970624: Termination of HWU-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 970624: Termination of HWU-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 16:56:14 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
415 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 1997
 
TO         FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER 
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
           WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM       DR. LOUIS UCCELLINI
           DIRECTOR... OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY 
 
SUBJECT    TERMINATION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER UPDATE PRODUCT 
 
 
THE TEST OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICES /NWS/ HAZARDOUS WEATHER
UPDATE PRODUCT /HWU/ PREPARED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER
/SPC/ ENDED OFFICIALLY ON MAY 31 1997. THE PRODUCT IS UNDER THE
AFOS/NWWS IDENTIFIERS OF MKCHWU01 THROUGH 09 AND WMO/FOS HEADER
WWUS44 KMKC. 
 
THE HWU HAS CONTINUED SINCE THAT TIME WHILE A FINAL DECISION WAS
MADE ON WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE PRODUCT  AS A COURTESY TO OUR
EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS.  A COORDINATED DECISION AMONG NWS NATIONAL
AND REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS... AND THE NATIONAL CENTERS HAS BEEN
MADE TO DISCONTINUE THE HWU EFFECTIVE AT 11 PM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME SATURDAY JUNE 28 1997.
 
THE HWU WAS INTENDED TO SERVICE THE NWS FIELD OFFICES BUT HAS NOT 
MET THAT NEED.  IT HAS... HOWEVER... GAINED AN AUDIENCE OF
CUSTOMERS EXTERNAL TO THE NWS AND THEIR NEEDS REMAIN A CONCERN TO
THE NWS.  THE COMMENTS PROVIDED BY USERS OF THE HWU ARE VALUED
AND WE THANK THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO PROVIDE THEIR THOUGHTS ON
THE HWU THROUGH THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL EVALUATIONS THAT OCCURRED
DURING THE TEST PERIOD.  MOST OFTEN THE COMMENTS INDICATED A NEED
FOR BROADVIEW PLANNING INFORMATION ON UPSTREAM WEATHER SYSTEMS
FOR  THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA COMMUNITIES.
 
NWS WILL ADDRESS THE COMMENTS AND NEEDS OF THE EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS
THROUGH THE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST /WCM/ PROGRAM. 
EACH FIELD OFFICE HAS A WCM WHO WORKS WITH NWS CUSTOMERS TO
ENSURE THAT THE CUSTOMERS NEEDS ARE MET BY NWS PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES.  PRODUCTS FROM OUR LOCAL OFFICES MAY BE CHANGED AS A
RESULT OF THESE INTERACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS
CUSTOMER COMMUNITIES IDENTIFIED BY THIS EXPERIMENT.
 
PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO:
           NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER
           1313 HALEY CIRCLE
           NORMAN OKLAHOMA 73069
           ATTENTION:  GARY GRICE
           TELEPHONE  405 579-0702
                 OR
           VIA E-MAIL:  GARY.GRICE@xxxxxxxx
      
 
 
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