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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
730 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2000
TO NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM JACK KELLY...NWS DIRECTOR
SUBJECT NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE STATUS
AS YOU KNOW...THE CURRENT NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IS
SCHEDULED TO END ON MAY 31 2000. WE WANT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION
TO THE NEW REPLACEMENT NWWS AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS SO YOU CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON HOW YOU RECEIVE
VALUABLE WEATHER INFORMATION. WE ARE WORKING WITH DYNCORP...THE
CONTRACTOR FOR THE NWWS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS MANY OF YOU HAVE
REGARDING COST...TIMING AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW
SYSTEM. WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH NEW INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO A HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO TO KEEP YOUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL PROVIDE THE DESIGNATED STATE
AGENCY IN EACH STATE REPLACEMENT NWWS SERVICE UNDER THE TERMS OF
THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ALREADY IN PLACE. TRANSITION
INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/OSO1/OSO15/NEWNWWS.HTM
/ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
IF YOU NEED FURTHER INFORMATION AND YOUR STATE NAME BEGINS WITH
A-M CONTACT GERARDO MEJIA AT 301-713-0644 EXT. 137 OR IF STATE
NAME BEGINS WITH N-Z CONTACT HOWARD CARLIN AT 301-713-1743 EXT.
109 OR CONTACT DYNCORP AT 1-800-633-2340 OR
HTTP://WWW.WEATHERWIRE.NET /ALL LOWER CASE LETTERS/.
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