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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
730 AM EST NOV 22 2005
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS
AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
SUBJECT: TWO GRAPHICAL FORECAST PRODUCTS APPROVED FOR
EASTERN REGION /ER/ OPERATIONS: EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 22 2005
TWO EXPERIMENTAL WEB-BASED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS...THE GRAPHICAL
FORECAST TABLE AND THE GRAPHICAL LOCAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK...WERE TESTED AT THE NEWPORT /MHX/ NC WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ FROM JUNE 5 2003 TO JULY 31 2005. BASED ON
FAVORABLE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK...THESE EXPERIMENTAL WEB-BASED
GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR OPERATIONAL USE.
SPECIFICALLY THE GRAPHICAL FORECAST TABLE HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AN
OPERATIONAL WEB-BASED PRODUCT FOR USE BY ALL EASTERN REGION
WFOS...EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC /7 AM EST/... THURSDAY DECEMBER 22
2005. A LISTING OF ALL ER WFOS CAN BE FOUND BELOW THE GRAPHICS
MAP ON THE ER HOME PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/
SIMILARLY THE GRAPHICAL LOCAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HAS BEEN
APPROVED AS AN OPERATIONAL WEB-BASED PRODUCT FOR USE BY WFO
MHX...EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC /7 AM EST/...THURSDAY DECEMBER 22 2005.
SAMPLES OF THE PRODUCTS CAN BE VIEWED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES.
FOR THE GRAPHICAL FORECAST TABLE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/MHX/RDF.HTML
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS...EXCEPT UPPER CASE FOR THE FIRST L AND THE H IN
LOCALHAZARDS/:
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/MHX/LOCALHAZARDS.HTML
NO SPECIAL ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED BY NWS CUSTOMERS OR PARTNERS TO
VIEW THESE PRODUCTS. JUST GO TO THE APPROPRIATE WEB LINKS NOTED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
I. ROSS DICKMAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
PHONE: 631-244-0104
E-MAIL: I.ROSS.DICKMAN@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE
CHANGE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
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