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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2000
TO: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS
FROM: WALT TELESETSKY
DIRECTOR...NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
SUBJECT: NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE UPDATE 8/18/00
TRANSITION TO THE REPLACEMENT NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /R-NWWS/
HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE THE FALL OF 1999 AS DESCRIBED IN NUMEROUS
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES AND LETTERS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE SUPPORT TO THE OLD NWWS WILL TERMINATE ON AUGUST 31 2000.
DYNCORP...THE NWWS CONTRACTOR...HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE
BROADCASTING DATA ON THE OLD NWWS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 2000...TO
ASSIST R-NWWS CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NOT YET FULLY TRANSITIONED TO
THE R-NWWS.
DYNCORP WILL ALLOW CURRENT NWWS SUBSCRIBERS WHO HAVE NOT
CONTRACTED FOR R-NWWS SERVICE TO EXTEND THE OLD NWWS ONE MONTH TO
SEPTEMBER 30 2000...TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME TO IMPLEMENT A
REPLACEMENT DATA SERVICE. FOR NON-SUBSCRIBERS TO R-NWWS...
DYNCORP HAS INFORMED THE NWS ITS NETWORK SERVICE FEE FOR THIS ONE
MONTH EXTENSION WILL BE $125 VERSUS THE OLD $18 MONTHLY CHARGE.
ALL OTHER CHARGES FOR THIS ONE MONTH EXTENSION...SUCH AS
MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT LEASE...WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
QUESTIONS REGARDING SERVICE AND FEES SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH
DYNCORP AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER BELOW.
TO ENSURE THAT YOUR SERVICE WILL NOT BE DISCONNECTED...YOU WILL
NEED TO CONTACT DYNCORP AT 1-800-633-2340 BEFORE AUGUST 31...AND
CONTRACT FOR THIS EXTENDED SERVICE. ANY SUBSCRIBER NOT CURRENTLY
UNDER CONTRACT WITH DYNCORP FOR R-NWWS OR WHO HAS NOT CONTACTED
DYNCORP BY AUGUST 31 TO CONTRACT FOR A ONE MONTH EXTENSION OF THE
OLD NWWS WILL HAVE THEIR OLD NWWS TERMINATED ON SEPTEMBER 1 2000.
INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVE NWS DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS THAT MAY
MEET YOUR NEEDS ARE DESCRIBED ON THE NWS WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV. SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK FOR THE //NEW
NWWS// LINK NEAR THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. CONTACT MR. HERB WHITE
WITH COMMENTS ON THE R-NWWS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT ALTERNATIVE NWS
WEATHER INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS. MR. WHITE CAN BE
REACHED VIA EMAIL AT OM.WXWIRE@xxxxxxxx OR VIA FAX AT
301-713-1598.
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE NWS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE
AMERICAN PUBLIC WITH CRITICAL WEATHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE...UNDERSTANDING...AND CONTINUED SUPPORT DURING THIS
TRANSITION.
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