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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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

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

SUBJECT:PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD BEGINS ON JUNE 1 2005 FOR 
        EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC WIND 
        SPEED TEXT PRODUCTS

AS OF JUNE 1 2005 AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOVEMBER 15 2005... 
NWS IS SEEKING USER COMMENTS ON EXPERIMENTAL TROPICAL 
CYCLONE PROBABILISTIC WIND SPEED TEXT PRODUCTS.  

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS IS ENCOURAGED THROUGH THE 
WEB SITES BELOW. BEGINNING ON JUNE 1 2005... A COMPREHENSIVE 
DESCRIPTION AND STATIC EXAMPLES OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL 
PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...  EASTERN PACIFIC AND CENTRAL 
PACIFIC BASINS WILL BE POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES, 
RESPECTIVELY /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

ATLANTIC/EAST PACIFIC	
	HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/FEEDBACK-PWS.SHTML

CENTRAL PACIFIC	
	HTTP://WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/CPHC/PAGES/PROBTEXT.PHP

ON OR ABOUT JULY 1 2005... EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTS WILL BE 
DISSEMINATED WHEN ROUTINE AND SPECIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE 
ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND 
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS 
OF RESPONSIBILITY.

TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND SPEED TEXT PRODUCT

BASIN				WMO HEADING	AWIPS ID
ATLANTIC BASIN	FONT/11-15/  	KNHC		PWSAT/1-5/
EASTERN PACIFIC	FOPZ/11-15/  	KNHC		PWSEP/1-5/
CENTRAL PACIFIC	FOPA/11-15/  	PHFO		PWSCP/1-5/

SEND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO:

RICHARD KNABB 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 SW 17 STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165-2149
E-MAIL: RICHARD.KNABB@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

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