WELCOME TO WX-ATLAN

This mailing list contains topical weather outlooks, hurricane position reports, etc. It is most active from June through December. Portions of the products on this list may be in abbreviated (coded) format.

To subscribe to WX-ATLAN send e-mail to LISTSERV@PO.UIUC.EDU and include the following message:

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WX-ATLAN mailings are subdivided based on product category. There is presently no way to restrict mailings to a specific storm. By default, when you first subscribe, you will receive ONLY the brief outlook (OUTLOOK) The available sub-topics are:

1. ALL = TO RECEIVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SUB-TOPICS
2. OUTLOOK = Brief discussions concerning development trends [ABNT20]
3. TROPDISC = Detailed discussions concerning development trends [AXNT20]
4. FORECAST = Storm forecasts (wind and sea height estimates) [WTNT2x]
5. ADVISORY = Storm status reports (movement, wind speeds, etc) [WTNT3x]
6. STRMDISC = Discussion reports concerning a specific storm [WTNT4x]
7. POSITION = Position reports [WTNT5x]
8. UPDATE = Storm updates (they often cites recon reports) [WTNT6x]
9. STRIKE = Strike probabilities (landfall probabilities) [WTNT7x]
10. RECON = Reconnaissance data products [URNT1x]

To receive bulletins from just one specific product, say the strike probabilities, send e-mail to LISTSERV@UIUC.EDU with the following: SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: STRIKE You can also use combinations of the keywords for multiple products. For example: SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: STRIKE,POSITION,TROPDISC Notes: If you have previously specified a list of sub-topics and now you want to add or delete specific sub-topics, prefix them with a (+) or (-) respectively. For example, to add ADVISORY and delete TROPDISC (while leaving any other sub-topics alone) you you would send the command: SET WX-ATLAN TOPICS: +ADVISORY -TROPDISC

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