<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi EM and Media partners,</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wanted to let you know that there are two webinars coming up this Thursday regarding the </span><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap">proposed changes to the National Weather Service (NWS) Watch/Warning and Advisory program, each of which will cover the same material:</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></p><div class="gmail_default"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 2 webinars to choose from are</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><span id="gmail-m_-6205484005587977637gmail-m_5259935133530395889gmail-m_7402987424676600578gmail-m_7405543135973668469m_-432483674983360746gmail-m_920160071161706865gmail-m_8679845485594767452m_-8217882609178613985gmail-m_2269113619274847971gmail-docs-internal-guid-d02c0573-7fff-ceca-d0ff-0a47501748d2" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11 AM EDT Thursday, July 9th, 2020 [</span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4963693973319545869" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Click to Register Now</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">]</span><br></p><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">12 PM EDT Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 [</span><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2408615867344992013" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Click to Register Now</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span>  <br clear="all"></div><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The NWS proposal would eliminate all Advisories and Special Weather Statements (SPS) and streamline all sub-Watch/Warning-level information into a plain-language statement. You may download a 1-page handout on the proposed changes <a href="https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/ref/Hazard_Simplification_Proposal.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">If you have any questions or would like more information, </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">don't hesitate to contact us via this email address, on </span><a href="https://nwschat.weather.gov/" style="font-size:small" target="_blank">NWSChat</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">, or at the phone number below.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small"><br></span></div><div>We welcome your feedback about these proposed changes <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/publichazsimp" target="_blank">here</a>.  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">Thanks.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small"><br>Sincerely,</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">Glenn Field</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small">Warning Coordination Meteorologist</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA</span><br></div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">46 Commerce Way</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Norton, MA 02766</span></font><div><font size="2">508.622.3280</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>