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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
830 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HAZCOLLECT NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY MESSAGE NATIONAL TEST TODAY
MARCH 9 AT 215 PM EST...

A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED TODAY TUESDAY MARCH 9 AT ABOUT
215 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY
MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

AN OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION OF THE HAZCOLLECT FULL OPERATING
CAPABILITY HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM FEBRUARY 17 AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MARCH 26 2010. HAZCOLLECT IS A SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ TO RELAY EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM
NON-NWS SOURCES USING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS
SYSTEMS.

IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH`S PA COUNTY WARNING
AREA...MERCER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY... MERCER PA HAS
BEEN PARTICIPATING BY ISSUING WEEKLY ADR (ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE)PRODUCTS EACH WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 1000 AM EST AND 1100 AM
EST.

HAZCOLLECT TESTING WILL SEND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY TEXT
PRODUCTS WITH THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS:
WOUSII CCCC FOR PRODUCTS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /NNNXXX/ WILL BE INCLUDED IN EACH PRODUCT WHERE NNN
IS THE AWIPS PRODUCT CATEGORY AND XXX IS THE IDENTIFIER OF THE
RELAYING NWS OFFICE OR THE TWO-LETTER UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE/USPS/ ID OF THE AFFECTED STATE OR TERRITORY.  THE FOLLOWING
AWIPS IDENTIFIER PRODUCT CATEGORIES /NNN/ ARE AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN
EACH OF THE PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WMO HEADINGS DESCRIBED ABOVE:

AWIPS NNN    MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ PRODUCT TYPE LINE

ADR          ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOWUP STATEMENT
AVA          AVALANCHE WATCH
AVW          AVALANCHE WARNING
CAE          CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
CDW          CIVIL DANGER WARNING
CEM          CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EQW          EARTHQUAKE WARNING
EVI          EVACUATION IMMEDIATE
FRW          FIRE WARNING
HMW          HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
LEW          LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING
LAE          LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY
TOE          911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY
NUW          NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING
RHW          RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING
SPW          SHELTER IN PLACE
VOW          VOLCANO WARNING

PLEASE PREPARE FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE AT 215
PM EST ON TUESDAY MARCH 9, 2010. IN ADDITION...THE MERCER COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE
THEIR WEEKLY TEST MESSAGE ON EACH WEDNESDAY THROUGH MARCH 24,
2010. ALL TEST MESSAGES WILL BE SENT AS PRODUCT CATEGORY ADR TO
MINIMIZE IMPACT ON USERS OF NWS INFORMATION AND NON-WEATHER
EMERGENCY MESSAGES AND ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW.

DETAILS OF TEST MESSAGES.

1. A LOCAL TEST MESSAGE ORIGINATED BY MERCER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY...MERCER PA IS PLANNED BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 1100 AM LOCAL TIME
EACH WEDNESDAY UNTIL MARCH 24 2010 UNDER THE WMO HEADING:

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AND AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS: ADRPBZ

2. A NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY MARCH 9 AT 215
PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME TO TEST DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY
MESSAGES OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE NATIONAL TEST MESSAGE WILL
BE DISSEMINATED UNDER WMO HEADINGS INCLUDED IN THE LIST ABOVE AND
WITH AN ASSOCIATED AWIPS IDENTIFIER ADRXX WHERE XX IS THE TWO-
LETTER USPS ID OF A STATE OR TERRITORY.

ALL MESSAGES WILL CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THEY ARE A TEST MESSAGE.
VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THE TEST MESSAGES MAY CHANGE...SUCH AS
MESSAGE TYPE...CREATION TIME...SOURCE AND NWS OFFICE... AND TEST
MESSAGE NUMBER. HAZCOLLECT TEST MESSAGES ARE INTENDED TO BE
DISTRIBUTED OVER ALL NWS SYSTEMS FOR WHICH NON-WEATHER EMERGENCY
MESSAGES ARE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED...INCLUDING NOAA WEATHER RADIO
ALL HAZARDS.

A SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE FOLLOWS.

# WOUS43 KPAH DDHHMM
#  ADRPAH KYC059-DDHHMM-

#  BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
#  ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE/FOLLOW UP STATEMENT
#  NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG SILVER SPRING MD
#  RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
#  1000 AM CST WED NOV 15 2008

THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS TEST MESSAGE NUMBER 1.

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
NWS TEST HQ NATIONAL COG.

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS IS A TEST OF THE CAPABILITY TO RELAY
EMERGENCY MESSAGES FROM NON-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOURCES USING
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND NWS SYSTEMS. THIS TEST MESSAGE
MAY BE RELAYED BY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM PARTICIPATING STATIONS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE EAS PLANS.

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE.

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END SAMPLE TEST MESSAGE.

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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT INITIATE NON-WEATHER
RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES.  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.  THE HAZCOLLECT SERVICE IS DESCRIBED IN NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1708.

NWS INSTRUCTION 10-518 AND 10-1708 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES

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

RICHARD KANE
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
PITTSBURGH PA
412-262-1591 X223
RICHARD.KANE@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

THIS MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE THE SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE BOX.


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