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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
817 AM EDT MON APR 16 2007
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: JIM O/SULLIVAN
ACTING CHIEF...OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION
OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR UPPER-AIR
PRODUCTS FROM WFO TUCSON /TWC/ EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2007
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MAY 29 2007...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ IN TUCSON ARIZONA /TWC/ WILL BE CHANGING ITS AWIPS
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR UPPER-AIR CODED TEXT PRODUCTS FROM
TUS TO TWC. THE CHANGE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE UPPER-AIR
/RAWINSONDE/ FACILITY WILL RELOCATE 7 MILES TO WFO /TWC/
EFFECTIVE AT THE START OF RADIOSONDE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM /RRS/
OPERATIONS ON OR ABOUT MAY 29 2007. THE NEW LOCATION IS AT 520
NORTH PARK AVENUE IN TUCSON.
TABLE 1. COORDINATES OF THE NEW RELEASE POINT LOCATION:
NAME SITE LAT LON ELEVATION
TUCSON 72274 32.22789 N 110.95598 W 753.2 M
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR METADATA FILES FOR THESE NEW COORDINATES SO
YOUR UA DERIVED PRODUCTS WILL NOT GIVE ERRONEOUS INFORMATION.
TABLE 2. NEW AWIPS IDS AND UNCHANGED WMO HEADINGS.
CURRENT CURRENT NEW UNCHANGED
AWIPS ID WMO HEADINGS AWIPS ID WMO HEADINGS
ABVTUS UFUS45 KTWC ABVTWC UFUS45 KTWC
FZLTUS UXUS45 KTWC FZLTWC UXUS45 KTWC
MANTUS USUS45 KTWC MANTWC USUS45 KTWC
SGLTUS UMUS45 KTWC SGLTWC UMUS45 KTWC
USERS OF THESE NWS TUCSON FORECAST OFFICE PRODUCTS MUST ENSURE
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE NEW
HEADINGS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM
REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE.
THE UPPER AIR SITE IDENTIFIER 72274 WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
ALTHOUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THIS CHANGE IS LESS THAN THE 75
DAYS RECOMMENDED BY NWSI 10-1805. . .A 42-DAY LEAD TIME SHOULD BE
SUFFICIENT BECAUSE THE USER COMMUNITY IS ALREADY AWARE OF HOW RRS
IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS IN AN UPPER AIR INTERRUPTION AND CHANGE TO
PRODUCT SIZE. . .26 SITES HAVE TRANSITIONED. . .AND THEY HAVE
UPDATED METADATA FOR SEVERAL SITES THAT HAVE RELOCATED.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
GLEN SAMPSON RICHARD DOUGLAS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE MSD DIVISION CHIEF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
520 NORTH PARK AVE SUITE 304 125 SOUTH STATE ST ROOM 1311
TUCSON AZ 85719-5035 SALT LAKE CITY UT 84138-1102
520-670-5156 EXT 222 801-524-4000
GLEN.SAMPSON@xxxxxxxx RICH.DOUGLAS@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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