AlertLocationType

The structure AlertLocationType represents information about a location affected by weather warning or watch.

The following table documents the generic elements of AlertLocationType.

Element	Attribute	Data type	Description
content		String	Location code (zone code, county code, province code)[^1].
	latitude	Double	Latitude of location polygon centroid in degrees in WGS 84 format.
	longitude	Double	Longitude of location polygon centroid in degrees in WGS 84 format.
	name	String	Location name.
	country	String	2-letters ISO country code.
	countryName	String	Full country name.
	state	String	2-letters US-state abbreviation.
	stateName	String	Full state name.
	province	String	2-letters province code. Canada only.
	provinceName	String	Full province name.

[^1]The shape file information for zones, counties and provinces can be found here:
National Weather Service GIS - AWIPS Shapefile Database.

Shape files available for download from National Weather Service:

US counties: AWIPS Counties.
US zones: Public Forecast Zones.
Coastal, Offshore and High Seas Marine Zones: Coastal and Marine Zones.
Provinces: Canadian Provinces.