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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
935 AM EDT TUE JAN 27 2009
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: SOLICITING COMMENTS BY MARCH 1 2009 ON
DISCONTINUING SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
/RWSTX/ PRODUCTS
NWS IS CONSIDERING DISCONTINUING THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
/RWSTX/ PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS /EWX/ AND BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/.
TABLE 1. PRODUCTS PROPOSED FOR DISCONTINUANCE
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY RWSTX AWUS84 KEWX
ENHANCED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING SIMILAR INFORMATION ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/BRO/GRAPHICAST.HTM
AND
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/EWX/HTML/GRAPHICAST.HTM
PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE REGARDING DISCONTINUANCE OF
THE EWX AND BRO SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARIES TO:
JOE ARELLANO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
2090 AIRPORT ROAD
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130
830-629-0130 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: JOE.ARELLANO@xxxxxxxx
NEZETTE RYDELL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION ROAD
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521
956-504-1432 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: NEZETTE.RYDELL@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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