[nws-changes] 20110211: Graphicast product-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20110211: Graphicast product-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:44:27 -0700

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Public Information Statement Comment Request
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
343 PM EST Thu Feb 10 2011

To:         Subscribers:
           -Family of Services
           -NOAA Weather Wire Service
           -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
           -NOAAPORT
           -Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:      Therese Z. Pierce
           Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch

Subject:   Soliciting comments for experimental Graphicast
           Product through December 31, 2011

The NWS is seeking user feedback on an experimental Graphicast
product through December 31, 2011. The Tropical Analysis and
Forecast Branch (TAFB) is providing an experimental daily
Graphicast of significant marine weather for its offshore and
high seas areas of responsibility. The parameters include:

Surface (10-m) winds
Significant wave heights
Primary swell height
Period and direction
Mean seal level pressure (MSLP)
Fog
Volcanic ash
Significant precipitation

This experimental product will be generated by TAFB daily at
approximately 0000 UTC and posted to the National Hurricane
Center website:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine_forecasts.shtml

A comprehensive description of the gridded marine forecast
product is posted at:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgraphicast.shtml

The Catalog entry in the New and Enhanced Products and Services
Catalog is posted at:

http://products.weather.gov

Users are encouraged to provide feedback on this experimental
product by using the brief survey and comment form online at:

http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=tafb-
graphicasts

A link to all NHC experimental products is also provided at:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutexperimental.shtml

If you have comments or questions please contact:

Hugh Cobb
Chief, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch
National Hurricane Center
Hugh.Cobb@xxxxxxxx
305-229-4454

National Public Information Statements are online at:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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