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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 2 OF A 2-PART MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 1995
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
SUBJECT - SHORT-TERM FORECASTS - NEW SERVICE ALLOWING USERS TO
DISTINGUISH ISSUANCES DESCRIBING SIGNIFICANT FROM
ROUTINE WEATHER...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 11 1995.
...PART 2 OF A 2-PART MESSAGE...
AS THE CULMINATION OF A VIGOROUS SHORT-TERM WEATHER
WATCH...THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS A HALLMARK OF THE NWS/S
MODERNIZATION AND RESTRUCTURING TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SERVICES
USING NEW FORECAST TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES. THE PRODUCT IS
DESIGNED TO TELL YOU IN SIMPLE...CONCISE TERMS WHAT THE WEATHER
WILL BE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS OVER THE LOCAL COUNTY WARNING AREA
OF RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS BECOMING THE NWS/S PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR
PROVIDING SHORT-TERM INFORMATION...ALONG WITH SEVERE WEATHER AND
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS...AND SHOULD
EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE REDUCTION OF PRODUCTS THAT USED TO
PROVIDE SHORT-TERM INFORMATION LIKE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
/NWWS - SPS -- FOS - WWUS35/. THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
INCREASINGLY WILL BE USED ONLY FOR LONGER-TERM OR TECHNICAL
INFORMATION.
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE SHORT TERM FORECAST
PROGRAM...PLEASE CONTACT ROD BECKER OR RON BERGER OF MY STAFF AT
/301/ 713-0090 /EXTENSIONS 114 OR 117...RESPECTIVELY/ OR...FOR
MORE SPECIFIC LOCAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
SERVICING NWS OFFICE.
END OF PART 2 OF 2