[nws-changes] 20080103: editing headlines

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1112 AM EST FRI JAN 4 2008

TO:      FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
        WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
        MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
        SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
        WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS AND USERS...NWS
        EMPLOYEES

FROM:    ELI JACKS
        CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: EDITING HEADLINES TO ENHANCE CLARITY AND ACCURACY
OF LONG DURATION WEATHER PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE BEGINNING JANUARY 2008.
STARTING JANUARY 2008 THROUGH APRIL 2008, AS NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IMPLEMENT ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ OPERATIONAL BUILD OB8.2 SOFTWARE...HEADLINES IN LONG DURATION WEATHER PRODUCTS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE EDITED DURING COMPLICATED WEATHER SCENARIOS. THIS EDITING WILL BE DONE BECAUSE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED HEADLINES ARE SOMETIMES CONFUSING OR INACCURATE. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS MAY BE AFFECTED: 

-WINTER WEATHER /WSW/
-NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/
-RED FLAG /RFW/
-COASTAL HAZARD /CFW/
-COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/
-NEAR SHORE /NSH/
-MARINE WEATHER /MWW/
-MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT /MWS/
-HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/
-FLOOD WATCH /FFW/
WHEN VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ WAS IMPLEMENTED IN NOVEMBER 2004...AWIPS LONG DURATION WEATHER HEADLINES WERE NO LONGER EDITABLE. THIS CHANGE RESULTED IN AN OCCASIONAL LACK OF CLARITY AND ACCURACY IN HEADLINES. AS OB8.2 IS IMPLEMENTED...FORECASTERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EDIT THESE HEADLINES TO BETTER CONVEY THE APPROPRIATE MESSAGE TO USERS. THE DECISION TO ALLOW THIS PRACTICE WAS MADE WITH INPUT FROM MANY NWS STAKEHOLDERS AND NATIONAL PARTNERS. MOST LONG DURATION WEATHER HEADLINES WILL NOT BE EDITED. 

USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE VTEC...WHICH WILL REMAIN UNEDITABLE
...BECAUSE IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO AUTOMATICALLY PARSE NWS HEADLINES WITH THIS CHANGE.
NATIONAL GUIDELINES REGARDING HEADLINE EDITING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS AN APPENDIX TO A FUTURE UPDATE OF NWS INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1701...TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES...AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01017001CURR.PDF.
GUIDANCE FOR EDITING HEADLINES HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO NWS FORECASTERS AND IS AVAILABLE AT /USER LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC/PDFS/HEADLINES.PDF
NWS FORECASTERS WILL USE THE GUIDANCE TO EDIT HEADLINES. FORECASTERS WILL NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS GUIDANCE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND ACCURATE FORECAST.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING VTEC ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/VTEC/INDEX.SHTML
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY INSTRUCTION 10-1805 /NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THIS CHANGE WAS REQUESTED BY USERS FOR IMPLEMENTATION THIS WINTER SEASON. THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN BRIEFED TO PARTNERS AND USERS DURING NATIONAL PARTNERS MEETINGS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE OR SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE HEADLINE EDITING GUIDANCE PROVIDED FORECASTERS...PLEASE CONTACT 

    PAUL STOKOLS
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 
    PHONE: 301-713-1867 EXTENSION 139
    EMAIL: PAUL.STOKOLS@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF/HTM

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