NWS Seeking Feedback on Two New Products

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Posting on behalf of the National Weather Service - Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador program
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The National Weather Service (NWS) is seeking comments on two different products you may have seen utilized by your local Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs): The Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook (GHWO) and the Severe Weather Impact Graphics seen posted on social media.

The GHWO graphically displays the risk associated with a wide range of meteorological threats for the next one to 7 days - it is currently available experimentally for 117 WFOs. More information can be found in this Public Information Statement and the slide below. Please provide your feedback on the GHWO through this associated survey.




The Severe Weather Impact Graphics are watch and warning graphics that are automatically tweeted by national or local NWS Twitter accounts when a WFO issues the associated product. The list of warnings and products produced include: Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, Flash Food, Snow Squall, Dust Storm, Extreme Wind (Tropical landfall), Special Marine Warning, and Special Weather Statements. More information can be found in this Public Information Statement and the slide below. Please provide your feedback on the Severe Weather Impact Graphics through this associated survey.




Feedback for both the GHWO and the Severe Weather Impact Graphics is due by April 30th, 2023.

 

[TH2002]

For the heck of it I decided to fill out the survey earlier this month. I really had nothing negative to say to be completely honest - and that's coming from someone who's an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of guy who generally DESPISES unnecessary website updates - but the NWS hit a slam dunk with this one. The only improvement IMO would be to give people the option to use a more lightweight HTML5 version of the GHWO page, since it doesn't work if your browser doesn't have javascript enabled (this would also be ideal for people with slower Internet connections or perhaps chasers in areas with poor cell reception).