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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
130 PM MST THU NOV 19 2009
SUBJECT: 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...NATIONAL WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE IN TUCSON WILL BEGIN MODIFYING THE WINTER WEATHER
/WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/ FORMATS TO PRODUCE EXPERIMENTAL
BULLETED WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS WITH A FORMAT SIMILAR
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THESE FORMATS ARE
EASIER OF USERS TO READ AND QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION DURING
HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON PRECIPITATION EVENTS. DURING THE TEST
PERIOD...THE TUCSON NWS OFFICE MAY TEMPORARILY REVERT BACK TO THE
CURRENT FORMAT TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL WARNING SERVICES.
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 ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE:PHP
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH MAY 29 2010 AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
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
PRECEDE WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETIZED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS
NATIONWIDE.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:
KEN DROZD
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON
5206705156
KENNETH.DROZD@NOAA.GOV
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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