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NOUS40 KWBC 301523
FOS/NOAAPORT SPECIAL Y2K NOTICE NO. 1 DECEMBER 30....1999
ATTENTION FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBER
NOAAPORT USERS
REMINDER
THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ Y2K
SITUATION DESK SET UP AT THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATION
GATEWAY /NWSTG/ IN SILVER SPRING... MD... THE CONTACT
INFORMATION /IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR CONTACT/
FOLLOWS /E.G.... E-MAILS PREFERRED OVER VOICE/. THIS DESK
IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE NORMAL 24/7 OPERATIONAL
MONITORING DONE BY THE NWSTG.
THE SITUATION DESK WILL POST PERIODIC STATUS UPDATES
DURING ITS HOURS OF OPERATION TO THE NWS Y2K HOME PAGE
AT HTTP //WWW.OSO1.X3.NWS.NOAA.GOV/Y2K IN ADDITION WE
WILL SEND OUT STATUS MESSAGES VIA E-MAIL TO THE
ADDRESSES ON THIS E-MAIL AS WELL AS TO FAMILY OF SERVICES
SUBSCRIBERS ON THE GTS VIA AN NOUS40 KWBC
MESSAGE.
E-MAIL NWSY2K/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
FAX /1-301/ 587-1773
NOTE MARK FAXES ATTENTION Y2K DESK
VOICE /1-301/ 713-0906
BACKUP VOICE /1-301/ 980-9325
UNLESS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY OCCURS... THE DESK
WILL ONLY BE STAFFED FROM 0600 HOURS UTC ON
FRIDAY DECEMBER 31... 1999... THROUGH 0000 HOURS
UTC ON SUNDAY JANUARY 2... 2000. HOWEVER... UNLESS
PERSONS REALLY BELIEVE THAT A PROBLEM IS Y2K IN
NATURE RATHER THAN A NORMAL OPERATIONAL PROBLEM...
OUR PREFERENCE IS FOR USERS TO UTILIZE THE REGULAR
SUPPORT NUMBERS /E.G.... AOMC... SMCC... NCF... TECH
CONTROL...
ETC./ THEY DO FOR EVERYDAY OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. THE
SITUATION DESK WILL POST PERIODIC STATUS UPDATES...
DURING ITS HOURS OF OPERATION... TO THE NWS Y2K HOME
PAGE AT HTTP //WWW.OSO1.X3.NWS.NOAA.GOV/Y2K
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