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NOUS41 KWBC 051450 AAB  
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 24-13 UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD  
950 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:  
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE  
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK  
-NOAAPORT  
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS AND EMPLOYEES  
 
FROM: JAMIE RHOME, DEPUTY DIRECTOR  
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  
 
SUBJECT: UPDATED: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON EXPERIMENTAL SPANISH-  
TRANSLATED TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE  
CENTER (NHC) THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2027  
 
UPDATED TO EXTEND COMMENT PERIOD THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2027.  
 
ON MAY 15, 2024, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)  
EXPERIMENTALLY EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF SPANISH-TRANSLATED  
TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT PRODUCTS IN THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN  
PACIFIC BASINS. THE NWS WILL COLLECT FEEDBACK ON THESE  
EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2027.  
 
CURRENTLY, THE NWS OPERATIONALLY ISSUES THE SPANISH-TRANSLATED  
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK (TWO) AND TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC  
ADVISORIES (TCP) FOR THE ATLANTIC BASIN.  
 
ON MAY 15, 2024, NHC BEGAN TO EXPERIMENTALLY PROVIDE SPANISH  
TRANSLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:  
 
- TWOS FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC BASIN  
- TCPS FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC BASIN  
- TROPICAL CYCLONE DISCUSSIONS (TCDS) FOR THE ATLANTIC AND  
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC BASINS  
- TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATES (TCUS) FOR THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN  
NORTH PACIFIC BASINS  
 
THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE PROVIDED USING THE FOLLOWING  
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS:  
 
SPANISH PRODUCT WMO ID AWIPS PIL  
--------------- ------ ---------  
TWO - EASTERN PACIFICABPZ21 KNHC TWOSEP  
TCP - EASTERN PACIFIC (NHC)WTPZ/11-15/ KNHC TASEP/1-5/  
TCD - ATLANTIC (NHC)WTNT/51-55/ KNHC TDSAT/1-5/  
TCD - EASTERN PACIFIC (NHC)WTPZ/51-55/ KNHC TDSEP/1-5/  
TCU - ATLANTICWTNT/71-75/ KNHC TUSAT/1-5/  
TCU - EASTERN PACIFICWTPZ/71-75/ KNHC TUSEP/1-5/  
 
THE NWS USES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRANSLATE THESE PRODUCTS  
AND DOES NOT REVIEW EVERY PRODUCT PRIOR TO ISSUANCE. SERVICE  
DISRUPTIONS AND OTHER ISSUES WITH PROVIDING AUTOMATED  
TRANSLATIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED AS RESOURCES ALLOW. USERS WILL  
BE NOTIFIED OF PLANNED OR ONGOING OUTAGES VIA THE ISSUANCE OF A  
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FROM NHC UNDER THE HEADER:  
 
PRODUCT WMO ID AWIPS PIL  
------- ----------- ------  
NHC PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NOUS41 KNHC PNSNHC  
 
EACH PRODUCT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER IN SPANISH,  
INCLUDING THE 3 ASTERISKS NOTATION (***):  
 
*** ESTE PRODUCTO HA SIDO PROCESADO AUTOMáTICAMENTE UTILIZANDO  
UN PROGRAMA DE TRADUCCIóN Y PUEDE CONTENER OMISIONES Y ERRORES.  
EL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGíA NO PUEDE GARANTIZAR LA  
PRECISIóN DEL TEXTO CONVERTIDO. DE HABER ALGUNA DUDA, EL TEXTO  
EN INGLéS ES SIEMPRE LA VERSIóN AUTORIZADA. ***  
 
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:  
*** THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN PROCESSED AUTOMATICALLY USING A  
TRANSLATION PROGRAM AND MAY CONTAIN OMISSIONS AND ERRORS. THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THE  
CONVERTED TEXT. IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT, THE ENGLISH TEXT IS  
ALWAYS THE AUTHORIZED VERSION. ***  
 
BY NOVEMBER 30, 2027, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE  
EXPERIMENTAL SPANISH-TRANSLATED TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCTS LISTED  
ABOVE THROUGH THE NWS SURVEY AT:  
 
HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/EXPSPANISHTRANSLATEDTROPICALCYCLO  
NEPRODUCTS_2026-2027  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE, PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
NWS TROPICAL PROGRAM  
TROPICAL.PROGRAM@NOAA.GOV  
 
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:  
 
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/  
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