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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-70
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
435 PM EDT THU OCT 23 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT PRODUCT CATEGORY CHANGE FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL
PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 23 2003
BY TUESDAY DECEMBER 23 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES WILL
ISSUE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES...WIND CHILL WATCHES...WIND CHILL
WARNINGS...AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES USING THE WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCT CATEGORY /WSW/ INSTEAD OF THE NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCT
CATEGORY /NPW/.
AN EXPLICIT LIST OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WSW/WSWWMOID.PDF
BY NOVEMBER 3 2003...THE UPDATED WINTER WEATHER POLICY DOCUMENT
WILL BE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01005013B.PDF
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT...
MARK TEW
NATIONAL PUBLIC WEATHER WARNING PROGRAM LEADER
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301.713.1867 EXT.103
E-MAIL MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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