Request types#

A request is a forecast type and a place, a few words in any order, upper or lower case, except that airport codes like PADQ must be capitals. For example:

ecmwf wind uganikbay: the ECMWF model’s wind forecast for the named location Uganik Bay.
marinezone pkz738: the NOAA marine forecast for Shelikof Strait.
taf PADQ: the Kodiak airport TAF.
uganikbay: a text with a place but no forecast type gets the NOAA point forecast there.

Text	Reply	More
`noaapoint` and a place	NOAA point forecast for the next week, shortened. Over water it’s a marine forecast.	NOAA forecasts
`marinezone` and a zone, like `pkz738`	NOAA coastal marine zone forecast	NOAA forecasts
`taf` and an airport, like `PADQ`	Terminal aerodrome forecast	NOAA forecasts
`metar` and an airport	Latest airport observation	NOAA forecasts
`best` and a place	Forecast every 3 hours for 2 days from the best weather model for the place, anywhere in the world	Model forecasts
`ecmwf`, `aifs`, `gfs`, `icon`, `gem` or `nam` and a place	The same from the model you choose	Model forecasts
`models`	The model forecast key	Model forecasts
`units`	The units your number gets for model forecasts. `units kmh C` changes them.	Units
`adfg kodiak salmon`, `adfg kodiak herring`	Latest ADF&G fisheries announcement	Fisheries announcements
`save` a name and a place	Names a place for everyone to use	Locations
`info` or `more help`	A short summary of requests
`about`	Contact details and disclaimer
`HELP`	The service’s help message
`STOP`	Stops all texts from SMSWeather. `START` turns them back on.

Add limit and a number, like limit2, to any request to get at most that many texts back. See Replies and texts.

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