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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
935 AM EDT TUE JAN 27 2009

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS BY MARCH 1 2009 ON
         DISCONTINUING SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY 
         /RWSTX/ PRODUCTS

NWS IS CONSIDERING DISCONTINUING THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY 
/RWSTX/ PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN 
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS /EWX/ AND BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/.

TABLE 1. PRODUCTS PROPOSED FOR DISCONTINUANCE

PRODUCT NAME                     AWIPS ID             WMO HEADING
SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY      RWSTX                AWUS84 KEWX

ENHANCED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING SIMILAR INFORMATION ARE 
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/BRO/GRAPHICAST.HTM
AND 
     HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/EWX/HTML/GRAPHICAST.HTM

PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS YOU HAVE REGARDING DISCONTINUANCE OF 
THE EWX AND BRO SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARIES TO:

JOE ARELLANO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
2090 AIRPORT ROAD
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130
830-629-0130 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: JOE.ARELLANO@NOAA.GOV

NEZETTE RYDELL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION ROAD
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521
956-504-1432 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: NEZETTE.RYDELL@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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