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You left out a few things like:
2d1) Prohibits NWS personnel from disseminating, disclosing or commenting on any data gathered by the NWS unless a commercial service is unable to provide it. It also prohibits ANY Federal agency from disclosing to the public any weather related data that may come into their possession. That includes the Department of agriculture, FAA and the Navy weather broadcasts. That means no more web site, no more VHF weather broadcasts, no more Perfect Paul on SSB, no more NAVTEX, no more SSB we no more free GRIBB files. It also puts a number of small but specialized services like CaribWX out of business because they can't afford the T1 line. If you want any weather information while off shore you buy a $1,000 receiver and pay $600 a year (or more) for a subscription. Your NAVTEX and wefax receivers will be junk. 2(d2) says that even after the information has been published NWS analysts cannot make comments or even be interviewed on news broadcasts to discuss any weather event EVER. That means that NOAA people can't address cruising clubs or work with boat show seminars. They can't even defend themselves after the commercial services get it totally wrong like they did last hear after the NWS gave them the correct information. If the NWS had not been able to give the correct forecast for the hurricanes last year and the only forecast available was from the commercial services the loss of lives and property would have been much greater. No matter how you sugar coat it, it still stinks because it is a bull**** bill. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "mickey" wrote in message oups.com... I've decided to post only because this matter is important to me, owning a boat and relying heavily on NOAA for my weather information. I urge everyone to read the bill. it can be located on http://thomas.loc.gov/ using bill number S.786 Weather Underground also has it available he http://www.wunderground.com/education/santorum_s786.asp Also, BoatUS has an article about it: http://www.boatus.com/gov/sb786.htm Here are some excerpts: -Secretary of Commerce shall not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a product or service (other than [emergency warnings] ) that is or could be provided by the private sector unless ... -Data, information, guidance, forecasts, and warnings [available from NOAA] shall be issued ... through a set of data portals designed for volume access by commercial providers of products or services So, basically, Data as well as forecasts (aka analysis) will be available from NOAA to commercial providers, but not to the public. Currently, commercial providers are available, and used by many including me, which take data from NOAA and other sources and provide their own forecasts (analysis). I do not have a problem with any of this, but I _do_ have a problem with making the NOAA information available _only_ to commercial providers, who then may charge for them. just my 2 cents. |
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