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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
948 AM EDT THU APR 19 2007

TO: 	 FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS
	 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ CUSTOMERS
         OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS OF
         AVIATION FORECASTS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
      
FROM:	 KEVIN L. JOHNSTON
	 CHIEF...AVIATION SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS BETWEEN APRIL 20 2007 AND  
         MAY 20 2007 ON PROPOSED TERMINATION OF CONUS TRANSCIBED 
         WEATHER BROADCAST /TWEB/ FORECASTS.

NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PROVIDES AVIATION WEATHER 
PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION /FAA/ 
REQUIREMENTS. FAA ORDER 7110.10S... FLIGHT SERVICES... DATED 16 
FEBRUARY 2006 SUMMARY OF CHANGES STATES TWEBS WILL ONLY BE 
PROVIDED IN ALASKA. THEREFORE NWS IS PROPOSING TO DISCONTINUE THE 
CONUS TWEBS. FAA HAS STATED NO REQUIREMENT FOR CONUS TWEB 
FORECASTS ONCE THE AUTOMATED FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS CEASE 
FUNCTIONING AND LOCKHEED-MARTIN CONTRACT FLIGHT SERVICE 
FACILITIES REACH FULL OPERATIONAL STATUS ON JULY 31 2007.  

PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT ENDING CONUS TWEB FORECASTS WILL BE 
ACCEPTED FROM APRIL 20 2007 UNTIL MAY 20 2007.  COMMENTS MAY BE 
EMAILED TO BETH.MCNULTY@NOAA.GOV. PLEASE USE: SUBJECT: TWEB 
COMMENT. 

FOLLOWING AN ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS... NWS WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR 
NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE TERMINATION. THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE 
TERMINATION DATE IS 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ 
APPROXIMATELY 120 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF EVALUATION OF THE 
PUBLIC COMMENTS. A NEW NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED WITH THE EXACT DATE 
OF TERMINATION. THE NWS POLICY DIRECTIVE SYSTEM (PDS) 10-805... 
TRANSCRIBED WEATHER BROADCASTS... WILL ALSO BE UPDATED 
ACCORDINGLY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

      BETH MCNULTY
      METEOROLOGIST
      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
      1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY...SSMC2
      SILVER SPRING MD 20910
      PHONE: 301-713-1726 X 116
      EMAIL: BETH.MCNULTY@NOAA.GOV

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER CURRENT 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 NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.

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