NOAAPORT Data Characteristics

NOAAPORT products have the following characteristics:

• Every product has a WMO header .
• Every product is transmitted in one of several code forms or formats depending on data type as identified in the header.
• The products appear on one of four NOAAPORT logical channels.
• Although many products appear regularly, there is no product schedule. NOAAPORT is a data-driven system, not a time-driven system.
• The products available are determined by current weather patterns and available data and are subject to change: NESDIS Satellite Products; NWSTG Text, Redbook Graphics and GRIB Products.