...EXPERIMENTAL BULLETED WINTER STORM AND NON PRECIPITATION
PRODUCTS TO BEGIN ON DECEMBER 8 2009...

BEGINNING TUESDAY DECEMBER 8 2009 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
SATURDAY MAY 29 2010...SELECT NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ 
ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES /CONUS/ WILL ISSUE WINTER 
WEATHER /WSW/ AND NON PRECIPITATION /NPW/ WATCH...WARNING AND 
ADVISORY PRODUCTS USING AN EXPERIMENTAL BULLET FORMAT. THE NWS IS 
REQUESTING COMMENTS THROUGH MAY 29 2010 AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

THE EXPERIMENTAL BULLET FORMAT IS SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT FORMAT 
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. IT IS EASIER 
FOR USERS TO READ AND TO QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION FROM 
DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER AND NON-PRECIPITATION EVENTS. DURING THE 
EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD...WFOS MAY TEMPORARILY REVERT BACK TO THE 
CURRENT...NON-BULLET FORMAT...TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL 
WARNING SERVICES.

A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THESE EXPERIMENTAL 
PRODUCTS...WHICH INCLUDES EXAMPLES OF BULLET FORMATTED WSW AND 
NPW PRODUCTS...IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/VIEWLISTE.PHP

A LIST OF WFOS TAKING PART IN THE TEST IS ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/WFOS.PDF

UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD AND THE CLOSE OF 
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD...THE NWS WILL EVALUATE ALL RECEIVED 
COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED WITH A NATIONAL 
IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC 
INFORMATION STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:

  PAUL STOKOLS
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
  1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
  301-713-1867 X139
  PAUL.STOKOLS@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

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