Hurricane Watch Net YahooGroup 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. The Amateur Radio "HAM" Hurricane Watch Net manages two YahooGroup Lists, HWN, and hwn_epac which 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 NWS hurricane forecast products via e-mail. However, performance may vary and receipt cannot be guaranteed by either the Hurricane Watch Net, Yahoo, or the National Weather Service. Information on this system may be found at: http://www.hwn.org/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HWN and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hwn_epac Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to terms disclosed on the following page: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Users should be aware of the costs for operating their particular e-mail system before attempting to use this Listserver, especially when using satellite communication systems. Although the service is currently free, the user is responsible for any charges associated with the communication system(s) used by their e-mail system. As this Listserver 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. Due to a system limitation, duplicate e-mails are likely. This Listserver is not operated or maintained by the National Weather Service, please direct all questions to HWN-owner@yahoogroups.com 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 Hurricane Watch Net YahooGroup Listserver. ****HWN/hwn_epac YahooGroup**** These lists contain tropical weather outlooks and tropical cyclone advisories. They are most active from June through December. To subscribe/unsubscribe to HWN and hwn_epac via the web go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HWN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hwn_epac To subscribe to HWN and hwn_epac via e-mail send an empty e-mail to: HWN-subscribe@yahoogroups.com hwn_epac-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe to HWN and hwn_epac via e-mail send an empty e-mail to: HWN-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com hwn_epac-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ******************************************************************** 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 one hour, 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 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/hwnlist.txt ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/fax/hwnlist.txt