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I am just relaying this message for everyone who doesn't know yet...
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT:
Office Move Information
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON TO MOVE IN A MONTH...
IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2008, NOAA`S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) LOCATED IN STERLING,
VIRGINIA, WILL MOVE FROM ITS EXISTING LOCATION ADJACENT TO DULLES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TO A NEW LOCATION ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE AWAY.
THIS MOVE IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE AIRPORT TO EXPAND ITS RUNWAY
SYSTEM.
DURING THE MOVE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22-26TH, THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
WFO WILL ESTABLISH TEMPORARY OPERATIONS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE TEMPORARY OPERATIONS WILL BE
STAFFED BY FORECAST STAFF FROM THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO. FROM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 8:00 AM EDT, THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 AT
5:00 PM EDT, NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO STAFF WILL BE PRESENT AT
THREE FACILITIES 24X7...THE OLD FACILITY, THE NEW FACILITY, AND
THE NWS STATE COLLEGE WFO.
ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS DURING THE TRANSITION, INCLUDING
FORECASTS, WATCHES, AND WARNINGS, WILL BE ISSUED FROM NWS STATE COLLEGE
BY NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO STAFF DURING THE MOVE WEEK. THE
TRANSITION FROM THE OLD FACILITY TO THE NEW FACILITY, AND ITS IMPACT TO
THE PUBLIC, CUSTOMERS, AND PARTNERS OF THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
WFO, IS PLANNED TO BE SEAMLESS.
PHONE CALLS THROUGH THE MOVE WEEK WILL STILL BE TAKEN ON THE OLD PHONE
NUMBERS AT THE OLD FACILITY. NEW PHONE NUMBERS WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL
AT THE NEW FACILITY DURING THE MOVE WEEK. AFTER OUR MOVE, OUR OLD PHONE
NUMBERS WILL BE SHUT-DOWN AND REPLACED WITH A MESSAGE CONTAINING THE
NEW NUMBERS TO CALL. ALL OF OUR CONTACT NUMBERS WILL CHANGE - WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF OUR SKYWARN SPOTTER (800) HOTLINE WHICH WILL REMAIN THE
SAME. THE NEW GENERAL OFFICE PHONE NUMBER AT THE NEW FACILITY IS:
703-996-2200 PUBLIC LINE
THE NEW OFFICE ADDRESS IS:
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
43858 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD
STERLING, VA 20166
IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEW FACILITY, THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO IS
HOSTING A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 18-19, 2008. THERE WILL BE
TOURS OF THE NEW WFO, DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND
TECHNIQUES USED IN CREATING WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS, SKYWARN
SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES, LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MOBILE COMMAND
VEHICLES, AND MANY MORE FUN AND INFORMATIVE THINGS FOR THE ENTIRE
FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 1:00 PM, THERE
WILL BE A NEW FACILITY DEDICATION CEREMONY. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THE OPEN HOUSE AND DEDICATION CEREMONY, PLEASE SEE OUR WEBPAGE
LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
JIM LEE AT 703-260-0107, EXTENSION 222, OR WARNING COORDINATION
METEOROLOGIST CHRIS STRONG AT 703-260-0107, EXTENSION 223.
$$
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT:
Office Move Information
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON TO MOVE IN A MONTH...
IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2008, NOAA`S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) LOCATED IN STERLING,
VIRGINIA, WILL MOVE FROM ITS EXISTING LOCATION ADJACENT TO DULLES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TO A NEW LOCATION ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE AWAY.
THIS MOVE IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE AIRPORT TO EXPAND ITS RUNWAY
SYSTEM.
DURING THE MOVE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22-26TH, THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
WFO WILL ESTABLISH TEMPORARY OPERATIONS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE TEMPORARY OPERATIONS WILL BE
STAFFED BY FORECAST STAFF FROM THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO. FROM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AT 8:00 AM EDT, THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 AT
5:00 PM EDT, NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO STAFF WILL BE PRESENT AT
THREE FACILITIES 24X7...THE OLD FACILITY, THE NEW FACILITY, AND
THE NWS STATE COLLEGE WFO.
ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS DURING THE TRANSITION, INCLUDING
FORECASTS, WATCHES, AND WARNINGS, WILL BE ISSUED FROM NWS STATE COLLEGE
BY NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO STAFF DURING THE MOVE WEEK. THE
TRANSITION FROM THE OLD FACILITY TO THE NEW FACILITY, AND ITS IMPACT TO
THE PUBLIC, CUSTOMERS, AND PARTNERS OF THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
WFO, IS PLANNED TO BE SEAMLESS.
PHONE CALLS THROUGH THE MOVE WEEK WILL STILL BE TAKEN ON THE OLD PHONE
NUMBERS AT THE OLD FACILITY. NEW PHONE NUMBERS WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL
AT THE NEW FACILITY DURING THE MOVE WEEK. AFTER OUR MOVE, OUR OLD PHONE
NUMBERS WILL BE SHUT-DOWN AND REPLACED WITH A MESSAGE CONTAINING THE
NEW NUMBERS TO CALL. ALL OF OUR CONTACT NUMBERS WILL CHANGE - WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF OUR SKYWARN SPOTTER (800) HOTLINE WHICH WILL REMAIN THE
SAME. THE NEW GENERAL OFFICE PHONE NUMBER AT THE NEW FACILITY IS:
703-996-2200 PUBLIC LINE
THE NEW OFFICE ADDRESS IS:
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
43858 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD
STERLING, VA 20166
IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEW FACILITY, THE NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WFO IS
HOSTING A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 18-19, 2008. THERE WILL BE
TOURS OF THE NEW WFO, DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND
TECHNIQUES USED IN CREATING WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS, SKYWARN
SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES, LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MOBILE COMMAND
VEHICLES, AND MANY MORE FUN AND INFORMATIVE THINGS FOR THE ENTIRE
FAMILY. ADDITIONALLY, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 1:00 PM, THERE
WILL BE A NEW FACILITY DEDICATION CEREMONY. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THE OPEN HOUSE AND DEDICATION CEREMONY, PLEASE SEE OUR WEBPAGE
LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
JIM LEE AT 703-260-0107, EXTENSION 222, OR WARNING COORDINATION
METEOROLOGIST CHRIS STRONG AT 703-260-0107, EXTENSION 223.
$$
