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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO IDAHO
215 PM MST THU NOV 19 2009
...NEW FORMAT TO BE USED TO DISPLAY OUR WINTER AND NON-PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTS FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS...
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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERCVICE (NWS) FORECAST OFFICE IN POCATELLO
IDAHO 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 OUR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...TORNADO AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
THESE FORMATS ARE EASIER FOR USERS TO READ AND QUICKLY GATHER VITAL
INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON-PRECIPITATION EVENTS.
DURING THE TEST PERIOD...NWS POCATELLO 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
OR EMAIL OUR WEATHER OFFICE WITH COMMENTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
W-PIH.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
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:
VERNON PRESTON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1945 BEECHCRAFT AVE
POCATELLO ID 83204
PHONE: 208-232-9306
EMAIL: VERNON.PRESTON@NOAA.GOV
WEATHER INFORMATION ON-LINE 24-HOURS A DAY
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
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