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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
952 AM EST 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...WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ /MRX/ MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE...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 MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE MAY TEMPORARILY
REVERT BACK TO THE CURRENT FORMAT TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL
WARNING SERVICES IF NEEDED.

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:

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:

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

UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE 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 FOR THE WFO MORRISTOWN COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA...WHICH INCLUDES EAST TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...PLEASE CONTACT:

TIM TROUTMAN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE
(423) 586-3771, EXTENSION 223
TIM.TROUTMAN@NOAA.GOV

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TROUTMAN