[LeArc] HazCollect NWS Test/Demo Nov 8th!

[Duane Whittingham]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1140 AM CST TUE NOV 7 2006

...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE TESTING THIS WEEK...

A NATIONAL HAZCOLLECT FIELD OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION IS SCHEDULED
FOR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8 2006 AT ABOUT 1215 CST.

PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE ON
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8 AT ABOUT 1815 UTC /UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/
OR 1215 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.  THIS TEST MESSAGE WILL BE CLEARLY
LABELED AS A TEST MESSAGE AND WILL TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY
MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THIS NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADING WOUSII CCCC AND WITH AN ASSOCIATED
AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-LETTER USPS ID OF EACH
STATE OR TERRITORY.  THE TEST ADR MESSAGE WILL BROADCAST ON NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...BUT IN MOST CASES THE ADR MESSAGE TYPE WILL NOT
ACTIVATE EAS SYSTEMS.

HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY NWS TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES
FROM NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS. INFORMATION ON THE HAZCOLLECT PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT THE
HAZCOLLECT WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HAZCOLLECT

NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES ARE ORIGINATED BY
LOCAL...STATE OR FEDERAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND AT THEIR REQUEST
MAY BE RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NON-WEATHER
RELATED TEXT PRODUCTS... AND OVER NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
/NWR/ AND THE EAS SYSTEM. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 INCLUDES THE
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE PRODUCTS.  NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 APPENDIX
C DEFINES CONTENT GUIDELINES FOR EACH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE
TYPE. NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

      HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005018CURR.PDF

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

DONNA DUBBERKE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
QUAD CITIES IA IL
563-386-3976
DONNA.DUBBERKE at NOAA.GOV

OR

STEVE SCHOFIELD                HERB
WHITE                             HAZCOLLECT PROJECT MANAGER
DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER SILVER SPRING MARYLAND         SILVER
SPRING MARYLAND 301-713-3391 X 139             301-713-0090 X 146
STEVEN.SCHOFIELD at NOAA.GOV      HERBERT.WHITE at NOAA.GOV

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Amateur Radio Operator
Duane Whittingham - N9SSN
Skywarn, ARES, RACES, EMA & ESDA
Red Cross Volunteer and SATERN Member