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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST TUE MAR 6 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: FRED BRANSKI
TEAM LEADER FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
SUBJECT: END-STATE WMO/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS GO INTO EFFECT
FOR 302 HIGH PRIORITY EASTERN REGION PRODUCTS...
EFFECTIVE MAY 8 2001
ON TUESDAY MAY 8 2001...AT NOON EDT OR 1600 UTC...23 NWS WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN THE EASTERN U.S. WILL COMPLETE THEIR
TRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
COMMUNICATION HEADINGS FOR 302 HIGH PRIORITY PRODUCTS. THE
SECOND LINE OF THE COMMUNICATION HEADING...KNOWN AS THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE FINALIZED TO REFLECT MODERN SITE
LOCATION IDENTIFIERS.
IF A MODERATE OR GREATER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OR FLOODING IS
POSTED FOR ANY AREA OF THE U.S. ON MAY 8 BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION...AN ALTERNATE TRANSITION DATE OF
MAY 10 2001 AT NOON EDT WILL BE USED.
TO ASSIST NWS CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES WITH THIS TRANSITION...A
SPECIAL WEB SITE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED. THE SITE LISTS ALL OF THE
CRITICAL PRODUCTS IN MULTIPLE GROUPINGS TO ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY
OF CUSTOMER NEEDS. THE WEB SITE ADDRESS IS /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/HQ/WMO/WMO_MAIN.HTM
ALL CHANGES FROM CURRENT HEADINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN COLOR...AND
ARE CONVENIENTLY SORTED BY PRODUCT CATEGORY...WMO HEADER...WFO
NAME AND THE STATE TO WHICH THE PRODUCT APPLIES. THE PRODUCT
LIST CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED FROM THIS WEB SITE INTO A TEXT FILE
WHICH CAN BE IMPORTED INTO ANY SPREADSHEET FOR CUSTOMER-SPECIFIED
SORTING. SEE TABLE 1 FOR A SAMPLE HEADING CHANGE.
TABLE 1. SAMPLE WMO/AWIPS ID CHANGE
PRODUCT NAME OLD WMO/AWIPS ID NEW WMO/AWIPS ID
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FZUS68 KBOS DDHHMM WHUS41 KBOX DDHHMM
CFWBOS CFWBOX
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING FROM THE EASTERN U.S. REFER TO THIS WEB SITE...AND MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE
WMO HEADINGS LISTED...AS OF NOON ON MAY 8. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL
PREVENT WARNING OR OTHER HIGH PRIORITY MESSAGES FROM REACHING THEIR
INTENDED AUDIENCE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE
CALL ONE OF THE NWS EASTERN REGION OFFICE CONTACTS IN BOHEMIA NEW
YORK:
RICK WATLING 631-244-0123
ANDY NASH 631-244-0125
LAURIE HOGAN 631-244-0114
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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