in public
Office: IND
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
615 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...ON THIS DATE IN INDIANA WEATHER HISTORY...
1974 FORT WAYNE...THE EARLIEST FALL FREEZE ON RECORD FOR THE
CITY IS SET AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO 31 DEGREES.
$$
Office: IWX
Office: LOT
Office: LMK
Office: ILN
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1256 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008
WHEN DOES THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE FALL SEASON NORMALLY OCCUR?
A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN RECORDED
AS EARLY AS SEP 28TH AT CINCINNATI...SEP 21ST IN COLUMBUS AND DAYTON.
HOWEVER...ELEMENTS SUCH AS TOPOGRAPHY...URBAN AND RURAL SETTING AND
PLACEMENT OF RECORDING INSTRUMENT CAN CREATE WIDE VARIATIONS IN
TEMPERATURES ACROSS AN AREA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEMPERATURES ARE OFFICIALLY TAKEN AT AN
ELEVATION OF FIVE FEET ABOVE THE GROUND...BUT THE TEMPERATURE AT
GROUND LEVEL MAY BE COLDER. ON TYPICAL FALL NIGHTS WHEN FROST
OCCURS...THE TEMPERATURE AT THE FIVE FOOT LEVEL MAY READ 36 DEGREES
WHILE AT THE GROUND LEVEL IT IS ACTUALLY THE 32 DEGREES NEEDED TO
FORM FROST.
THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TABLE WILL GIVE AN IDEA AS TO WHEN THE FIRST
FREEZING TEMPERATURES MIGHT OCCUR...BASED ON THE LATEST 30 YEARS OF
CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA AVAILABLE AT EACH OF THE LISTED LOCATIONS. A
GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF THE AVERAGE FIRST FREEZE DATE AND THE
TERMINATION OF THE FROST/FREEZE HEADLINES FOR THE SEASON WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ILN/.
LOCATION AVG DATE FIRST FIRST 32F IN ONE FIRST 32F IN NINE
32F IN FALL YEAR OUT OF TEN YEARS OUT OF TEN
(10% PROBABILITY) (90% LIKELIHOOD)
..SOUTHWEST OHIO
CINCINNATI OCT 27 OCT 12 NOV 12
DAYTON OCT 20 OCT 5 NOV 4
HAMILTON OCT 11 SEP 28 OCT 24
HILLSBORO OCT 19 OCT 5 OCT 31
MILFORD OCT 11 SEP 27 OCT 24
WILMINGTON OCT 12 SEP 28 OCT 24
XENIA OCT 13 SEP 30 OCT 25
..CENTRAL OHIO
CHILLICOTHE OCT 15 OCT 1 OCT 29
CIRCLEVILLE OCT 11 SEP 28 OCT 24
COLUMBUS OCT 17 OCT 2 NOV 2
DELAWARE OCT 6 SEP 25 OCT 18
LANCASTER OCT 6 SEP 24 OCT 18
LONDON OCT 7 SEP 25 OCT 18
MARYSVILLE OCT 9 SEP 25 OCT 24
NEWARK OCT 8 SEP 23 OCT 23
WASHINGTON C.H. OCT 19 OCT 5 OCT 31
..WEST CENTRAL OHIO
BELLEFONTAINE OCT 11 SEP 26 OCT 25
GREENVILLE OCT 4 SEP 23 OCT 25
KENTON OCT 7 SEP 21 OCT 23
SIDNEY OCT 8 SEP 23 OCT 24
SPRINGFIELD OCT 21 OCT 7 NOV 3
URBANA OCT 6 SEP 19 OCT 24
..SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
PORTSMOUTH OCT 24 OCT 10 NOV 8
WAVERLY OCT 8 SEP 28 OCT 19
..KENTUCKY
CARROLLTON OCT 26 OCT 10 NOV 8
COVINGTON OCT 25 OCT 6 NOV 7
CYNTHIANA OCT 22 OCT 5 NOV 10
FALMOUTH OCT 16 OCT 4 NOV 5
MAYSVILLE OCT 27 OCT 12 NOV 11
WARSAW OCT 24 OCT 7 NOV 8
WILLIAMSTOWN OCT 26 OCT 8 NOV 10
..INDIANA
RICHMOND OCT 10 SEP 25 OCT 24
VERSAILLES OCT 15 OCT 1 OCT 29
VEVAY OCT 20 OCT 6 NOV 4
$$
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2
PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE
SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW
UP STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
NNNN
$$
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PNSILN
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PNSILN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2
PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE
SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW
UP STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
NNNN
$$
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PNSILN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2
PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE
SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW
UP STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
NNNN
$$
NOUS41 KILN 231500
PNSILN
NOUS41 KILN 231413
PNSILN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2
PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE
SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW
UP STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
$$
NOUS41 KILN 231515
PNSILN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-240215-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT AROUND 2
PM EDT ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS A
SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE
SENT WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER OF ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ADN THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW
UP STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
200 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
NOUS41 KILN 241401
PNSILN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-241745-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1000 AM EDT WED SEP 24 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING...
