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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EDT FRI SEP 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: MODIFIED PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT:
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2006
ON WEDNESDAY... FEBRUARY 8 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT /LSR/ PRODUCT TO INCLUDE A
DESIGNATION AS TO WHETHER THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EVENT IS MEASURED
/M/...ESTIMATED /E/...OR OF UNKNOWN /U/ ORIGIN FOR CERTAIN EVENT
TYPES. THIS PRODUCT FORMAT SWITCHOVER DATE IS CHANGED FROM OCTOBER
4 2005 AS REFLECTED IN NWS INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-517...MULTI-
PURPOSE WEATHER PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION...DATED MARCH 9 2005. NWSI
10-517 CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01005017D.PDF
NWSI 10-517 IS CORRECT AS POSTED EXCEPT FOR THE NEW SWITCHOVER
DATE. NWSI 10-517 WILL BE UPDATED TO INDICATE FEBRUARY 8 2006 AS
THE NEW SWITCH-OVER DATE.
AN EXAMPLE OF A PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT USING THE MODIFIED
FORMAT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1 BELOW.
TABLE 1: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT EXAMPLE
NWUS54 KHGX 180515
LSRHOU
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1115 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2006
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM HAIL WILLIS 30.42N 95.48W
01/17/2004 M1.00 INCH MONTGOMERY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
1 TO 1.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED NEAR WILLIS AND
WAUKEGAN ROADS.
0930 PM HAIL CUT AND SHOOT 30.34N 95.35W
01/17/2004 E1.00 INCH MONTGOMERY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 105
NEAR CUT AND SHOOT. HAIL COVERED THE GROUND AND
OFFICER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD
0905 PM WIND WILLIS 30.42N 95.48W
01/17/2004 E40 MPH MONTGOMERY TX PUBLIC
SHED IN BACK YARD DAMAGED
END OF EXAMPLE
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 AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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