Periods of Snow in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes
Moderate to heavy lake-effect snow will develop over the eastern U.P. of Michigan and downwind from Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow will develop over parts of the Northern Rockies/Northern High Plains into Wednesday.
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- Fabricated HRIT satellite terminals built with
components and parts available on the open market.
(Internet search "build goes-r receiver" for
additional published information).
2. EMWIN FTP File Server:
PC/workstation/mobile device with public Internet
access
Software
1. Satellite broadcast:
- Commercial HRIT satellite terminals are generally equipped with all the required software.
Consult vendor for additional information.
- Fabricated HRIT satellite terminals will require users to identify and acquire the necessary
software. Information is available by searching the public Internet. Government information on
'demonstration software' developed for HRIT/EMWIN is available here: https://www.goes-r.gov/users/hrit-links.html
2. EMWIN FTP File Server:
Web browsers, commercial applications or scripting software programs (e.g., Perl) may be
used to access and download products.
EMWIN disseminates national and international weather and water alerts and warnings, and US
non-weather emergency message alerts. Refer to the EMWIN_Text_Product Catalog for a listing of product category codes (ref: US AWIPS Category Codes (NNN) ) and WMO product header included on the broadcast.
Users may interface their EMWIN receiving systems with separate commercial or user-developed applications and devices to address their specific special needs.