<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Emergency Managers, Other Partners, and TV Mets,<br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Wednesday, Twitter announced that there will be a limit on the number of automated Twitter posts (tweets) that a given account can send utilizing their API service. This limit will be 1,500 per month and 50 per 24-hour period. When implemented, the new limit will impact every account that utilizes automated posting (e.g. </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NWSFortWorth/status/1640470316676972545" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) of – but not limited to – watches, warnings, and advisories. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NWS Communications is in contact with Twitter to convey the anticipated impacts on our operations and our followers and to seek clarification about whether and when this policy will apply to NWS. NWS Public Affairs has prepared a media holding statement to reply to media inquiries if the limit begins to affect our operations. Questions on this topic can be directed to </span><a href="mailto:nws.pa@noaa.gov" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">nws.pa@noaa.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition, our headquarters is working on a national PNS (Public Information Statement) and will provide it soon.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">KEY MESSAGE:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> As always, </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">communications via social media is a supplemental service provided by NWS to extend the reach of NWS information. Twitter feeds and tweets do not always reflect the most current information for forecasts, watches, and warnings and you should always have multiple means for receiving weather information and alerts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-- Glenn</span></p><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="tahoma,sans-serif">Glenn Field</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="Tahoma">Warning Coordination Meteorologist</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="Tahoma">NWS - Norton, MA</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="Tahoma">(508) 622-3250 ext. 223 (or press 2 from menu)</font></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><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 following:</span></div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div>National Weather Service Boston/Norton, MA</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><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<br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></font><a href="http://www.weather.gov/boston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="font-size:small"> | </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/NWSBoston" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:small" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>