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PNSWSHPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 819 AM EDT WED JULY 18 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHERWIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT THROUGH JULY 31 2008 BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH JULY 31 2008...NWS IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON AN EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BETTER INFORM MARINERS OF MARINE WEATHER HAZARDS AND SERVE AS A DEDICATED LONG DURATION MARINE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCT.
CURRENTLY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ISSUE MARINE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THROUGH HEADLINES AND VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ STRINGS CONTAINED IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/...THE NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ AND THE GREAT LAKES OPEN LAKE FORECAST /GLF/. THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCTS WILL PROVIDE THE MARINE COMMUNITY WITH MORE SPECIFICITY AND VITAL MARINE HAZARD INFORMATION...PATTERNED AFTER THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /WSW/ PRODUCTS AND THE NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ PRODUCTS.
THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY PARTICIPATING COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES WFOS FOR THE FOLLOWING SUITE OF MARINE WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY EVENTS: HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WATCH/WARNING
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH/WARNINGSTORM WATCH/WARNING GALE WATCH/WARNING
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH/WARNING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH/WARNING FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORYSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BRISK WIND ADVISORY
LOW WATER ADVISORY DENSE FOG ADVISORY DENSE SMOKE ADVISORYASHFALL ADVISORY THE PRODUCT TYPE LINE IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK WILL BE /MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE/. USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS FROM THE INITIAL PARTICIPATING GROUP OF WFOS:
WFO WMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
BUFFALO NEW YORK WHUS71 KBUFMWWBUF CARIBOU MAINE WHUS71 KCARMWWCAR DETROIT MICHIGAN WHUS73 KDTXMWWDTX HONOLULU HAWAII WHHW70 PHFOMWWHFO MEDFORD OREGON WHUS76 KMFRMWWMFR MOBILE ALABAMA WHUS74 KMOBMWWMOB TAMPA FLORIDA WHUS72 KTBWMWWTBWA STATIC EXAMPLE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCT IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/MWWTHIS WEB SITE WILL ALSO SERVE AS A MEANS TO UPDATE USERS ON THIS EXPERIMENTAL EFFORT AND TO POTENTIALLY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL WFOS PROVIDING THE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS.
USERS OF THE PRODUCT ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=MWW
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 X 103
EMAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTMTHIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE CHANGE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
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