SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1200 PM EST THU FEB 24 2005
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: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
POSITION ESTIMATE AND TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 5 AM EDT
ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 5 AM EDT...BOTH NWS TROPICAL
PREDICTION CENTER/S/...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ AND
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/...WILL CHANGE THE
AWIPS AND WMO HEADERS FOR THE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
/TCE/ AND TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE /TCU/ PRODUCTS.
TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF NWS PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS...NHC AND
CPHC WILL ISSUE THE TCU AND TCE PRODUCTS WITH UNIQUE AWIPS AND
WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS FOR UP TO FIVE STORMS IN EACH OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE HURRICANE BASINS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE
ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR THESE TWO PRODUCTS.
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE TCE OR TCU PRODUCTS
ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2005 WILL NEED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES
IN THEIR AWIPS AND WMO COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER DATABASES:
FOR THE ATLANTIC:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT1/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT2/ADD WTNT52 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT3/ADD WTNT53 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT4/ADD WTNT54 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT5/ADD WTNT55 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT1/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT2/ADD WTNT62 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT3/ADD WTNT63 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT4/ADD WTNT64 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT5/ADD WTNT65 KNHC/ADD
FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP1/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP2/ADD WTPZ52 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP3/ADD WTPZ53 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP4/ADD WTPZ54 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP5/ADD WTPZ55 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP1/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP2/ADD WTPZ62 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP3/ADD WTPZ63 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP4/ADD WTPZ64 KNHC/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP5/ADD WTPZ65 KNHC/ADD
FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC:
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP/DELETE WTPA50 PHFO/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP1/ADD WTPA51 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP2/ADD WTPA52 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP3/ADD WTPA53 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP4/ADD WTPA54 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP5/ADD WTPA55 PFHO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP/DELETE WTPA60 PHFO/DELETE
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP1/ADD WTPA61 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP2/ADD WTPA62 PHFO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP3/ADD WTPA63 PFHO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP4/ADD WTPA64 PFHO/ADD
TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP5/ADD WTPA65 PFHO/ADD
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
SCOTT KISER
TROPICAL CYLCONE PROGRAM MANAGER
TELEPHONE: 301-713-1677x121
EMAIL: SCOTT.KISER@xxxxxxxx.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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