# NOAA API

> 5 public methods for NOAA (noaa.gov), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/noaa.gov

## Methods

### [List active storms](https://fous.com/methods/nhc.noaa.gov/list-active-storms.md)

`nhc.noaa.gov/list_active_storms`, read. Lists active tropical cyclones in the selected basin, strongest first, with current conditions, advisory and forecast cone.

Returns: name, type, category, basin, location, coordinates, winds, movement, pressure, advisory and cone URLs

### [Get aurora forecast](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/get-aurora-forecast.md)

`swpc.noaa.gov/get_aurora_forecast`, read. Gets the 30-minute chance of aurora overhead near a place, current geomagnetic activity, and the three-day Kp outlook. Visibility also depends on darkness and local conditions; tonight uses approximate local solar hours 18:00-06:00.

Returns: aurora chance and verdict, current Kp, storm level, highest Kp tonight, three-day Kp forecast

### [List space weather alerts](https://fous.com/methods/swpc.noaa.gov/list-space-weather-alerts.md)

`swpc.noaa.gov/list_space_weather_alerts`, read. Lists NOAA space weather alerts, warnings, watches and summaries issued in the last 1 to 7 days, newest first, with validity times and NOAA scale levels when the message gives them.

Returns: kind, title, issue time, validity window, NOAA scale level, message text, product code, serial number

### [Get tide times](https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-tide-times.md)

`tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_tide_times`, read. Finds the nearest NOAA tide prediction station to a US coastal place (within 30 miles) and returns its high and low tide times in local time with predicted heights above MLLW.

Returns: station name and ID, distance, high and low tide times with heights, and page links

### [Get water level](https://fous.com/methods/tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get-water-level.md)

`tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_water_level`, read. Gets the latest NOAA coastal water level, the matching tide prediction, the direction of change, and water temperature for the station nearest a US coastal place (within 50 miles).

Returns: station, distance, observation time, observed and predicted water level, difference, direction, water temperature