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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
12:15 PM EDT THU JUN 30 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCT...
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005
ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2005 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/... ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN THE CONTIGUOUS
UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF HAWAII WILL DISCONTINUE ISSUING
MULTI-PURPOSE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS /SPS/ TO CANCEL
COUNTIES...PARISHES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES FROM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH AREAS.
THE WATCH CANCELLATION INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED IN THE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT /SPS/ PRODUCT WILL BE FOUND IN THE WATCH
COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE /WCN/ THAT SELECTED WFOS HAVE BEEN
ISSUING EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE MARCH 8 2005. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION... SEE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-25 ISSUED THIS DATE
WITH THE SUBJECT OF OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS...
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2005.
WFOS MAY STILL ISSUE MULTI-PURPOSE SPS PRODUCTS FOR ONGOING OR
IMMINENT WEATHER CONDITIONS LESS THAN WARNING OR ADVISORY
CRITERIA.
EXAMPLES OF OPERATIONAL WATCH BY COUNTY PRODUCTS MAY BE
ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OS/WATCH/WBC_ADD.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
PUBLIC WEATHER WARNING PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
PHONE: 301-713-1867 X 103
E-MAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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