Topic: NWS to stop "SHOUTING AT YOU"

[jonnyj771]

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The National Weather service has been printing their forecasts, advisories and other information in "ALL CAPS" for over 100 years due to the original teletypes and teleprinters that only printed in all caps.
On May 11th 2016, the NWS will be switching to a more "normal sentence style" which they have been trying to get to since the 1990's.


I obtained the following article from NBC News and here's the link... http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/weather-service-forecasts-will-stop-shouting-you-next-month-n554391


We may have to watch our sites for changes that may need to be done when this takes effect. There has not been anything said at this point that it will affect the RSS feeds or any ATOM Feeds.

Update:

I was able to locate the actual NWS press release http://www.noaa.gov/national-weather-service-will-stop-using-all-caps-its-forecasts.

Area Forecast Discussions, public information statements and regional weather summaries will be the first areas affected with Severe weather Alerts coming in the summer and other forecasts and warnings coming over the course of the next year.
So it's not going to happen all at once, but it's better to be ahead of the ball game.

[Sooner Al]

Halleluiah...

Sooner Al (NWS Retired ESA/ET)

[max_vorticity]

NOTE: Admin (Moderators) Can this be made a sticky to make sure everyone sees it. Thank You

The National Weather service has been printing their forecasts, advisories and other information in "ALL CAPS" for over 100 years due to the original teletypes and teleprinters that only printed in all caps.
On May 11th 2016, the NWS will be switching to a more "normal sentence style" which they have been trying to get to since the 1990's.


I obtained the following article from NBC News and here's the link... http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/weather-service-forecasts-will-stop-shouting-you-next-month-n554391


We may have to watch our sites for changes that may need to be done when this takes effect. There has not been anything said at this point that it will affect the RSS feeds or any ATOM Feeds.

Update:

I was able to locate the actual NWS press release http://www.noaa.gov/national-weather-service-will-stop-using-all-caps-its-forecasts.

Area Forecast Discussions, public information statements and regional weather summaries will be the first areas affected with Severe weather Alerts coming in the summer and other forecasts and warnings coming over the course of the next year.
So it's not going to happen all at once, but it's better to be ahead of the ball game.

I enjoy reading the NWS forecast discussion; I'm glad it will be written now with consideration down to the letter, quite literally.

[WeatherHost]

You know, I realized something and I'm not sure why I never thought of it before.

Using the Shift key for normal case is kind of a pain.  Either all upper or all lower is easier.

[max_vorticity]

You know, I realized something and I'm not sure why I never thought of it before.

Using the Shift key for normal case is kind of a pain.  Either all upper or all lower is easier.

Personally I feel the caps lock adds a level of urgency. Sometimes unnecessary urgency, but that is up for debate.

[Harryca]

NHC is changing too.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notification/scn16-05mixed_case_twd.htm

[SpartanWX]

Noticed today that in addition to being written in normal sentence case, the forecast discussions are being written in something more akin to plain english.

[MegaMax]

All caps is hard to read especially if it isn't bold.