NOUS41 KCAR 092110 PNSCAR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU MAINE 400 PM EST TUE JAN 09 2007 TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS ...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: HENDRICUS LULOFS METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE SUBJECT: TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND CARIBOU MAINE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO TEST A TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCT ON THURSDAY JANUARY 11 2007 A TEST OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE PRODUCT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 11 2007 FROM APPROXIMATELY 0900 TO 1100 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THE SOFTWARE TEST IS A FINAL STEP TO ENSURE THE PRODUCT IS READY FOR FULL OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE NWS ON JUNE 1 2007. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ WILL ISSUE FOUR TEST PRODUCTS FOR THE TROPICAL CYCLONE VALID TIME EVENT CODE PRODUCT /TCV/ ON JANUARY 11 2007. THE SERIES OF TEST PRODUCTS WILL SIMULATE THE ISSUANCE AND CANCELLATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THE TEST PRODUCTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WORD /TEST/ IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK AS WELL AS SEVERAL REFERENCES TO /TEST/ IN THE BODY OF THE PRODUCT. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE TCV IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTTCV.SHTML ISSUANCE OF THE TEST TCV/S BY THE NHC WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ ZONES IN THE CARIBOU COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA: UGC /Z/ NAME MEZ029 COASTAL HANCOCK MEZ030 COASTAL WASHINGTON ISSUANCE OF EACH TEST TCV BY THE NHC WILL IMPACT THE MARINE FORECAST PRODUCT ROUTINELY ISSUED BY WFO CARIBOU. SPECIFICALLY...THE ISSUANCE AND CANCELLATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH AND WARNING HEADLINES...ACCOMPANIED BY THE WORD /TEST/... WILL APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT OF THE TEST PROCESS: PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO ID COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CWFCAR FZUS51 KCAR THIS PRODUCT MAY ALSO BE HIGHLIGHTED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. THE TCV WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR THE 2005 AND 2006 HURRICANE SEASONS. A SEPARATE NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN THE COMING WEEKS CONCERNING THE OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TCV FOR THE 2007 SEASON. ANY UNEXPECTED DELAY OR RESCHEDULE OF THE TEST WILL BE ANNOUNCED THROUGH A SUCCEEDING PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: SCOTT KISER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121 E MAIL: SCOTT.KISER@NOAA.GOV $$ NNNN
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