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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
720 AM PDT TUE SEP 23 2008
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM:TYREE WILDE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST SEPTEMBER 24 2008
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 2008 AT 1015 A.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME /PDT/...1715 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE WEST COAST
AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WCATWC/ WILL CONDUCT A TSUNAMI
WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEST IS TO
EVALUATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR USE IN DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI WARNINGS
AND WATCHES.
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ALONG THE U.S. WEST COAST WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST BY DISSEMINATING THE TEST TSUNAMI
COMMUNICATION MESSAGE VIA A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST MESSAGE WITH
SPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST...VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
THROUGH OTHER LOCAL WARNING SYSTEMS TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS... THE
MEDIA... AND THE PUBLIC. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES PARTICIPATING IN
THE TEST ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1 - WFOS PARTICIPATING IN TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST.
SAN DIEGO CA
LOS ANGELES CA
MONTEREY CA
EUREKA CA
MEDFORD OR
PORTLAND OR
SEATTLE WA
THE TSUNAMI WARNING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO BE USED IN THIS TEST IS
WEPA41 PAAQ... AND THE AWIPS ID IS TSUWCA.
PARTICIPATING WFOS WILL CONDUCT A FOLLOW UP SERVICE EVALUATION. IN
ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR OFFICE
OPERATIONS...THEY WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW PRINCIPLE PARTNERS.
THIS INCLUDES THE MEDIA...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND IF POSSIBLE THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. POST-TEST FEEDBACK CAN BE PROVIDED AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TSUNAMITEST.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT
TYREE WILDE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
PHONE: 503-326-2340
EMAIL: TYREE.WILDE@NOAA.GOV
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