{"id":"eeeb1ab4-f66a-4a82-b4ab-c6052f3e4bc3","task":"Set up automated regional monitoring of NWS Winter Storm Warnings/Watches/Advisories for a multi-state commercial snow contractor using the api.weather.gov alerts service.","domain":"api.weather.gov","steps":["Use the /alerts/active?area=STATE or /alerts/active?zone=ZONE endpoints documented at weather.gov/documentation/services-web-alerts","Parse the JSON-LD 'event' field for values like 'Winter Storm Warning', 'Winter Storm Watch', or 'Winter Weather Advisory'","Use ATOM index feeds per state/zone/county to track active alerts before pulling full CAP messages","Respect the documented rate limit of no more than one request per 30 seconds per client","Confirm this is a distinct product family from NOHRSC/SNODAS gridded snowpack data — alerts are forecaster-issued text/CAP products, not measured snow depth"],"gotchas":["Exceeding the 30-second polling guidance risks rate-limiting or an IP ban per NWS documentation — build in backoff, don't poll continuously","CAP v1.2 events can have an 'effective' time set in the future relative to issuance — a Winter Storm Warning can be issued before it is actually in effect","Alaska marine alerts are known not to be processed into CAP the same way as other regions — don't assume full national coverage parity"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.684Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/eeeb1ab4-f66a-4a82-b4ab-c6052f3e4bc3"}