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 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
 250 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009
 
 SUBJECT: EXPERIMENTAL USE OF BULLETED WINTER STORM
          /WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/ WATCH...WARNING AND
          ADVISORY PRODUCTS 
 
 BEGINNING DECEMBER 8 2009 AND ENDING MAY 29 2010...THE SAN JOAQUIN 
 VALLEY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ WILL BEGIN MODIFYING THE WINTER 
 WEATHER /WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/ FORMATS TO PRODUCE 
 EXPERIMENTAL BULLETED WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS WITH A 
 FORMAT SIMILAR TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.  
 
 THESE FORMATS ARE EASIER FOR USERS TO READ AND QUICKLY GATHER VITAL 
 INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON-PRECIPITATION EVENTS.  
 
 DURING THE TEST PERIOD...WFO HANFORD MAY TEMPORARILY REVERT BACK TO 
 THE CURRENT FORMAT TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL WARNING SERVICES. 
 
 A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS 
 INCLUDING A LIST OF OTHER AFFECTED WFOS AND EXAMPLES OF THE BULLET 
 FORMATTED WSW AND NPW PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
 
   HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP
 
 PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH MAY 29 2010 AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
 
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WSWNPW
 
 UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...THE NWS WILL 
 EVALUATE ALL RECEIVED COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO 
 PRECEDE WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETIZED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS 
 NATIONWIDE.
 
 IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION 
 STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT: 
 
   JAMES BROTHERTON
   WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
   HANFORD, CA
   559-584-0583 X223
   
   JAMES.BROTHERTON@NOAA.GOV
 
 
 
 
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