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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
819 AM EDT WED JULY 18 2007 

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

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

SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER 
         MESSAGE PRODUCT THROUGH JULY 31 2008 

BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH JULY 31 
2008...NWS IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON AN EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER 
MESSAGE PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED TO BETTER INFORM 
MARINERS OF MARINE WEATHER HAZARDS AND SERVE AS A DEDICATED LONG 
DURATION MARINE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCT.

CURRENTLY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ISSUE MARINE 
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES THROUGH HEADLINES AND VALID TIME EVENT 
CODE /VTEC/ STRINGS CONTAINED IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST 
/CWF/...THE NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST /NSH/ AND THE GREAT LAKES 
OPEN LAKE FORECAST /GLF/.  

THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE PRODUCTS WILL PROVIDE THE MARINE 
COMMUNITY WITH MORE SPECIFICITY AND VITAL MARINE HAZARD 
INFORMATION...PATTERNED AFTER THE WINTER WEATHER 
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /WSW/ PRODUCTS AND THE NON-PRECIPITATION 
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY /NPW/ PRODUCTS.

THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY PARTICIPATING COASTAL 
AND GREAT LAKES WFOS FOR THE FOLLOWING SUITE OF MARINE 
WATCH...WARNING AND ADVISORY EVENTS: 
   
   HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM WATCH/WARNING
   HURRICANE FORCE WIND WATCH/WARNING
   STORM WATCH/WARNING 
   GALE WATCH/WARNING
   HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH/WARNING
   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH/WARNING
   FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 
   BRISK WIND ADVISORY
   LOW WATER ADVISORY
   DENSE FOG ADVISORY
   DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY
   ASHFALL ADVISORY  	
    
THE PRODUCT TYPE LINE IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK 
WILL BE /MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE/.  USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING 
PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES TO RECEIVE THE 
PRODUCTS FROM THE INITIAL PARTICIPATING GROUP OF WFOS:

WFO			     WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID  
	
BUFFALO NEW YORK	     WHUS71 KBUF	MWWBUF
CARIBOU MAINE		     WHUS71 KCAR	MWWCAR
DETROIT MICHIGAN	     WHUS73 KDTX	MWWDTX
HONOLULU HAWAII		     WHHW70 PHFO	MWWHFO
MEDFORD OREGON		     WHUS76 KMFR	MWWMFR
MOBILE ALABAMA		     WHUS74 KMOB	MWWMOB
TAMPA FLORIDA 		     WHUS72 KTBW	MWWTBW
		
A STATIC EXAMPLE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE 
PRODUCT IS POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

THIS WEB SITE WILL ALSO SERVE AS A MEANS TO UPDATE USERS ON THIS 
EXPERIMENTAL EFFORT AND TO POTENTIALLY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL WFOS 
PROVIDING THE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS.
 
USERS OF THE PRODUCT ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK BY USING 
THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/:

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

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
	
	MARK TEW
	NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
        MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
	1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
	SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
	PHONE:  301-713-1677 X 103
	EMAIL: MARK.TEW@NOAA.GOV 

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

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