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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 EDT MON MAR 29 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT BUNGE
CHIEF, SOFTWARE BRANCH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS CENTER
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: COMMENTS SOLICITED ON EXPERIMENTAL USE OF EMAIL
UPDATES
NWS IS REQUESTING COMMENTS THROUGH AUGUST 1 2010 ON EXPERIMENTAL USE OF
EMAIL UPDATES TO NWS INFORMATION. A COMPLETE LIST OF AVAILABLE UPDATES
AND SERVICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EMAILUPDATES/
NWS WILL UPDATE THIS WITH NEW ITEMS DURING THE COURSE OF THE
EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD. THIS URL WILL ALSO CONTAIN DETAILS ABOUT WHAT
INFORMATION NWS COLLECTS DURING THE EXPERIMENT AND HOW THAT INFORMATION
WILL BE USED.
INITIAL EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
ADVISORIES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER PRODUCTS... AND WATER SUPPLY
FORECASTS FROM THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN RIVER FORECAST CENTER.
PLEASE SUBMIT COMMENTS AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=EMAILUPDATES
TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE... NWS IS USING GOVDELIVERY, INC. GOVDELIVERY
PROVIDES SIMILAR SERVICES FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND
ALLOWS NWS CUSTOMERS TO LEARN ABOUT EMAIL UPDATES AVAILABLE FROM
AGENCIES WITH MISSIONS RELATED TO NWS.
THIS EXPERIMENT IS INTENDED TO INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF NWS INFORMATION
AND ALLOW CONSOLIDATION OF SEVERAL EXISTING EMAIL DISSEMINATION
SYSTEMS... REDUCING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT WITHIN THE AGENCY AND
ALLOWING NWS UNITS TO FOCUS ON MISSION RELATED ACTIVITIES.
FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
ROBERT BUNGE
CHIEF... SOFTWARE BRANCH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS CENTER
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx
301-713-0864 X114
HTTP://WWW.WEATHE.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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