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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
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