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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1037 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009

SUBJECT: EXPERIMENTAL USE OF BULLETED WINTER STORM /WSW/ AND NON
PRECIPITATION /NPW/ WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS AT SELECT
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES DURING WINTER 2009-10.

BEGINNING DEC 8 2009 AND ENDING MAY 29 2010...NWS AMARILLO AND OTHER
SELECTED NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL BEGIN
MODIFYING THE BASELINE WINTER WEATHER /WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION
/NPW/ FORMATTERS TO PRODUCE EXPERIMENTAL BULLETED WATCH...WARNING AND
ADVISORY PRODUCTS WITH A FORMAT SIMILAR TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THIS FORMAT IS EASIER FOR USERS TO READ AND
QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON-
PRECIPITATION EVENTS. DURING THE TEST PERIOD...OFFICES 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 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 AND THE CLOSE OF THIS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ COMMENT 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:

JOSE GARCIA / JOSE.GARCIA@NOAA.GOV
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
...OR...
STEVE DRILLETTE / STEVE.DRILLETTE@NOAA.GOV
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AMARILLO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1037 AM CST WED NOV 18 2009

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DRILLETTE