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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
835 AM EDT TUE APR 8 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN CONUS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS IN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS: EFFECTIVE
APRIL 15 2008
THIS CHANGE IS RELATED TO TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/
07-83 ISSUED ON OCTOBER 24 2007 AND AMENDED ON MARCH 3 2008
REGARDING UPDATING AVIATION WEATHER ADVISORY PLOTTING CHART
REFERENCE POINTS. THESE TINS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AIM_UPDATE.TXT
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AAA_AIM_UPDATE.TXT
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 15 2008 AT 1000 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
/CDT/...1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...MULTIPLE WATCH
ANCHOR POINT SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS /SIDS/ USED IN STORM
PREDICTION CENTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH
BULLETINS...WMO HEADER WWUS30 KWNS...WILL CHANGE. SEE TABLE 1 AND
TABLE 2 BELOW.
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO USE THE NEW WATCH
ANCHOR POINTS. TABLE 1 LISTS NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINT SIDS. TABLE 2
LISTS SIDS BEING REMOVED.
TABLE 1: NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINTS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS
SID LOCATION STATE LAT LON
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RSW LEE_COUNTY FL 2653 -8178
PZD PECAN GA 3166 -8429
IIU LOUISVILLE KY 3810 -8558
HRV HARVEY LA 2985 -9000
TTT MAVERICK TX 3287 -9704
CWK CENTEX TX 3038 -9753
CME CHISUM NM 3334 -10462
RSK RATTLESNAKE NM 3675 -10810
FTI FT_UNION NM 3566 -10514
HUH WHATCOM WA 4895 -12258
MCI KANSAS_CITY MO 3929 -9474
SAW SAWYER MI 4635 -8738
TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING SIDS WERE PREVIOUSLY USED AS WATCH ANCHOR
POINTS AND WILL NO LONGER BE USED:
FMY ABY LOU MSY DFW AUS
ROW FMN LVS BLI MKC MQT
A COMPLETE LIST OF POINTS USED FOR WATCH LOCATIONS EFFECTIVE WITH
THIS CHANGE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/MISC/SPCWATCH_APRIL_15_2008.TBL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER GREGG GROSSHANS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER STORM PREDICTION CENTER
120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD 120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD
NORMAN OK 73072 NORMAN OK 73072
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@xxxxxxxx GREGORY.GROSSHANS@xxxxxxxx
405-325-2066 405-325-2462
NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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