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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
320 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009
...EXPERIMENTAL USE OF BULLETED WINTER STORM /WSW/ AND
NON-PRECIPITATION /NPW/ WATCH - WARNING - AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS...
BEGINNING DECEMBER 8 2009 AND ENDING MAY 29 2010...WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ LITTLE ROCK WILL BEGIN MODIFYING THE WINTER WEATHER
/WSW/ AND NON-PRECIPITATION /NPW/ FORMATS TO PRODUCE EXPERIMENTAL
BULLETED WATCH...WARNING...AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS. THE FORMAT WILL BE
SIMILAR TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...TORNADO...AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
THESE FORMATS WILL BE EASIER FOR USERS TO READ AND QUICKLY GATHER
VITAL INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON-PRECIPITATION
EVENTS. IF PROBLEMS DEVELOP DURING THE TEST PERIOD...WFO LITTLE ROCK
MAY TEMPORARILY REVERT BACK TO THE CURRENT FORMAT TO MAINTAIN
MISSION CRITICAL WARNING SERVICES.
OTHER NEARBY OFFICES WHICH WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPERIMENT ARE
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO...WFO TULSA OK...AND WFO MEMPHIS TN. WFOS NOT
PARTICIPATING INCLUDE WFO SHREVEPORT LA AND WFO JACKSON MS.
A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THESE EXPERIMENTAL
PRODUCTS...INCLUDING A LIST OF OTHER AFFECTED WFOS AND EXAMPLES OF
THE BULLET FORMATTED WSW AND NPW PRODUCTS...IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE/...
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP
SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON THE BULLETED_ WSW_ NPW_ PDD.PDF TO VIEW AND
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH MAY 29 2010 AT /USE LOWER
CASE/...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WSWNPW
UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...THE NWS WILL
EVALUATE ALL RECEIVED COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO
PROCEED WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS
NATIONWIDE.
IF YOU AVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT...
JOHN ROBINSON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 REMOUNT RD.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 72118-2203
PHONE 501-834-9102 EXT. 223
E-MAIL JOHN.ROBINSON@NOAA.GOV
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