20060202: hazcollect non-wx emergency testing-: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 021442
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EST FRI FEB 2 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/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS 
   EMPLOYEES

FROM:      ROBERT J. MCLEOD
           CHIEF... AWARENESS BRANCH
           OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:   HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING
           SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 6 2007

AS PART OF THE CONTINUING TESTING OF THE HAZCOLLECT SYSTEM...A 
PARTIAL NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED TO BE TRANSMITTED ON 
FEBRUARY 6 2007 AT ABOUT 1500 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ 
OR 1000 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF 
EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS LOCALIZED 
AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.

THE PARTIAL NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE DISSEMINATED AS A 
SERIES OF INDIVIDUAL STATE MESSAGES WITH AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS 
IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER POSTAL ABBREVIATION 
OF THE STATE.  

THE STATES...TWO-LETTER STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS...WMO 
HEADINGS...AND SPECIFIC COUNTIES COVERED BY THE TEST MESSAGE ARE 
AS FOLLOWS:

ALABAMA /AL/         WOUS44 KBMX   RUSSELL COUNTY
ARIZONA /AZ/         WOUS45 KPSR   NAVAJO COUNTY
CONNECTICUT /CT/     WOUS41 KBOX   LITCHFIELD COUNTY
GEORGIA /GA/         WOUS42 KFFC   FAYETTE COUNTY
IDAHO /ID/           WOUS45 KBOI   BEAR LAKE COUNTY
ILLINOIS /IL/        WOUS43 KILX   POPE COUNTY
INDIANA /IN/         WOUS43 KIND   POSEY COUNTY
KENTUCKY /KY/        WOUS43 KLMK   BOYD AND MCCRACKEN COUNTIES
MASSACHUSETTS /MA/   WOUS41 KBOX   BERKSHIRE COUNTY
MISSOURI /MO/        WOUS43 KLSX   STODDARD COUNTY
NEVADA /NV/          WOUS45 KREV   LINCOLN COUNTY
NEW HAMPSHIRE /NH/   WOUS41 KGYX   CHESHIRE COUNTY
NEW YORK /NY/        WOUS41 KALY   SCHENECTADY COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA /NC/  WOUS42 KRAH   CLAY COUNTY
OHIO /OH/            WOUS41 KILN   MEIGS COUNTY
TENNESSEE /TN/       WOUS44 KOHX   HENRY AND POLK COUNTIES
UTAH /UT/            WOUS45 KSLC   BEAVER COUNTY
VERMONT /VT/         WOUS41 KBTV   BENNINGTON COUNTY
VIRGINIA /VA/        WOUS41 KAKQ   DICKENSON COUNTY
WEST VIRGINIA /WV/   WOUS41 KRLX   CLAY COUNTY
WYOMING /WY/         WOUS45 KCYS   UINTA COUNTY

THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT IS INTENDED 
TO BE BROADCAST ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS NETWORK 
AND IN MOST GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITH THE SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE 
ENCODING /SAME/ DIGITAL CODE.  THE TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED 
BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.

A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.

WOUS41 KILN 061500
ADROH
OHC105-061530-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1000 AM EST TUE FEB 6 2007

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE 
NUMBER 1.

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
NWS TEST GROUP.

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO 
RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. 
THIS TEST MESSAGE MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM 
PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS 
PLANS.

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST 
MESSAGE.

$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336

END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
 
HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.

INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM...INCLUDING THIS MESSAGE 
CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE 
LETTERS/:

      HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT

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

JON ADKINS            ART KRAUS                             
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT ENGINEER    DISSEMINATION METEOROLOGIST
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND         SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-0304 X 111             301-713-0090 X 161 
JON.ADKINS at NOAA.GOV            ARTHUR.KRAUS at NOAA.GOV

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

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

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

$$


-- 
Linda Miller - lmiller at unidata.ucar.edu
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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