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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
155 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2004
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /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: JAMES E LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-501...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ STATEMENTS...SUMMARIES...TABLES PRODUCTS
SPECIFICATION
THE PENDING VERSION OF NWSI 10-501 POSTED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DIRECTIVES WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/010/pd01005001b.pdf
WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 1 2004 AS INDICATED. WE ARE
CURRENTLY COORDINATING AN UPDATE TO THIS INSTRUCTION WHICH
CORRECTS TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND REFINES THE ISSUANCE TIME FOR
INTERMEDIATE CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORTS /DAILY/...PRODUCT CATEGORY
CLI. NO SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN THIS
UPDATE. HOWEVER...WE THINK THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND THE
INTERMEDIATE CLI ISSUANCE TIME IN THE APRIL 1 2004 VERSION OF THE
INSTRUCTION ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CORRECT BEFORE
IMPLEMENTATION.
A FUTURE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ ANNOUNCING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE COORDINATION PROCESS
IS COMPLETE. THIS SCN WILL ALSO PROVIDE 75-DAYS NOTIFICATION
REGARDING THE AWIPS AND WMO ID CHANGES IN THE NEW INSTRUCTION.
THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE INSTRUCTION REMAINS IN EFFECT AND CAN
BE SEEN AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/010/pd01005001a.pdf
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT:
ART THOMAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE: 301-713-1867 EXT. 193
E-MAIL: ART.THOMAS@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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