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Written by National Weather Service
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Friday, 19 June 2009 03:31 |
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Would you like to access critical hurricane advisories and marine forecasts on your cell phone? NHC offers the following information to those customers with basic HTML and/or Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) capable cellphones, PDAs, or other mobile devices: - Tropical Cyclone text advisories and selected graphics
- Aircraft reconnaissance messages
- TAFB marine text forecasts and discussions
- Satellite imagery courtesy of NOAA's Satellite Services Division
Two versions of NHC's mobile web pages are available: basic HTML and WAP. To view these mobile pages, you will need a cellphone or PDA equipped with a data plan from your wireless service provider. The basic HTML pages can be viewed in a regular web browser, but you can also simulate the NHC WAP pages if you are using the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Just install the free wmlbrowser Add-on. Mobile NHC home page in basic HTML: www.nhc.noaa.gov/mobile Mobile NHC home page in WAP (WML)* format: www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.wml
Other NWS Mobile Weather Links
weather.gov in basic HTML: mobile.weather.gov weather.gov in WAP (WML)* format: cell.weather.gov
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