PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EST TUE DEC 6 1994
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE (NWS) PRODUCT USERS, NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
SUBJECT: CHANGE OF ISSUANCE TIME FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SUMMARY (TO 8 P.M. CENTRAL TIME), EFFECTIVE JANUARY 8,
1995
Due to the strong response from users indicating the value
of the National Weather Summary, we have agreed to continue this
summary, but at a reduced level of one daily issuance until the
end of Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 (September 30, 1995). Effective
Juanuary 8, 1995, the time is issuance will be changed from 9
p.m. central time to 8 p.m. central time to acommodate more
users.
The National Weather Summary, issued by the National Severe
Storms Forecast Center, has a NWWS header of MKCNWX1 and a FOS
header of ABUS1 KWBC.
Given current budget projections, we will have to
discontinue the National Weather Summary after September 30,
1995.
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