spcget/README.md

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spcget

A small bash utility to get the latest NOAA SPC forecast maps

All maps are taken from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. The maps only include the contiguous United States.

Installation

  • Copy to your $PATH
  • chmod +x /path/to/spcget

Usage

spcget <product>

Products

  • help: shows more detailed info about each product
  • fire, fire2, fire3: Fire Weather forecasts
  • msd: Mesoscale Discussions: Overview of current active storms. Use spcget msd <map number> for a detailed map of one area.
  • msdlist: Lists the numbers for active MSD maps issued currently. Use spcget msdlist today to see all issued MSDs for today, including expired ones. Use spcget msdlist 20200101 to see MSDs from 2020-01-01
  • tstm, tstm2, tstm3, tstm4, tstmnow: Severe Thunderstorm forecasts
  • watch: NOAA's current severe thunderstorm and tornado watches
  • warnings: current National Weather Service advisories, watches and warnings