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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
505 PM EST TUE FEB 15 2000
TO NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM DOUGLAS WALLS...NWWS PROJECT MANAGER...OFFICE OF
SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
SUBJECT TERMINATION OF CURRENT NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
THE CURRENT NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IS SCHEDULED TO END
ON MAY 31 2000. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AWARDED A
CONTRACT TO PROVIDE AN OPEN SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT SERVICE TO GTE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON SEPTEMBER 30 1999. THIS DIVISION OF
GTE...WHICH ALSO PROVIDES THE CURRENT NWWS...WAS SUBSEQUENTLY
ACQUIRED BY DYNCORP... HEADQUARTERED IN RESTON VIRGINIA.
THE NEW SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A TIMELY AND RELIABLE
C-BAND SATELLITE BROADCAST OF NWS FORECASTS AND WARNINGS TO
SYSTEM SUBSCRIBERS. TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE...COMMERCIAL SUBSCRIBERS NEED TO PROMPTLY MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO OBTAIN NEW EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE.
YOU MAY CONTACT DYNCORP AT 1-800-633-2340 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
ON THEIR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE OPTIONS. INFORMATION ON THESE
SERVICE OPTIONS... INCLUDING ORDER FORMS...CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON
THEIR WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHERWIRE.NET /ALL LOWER CASE
LETTERS/.
THE DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY IN EACH STATE WILL BE PROVIDED
REPLACEMENT NWWS SERVICE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT ALREADY IN PLACE. TRANSITION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND
ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/OSO1/OSO15/NEWNWWS.HTM
/ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS/. IF YOU STILL NEED FURTHER INFORMATION
AND YOUR STATE NAME BEGINS WITH A-M CONTACT GERARDO MEJIA AT
301-713-0644 EXT. 137 OR IF STATE NAME BEGINS WITH N-Z CONTACT
HOWARD CARLIN AT 301-713-1743 EXT. 109.
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