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Title:
360 Character Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) Messages
Category:
Experimental
Status:
Approved for Experimental Implementation
Service Area:
Cross
Entered:
2018-09-11
Type:
Product
Data (Obs/Forecast/verification)
Dissemination System
Model
Model Data
Web Page
Data Mining Tool
Outreach / Education
Display App
Service
Other
Scope:
All Forecast Regions
Description
FCC Rule changes for May 2019 will allow Wireless Emergency Alerts to be expanded to 360 characters. The new, expanded messages will provide wireless customers with more actionable information, as compared to the current 90 character messages that primarily just alert people to the fact that a warning has been issued for their area. The expansion of the message length will significantly change the amount of information conveyed about a hazard during an emergency. Examples of new 360-character messages are provided for public feedback.
Tags
Product information and survey access
Point of Contact
Mike Gerber mike.gerber@noaa.gov
Document (e.g. PDD)
WEA_360_PDD.pdf
Example file:
(OPTIONAL) If you have a sample image, please upload.
Product URL(s):
Comments via:
Tropical.Program@noaa.gov
Comment Start Date:
2018-11-30 Comment End Date: 2018-12-30
Experimental
Notification:
https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdfs/scn18-33wea_character_messages.pdf
Decision information
Deciding Official:
Decision:
Decision Date:
0000-00-00
Decision Document:
Operational
Notification:
ID:799
Last edit date to this meta-data: 2018-11-30
