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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
850 AM EDT WED SEP 7 2008

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: CURRENTLY SOLICITING COMMENTS THROUGH  
         DECEMBER 31 2008 REGARDING DISCONTINUATION 
         OF TRAVELERS FORECAST

THE NWS MAY DISCONTINUE THE TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ IN FAVOR OF 
THE FOUR OPERATIONAL SELECTED CITIES WEATHER SUMMARY /SCS/ 
PRODUCTS AND TWO NEW EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ PRODUCTS. 
THESE TWO PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIMENTAL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO 
BECOME OPERATIONAL IN THE WINTER OF 2008/09.

THE SCS /FPUS20-21-22-23 KWNH...SCS11-12-13-14/ CONTAIN FORECASTS 
FOR TAV CITIES IN A SIMILAR FORMAT BUT IS ISSUED UP TO TWO HOURS 
LATER. THE TWO NEW XML PRODUCTS /RXUS30 KWBN - XF03DY AND RXUS30 
KWBN - XF07DY/ ARE ISSUED HOURLY AT AROUND 50 MINUTES PAST THE 
HOUR. THEY CONTAIN NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME FORECASTS FOR 3 DAYS AND  
7 DAYS RESPECTIVELY.

TRAVELERS FORECAST:

   WMO ID       AWIPS ID

   FPUS10 KWNH  TAV10
   FPUS12 KWNH  TAV12
   FPUS13 KWNH  TAV13

SELECTED CITIES FORECAST:

   WMO HEADER       AWIPS ID

   FPUS20 KWNH      SCS11
   FPUS21 KWNH      SCS12
   FPUS22 KWNH      SCS13
   FPUS23 KWNH      SCS14

XML PRODUCTS:

   WMO HEADER       AWIPS ID

   RXUS30 KWBN      XF03DY
   RXUS30 KWBN      XF07DY

USERS OF THE TAV ARE ASKED TO LOOK AT THESE ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS 
/SCS...XF03DY AND XF07DY/ TO DETERMINE IF THEY MEET THE NEEDS 
CURRENTLY SATISFIED BY THE TAV.

COMMENTS REGARDING DISCONTINUANCE OF THE TAV SHOULD BE SENT BY 
DECEMBER 31 2008 TO:

  TRAVELERSFORECAST@NOAA.GOV

SEND COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT TO: 

  ANDY HORVITZ
  NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 14356
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  ANDY.HORVITZ@NOAA.GOV
  301-713-1858 X166

NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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