[nws-changes] 20070821: amended-soliciting comments-exp trop cyclone haz :

[Linda Miller]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST...AMENDED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1028 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA 
          WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY 
          MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/        
          SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER  
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ USERS AND OTHER  
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
          CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH  

SUBJECT:  AMENDED: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL    
          CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2007

REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WITH SAME SUBJECT  
          TRANSMITTED JULY 6 2007 

AMENDED TO ADD WFO KEY WEST TO THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING OFFICES 
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20 2007

FROM NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2007... NWS IS SEEKING USER FEEDBACK 
ON EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS ASSOCIATED WITH 
LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES.  

THE SUITE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE GRAPHICS WILL FOCUS ON FOUR 
HAZARDS: WIND...TORNADOES...COASTAL FLOODING...AND INLAND 
FLOODING.

THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE GENERATED BY PARTICIPATING   
COASTAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/S WHEN THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ ISSUES A TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH AND/OR 
WARNING FOR THE RESPECTIVE WFO AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THESE FOUR 
GRAPHICS...ALONG WITH A DESCRIPTION AND STATIC EXAMPLES...ARE 
POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/TROPICAL/  

BY AUGUST 20 WFO KEY WEST WILL JOIN THE WFOS LISTED IN PROVIDING 
EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS:

     CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA /CHS/
     CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS /CRP/
     JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA /JAX/
     KEY WEST FLORIDA /KEY/
     MELBOURNE FLORIDA /MLB/           
     MIAMI FLORIDA /MFL/
     MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA /MHX/
     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 LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER/GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=TCIG

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
EMAIL:  TIMOTHY.SCHOTT at NOAA.GOV
PHONE:  301-713-1677 X122

THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE 
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

THIS MESSSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE 
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES.

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