Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS National HQ
Issued by NWS National HQ
619 NOUS41 KWBC 311750 PNSWSH Public Information Statement 24-69 National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD 150 PM EDT Thu Oct 31 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Stephen Bieda III, Ph.D, Chief Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch Subject: Soliciting Comments through December 1, 2024 to Support Termination of the 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic and the Non- Technical 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic The National Weather Service (NWS) is soliciting comments through December 1, 2024 to assess the termination of the 72- Hour Low Tracks Graphic and also the Non-Technical 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic. The termination is proposed due to similar automated output called "Automated Low Clusters" that will be utilized as a Forecast Tool on the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) website. Table 1. Operational NWS Product Affected by These Changes: Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID ------------ ----------- -------- 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic PSA072 KWNH LWTK72 The most recent 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic can be viewed here: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/lowtracks/lowtrack_ensembles.gif The most recent Non-Technical 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic can be viewed here: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/lowtrack_circles.gif A description of both the 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic and also the Non-Technical 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic can be found in the National Winter Weather Products Specification, NWS Instruction 10-514 Directive here: https://www.weather.gov/media/directives/010_pdfs/pd01005014curr .pdf An example image of the "Automated Low Clusters" Forecast Tool is here: https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/lowtracks_sample.pdf Input on the proposed termination of both the 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic and also the Non-Technical 72-Hour Low Tracks Graphic is being sought from users via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/72hrlowtrackstermination Additional comments may be sent to: Eric Guillot Winter Weather Program Manager National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring, MD eric.guillot@noaa.gov Alex Lamers Forecast Operations Branch Chief Weather Prediction Center College Park, MD alex.lamers@noaa.gov National Public Information Statements are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/