...TEST MESSAGE TO BE SENT TODAY AT AROUND 145 PM EDT ON NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...
AS PART OF THE HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY...WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 24 AT ABOUT 145 PM EDT. HAZCOLLECT IS
A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS.
FOR THE WILMINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT
WITH THE WMO HEADER OF WOUS43 KLMK DDTTTT. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER OF
ADRKY WILL BE USED. THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR WILL BE
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE AND THE PRODUCT TYPE WILL BE FOLLOW UP
STATEMENT.
THE TEST MESSAGE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR
TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES.
HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL
NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGE IS NOT INTENDED TO
ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARY JO PARKER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WILMINGTON OH
937-383-0031
MARY.PARKER@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
$$
Office: PAH
NOUS43 KPAH 232118
PNSPAH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
418 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING CONTINUES...
...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER
24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...
...DAILY TEST MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PADUCAH WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...A SPECIAL
KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF
EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. THE STATE MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODING /UGC/ AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE;
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
THE ABOVE TEST IS PART OF THE OVERALL HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH DECEMBER 5 2008. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM
NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNPAH/
WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT
CATEGORY AND PAH IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE
TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE /USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED
STATE OR TERRITORY. THE FOLLOWING AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT
CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN EACH OF THE PRODUCTS
IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE:
AWIPS NNN MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT
AVA AVALANCHE WATCH
AVW AVALANCHE WARNING
CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EQW EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVI EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
FRW FIRE WARNING
HMW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
LEW LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
NUW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RHW RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPW SHELTER IN PLACE
VOW VOLCANO WARNING
PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF TEST MESSAGES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER
17 TO DECEMBER 5 2008. ALMOST ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS
PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION
AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE
BELOW. TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ONE OF TWO TYPES:
1. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 13 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 1215
PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE
DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND WITH
AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS
ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WILL BE TRANSMITTED CONFIRMING THE DATE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE
NATIONAL TEST.
2. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ORIGINATED BY DAVIESS COUNTY KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED AT ABOUT 1000
AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO
DECEMBER 5. HOWEVER THE SEPTEMBER 17 MESSAGE MAY BE CONDUCTED LATTER
IN THE MORNING.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS MESSAGE
TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE...AND TEST MESSAGE
NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER
ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS42 KTAE 081500
ADRTAE
FLC005-081530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1000 AM EST WED NOV 5 2008
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
HQ NATIONAL COG.
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.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICK SHANKLIN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WEST PADUCAH KY
270 744-6440 EXT 726
RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER 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.
$$
NNNN
NOUS43 KPAH 232118
PNSPAH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
418 PM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING CONTINUES...
...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER
24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...
...DAILY TEST MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PADUCAH WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...A SPECIAL
KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF
EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. THE STATE MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODING /UGC/ AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE;
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST
GROUP.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
THE ABOVE TEST IS PART OF THE OVERALL HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH DECEMBER 5 2008. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM
NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNPAH/
WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT
CATEGORY AND PAH IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE
TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE /USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED
STATE OR TERRITORY. THE FOLLOWING AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT
CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN EACH OF THE PRODUCTS
IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE:
AWIPS NNN MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT
AVA AVALANCHE WATCH
AVW AVALANCHE WARNING
CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EQW EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVI EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
FRW FIRE WARNING
HMW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
LEW LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
NUW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RHW RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPW SHELTER IN PLACE
VOW VOLCANO WARNING
PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF TEST MESSAGES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER
17 TO DECEMBER 5 2008. ALMOST ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS
PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION
AND NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE
BELOW. TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ONE OF TWO TYPES:
1. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 13 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 1215
PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE
DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND WITH
AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS
ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WILL BE TRANSMITTED CONFIRMING THE DATE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE
NATIONAL TEST.
2. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ORIGINATED BY DAVIESS COUNTY KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED AT ABOUT 1000
AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO
DECEMBER 5. HOWEVER THE SEPTEMBER 17 MESSAGE MAY BE CONDUCTED LATTER
IN THE MORNING.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS MESSAGE
TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE...AND TEST MESSAGE
NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER
ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS42 KTAE 081500
ADRTAE
FLC005-081530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1000 AM EST WED NOV 5 2008
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
HQ NATIONAL COG.
