Applications & Services

Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) Applications:

Alerts
Web interface that displays NWS watches, warnings, advisories, and similar products

API Web Service
Developer access to critical forecasts, alerts, and observations

AWSPush
Facilitates the transfer of data from the Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) on-premises data center to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure

CAP Handler
Receives and transmits Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) messages

CMS
The NWS web Content Management System

CONDUIT
LDM model feed to the university community

EMWIN
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network

Forecast.weather.gov

Forecast.weather.gov

FTPPRD
NCEP FTP server for users to access model data via FTP or HTTPS

GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

HF_Fax
Marine Radiofax Charts

IRIS
A suite of applications that assist NWS personnel with providing IDSS

iNWS
Text message and email weather alerts for NWS partners

iSatSS
Converts data from the GOES-R satellite series into formats compatible with NWS software systems

MADIS
Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System observations

MAG
NCEP model analyses and guidance imagery

MRMS
Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) data

NGITWS
Oversees the ingestion and dissemination of data

NOMADS
Access NCEP model guidance via grib filter, https download, or openDAP

NWWS-OI
NOAA Weather Wire Service

OWP
Post-processing operations of the Office of Water Prediction (OWP)

Ra4-gifs
WMO Region 4 related weather information in BUFR, GRIB, and alpha-numeric text

Radar.weather.gov
Enhanced radar imagery on an interactive display or standard images for low bandwidth users

SPADES
Processes Level 1 space weather remote sensing data from GOES-R satellite series into Level 2 products

Spot Forecast
NWS core partner incident and decision support request portal

TGFTP
NWSTG FTP server for users to access products and observational data via FTP or HTTPS

NWS Telecommunications Gateway (NWSTG) Applications:

EDIS
NWS Email Data Input System

FTPMail
Gateway FTPmail service for obtaining observations, facisimile charts, and other forecast products

FTPPush
Outbound FTP to NWS partners without dedicated sockets

FTPS-In
Allows trusted partners to upload data to NWS via FTPS

FTPS-Out
Allows trusted partners to download data from NWS via FTPS

NWSTG LDM
The central NWSTG switching system to distribute bulletins and data products to partners

Radar2
Ingests, processes, and disseminates Radar Level II Data

Radar3
Ingests, processes, and disseminates Radar Level III Data

Sockets
Dedicated constant stream of dataflow to/from core customers

Cloud Applications:

GIS
NWS GIS web services

HydroVIS
Hydrologic Visualization and Inundation Services

NWPS
National Water Prediction Service

Air Quality
National and local ozone, smoke, and dust forecasts

DAT
Damage Assessment Tookit

Digital.weather.gov
An interactive display of the National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD). Legacy display also available.

Map Viewer
GIS Map Viewer

GISC Washington
U.S. contribution to WMO Global Information System Center

GISC Washington

NWSChat 2.0
Instant messaging used for communcation between NWS personnel and NWS partners

Page last modified: 29 March 2025.