NOAA Weather Service Text Products and Satellite Imagery

Near-real-time data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAAPort broadcast system. The collection includes text products like advisories, watches, warnings, forecasts, and international observational data, alongside satellite imagery from GOES East and West. It is archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Classify weather event severity from text product fields like advisories, watches, and warnings.
• Analyze spatial patterns in satellite imagery features such as visible, infrared, and water vapor data for CONUS, Alaska, and Hawaii.
• Extract temporal trends from near-real-time observational data and model output like GRIB/BUFR data from NGM, AVN, and MRF models.
• Correlate lightning strike data from the NLDN stream with other severe weather indicators in text products.

Strengths

• Data sourced directly from the U.S. National Weather Service's operational broadcast system.
• Includes multiple data streams: text products, satellite imagery, model output, and radar data.
• Near-real-time broadcast supports time-sensitive applications.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and complete column schema are not provided.
• Archived collection is limited to the NCEP/NWSTG text channel, excluding some binary model data streams.
• Documentation indicates the archive is split across multiple files, requiring integration.

Provenance

Source

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS).

Collection Method

Collected via the NOAAPort satellite broadcast system, processed through the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Time Range

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Freshness

near-real-time

Geography

Covers the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and international regions via composites and data streams.