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630 ADMN29 KWBC 201712 ADWMSG NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 130 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2000 TO: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS FROM: DOUGLAS WALLS...PROGRAM MANAGER SUBJECT: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE UPDATE MESSAGE...7/20/00 ...REPLACEMENT /R/ NOAA WEATHER WIRE SYSTEM /NWWS/ OPERATIONAL... ON JUNE 22 2000...ALL NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE (NWWS) TRAFFIC WAS TRANSITIONED TO THE REPLACEMENT NWWS (R-NWWS) SYSTEM. THE OLD TWO-WAY SITES HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED...BUT CUSTOMERS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE WEATHER PRODUCTS FROM THE OLD NWWS UNTIL AUGUST 31 2000. THE R-NWWS SUPPLIES WEATHER PRODUCTS TO BOTH THE OLD AND THE REPLACEMENT BROADCAST SYSTEMS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS PROVIDES A TWO MONTH SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF BOTH THE OLD NWWS AND THE R-NWWS. TO ALLOW R-NWWS USERS AMPLE TIME TO TRANSITION TO PRODUCTS WITH WMO HEADERS...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 ARE IN PROGRESS NOW. DYNCORP...THE NWWS CONTRACTOR...WILL ADVISE EACH AGENCY OF THEIR INSTALLATION SCHEDULE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT BY THE END OF JULY...ABOUT ONE HALF OF THE 54 SITES WILL HAVE BEEN INSTALLED...AND THAT BY THE END OF AUGUST ALL SITES WILL BE OPERATIONAL. COMMERCIAL USERS WHO HAVE ORDERED SYSTEMS FROM DYNCORP SHOULD CONTACT THEM FOR INSTALLATION SCHEDULES. COMMERCIAL USERS WHO HAVE NOT YET ORDERED R-NWWS AND WISH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE NWWS DATA STREAM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE DELIVERY. THE OLD 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. END ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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