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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
720 AM EDT THU APR 27 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-NOAAPORT
-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 2010
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2010...
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
-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 WFOS AREA OF FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY.
THESE FOUR GRAPHICS...ALONG WITH A DESCRIPTION AND STATIC
EXAMPLES...WILL BE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASES/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GHLS
NETCDF FILES FOR THE FOUR HAZARD GRAPHICS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE
FOR DOWNLOAD AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE.
THE FOLLOWING WFOS...COMPRISING ALL THE COASTAL WFOS IN EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN REGIONS....WILL PROVIDE EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL
CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS BY JUNE 1 2010:
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/
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO /SJU/
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:
JOHN KUHN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
JOHN.F.KUHN@xxxxxxxx
301-713-1677 X121
NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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