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Meanings of the IPAWS event codes available when sending an IPAWS notification.

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The following table was adapted from the IPAWS-OPEN v3.08 Web-Service Interface Design Guidance documentation.

IPAWS Event Codes
CodeDescriptionCAP ExchangeCore IPAWS-ProfileNWEMEAS & PUBLICWEA/CMAS
ADRAdministrative Message/Follow up StatementYYYYN
AVAAvalanche WatchYYYYN
AVWAvalanche WarningYYYYY
BLULaw Enforcement Blue AlertYYYYY
BZWBlizzard WarningYYNYY
CAEChild Abduction EmergencyYYYYY
CDWCivil Danger WarningYYYYY
CEMCivil Emergency MessageYYYYY
CFWCoastal Flood WarningYYNYY
DMOPractice/Demo WarningYYYYY
DSWDust Storm WarningYYNYY
EANPresidential AlertYYNYY
EQWEarthquake WarningYYYYY
EVIEvacuation ImmediateYYYYY
EWWExtreme Wind WarningYYNYY
FFAFlash Flood WatchYYNYN
FFSFlash Flood StatementYYNYY
FFWFlash Flood WarningYYNYY
FLAFlood WatchYYNYN
FLWFlood WarningYYNYY
FRWFire WarningYYYYY
HMWHazardous Materials WarningYYYYY
HUAHurricane WatchYYNYN
HUWHurricane WarningYYNYY
HWWHigh Wind WarningYYNYY
LEWLaw Enforcement WarningYYYYY
LAELocal Area EmergencyYYYYY
MEPMissing and Endangered PersonsYYYYY
NICNational Information CenterYYYYY
NMNNetwork Message NotificationYYYYY
NPTNational Periodic TestYYYYN
NUWNuclear Power Plant WarningYYYYY
NWSNational Weather ServiceYYNYN
RHWRadiological Hazard WarningYYYYY
RMTRequired Monthly TestYYNYY
RWTRequired Weekly TestYYNYY
SPSSpecial Weather StatementYYNYN
SSWStorm Surge WarningYYNYY
SSAStorm Surge WatchYYNYN
SPWShelter in Place WarningYYYYY
SVRSevere Thunderstorm WarningYYNYY
SVSSevere Weather StatementYYNYY
SMWSpecial Marine WarningYYNYY
TOATornado WatchYYYYN
TOE911 Telephone Outage EmergencyYYYYY
TORTornado WarningYYNYY
TRATropical Storm WatchYYNYN
TRWTropical Storm WarningYYNYY
TSWTsunami WarningYYNYY
VOWVolcano WarningYYYYY
WSWWinter Storm WarningYYNYY
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