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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-21 SECOND CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU JUNE 16 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 WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY
INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/
CHANGED WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID FROM BHX TO BMX
ON TUESDAY... JULY 5 2005...THE INLAND WFOS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 WILL ISSUE THE HLS PRODUCT WHEN CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING HLS PRODUCTS OR HLS
PRODUCT COMMUNICATION HEADERS ISSUED BY COASTAL WFOS FROM
TEXAS TO MAINE AND SAN JUAN... PUERTO RICO.
TABLE 1
WFO WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
ATLANTA GA WTUS82 KFFC HLSFFC
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX WTUS84 KEWX HLSEWX
BIRMINGHAM AL WTUS84 KBMX HLSBMX
FORT WORTH/DALLAS TX WTUS84 KFWD HLSFWD
HUNTSVILLE AL WTUS84 KHUN HLSHUN
JACKSON MS WTUS84 KJAN HLSJAN
LUBBOCK TX WTUS84 KLUB HLSLUB
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX WTUS84 KMAF HLSMAF
SAN ANGELO TX WTUS84 KSJT HLSSJT
WFOS DESSIMINATE THE HLS WHEN TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. WFOS
ALSO ISSUE THE HLS WHEN SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED BY THEIR
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED
IN NWS POLICY INSTRUCTION 10-1805. THE SHORT ADVANCE LEAD
TIME WAS CAUSED BY A DELAY IN APPLYING FOR THE COMMUNICATION
HEADERS.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
SCOTT KISER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
E-MAIL: SCOTT.KISER@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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