[EAS] Shelter in place

[Mike McCarthy]

Hi all

My queries weren't in the least intended as negative comments on the 
message text formatting or wordsmithing. In fact, I applaud the NWS for 
relaying these two non-weather related call to action messages even if 
one was nothing more but a directive to sit tight. My question related 
strictly to whether the locals originating the message also sent it to 
FEMA for wider distribution to other stakesholders.

As you say Richard, emergencies are local. And it's events such as this 
which will hopefully draw light to the disparity and disconnect in 
communications between local and federal distribution points beyond the 
NWS.  NWS has well established relationships in that regards. But it's 
also taken decades to make that happen.  Here's hoping FEMA and 
CAP/IPAWS accomplishes that much sooner.

MM

On 11/6/2012 8:15 AM, Richard_Rudman wrote:
> Thanks very much for the explanation, Robert.
>
> My hope is that EAS stakeholders will exhibit patience as all this is worked out.
>
> While CAP itself is an open, international non-prorietary standard, issues like this point out that there are not standards for actual message formatting, and translating existing NWS products is not easy.
>
> Lots of work to do yet. We all appreciate the importance of doing the testing you mentioned before proceeding.
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Rudman
> BWWG Core Member
>
> On Nov 6, 2012, at 5:58 AM, Robert Bunge wrote:
>
>> NWS would have not reformatted this into CAP and forwarded to IPAWS.
>> We are currently doing that only for weather warnings.  The free text
>> nature of these products makes reformatting into CAP technically
>> difficult.
>