PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1132 AM EST MON NOV 8 2010

...CHANGES TO WINTER WEATHER, NON-PRECIPITATION, AND RED FLAG
WARNING PRODUCTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY WILL
BE PARTICIPATING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD INVOLVING BULLETED
WINTER WEATHER, NON- PRECIPITATION, AND FIRE WEATHER WARNING
PRODUCTS. FOR DETAILS ON THE TEST, PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION
LISTED BELOW.

BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15TH, 2010...THE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC NATIONAL
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE WILL BEGIN MODIFYING THE WINTER WEATHER,
NON PRECIPITATION, AND RED FLAG WARNING FORMATS TO A BULLETED
FORMAT. THIS IS A SIMILAR FORMAT TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS. THESE FORMATS ARE EASIER FOR USERS TO READ AND
QUICKLY GATHER VITAL INFORMATION DURING HAZARDOUS WINTER, NON-
PRECIPITATION AND FIRE WEATHER EVENTS. DURING THE TEST PERIOD, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY MAY TEMPORARILY
REVERT BACK TO THE CURRENT FORMAT TO MAINTAIN MISSION CRITICAL
WARNING SERVICES.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST PHASE PRODUCTS, ALONG WITH EXAMPLES ARE
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT:

  HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/BULLETED_WSW_NPW_RFW.PDF

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE REQUESTED THROUGH APRIL 1ST, 2011:

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

UPON THE COMPLETION OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD, THE NWS WILL
EVALUATE ALL RECEIVED COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT TO
PROCEED WITH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BULLETIZED WINTER STORM,
NON-PRECIPITATION, AND RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCTS NATIONWIDE.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE PLEASE CONTACT:

JOHN COLE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC
252-223-5122X223
JOHN.COLE@NOAA.GOV