Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site timeb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!timeinc!timeb!dwight From: dwight@timeb.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Online weather service info Message-ID: <35@timeb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 08:43:57 EST Article-I.D.: timeb.35 Posted: Wed Nov 28 08:43:57 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 03:56:28 EST References: <294@sdchema.UUCP> Organization: Time, Inc. - New York Lines: 37 > > At one time, the NWS offered a dial up service to provide weather > information for pilots. Does this service still exist? Who > would you contact for it and what does it cost? > > There seems to be a service that is accessed over Tymnet with 'WSI' > that looks useful, is this the same thing and has anyone used it? > > > Thanks, > > Bret Marquis > (ihnp4, sdcsvax)!bang!bam > -- > Bang World Communication Center - San Diego. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Regarding dialup (computer/modem-accessible) weather information, you should know that Compuserve offers a very good aviation weather service (full of disclaimers, of course), including aging information, PIREPS, NOTAMS, and SIGMETS. Compuserve can be accessed from most Canadian and American cities through a local number at a cost of about $12 during primt time and about $6 during evening and early morning hours (300 baud--1200 baud access is about 100% more--and this is an hourly cost). I think there may be surcharges for the weather information, and Compuserve also offers flight planning online, and is rumored to be preparing to soon offer flight plan filing online to the FAA. -- --Dwight Ernest KA2CNN \ Usenet:...vax135!timeinc!dwight Time Inc. Editorial Technology Group, New York City Voice: (212) 554-5061 \ Compuserve: 70210,523 \ EIES: 1228 Telemail: DERNEST/TIMECOMDIV/TIMEINC \ MCI: DERNEST "The opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Time Incorporated, its management, or stockholders." [Unix is a trademark of AT&T Information Systems] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------