Two Harbors, Minnesota

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... Duluth 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... Duluth 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

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

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

Carol christenson
warning coordination meteorologist
National Weather Service
218.729.0651 x 726
carol.Christenson@noaa.Gov