Hi Ryan,
On Tue, Sep 1, 2026 at 6:09 PM Ryan Hickman <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We've known this for a while, that sometime around that date the Ratheon
>> contract ends and likely so would NOAAPort. This is more of a reminder
>> than anything else, but certainly a stark reminder that time is running out.
>
>
> I think this official status is important, and should be discussed without
> dismissal as "we've known," because it is very likely that some downstream
> NOAAPort consumers don't actually know.
>
That is very true, and thank you for that reminder.
> After that, turns out someone made a python package to parse that feed in
>> real-time:
>> https://github.com/bradsjm/nwws-oi-receiver
>>
>
> An archived repository at that. NWWS-OI via fiber has always been slower
> and more disorganized than NOAAPort could ever be. That said, it currently
> has the alerts until the NWS alerts actually start reaching WIS2 like our
> EU counterparts.
>
It's far from perfect, but it does work. I haven't heard much on WIS2 in
the US in a while, but I have no idea when there will be usable data on
those feeds or what paradigm they will adopt. These days I'm all about
options though.
I've started a test to determine latency deltas, missing products (+
> additional products), and what a "NOAAPort" LDM feed might look like coming
> from fiber. I'll have more information tomorrow after enough log data has
> been collected and processed.
>
I'm very interested to see your results!
Best,
-Mike