Mattoon, Illinois

Subject: experimental use of bulleted winter storm /WSW/
         and non-precipitation /npw/ watch... warning and
         advisory products

Beginning December 8 2009 and ending may 29 2010... the Lincoln
Illinois weather forecast office /WFO/ will begin modifying the
winter weather /WSW/ and non-precipitation /npw/ formats to
produce experimental bulleted watch... warning and advisory
products with a format similar to severe thunderstorm and flash
flood warnings.

These formats are easier for users to read and quickly gather
vital information during hazardous winter and non-precipitation
events. During the test period... the Lincoln Illinois WFO may
temporarily revert back to the current format to maintain
mission critical warning services.

A product description document /pdd/ for these experimental
products... including a list of other affected wfos... and
examples of the bullet formatted WSW and npw products are
available at /use lowercase/:

     http://products.Weather.Gov/viewliste.Php

Public comments are requested through may 29 2010 at /use
lowercase/:

     http://www.Weather.Gov/survey/NWS-survey.Php?Code=wswnpw

Upon the completion of this experimental period... the NWS will
evaluate all received comments to determine whether or not to
proceed with the full implementation of bulleted WSW/npw
products nationwide.

If you have comments or questions regarding this public
information statement... please contact:

     Chris Miller, warning coordination meteorologist
     National Weather Service
     Lincoln, IL
     Chris.Miller@noaa.Gov