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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
840 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL
CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2009
BY JULY 1 2009 AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2009...NWS IS
SEEKING USER FEEDBACK ON EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS
GRAPHICS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS AND
HURRICANES.
THE SUITE OF GRAPHICS ADDRESSES FOUR HAZARDS:
WIND...TORNADOES...COASTAL FLOODING... AND INLAND FLOODING.
THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE GENERATED BY PARTICIPATING
COASTAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WHEN THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ ISSUES A TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH AND/OR
WARNING FOR A WFO/S AREA OF FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY.
THESE FOUR GRAPHICS...ALONG WITH A DESCRIPTION AND STATIC
EXAMPLES...WILL BE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GHLS
THE FOLLOWING WFOS...COMPRISING ALL THE COASTAL WFOS ALONG THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES...WILL
PROVIDE EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS BY JULY 1
2009:
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS /BOX/
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/
CARIBOU MAINE /CAR/
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA /CHS/
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS /CRP/
GRAY MAINE /GYX/
HOUSTON TEXAS /HGX/
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA /JAX/
KEY WEST FLORIDA /KEY/
LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA /LCH/
MELBOURNE FLORIDA /MLB/
MIAMI FLORIDA /MFL/
MOBILE ALABAMA /MOB/
MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA /MHX/
MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY /PHI/
NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA /LIX/
STERLING VIRGINIA /LWX/
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA /TAE/
TAMPA BAY FLORIDA /TBW/
UPTON NEW YORK /OKX/
WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA /AKQ/
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA /ILM/
USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THESE EXPERIMENTAL
PRODUCTS BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ON
LINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=TCIG
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGRAM MANAGER
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
TIMOTHY.SCHOTT@xxxxxxxx
301-713-1677 X122
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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