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Weather Text Product Controls
Overview

The Weather Text Product Control is used to display weather text products (forecasts, warnings, watches, etc.) produced by the National Weather Service and other international meteorological agencies. The Weather Text Product Display is accessed through the Main Display window via Tools->Text Data->Weather Text Products(from server). The user interface consists of three tabs, Products, Display, and Locations.

The Products tab selects and displays the text products. When a product is selected, the available stations are plotted in the Main Display window. One or more stations can be selected by clicking on the station in the Main Display window (or Ctrl+click for multiple stations). When a station is selected, the text product for that station is displayed in the Weather Text Product Display:

Image 1: Weather Text Product Display in the Text View
Image 1: Weather Text Product Display in the Text View

By default, the text product is displayed as raw text. Click on the HTML tab at the bottom of the display window to view the product in HTML.

Image 2: Area Forecast Discussion in the HTML View
Image 2: Weather Text Product Display in the HTML View

By default, the most recent text product is displayed. Previous versions of the products can be displayed by selecting a time range from the Time Covered drop-down list. Use the Time Animation Widget to loop through multiple products. The time animation will be synced with any other data in the Main Display window.

The Display tab controls the display of the station locations in the Main Display window:

Image 3: Display Tab of the Weather Text Product Display Window
Image 3: Display Tab of the Weather Text Product Display Window

Properties

The Locations tab lists information about the selected location and shows lists of all the locations and the locations currently visible in the Main Display window:

Image 4: Displayed Locations Tab in the Locations Tab of the Weather Text Product Display Window
Image 4: Displayed Locations Tab in the Locations Tab of the Weather Text Product Display Window
Properties
Menus

Many of the menu items seen utilizing this display are standard options that can be found in the Menus section of the Layer Controls page. However, there are some options that are unique to this display.

The Edit menu has these unique options:

The View menu has these unique options:


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