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NOUS41 KWBC 311512 AAA PNSWSH Public Information Statement Comment Request:Amended National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 1112 AM EDT Thu May 31 2012 To:Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From:Mark Tew Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch Subject:Amended: Soliciting comments for experimental graphicast product:Public comment period deadline extended to December 31, 2012 Comment Period extended to December 31, 2012 to solicit additionaluser feedback on the utility of the Graphicast. The NWS is requesting user feedback on an experimental Graphicast productthrough December 31, 2012.The National Hurricane Center’s (NHC) Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) is providingan experimental daily Graphicast of significant marine weatherfor 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 Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) of synoptic scale features -Fog -Volcanic ash -Significant precipitation This experimental product will be generated by TAFB daily at approximately0000 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) and posted to theNational Hurricane Center website: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine_forecasts.shtml A comprehensive description of the gridded marine forecast productis 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 productby 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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