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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1137 AM CST TUE NOV 24 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...WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ MEMPHIS 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
MEMPHIS 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

SCROLL DOWN AND CLICK ON THE BULLETED WSW NPW PDD.PDF TO VIEW AND
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT.

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:

  RICHARD OKULSKI
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  7777 WALNUT GROVE RD OM1
  MEMPHIS TN 38120
  901-544-0399 EXT 223
  RICHARD.OKULSKI@NOAA.GOV

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