This the default view of the “Advisories” (AdvisoryContainer) child of a WeatherReport’s “Current” (CurrentConditions) component—double-click the AdvisoryContainer to see it. Use this view to review current weather advisories (if any) for this weather provider.
Like other managers, the Advisory Manager is a table view listing active child Advisory components (Figure 37). The manager’s table has the following available data columns:
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Advisory
Name for the Advisory, typically the advisory type (Flood Watch, Blizzard Warning, and so on).
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State
Enumerated value derived from the “weather summary” text, which include descriptors for hazardous conditions.
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Urgency
The provider-assigned urgency for each advisory, which may be “Immediate”, “Expected”, “Future” or less likely “Past” or “Unknown”.
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Severity
The provider-assigned severity for each advisory, which may be “Extreme”, “Severe”, “Moderate”, “Minor” or “Unknown”.
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Certainty
The provider-assigned certainty for each advisory, which may be “Observed”, “Likely”, “Possible”, “Unlikely” or “Unknown”.
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Effective
Date/timestamp of when the weather provider issued this advisory.
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Expires
Date/timestamp of when the this advisory is expected to expire, at which time this Advisory component is dynamically removed from the station.
Double-click any advisory row to see a popup dialog showing details for that advisory (Figure 38).
Advisory details include a text description and instructions, plus the “Last Update” time for the advisory.