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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST FRI MAR 14 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT MODIFICATIONS TO SELECTED NWS TEXT PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
APRIL 15 2003 AT 10 AM EST
REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 02-59...DATED
NOVEMBER 27 2002 AND CORRECTED ON DECEMBER 2 2002 AND
UPDATED ON JANUARY 31 2003
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 02-59...ON
TUESDAY...APRIL 15 2003...AT 10 AM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL MODIFY THE TEXT PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED IN
TABLE 1. THE FOCUS OF THE CHANGE WILL BE IN THE MASS NEWS
DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK...THE INCLUSION OF AWIPS IDS FOR
ALL PRODUCTS...CHANGES TO TWO AWIPS IDS /ABNA26 KWBC TPTINT
BECOMES ABNA26 KWBC TPTNAM...AND ABXX06 KWBC TPTEUR BECOMES
ABXX06 KWBC TPTINT/...AND THE ADDITION OF $$ AT THE END OF ALL
PRODUCTS. ONCE IMPLEMENTED...THE MODIFICATIONS /PREVIOUSLY
IDENTIFIED IN SCN 02-59/ WILL ENSURE THESE PRODUCTS CONFORM TO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1701...ENTITLED
TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES.
A WEB PAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO TEST THE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DECODE THE MODIFIED PRODUCTS
CORRECTLY. SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/TPT_TABLE.HTML
TABLE 1. NWS TEXT PRODUCTS WHOSE FORMAT WILL BE MODIFIED AT
10 AM EST APRIL 15 2003
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
LATIN AMERICAN TEMP/WEATHER TABLE ABXX07 KWBC TPTLAT
HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR N. AMER. CITIES ABNA26 KWBC TPTNAM
/OLD TPTINT/
HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR WESTERN U.S. ABUS23 KWBC TPTWRN
HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR EASTERN U.S. ABUS24 KWBC TPTERN
HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR CENTRAL U.S. ABUS25 KWBC TPTCRN
FOREIGN TEMP & WEATHER TABLE ABXX06 KWBC TPTINT
/OLD TPTEUR/
CANADIAN TEMP & PRECIP TABLE ABCN01 KWBC TPTCAN
PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF CONTACT
IF THEY BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THEIR
OPERATIONS:
ANDY NOEL ART THOMAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES OR PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES
SILVER SPRING MD SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1867 X 126 301-713-1867 X 193
E-MAIL ANDREW.NOEL@xxxxxxxx ART.THOMAS@xxxxxxxx
NWSI 10-1701 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES
CLICK ON 10-OPERATIONS AND SERVICES...AND THEN SCROLL DOWN AND
CLICK ON 10-1701 TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
$$
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