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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
130 PM MST THU NOV 19 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...NATIONAL WEATHER 
FORECAST OFFICE IN TUCSON 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 OF USERS TO READ AND QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION DURING 
HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON PRECIPITATION EVENTS. DURING THE TEST 
PERIOD...THE TUCSON NWS OFFICE 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:

    KEN DROZD
    WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON
    5206705156
    KENNETH.DROZD@NOAA.GOV

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