Dissemination Services

Update

NWS Partners Workshop

June 24, 2004

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Outline

• New SAME/EAS Event Code Implementation– NWR audio broadcast

– NWS text product

• All Hazards Dissemination Activities

• Product Formats

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All Hazards Messages

• NWR SAME and EAS changes– June 30, 2004, NWS will begin implementing new codes

– SCN 04-20 issued 3/3/04

• Text product changes– September 8, 2004, add AWIPS ID (NNNXXX) to all “civil

emergency” WOUSii (and OCONUS equivalent) products – "NNNs" to match the new SAME/EAS event codes– SCN 04-39 issued 6/21/04

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NWS and theNational Public Warning Dynamic

• Streamline “civil emergency” message collection & processing with HazCollect system initiative– Reduce message errors and time delay caused by current manual

processing methods– Development begins this summer– Deployment in late 2005

• Partnerships – Interagency All Hazards Working Group– Partnership for Public Warning (PPW)– Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

– NWR Special Interest Group (SIG)– CEA-2009 Public Alert receiver standards finalized December 2003

– Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC)– Protocol standards development for exchange and dissemination of hazard

warnings and other critical messages (CAP and OASIS)

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Product Formats

• Progress made during 2004

– Quality Control associated with VTEC implementation

– Short-duration product segmentation – SVS, MWS, FFS, CFW– SCN pending for a Autumn 2004 implementation

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Discussion

• What should be the NWS plans for improving Dissemination Services?

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Questions and Discussion

Herb WhiteDissemination Services Manager

NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services

301-713-0090 ext. 146Herbert.White@noaa.gov