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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...TEST WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED AT 1 PM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1202 PM EST WED JAN 19 2000

...TEST WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1 PM...DISREGARD THEM...

AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL BE 
TESTING ITS AWIPS COMPUTER SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS.  SEVERAL TEST 
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED...INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS.  
HOWEVER...THEY WILL NOT HAVE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/ CODING AND 
SHOULD NOT TRIGGER AUTOMATED SYSTEMS.  WE WILL LIMIT MOST WARNINGS 
TO NANTUCKET ISLAND.

AGAIN...THESE ARE TEST WARNINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PRODUCTS ARE 
BEING TRANSMITTED PROPERLY.  THE WARNINGS WILL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED 
AS TEST WARNINGS.  BROADCAST STATIONS...IF EAS IS INADVERTENTLY 
TRIGGERED...PLEASE TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO STOP THE ALERT.

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