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 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA
 1215 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 FRANCISCO
 BAY AREA 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...THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WFO 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:
 
   TOM EVANS
   WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
   SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA
   831-656-1710 X223
   TOM.EVANS@NOAA.GOV