Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS National HQ
Issued by NWS National HQ
035 NOUS41 KWBC 032000 PNSWSH Service Change Notice 24-87 National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD 400 PM EDT Tue Sep 3 2024 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Ben Kyger Director, NCEP Central Operations Subject: Addition of NWS Common Alerting Protocol version 1.2 messages to NOAA Weather Wire Service Open Interface (NWWS-OI): Effective on or around September 3, 2024 On or around September 3, 2024, the NOAA Weather Wire Service, Open Interface (NWWS-OI) was updated to start disseminating Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) version 1.2 messages. This change will result, on average, in an additional 1200 messages per day being provided on the feed. During active weather situations the number of CAP messages could reach 2,000 per day. For more information on CAP, the v1.2 format and additional NWS CAP dissemination methods, please visit https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-common-alerting-protocol/cap- documentation For issues regarding the operational support of NWWS-OI, please contact: NCEP/NCO Operational Monitoring Branch Tech Control Email: nco.ops@noaa.gov For questions regarding the programmatic support of NWWS-OI, please contact: Email: nwws.help@noaa.gov National Service Change Notices are online at: https://weather.gov/notification/