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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
850 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CURRENTLY SOLICITING COMMENTS THROUGH
DECEMBER 31 2008 REGARDING DISCONTINUATION
OF TRAVELERS FORECAST
THE NWS MAY DISCONTINUE THE TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ IN FAVOR OF
THE FOUR OPERATIONAL SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY /SCS/
PRODUCTS AND TWO NEW EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS.
THESE TWO PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIMENTAL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME OPERATIONAL IN THE WINTER OF 2008/09.
THE SCS /FPUS20-21-22-23 KWNH...SCS11-12-13-14/ CONTAIN FORECASTS
FOR TAV CITIES IN A SIMILAR FORMAT BUT IS ISSUED UP TO TWO HOURS
LATER. THE TWO NEW XML PRODUCTS /RXUS30 KWBN - XF03DY AND RXUS30
KWBN - XF07DY/ ARE ISSUED HOURLY AT AROUND 50 MINUTES PAST THE
HOUR. THEY CONTAIN NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME FORECASTS FOR 3 DAYS AND
7 DAYS RESPECTIVELY.
TRAVELERS FORECAST:
WMO ID AWIPS ID
FPUS10 KWNH TAV10
FPUS12 KWNH TAV12
FPUS13 KWNH TAV13
SELECTED CITIES FORECAST:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
FPUS20 KWNH SCS11
FPUS21 KWNH SCS12
FPUS22 KWNH SCS13
FPUS23 KWNH SCS14
XML PRODUCTS:
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
RXUS30 KWBN XF03DY
RXUS30 KWBN XF07DY
USERS OF THE TAV ARE ASKED TO LOOK AT THESE ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS
/SCS...XF03DY AND XF07DY/ TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE NEEDS
CURRENTLY SATISFIED BY THE TAV.
COMMENTS REGARDING DISCONTINUANCE OF THE TAV SHOULD BE SENT BY
DECEMBER 31 2008 TO:
TRAVELERSFORECAST@xxxxxxxx
SEND COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT TO:
ANDY HORVITZ
NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 14356
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
ANDY.HORVITZ@xxxxxxxx
301-713-1858 X166
NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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