NOUS41 KWBC 221818 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 120 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 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: ROBERT J. MCLEOD AWARENESS BRANCH CHIEF SUBJECT: UPDATE: HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30 2006 REFER TO: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED 220 PM EST FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3 2006 WITH SUBJECT: HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING FROM NOVEMBER 7 TO NOVEMBER 22 2006 THE HAZCOLLECT FIELD OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 30 2006 TO CONDUCT A SECOND NATIONAL MESSAGE TEST. THE SECOND NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29 AT ABOUT 2010 UTC TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. LOCAL TEST MESSAGES ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOVEMBER 30. FOR THIS DEMONSTRATION A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE MAY BE ORIGINATED BY LOCAL OR STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE VICINITY OF EACH OF THE NWS OFFICES LISTED BELOW AT ABOUT 1000 AM LOCAL TIME EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CONTINUING THROUGH NOVEMBER 30. TALLAHASSEE FL PADUCAH KY SACRAMENTO CA MONTEREY CA THE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT IS INTENDED TO BE BROADCAST ON THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS NETWORK AND IN MOST GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WITH THE SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING /SAME/ DIGITAL CODE. THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL TEST MESSAGES MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE NWS TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. PLEASE SEE THE REFERENCED PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR DETAILS OF THE HAZCOLLECT FIELD OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION... INCLUDING TEST MESSAGE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS AND PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM INCLUDING THIS MESSAGE AND THE REFERENCED MESSAGE CAN BE FOUND AT THE HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONTACT: STEVE SCHOFIELD HERB WHITE HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3391 X 139 301-713-0090 X 146 STEVEN.SCHOFIELD@NOAA.GOV HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM THIS MESSAGE AND THE REFERENCED MESSAGE ARE LISTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX. $$ NNNN