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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-46
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
937 AM EDT THU JUL 12 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...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NORTH TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 2007
ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 3 2007 AT 400 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
/CDT/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN FORT WORTH TEXAS
/FWD/ WILL STOP ISSUING A NARRATIVE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SFP/
AND BEGIN ISSUING A TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SFT/ INSTEAD.
CUSTOMERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO RECEIVE THE NEW
PRODUCT. CUSTOMERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING THE NARRATIVE NORTH TEXAS
SFP PRODUCT SHOULD ENSURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW TABULAR
NORTH TEXAS SFT PRODUCT /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1: CURRENT AND NEW ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
SYSTEM /AWIPS/ AND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADINGS AND IDS FOR NORTH TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT.
CURRENT NEW
AWIPS ID WMO HEADER AWIPS ID WMO HEADER
SFPTX FPUS64 KFWD SFTFWD FPUS64 KFWD
THE NORTH TEXAS TABULAR SFT PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO FWD FOR
13 CITIES IN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY LISTED IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 2: CITIES/LOCATION INCLUDED IN THE SFT.
CORSICANA TX PALESTINE TX
DALLAS TX PARIS TX
DALLAS-FT. WORTH AIRPORT TX STEPHENVILLE TX
DENTON TX TEMPLE TX
GATESVILLE TX TERRELL TX
GRAHAM TX WACO TX
MINERAL WELLS TX
THE NORTH TEXAS TABULAR SFT PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NWS INSTRUCTION 10-503...WFO PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION. PRODUCT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005003CURR.PDF
AN EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY WFO
FWD IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/DATA/FWD/SFTFWD
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT:
BILL BUNTING MELINDA HINOJOSA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC PROGRAM MGR.
3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD. 819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03
FORT WORTH TX 76137 FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602
PHONE: 817.429.2631 PHONE: 817-978-1100 X 107
E-MAIL:WILLIAM.BUNTING@xxxxxxxx E-MAIL:MELINDA.HINOJOSA@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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