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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EDT WED AUG 28 2002
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO GREAT LAKES LAKESHORE FLOOD PRODUCTS...
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PROVIDES FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR
SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES PORTION OF THE GREAT
LAKES...AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC...PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES...HAWAII...PUERTO RICO AND GUAM.
IN AN EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE NWS MARINE PRODUCT SUITE AND TO
PROVIDE SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES GREAT LAKES
WITH LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO LAKESHORE
FLOOD PRODUCTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON NOVEMBER 1 2002 AT 0000
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.
1. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES
WILL BEGIN TO ISSUE LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES.
REASON: WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES NOW ISSUE LAKESHORE
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS. THE ADDITION
OF LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES TO THE MARINE PRODUCTS SUITE WILL
PROVIDE SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE US GREAT LAKES WITH A
WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT SUITE EQUIVALENT TO THE WATCH/WARNING
PRODUCT SUITE ISSUED FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC...
PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTLINES.
2. WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES WILL BEGIN TO ISSUE ALL
LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENTS...LAKESHORE FLOOD PRODUCTS...AND
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS USING AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER
CFWXXX...WHERE XXX IS THE THREE LETTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE
ISSUING OFFICE. AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER LSHXXX WILL BE
DISCONTINUED ON NOVEMBER 1 2002.
REASON: WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES CURRENTLY ISSUE
LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENTS AND LAKESHORE WARNINGS USING
AWIPS IDENTIFIER LSHXXX. HOWEVER...WFOS SERVING THE
ATLANTIC...PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTLINES ISSUE
COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENTS/WATCHES/WARNINGS USING AWIPS
IDENTIFIER CFWXXX. THE USE OF THE SINGLE AWIPS PRODUCT
IDENTIFIER CFWXXX CONSOLIDATES COASTAL AND LAKESHORE FLOOD
PRODUCTS.
3. THE LIST OF AFFECTED OFFICES AND THE OLD AND NEW WMO AND
AWIPS COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS ARE:
OLD WMO OLD NEW WMO NEW
NWS OFFICE HEADING AWIPS ID HEADING AWIPS ID
BUFFALO WHUS61 KBUF LSHBUF WHUS41 KBUF CFWBUF
CHICAGO WHUS63 KLOT LSHCHI WHUS43 KLOT CFWLOT
CLEVELAND WHUS61 KCLE LSHCLE WHUS41 KCLE CFWCLE
DETROIT WHUS63 KDTX LSHDTX WHUS43 KDTX CFWDTX
DULUTH WHUS63 KDLH LSHDLH WHUS43 KDLH CFWDLH
GAYLORD WHUS63 KAPX LSHAPN WHUS43 KAPX CFWAPX
GREEN BAY WHUS63 KGRB LSHGRB WHUS43 KGRB CFWGRB
GRAND RAPIDS WHUS63 KGRR LSHGRR WHUS43 KGRR CFWGRR
MARQUETTE WHUS63 KMQT LSHMQT WHUS43 KMQT CFWMQT
MILWAUKEE WHUS63 KMKX LSHMKE WHUS43 KMKX CFWMKX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MR. TIM SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: /301/ 713 1677 EXTENSION 122
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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