IEM NWS Text Product Finder
Update 15 May 2019: If you specify a three character PIL, you will get any PIL matches that start with those three characters. You can optionally specify a WMO Header (TTAAII) to reduce PIL ambiguity.
Update 19 Jan 2012: Added the ability to limit a AFOS PIL by the issuing
center ID (4 character). For example, the AFOS pil RWRTX is issued by a
number of centers in Texas. To only get RWRTX from Fort Worth, enter KFWD
for the center.
If you don't like this app, here is the old one.
This application provides a nice interface into viewing National Weather Service issued text products. Once you select a product, a cookie is set on your computer so that when you visit this page the next time, the same products will appear!
Using our local UNIDATA IDD data feed, a simple script archives recent NWS text products into a database. The above form allows you to query this database for recent products. You must know the AFOS PIL / AWIPS ID in order to get the products you want.
PIL Description Product ID for Des Moines ECMxxx ECMWF Guidance M ECMDSM ECSxxx ECMWF Guidance S ECSDSM ECXxxx ECMWF Guidance X ECXDSM MAVxxx GFS MOS Guidance MAVDSM METxxx NAM MOS Guidance METDSM MEXxxx GFSX MOS Guidance MEXDSM NBExxx National Blend E NBEDSM NBHxxx National Blend H NBHDSM NBPxxx National Blend P NBPDSM NBSxxx National Blend S NBSDSM NBXxxx National Blend X NBXDSM And model output FRHxx Eta Output FRH68 FRHTxx NGM Output FRHT68Other Favorites:
REPNT2 NHC Vortex Message PMDHMD Model Diagnostic Discussion PMDSPD Short Range Prognostic Discussion PMDEPD Extended Forecast Discussion SWOMCD SPC Mesoscale Discussion SWODY1 SPC Day 1 SWODY2 SPC Day 2 AFDDMX Des Moines WFO Area Forecast Discussion SELX Convective Watch where "X" is a number between 0-9
The archive maintains products from at least the most recent 7 days. A daily scrubber runs at 3:30 AM each day to reindex the products and delete old products, so the query interface is off-line at that time. This interruption should only last 10 minutes.
Please do not depend on this page for operational decision making, errors can and do occur with data processing, data reception and any other error possible with Internet communications. All products should be used for educational purposes only.