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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
719 AM EDT THU APR 27 2010

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS: 
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES  
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -NOAAPORT 
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK        
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL    
         CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2010

EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 2010...  
NWS IS SEEKING USER FEEDBACK ON EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 
HAZARDS GRAPHICS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORMS AND 
HURRICANES.  

THE SUITE OF GRAPHICS ADDRESSES FOUR HAZARDS: 
-WIND
-TORNADOES
-COASTAL FLOODING
-INLAND FLOODING.

THESE EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE GENERATED BY PARTICIPATING   
COASTAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WHEN THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ ISSUES A TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH AND/OR 
WARNING FOR A WFOS AREA OF FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITY.  
THESE FOUR GRAPHICS...ALONG WITH A DESCRIPTION AND STATIC 
EXAMPLES...WILL BE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASES/: 

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GHLS

NETCDF FILES FOR THE FOUR HAZARD GRAPHICS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE 
FOR DOWNLOAD AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE.  

THE FOLLOWING WFOS...COMPRISING ALL THE COASTAL WFOS IN EASTERN 
AND SOUTHERN REGIONS....WILL PROVIDE EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL 
CYCLONE HAZARDS GRAPHICS BY JUNE 1 2010:

     BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS /BOX/     
     BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/
     CARIBOU MAINE /CAR/
     CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA /CHS/	
     CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS /CRP/
     GRAY MAINE /GYX/
     HOUSTON TEXAS /HGX/
     JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA /JAX/
     KEY WEST FLORIDA /KEY/
     LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA /LCH/
     MELBOURNE FLORIDA /MLB/           
     MIAMI FLORIDA /MFL/
     MOBILE ALABAMA /MOB/
     MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA /MHX/
     MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY /PHI/
     NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA /LIX/
     SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO /SJU/
     STERLING VIRGINIA /LWX/
     TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA /TAE/
     TAMPA BAY FLORIDA /TBW/
     UPTON NEW YORK /OKX/
     WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA /AKQ/
     WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA /ILM/

USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THESE EXPERIMENTAL 
PRODUCTS BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE ON 
LINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

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

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

JOHN KUHN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 13126
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
JOHN.F.KUHN@NOAA.GOV
301-713-1677 X121

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

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

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