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5.14.02
CustomWeather Launches Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracking Service

First Hurricane and Tropical Storm Tracking Service available via XML Query

San Francisco, CA—May 14, 2002—CustomWeather, the world’s leading supplier of syndicated weather data has launched a Hurricane and Tropical Storm Tracking solution allowing clients to receive up-to-date tropical system data. Now, for the first time, companies can access this information using queries via http. This service becomes available just as hurricane season gets underway on June 1st.

CustomWeather’s hurricane and tropical storm tracking service is the only solution of its kind available via an XML query via http. In addition to the XML files which offer complete tracking information, CustomWeather also provides graphical tracking maps, and tropical weather alerts, which are made available to clients in real-time as they are issued by the National Weather Service. This new weather service compliments CustomWeather’s already robust suite of weather services, which also includes a real-time severe weather alert service and a one-of-a-kind international severe weather advisory service.

The Hurricane & Tropical Storm Tracking Service will become available to clients beginning June 30, 2002.

About CustomWeather, Inc.
CustomWeather, headquartered in San Francisco, is the leading supplier of custom weather content, services and applications that are designed to be fully integrated and private-labeled by wireless and online information providers such as Galileo Travel, Go2, and VoltDelta. CustomWeather’s geo-coded data feeds are offered in formats such as XML, ASCII and WML. CustomWeather generates weather reports and alerts for over 58,000 unique forecasts worldwide, establishing it as the leader for global location-based coverage. CustomWeather’s products can be viewed on its weather web site, www.MyForecast.com .

For corporate information, visit www.customweather.com, or call 415-777-3303.

Contacts
CustomWeather, Inc.

Marketing and Business Development:
Geoff Flint
415. 777 3945
marketing@customweather.com

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