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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
251 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2007
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/ PARTNERS AND USERS...
NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF STORM-BASED WARNINGS
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 2007
BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 2007...NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/
WILL BE TAKING A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN THE NWS WARNING PROGRAM
BY IMPLEMENTING STORM-BASED WARNINGS FOR TORNADO...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM...FLOOD...AND MARINE HAZARD WARNINGS.
STORM-BASED WARNINGS WILL PROMOTE IMPROVED GRAPHICAL WARNING
DISPLAYS...AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR...SUPPORT
A WIDER DISTRIBUTION OF WARNINGS THROUGH CELL PHONE ALERTS...
PAGERS...WEB-ENABLED PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANTS /PDAS/...ETC.
A STORM-BASED WARNING MEANS THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA UNDER WARNING
IS THE AREA DEFINED BY THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE PAIRS LISTED AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE WARNING PRODUCT. THE LIST OF COUNTIES AND
PARISHES IMPACTED BY THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED IN
THE CURRENT FORMAT TO SUPPORT THOSE USERS THAT DO NOT HAVE
GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER
RADIO LISTENERS.
MORE DETAILED STORM-BASED WARNING INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE
NWS WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SBWARNINGS
NWS WILL USE THE STORM-BASED WARNING SERVICE IN THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS:
TORNADO WARNINGS /TOR/
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS /SVR/
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS /SMW/
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS /FFW/
EXTREME WIND WARNINGS /EWW/
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS /SVS/
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS /FFS/
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS /MWS/
AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS /FLW/
AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND AREAL FLOOD STATEMENTS /FLS/
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE PRODUCT FORMATS...ADVANCED WEATHER
INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ IDENTIFIERS...WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE
TIMES.
PREVIOUSLY AN ADDITIONAL LINE OF TRACKING CODE WAS ADDED TO THESE
WARNING PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE STORM-BASED WARNING SERVICE. THIS
TIME...MOT...LOC /TML/ LINE IS DESCRIBED IN SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE
07-23 /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN07-23TRCKG_WRNG.TXT
THIS TML CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE TO NWS
INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-511...WFO SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCTS
SPECIFICATION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN FERREE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD SUITE 2312
NORMAN OK 73072
PHONE: 405-325-2209
EMAIL: JOHN.T.FERREE@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS CAN
BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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