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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT WED APR 9 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR ALASKA
REGION SEVERE WEATHER WARNING PRODUCTS AND ONE
RED FLAG WARNING PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE MAY 5 2003
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MAY 5 2003...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN ANCHORAGE...FAIRBANKS...AND
JUNEAU ALASKA WILL COMPLETE TRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS FOR THREE OF THEIR
PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS. THE SECOND LINE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
IDENTIFIER...KNOWN AS THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE CHANGED
TO REFLECT MODERN SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS. FOR EXAMPLE...ANC
/ANCHORAGE/ WILL BECOME AFC. SEE TABLES 1 AND 2.
IN ADDITION...THE WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER FOR THE RED
FLAG WARNING PRODUCT ISSUED BY WFO JUNEAU WILL BE CHANGED SO IT
WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH THE WMO HEADING OF THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR WFO JUNEAU. THIS CHANGE IS ALSO REFLECTED IN
TABLES 1 AND 2.
TABLE 1 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
SVR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
SVS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
RFW RED FLAG WARNING
TABLE 2 - ALASKA REGION NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES INVOLVED IN
THIS CHANGE...ALONG WITH THE OLD AND NEW COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS.
OFFICE WMO HEADINGS AWIPS IDS
OLD NEW OLD NEW
ANCHORAGE WWAK58 PANC WUAK58 PAFC SVRANC SVRAFC
FAIRBANKS WWAK59 PAFA WUAK59 PAFG SVRFAI SVRAFG
JUNEAU WWAK57 PAJN WUAK57 PAJK SVRJNU SVRAJK
ANCHORAGE WWAK68 PANC WWAK58 PAFC SVSANC SVSAFC
FAIRBANKS WWAK69 PAFA WWAK59 PAFG SVSFAI SVSAFG
JUNEAU WWAK67 PAJN WWAK57 PAJK SVSJNU SVSAJK
JUNEAU WWAK87 PAJK WWAK67 PAJK RFWJNU RFWAJK
IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS WARNING PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING FROM ALASKA MAKE SURE THAT THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADINGS LISTED...BEGINNING ON
MAY 5 2003. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT HIGH PRIORITY WARNING
PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE CONTACT
AIMEE DEVARIS
ALASKA REGION WARNING PROGRAM MANAGER
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
PHONE 907-271-3507
E-MAIL AIMEE.DEVARIS@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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