Parse RSS Feeds from NHC

RSS URLs from NOAA

# Atlantic Wallets
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at1.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at2.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at3.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at4.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_at5.xml
# Eastern Pacific Wallets
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_ep1.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_ep2.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_ep3.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_ep4.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_ep5.xml
# Central Pacific Wallets
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_cp1.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_cp2.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_cp3.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_cp4.xml
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_cp5.xml

1. Download RSS

   wget -O <date_string>-<filename> <url>/<filename.xml>

2. Parse looking for link to Forecast Discussion

   result=`grep -A 3 Discussion *.xml | grep link`

3. Retrieve Discussion

   wget -O <filename> <url>

4. Parse for Track and Strength Data

   html2text <filename> | grep -A 7 "INIT"

5. Format file as needed for track data
6. Generate tracking map and email-post to hurricanes.jayscafe.net (combine multiple storms into one post?)

• Need to find a resource for South Pacific, North and South Indian Oceans.