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------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOUS41 KWBC 181840 PNSWSHPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
103 PM EDT APR 24 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICE
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: EDWARD JOHNSON
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
SUBJECT: PROPOSED CLARIFICATION OF NWS SPECIAL EVENTS
POLICY...COMMENTS REQUESTED BY JUNE 27 2008.
NWS PROPOSES TO CLARIFY ITS POLICY REGARDING NWS SUPPORT FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVALS.
THESE EVENTS CAN PUT LARGE NUMBERS OF SPECTATORS AND
PARTICIPANTS IN HARM’S WAY IF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
OCCUR. WHILE NWS CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICIALS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS...MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
ARE AVAILABLE FROM AMERICA’S WEATHER INDUSTRY /PRIVATE
SECTOR PROVIDERS OF WEATHER SERVICES/...SUCH AS CUSTOMIZED
CONSULTING SERVICES ORGANIZED AND PACKAGED TO HELP MAKE
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO PLAN AND RUN THE EVENT. THE NWS
PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICA’S WEATHER INDUSTRY HELPS IMPROVE
THE OVERALL LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO THE
PUBLIC. THE INTENT IS TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF NWS IN
PROVIDING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS ADDRESS THE ROLE
OF PRIVATE SECTOR WEATHER PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING
COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES.
AS NWS WORKS TO REFINE OUR INTERNAL POLICIES FOR SUPPORT TO SPECIAL EVENTS...WE BELIEVE THAT GREATER CLARITY IN PROVIDING WEATHER SUPPORT FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS WILL IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND LEAD TO BETTER SERVICES FOR ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. TO THAT END WE HAVE DRAFTED PROPOSED POLICY PRINCIPLES WHICH CLARIFY NWS SERVICES IN THIS AREA. WE ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR VIEWS AND COMMENTS. YOU MAY VIEW THE PROPOSED POLICY PRINCIPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SP/SPECIALEVENTS.HTM THIS IS NOT A CHANGE IN ITS CURRENT LEVEL OF SUPPORT NWS OFFERS. THIS IS A CLARIFICATION OF THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT NWS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE. PLEASE SEND COMMENTS TO NWSSP.COMMENTS@xxxxxxxx BY JUNE 27 2008.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: WENDY LEVINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY OFFICE PHONE: 301-713-3380 E-MAIL: WENDY.LEVINE@xxxxxxxxNWS PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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