NOUS41 KWBC 131218
PNSWSH
Public Information Statement, Seeking Public Comment
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
818 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2013
To:Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees
From:Kevin Scharfenberg
NWS Pilot Program Manager
Subject: Soliciting Comments on the Emergency Response Tool
Through March 19, 2014
NWS is seeking user comments on its Emergency Response Tool
(ERTool) through March 19, 2014. The NWS Weather Forecast Office
inNew Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA (LIX) and Southern Region
Headquarters (SRH) are testing a new Web Page designed for
mobiledevices. This page, designed for emergency managers and
firstresponders, would bring our most popular services into
easilyaccessible buttons that would allow the end user to
accessthe data they need quickly. The Emergency Response Tool
isavailable at the following URL:
http://innovation.srh.noaa.gov/ertool/
Users are encouraged to provide feedback on this experimental
productby using the brief survey and comment form available
onlineat:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=NWSERT
Comments will be collected from August 8, 2013, until March 19,
2014. At that time, the NWS will evaluate feedback to determine
whetherto transition the ERTool to operational status,
discontinueit, or revise and extend the experimental feedback
period.
For questions regarding this notice or the ERTool, contact:
Kenneth Graham
Meteorologist in Charge
NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge
985-649-0357 x 222
Kenneth.Graham@xxxxxxxx <mailto:Kenneth.Graham@xxxxxxxx>
National Public Information Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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