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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring Maryland
742 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2011
To: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees
From: Neal Dipasquale,
Acting Director, Field Systems Operations Center
AWIPS Support Branch
Subject: Weather Radio Improvement Project (WRIP) Operational
Test and Evaluation (OTandE) Will start February 20, 2012
The new WRIP system is an effort by the NWS to modernize the
current National Weather Radio (NWR) and NOAA Weather Wire
Service (NWWS) dissemination systems. WRIP will replace the
Console Replacement System (CRS), which is reaching its end of
life due to parts obsolescence. The WRIP system will enable NWR
and NWWS dissemination systems, facilities, and processes to be
merged into a single infrastructure to provide a timely, robust,
cost-effective, and scalable network. Additionally, the WRIP
system will provide the interface to Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and
other emergency management agencies for dissemination of
localized and national emergency voice alerts to specific
stations.
The WRIP OTandE will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will
begin with the OTandE site installations and site acceptance
testing at each site starting February 22, 2012.
The OTandE will be conducted at the following NWS Weather Forecast
Offices (in order of installation):
-WFO El Paso, TX(EPZ)
-WFO Blacksburg, VA(RNK) and WFO Omaha, NE(OAX)
(concurrently installed)
-WFO Anchorage, AK(AFC)and Honolulu, HI(HFO)(concurrently
installed)
-WFO Portland, OR(PQR)
OTandE phase I will conclude on April 5, 2012. OTandE Phase II will
begin shortly thereafter following a test readiness review
meeting.
During the OTandE, NWWS monitoring will be performed with specific
NWWS users and at the following national centers:
-Storm Prediction Center(SPC)
-National Hurricane Center(NHC)
-West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center(ATWC)
-Pacific Tsunami Warning Center(PWTC)
For the duration of the OTandE, the test sites will monitor
and verify that actual weather messages are successfully
scheduled in WRIP and broadcast to NWR and that NWWS messages
are transmitted to the master ground station for dissemination.
The selected OTandE sites and NWWS users will report any
problems with the message transmission.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Portland Oregon
503-326-2340
tyree.wilde@xxxxxxxx
John Fausett
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
El Paso Texas
575-589-4088 x 223
john.fausett@xxxxxxxx
Phil Hysell
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Roanoke Virginia
540-552-0084
phil.hysell@xxxxxxxx
Brian Smith
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Omaha Nebraska
402-359-2394
brian.smith@xxxxxxxx
Sam Albanese
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Anchorage Alaska
907-266-5117
sam.albanese@xxxxxxxx
Michael Cantin
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Honolulu Hawaii
808-973-5272
michael.cantin@xxxxxxxx
Bobby Martinez John Simensky
WRIP Program Manager Weather Radio Improvement Project
Silver Spring Maryland Silver Spring Maryland
301-713-3391 x 166 301-713-0090 x 150
bobby.martinez@xxxxxxxx john.simensky@xxxxxxxx
National Public Information Statements are online at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/notif.htm
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