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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2000
TO: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: WALT TELESETSKY
DIRECTOR, NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE UPDATE 6/23/00
THE SYSTEM INTEGRATION TEST OF THE REPLACEMENT NWWS /R-NWWS/ WAS
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON JUNE 12. MINOR DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED AND NWS MONITORING PERSONNEL TRAINED ON JUNE 22. BY THE
END OF JUNE ALL NWS SITES WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO THE NEW SYSTEM
AND THE R-NWWS WILL BE TOTALLY OPERATIONAL. AS PREVIOUSLY
ANNOUNCED...CUSTOMERS MAY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ALL PRODUCTS ON THE
EXISTING NWWS UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THAT SERVICE ON AUGUST 31,
2000. THIS PROVIDES A TWO MONTH SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF BOTH
THE EXISTING NWWS AND THE R-NWWS.
TO ALLOW R-NWWS USERS AMPLE TIME TO TRANSITION TO WMO HEADINGS...
THE R-NWWS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES WITH THE EXISTING
PIL HEADER FORMAT AND THE NEW WMO HEADING FORMAT UNTIL MAY 2001.
FORMAT CONVERSION TOOLS TO ASSIST IN MESSAGE HEADER ISSUES HAVE
BEEN POSTED ON THE NWS WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV.
SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK FOR THE //NEW NWWS// LINK NEAR THE LOWER
RIGHT CORNER.
INSTALLATION AT THE DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY SITES WILL BEGIN THE
FIRST WEEK IN JULY. DYNCORP...THE R-NWWS CONTRACTOR...WILL
ADVISE EACH AGENCY OF THEIR INSTALLATION SCHEDULE. COMMERCIAL
USERS WHO HAVE ORDERED SYSTEMS FROM DYNCORP SHOULD CONTACT
DYNCORP FOR INSTALLATION SCHEDULES.
COMMERCIAL USERS WHO HAVE NOT YET ORDERED R-NWWS AND WISH TO
CONTINUE RECEIVING THE NWWS DATASTREAM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE DELIVERY. THE EXISTING NWWS
WILL TERMINATE ON AUGUST 31, 2000. YOU MAY CONTACT DYNCORP FOR
R-NWWS ORDERING/DELIVERY INFORMATION. INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVE
SYSTEMS WHICH MAY MEET YOUR NEEDS ARE DESCRIBED ON THE WEB SITE
REFERENCED ABOVE.
CONTACT MR. HERB WHITE WITH COMMENTS ON THE R-NWWS AND INQUIRIES
ABOUT ALTERNATIVE NWS WEATHER INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS.
MR. WHITE CAN BE REACHED VIA EMAIL AT OM.WXWIRE@xxxxxxxx OR VIA
FAX AT 301-713-1598.
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE NWS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH CRITICAL WEATHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE...UNDERSTANDING...AND CONTINUED SUPPORT DURING THIS
TRANSITION.
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