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NOUS41 KWBC 201849
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EDT TUE APR 20 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: THERESE PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
FORMAT CHANGES
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 6 2004...AT 1205 PM EDT...1605 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER WILL
CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL
WEATHER DISCUSSION.
PRODUCT WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
ATLANTIC AXNT20 KNHC TWDAT
EAST PACIFIC AXPZ20 KNHC TWDEP
SUMMARY OF THE NEW LAYOUT FOLLOWED BY THE CURRENT:
NEW LAYOUT FOR BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES...ONLY AVAILABLE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.
TROPICAL WAVES...ONLY AVAILABLE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.
ITCZ...AVAILABLE ALL-SEASON.
DISCUSSION...AVAILABLE ALL-SEASON AND MERGES REMAINING SECTIONS
MENTIONED ABOVE INTO DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS BASED ON THE
WEATHER PATTERN.
EXAMPLES OF THE NEW ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC LAYOUT ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/NEWTWDFORMAT.SHTML
CURRENT LAYOUT FOR ATLANTIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES
TROPICAL WAVES/ITCZ
MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL SYNOPTIC FEATURES
SURFACE SYNOPTIC FEATURES
SIGNIFICANT CLOUDS/CONVECTION
GULF OF MEXICO
CARIBBEAN SEA
TROPICAL ATLANTIC
SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC
AN EXAMPLE OF THE CURRENT ATLANTIC LAYOUT IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/FORECAST.SHTML
CURRENT LAYOUT FOR EAST PACIFIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES
SURFACE SYNOPTIC ANALYSIS
INTERPRETATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY
ITCZ
ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF 32N
AN EXAMPLE OF THE CURRENT EAST PACIFIC LAYOUT IS AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/FORECAST.SHTML
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
CHRISTOPHER BURR
CHIEF...TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
11691 SW 17 STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165
PHONE: 305-229-4430
EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.A.BURR@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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