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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 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 THOMAS GRAZIANO
CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT SERVICE TRANSFER OF NINE RIVER FORECAST POINTS TO
THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 2 2003
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2003 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/... 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASIN WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON
/OFFICE IDENTIFIER HGX/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /OFFICE IDENTIFIER EWX/. REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR
A LIST OF FORECAST POINTS ON THE LAVACA RIVER...NAVIDAD RIVER...
AND WEST MUSTANG CREEK TO BE TRANSFERRED ON SEPTEMBER 2 2003.
THESE CHANGES WILL ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE IN THIS
HYDROLOGIC AREA...AND FURTHER IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN TEXAS.
BECAUSE OF THESE TRANSFERS...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2
/LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS/ FOR LAVACA AND JACKSON COUNTIES USING
THE HGX IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1. THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS FORECAST POINTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2 2003
LOCATION
FORECAST POINT IDENTIFIER COUNTY
LAVACA RIVER AT HALLETTSVILLE HTST2 LAVACA
NAVIDAD RIVER AT SUBLIME SBMT2 LAVACA
NAVIDAD RIVER AT SPEAKS SPAT2 LAVACA
NAVIDAD RIVER AT MORALES MRAT2 JACKSON
NAVIDAD RIVER AT STRANE PARK LSNT2 JACKSON
SANDY CREEK NEAR CORDELE CODT2 JACKSON
WEST MUSTANG CREEK NEAR GANADO GNDT2 JACKSON
LAVACA RIVER NEAR EDNA EDNT2 JACKSON
LAKE TEXANA NEAR EDNA LTXT2 JACKSON
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE TRANSFER OF
THE FORECAST POINTS ON THE LAVACA RIVER...NAVIDAD RIVER...AND
WEST MUSTANG CREEK /SEE TABLE 1/.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT /NEW/ WGUS84 KHGX /NEW/ FLSHGX
* /OLD/ WGUS84 KEWX * /OLD/ FLSSAT
RIVER FLOOD WARNING /NEW/ WGUS44 KHGX /NEW/ FLWHGX
* /OLD/ WGUS44 KEWX * /OLD/ FLWSAT
RIVER STATEMENT /NEW/ FGUS84 KBMX /NEW/ RVSHGX
* /OLD/ FGUS84 KEWX * /OLD/ RVSSAT
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
OTHER AREAS INSIDE THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
COUNTY WARNING AREA.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT
JOE ARELLANO BILL READ
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AUSIN/SAN ANTONIO HOUSTON/GALVESTON
JOE.ARELLANO@xxxxxxxx BILL.READ@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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