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Coordination With Media

Coordination With Media. March 7 th 2009 Spring Media Seminar Jim Sieveking St. Louis, Missouri National Weather Service. NWSChat. NWSChat :

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Coordination With Media

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  1. Coordination With Media March 7th 2009 Spring Media Seminar Jim Sieveking St. Louis, Missouri National Weather Service

  2. NWSChat NWSChat: is an Instant Messaging program utilized by NWS operational personnel to share critical warning decision expertise and other types of significant weather information essential to the NWS's mission of saving lives and property.

  3. NWSChat • Information is exchanged in real-time with the media and emergency response community, who in turn play a key role in communicating the NWS's hazardous weather messages to the public. • NWSChat also provides media and emergency response partners with the ability to communicate significant event reports back to NWS operational personnel, who in turn utilize the information to make effective warning decisions. • NWS partners can use NWSChat as an efficient means of seeking clarifications and enhancements to the communication stream originating from the NWS during a fast-paced significant weather or hydrologic event.

  4. NWSChat Who Can Join? • Emergency Management Community • Government Partner of a specific NWS office • Electronic Media How do I Join? http://nwschat.weather.gov Click on bottom right link called: Request NWSChat Account – NWS Partners

  5. NWSChat Why should I join? • Instant 24 hour access to forecasters on duty. • Increased situational awareness for all parties with shared information. • Can monitor to instantly see what products have been issued, such as LSR, SVR, etc.

  6. Conference Calls Convective Conference Calls • Mandatory with High Risk Outlook From SPC • Optional with Moderate Outlook From SPC • Meant to be a “heads up” before a convective watch is issued. • It essentially bridges the gap between the Hazardous Weather Outlook/Convective Outlooks and the Convective Watch.

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