PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

 
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 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO
 800 AM PST FRI NOV 20 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 DIEGO 
 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 SAN DIEGO 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: 
 
   ED CLARK
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO
   858-675-8700
   EDWIN.CLARK@NOAA.GOV
 
 
 
 

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