellite, and radar imagery were also available.
Refinement of the services and the implementation of RIDGE II, the next
generation of GIS ready radar imagery are planned for 2009.
Ira Graffman
NOAA/NWS
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring , Maryland 20904
United States
Phone: 301 713 0763
E-mail: ira.graffman@noaa.gov