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PNSWSHPUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
750 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CURRENTLY SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH
OCT 29 2010 REGARDING EXPANSION OF EXPERIMENTAL USE
OF BULLETED WEATHER WARNING...WATCH AND ADVISORY
PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AT SELECT
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MAY 12 2010 AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
OCTOBER 29 2010...SELECT NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/
WILL ISSUE RED FLAG WARNINGS /RFW/ AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES
/RFW/ USING AN EXPERIMENTAL BULLET FORMAT. THESE EXPERIMENTAL
BULLETED FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS ARE IN ADDITION TO WINTER WEATHER
/WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/ WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY
PRODUCTS ALREADY BEING ISSUED EXPERIMENTALLY IN BULLET FORMAT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/PNS09WSW_NPW_EXPR.TXTPUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH OCT 29 2010 AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WSWNPWDURING THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...WFOS MAY TEMPORARILY REVERT BACK TO THE CURRENT...NON-BULLET FORMAT...TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL WARNING SERVICES.
A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS... INCLUDING A LIST OF AFFECTED WFOS AND EXAMPLES OF THE BULLET FORMATTED WSW...NPW AND RFW PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHPTHE EXPERIMENTAL BULLET FORMAT IS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT FORMAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THE BULLETED FORMAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR USERS TO QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER...NON-PRECIPITATION AND RED FLAG EVENTS.
UPON COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD AND THE CLOSE OF THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ COMMENT PERIOD...THE NWS WILL EVALUATE COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETED WSW...NPW AND RFW PRODUCTS.
FOR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
PAUL STOKOLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1867 X139 PAUL.STOKOLS@xxxxxxxxNATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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