Blue Grass, Kentucky

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 Louisville
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... WFO Louisville 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/viewlist.Php

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:

John Gordon, meteorologist in charge
National Weather Service
Louisville, Kentucky
John.Gordon@noaa.Gov