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.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICK SHANKLIN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WEST PADUCAH KY
270 744-6440 EXT 726
RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
$$
NOUS43 KPAH 241308
PNSPAH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
808 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING CONTINUES...
...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TODAY AT 1 PM CDT...
...DAILY TEST MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PADUCAH WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
TODAY...WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...A SPECIAL
KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF
EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. THE STATE MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODING /UGC/ AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE;
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
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
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
THE ABOVE TEST IS PART OF THE OVERALL HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH DECEMBER 5 2008. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM
NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNPAH/
WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT
CATEGORY AND PAH IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE
TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE /USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED
STATE OR TERRITORY. THE FOLLOWING AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT
CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN EACH OF THE PRODUCTS
IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE:
AWIPS NNN MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT
AVA AVALANCHE WATCH
AVW AVALANCHE WARNING
CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EQW EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVI EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
FRW FIRE WARNING
HMW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
LEW LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
NUW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RHW RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPW SHELTER IN PLACE
VOW VOLCANO WARNING
PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF TEST MESSAGES THROUGH DECEMBER 5
2008. ALMOST ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR
TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. TEST
MESSAGES WILL BE ONE OF TWO TYPES:
1. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 13 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 1215
PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE
DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND WITH
AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS
ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WILL BE TRANSMITTED CONFIRMING THE DATE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE
NATIONAL TEST.
2. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ORIGINATED BY DAVIESS COUNTY KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED AT ABOUT 1000
AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO
DECEMBER 5. HOWEVER THE SEPTEMBER 17 MESSAGE MAY BE CONDUCTED LATTER
IN THE MORNING.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS MESSAGE
TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE...AND TEST MESSAGE
NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER
ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS42 KTAE 081500
ADRTAE
FLC005-081530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1000 AM EST WED NOV 5 2008
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
HQ NATIONAL COG.
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.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICK SHANKLIN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WEST PADUCAH KY
270 744-6440 EXT 726
RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER 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.
$$
NNNN
NOUS43 KPAH 241308
PNSPAH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
808 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING CONTINUES...
...A KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TODAY AT 1 PM CDT...
...DAILY TEST MESSAGES WILL CONTINUE FROM THE PADUCAH WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
TODAY...WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CDT...A SPECIAL
KENTUCKY STATE TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF
EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. THE STATE MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODING /UGC/ AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE;
WOUS43 KLMK 241800
ADRKY
KYC000-241815-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST GROUP SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
100 PM CDT WED SEP 24 2008
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NWS TEST
GROUP.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE
IS NOT INTENDED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM.
THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.
$$
THE ABOVE TEST IS PART OF THE OVERALL HAZCOLLECT FOLLOW-ON
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION THAT IS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH DECEMBER 5 2008. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM
NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS.
HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
FOR THE PADUCAH WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNPAH/
WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT
CATEGORY AND PAH IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE
TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE /USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED
STATE OR TERRITORY. THE FOLLOWING AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT
CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN EACH OF THE PRODUCTS
IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE:
AWIPS NNN MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT
AVA AVALANCHE WATCH
AVW AVALANCHE WARNING
CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EQW EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVI EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
FRW FIRE WARNING
HMW HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
LEW LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
NUW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RHW RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPW SHELTER IN PLACE
VOW VOLCANO WARNING
PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF TEST MESSAGES THROUGH DECEMBER 5
2008. ALMOST ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR
TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. TEST
MESSAGES WILL BE ONE OF TWO TYPES:
1. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 13 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/ OR 1215
PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES
OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE
DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND WITH
AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS
ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
WILL BE TRANSMITTED CONFIRMING THE DATE AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE
NATIONAL TEST.
2. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE ORIGINATED BY DAVIESS COUNTY KENTUCKY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE IS PLANNED AT ABOUT 1000
AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17 TO
DECEMBER 5. HOWEVER THE SEPTEMBER 17 MESSAGE MAY BE CONDUCTED LATTER
IN THE MORNING.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS MESSAGE
TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE...AND TEST MESSAGE
NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER
ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THE
ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.
A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
WOUS42 KTAE 081500
ADRTAE
FLC005-081530-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1000 AM EST WED NOV 5 2008
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
HQ NATIONAL COG.
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.
$$
DM5118118676012233728/5712239571143566336
END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.
INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT
WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT
NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST MAY
BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER RELATED
TEXT PRODUCTS...AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS /NWR/ AND
THE EAS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER RELATED
EMERGENCY MESSAGES. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE.
NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICK SHANKLIN
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
WEST PADUCAH KY
270 744-6440 EXT 726
RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV
JOEL WILLIAMS HERB WHITE
HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
301-713-3400 X114 301-713-0090 X 146
JOEL.WILLIAMS@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.
$$
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