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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
819 AM EDT WED JULY 18 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS
AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER
MESSAGE PRODUCT THROUGH JULY 31 2008
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH JULY 31
2008...NWS IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON AN EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER
MESSAGE PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BETTER INFORM
MARINERS OF MARINE WEATHER HAZARDS AND SERVE AS A DEDICATED LONG
DURATION MARINE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCT.
CURRENTLY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ISSUE MARINE
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THROUGH HEADLINES AND VALID TIME EVENT
CODE /VTEC/ STRINGS CONTAINED IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
/CWF/...THE NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ AND THE GREAT LAKES
OPEN LAKE FORECAST /GLF/.
THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCTS WILL PROVIDE THE MARINE
COMMUNITY WITH MORE SPECIFICITY AND VITAL MARINE HAZARD
INFORMATION...PATTERNED AFTER THE WINTER WEATHER
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /WSW/ PRODUCTS AND THE NON-PRECIPITATION
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ PRODUCTS.
THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY PARTICIPATING COASTAL
AND GREAT LAKES WFOS FOR THE FOLLOWING SUITE OF MARINE
WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY EVENTS:
HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WATCH/WARNING
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH/WARNING
STORM WATCH/WARNING
GALE WATCH/WARNING
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH/WARNING
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH/WARNING
FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
BRISK WIND ADVISORY
LOW WATER ADVISORY
DENSE FOG ADVISORY
DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY
ASHFALL ADVISORY
THE PRODUCT TYPE LINE IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK
WILL BE /MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE/. USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES TO RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS FROM THE INITIAL PARTICIPATING GROUP OF WFOS:
WFO WMO HEADINGAWIPS ID
BUFFALO NEW YORK WHUS71 KBUFMWWBUF
CARIBOU MAINE WHUS71 KCARMWWCAR
DETROIT MICHIGAN WHUS73 KDTXMWWDTX
HONOLULU HAWAII WHHW70 PHFOMWWHFO
MEDFORD OREGON WHUS76 KMFRMWWMFR
MOBILE ALABAMA WHUS74 KMOBMWWMOB
TAMPA FLORIDA WHUS72 KTBWMWWTBW
A STATIC EXAMPLE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
PRODUCT IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/MWW
THIS WEB SITE WILL ALSO SERVE AS A MEANS TO UPDATE USERS ON THIS
EXPERIMENTAL EFFORT AND TO POTENTIALLY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL WFOS
PROVIDING THE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS.
USERS OF THE PRODUCT ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY USING
THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=MWW
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 X 103
EMAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE
CHANGE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
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