Flood watch

Describe what the gauges and forecasts show now. Do not issue warnings.

Related projects: None in the catalogue.

Calling the tools

Steps name each operation as source/operation (e.g. ppr/ppr_price_stats), using the typed tool name as the operation. On the default surface, run it with ireland_call, for example:

{ "source": "opw-water", "operation": "water_find_stations", "args": { "query": "Athlone" } }

If an argument shape is unclear, call ireland_describe with { "source", "operation" } first; it returns the schema and an example. search, fetch and nearby are top-level tools. If the server was added with ?toolsets=<ids> or ?toolsets=all, the typed tool (e.g. water_find_stations) can be called directly with the same args.

Steps

1. Find gauges. Call opw-water/water_find_stations with { "query": "Athlone" } (a town, river or 5-digit station ref). Pick 1–3 relevant stations.
2. Read levels. Call opw-water/water_get_level with { "station": "<name or ref>", "hours": 36 }. Report the latest level, the change over the window and its direction (rising, falling, steady).
3. Warnings. Call met-eireann/met_get_warnings with {} and keep rain, wind and coastal warnings for the area's counties.
4. Rain ahead. Call met-eireann/met_get_forecast with the station's lat/lon and "hours": 24; total the forecast rainfall.
5. Coast (optional): call marine/marine_get_buoys (or { "buoy": "M2" }) for wave height and wind.
6. Combine into a short factual summary.

Output format

**Shannon at Athlone, as of 09:00 (OPW):** 1.82 m, up 0.14 m in 36 h (rising).
Met Éireann: Yellow rain warning for Westmeath until 21:00. ~18 mm forecast next 24 h.
| Station | Latest | 36 h change | Trend | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Official updates: met.ie, waterlevel.ie, floodinfo.ie, your local authority.
Sources
- OPW hydrometric data, waterlevel.ie (CC BY 4.0), provisional, retrieved 09:05
- Met Éireann (CC BY 4.0)

Rules

• Follow ../_shared/citations.md. Every reading has its time.
• Not an official flood warning. Never say an area will or will not flood. Point to Met Éireann, the OPW (floodinfo.ie) and the local authority for warnings and safety advice.
• OPW levels are provisional and relative to the station's own datum; do not compare raw levels between stations.
• Copy Met Éireann warning levels exactly. If a gauge feed is missing, say so.