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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
952 AM MST 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 PHOENIX
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE 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.

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/PDD/BULLETED_WSW_NPW_PDD.PDF

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH MAY 29 2010 AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=WSWNPW

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...THE NWS WILL EVALUATE
ALL RECEIVED COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED WITH
THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETIZED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS NATIONWIDE.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:

  KEN WATERS
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  PHOENIX
  602-275-0073
  KEN.WATERS@NOAA.GOV

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