Since I am not an expert at Python it is going to be difficult for me to describe what to do exactly. I think the easiest way would be to search your state and other states for active watches, warnings, or weather statements. Then change the following lines to match up with that state, county, event type:
change the URL of this line:
capurl = 'http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/tx.cap'
to match the state URL that has the event you want.
change the FIPS code of this line:
geocode = '048111'
to match the FIPS code of the event.
Lastly change the event type of this line:
event = 'Flood Warning'
to match the event type of the event.
To find all this stuff go to the CAPSURL and look at the XML. For example for the Texas one the first event I found was the following:
Code:
<cap:identifier>NOAA-NWS-ALERTS Texas 2005-05-22T21:37:59-04:00</cap:identifier>
<cap:sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</cap:sender>
<cap:sent>2005-05-22T21:37:59-04:00</cap:sent>
<cap:status>Actual</cap:status>
<cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType>
<cap:scope>Public</cap:scope>
-
<cap:note>
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Texas Issued by the National Weather Service
</cap:note>
<cap:references>
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/tx.html
</cap:references>
-
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Met</cap:category>
<cap:event>Short Term Forecast</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Unknown</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Unknown</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Unknown</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2005-05-23T00:49:00</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2005-05-23T03:00:00</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>
Short Term Forecast
</cap:headline>
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<cap:description>
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
750 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-230300-
750 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005
.NOW...
...REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... EXTENDING
FROM NEAR WOODWARD... TO ENID... TO JUST SOUTH OF PONCA CITY... WAS
BEING MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH CUMULUS CLOUDS CONTINUE TO BUBBLE UP NEAR THE
FRONT... THE PRESENCE OF A LAYER OF WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT
CONTINUES TO BE AN OBSTACLE FOR THUNDERSTORM FORMATION. HOWEVER...
IF ANY THUNDERSTORMS DO MANAGE TO FORM THIS EVENING... THEY COULD
QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE DUE TO THE VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE
REGION.
MEANWHILE... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS... WITH READINGS BY 10 PM RANGING FROM THE UPPER 70S IN
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TO THE MID 80S IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
$$
CJS
</cap:description>
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<cap:web>
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/tx.html#TXZ083.OUNNOWOUN.004900
</cap:web>
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<cap:area>
<cap:areaDesc>Hardeman (Texas)</cap:areaDesc>
<cap:geocode>048197</cap:geocode>
</cap:area>
</cap:info>
If I wanted to use this event as my test I would leave the CAPSURL at:
capurl = 'http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/tx.cap'
I would change the FIPS code to match the geocode listed in the CAPS info <cap:geocode>048197</cap:geocode>:
geocode = '048197'
Lastly change the event code to match what is listed in the CAPS info <cap:event>Short Term Forecast</cap:event>
event = 'Short Term Forecast'
I know the above isn't the clearest explanation but hopefully it helps.
- John
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