980423: NWS Announcement

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• Subject: 980423: NWS Announcement
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 10:33:46 -0600 (MDT)

                             
    Date:                    04/23/98 9:47AM

    *************************  ANNOUNCEMENT  *****************************

     TO ALL NWS EMPLOYEES:
     
     I am pleased to inform you that Jerry D. Jarrell has accepted the 
     position of director of the Tropical Prediction Center/National 
     Hurricane Center in Miami. 
     
     Jerry has been the acting director of the Hurricane Center since 
     September 1997, serving as deputy to then-director Bob Burpee.  
     He joined the Hurricane Center as deputy director under Bob 
     Sheets in 1988.
     
     Jerry is widely known and respected by national and international 
     emergency managers and forecasters.  I am pleased that he is 
     officially coming on-board as director before the hurricane 
     season begins on June 1.  Through Jerry's leadership the 
     Hurricane Center will continue issuing the watches and warnings 
     of tropical storms and hurricanes that help us save lives.
     
     I am sure that you join me in congratulating Jerry on his 
     acceptance of this position.  Secretary Daley, Undersecretary 
     Baker, and I are in Miami this morning making this announcement. 
     A press release on this news can be viewed later today at the 
     following Internet address: 
     http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pa
     
     
     Jack Kelly