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DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1238 PM EDT THU OCT 19 2023 /1138 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2023/
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2023 ON THE PROVISION OF EXPERIMENTAL MODERNIZED
DGTS THROUGH WFO “DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT” WEBPAGES AND IN PORTABLE
DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF) AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE EXISTING TEXT-BASED
DGT FORMAT.
TO VIEW THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ON THE TESTING PHASE OF
THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/MRX/DGTWSHPNS.PDF
TO VIEW THE CURRENT PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE NWS MORRISTOWN, PLEASE
VISIT THE LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDIA/MRX/DGT/DGT_MRX_10192023.PDF
THE NWS MORRISTOWN DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT WEBPAGE CAN BE
FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MRX/DROUGHTINFORMATIONSTATEMENT.
THE DGT PRODUCT IS ISSUED BY WFOS EXPERIENCING DROUGHT CONDITIONS,
CURRENTLY IN A TEXT-BASED FORMAT. THE DGT SYNTHESIZES LOCAL DROUGHT
CONDITIONS, IMPACTS AND OUTLOOK. THE DGT PRODUCT DRAWS ON NWS AND
PARTNER-PROVIDED DROUGHT INDICATORS AND TOOLS, INCLUDING THE U.S.
DROUGHT MONITOR AND THE NWS CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER’S U.S. MONTHLY
AND SEASONAL DROUGHT OUTLOOKS. DGTS DELIVER LOCALIZED MESSAGING TO
KEY PARTNERS, SUCH AS STATE CLIMATE OFFICES, AGRICULTURE AND WATER
RESOURCES MANAGERS, AND THE MEDIA.
A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS, ISSUANCE CRITERIA AND FORMAT
OF THE CURRENT DGT TEXT PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01012001CURR.PDF
THE NWS PROPOSES TO REPLACE THE TEXT-BASED VERSION OF THE DGT WITH A
PDF VERSION THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WFO DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT WEBPAGES, AND WILL BE LINKED FROM THE DGT PAGE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DROUGHT.GOV/DROUGHT-INFORMATION-STATEMENTS.
IMPORTANT...THE CONTENT AND ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR DGTS WILL NOT
CHANGE.
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, NWS WFOS WILL ISSUE THE PDF VERSION OF
THE DGT. THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2023.
USERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS PRODUCT VIA A LINK IN
THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT. AT THE END OF THE EXPERIMENTAL
TIME PERIOD AND CONSIDERING FEEDBACK, A DECISION WILL BE MADE
WHETHER OR NOT TO MAKE THE PDF VERSION OF THE PRODUCT OPERATIONAL AS
A REPLACEMENT FOR THE TEXT-BASED DGT FORMAT.
UPDATE STATEMENT...THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY
OCTOBER 28, 2023
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