Bob
Your first suggestion is the more attractive. What I would like is to be able to do automatically is two things (1)get a marquee or box that changes background colour when there is a tropical storm watch, and changes again when it intensifies (2) display the appropriate warning flags. Not being much of a programmer I am playing other people's efforts to see if I can adapt those ideas to be my solution but as I am using the CarterLake template I am getting a bit out of my depth in trying to make things fit. I am looking with interest at the solution he suggests for the other post about handling marine warnings.
The full text idea would be a nice add on but that can always be reached through a link. I do get the NHC emails during the season and the ability to automatically parse the info would save me having to copy and paste.
Roger