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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
755 AM EDT THU APR 17 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: REMOVAL OF TRACKING INFORMATION LINE /TIME...MOT...LOC/
FROM FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE
JULY 1 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 1 2008 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILL REMOVE THE TRACKING
INFORMATION LINE /TIME...MOT...LOC/ FROM THE FOLLOWING FLASH
FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS:
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS /FFW/
CONVECTIVE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS /FFS/
CONVECTIVE AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS /FLW/
AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND AREAL FLOOD STATEMENTS /FLS/
NWS WILL NO LONG APPEND THE TRACKING INFORMATION LINE THAT BEGINS
WITH THE 16 CHARACTER STRING TIME...MOT...LOC TO THESE FLASH
FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS BECAUSE STORM
TRACKING INFORMATION MAY INCORRECTLY IDENTIFY HOW AND WHERE
FLOODING WILL PROGRESS OVER TIME.
THE TRACKING LINE WILL BE REMOVED ON JULY 1 2008 AT 1400 UTC
UNLESS ADVERSE WEATHER IS AFFECTING AN NWS WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ COUNTY WARNING AREA...IN WHICH CASE THE WFO WILL
IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE AT A MORE SUITABLE TIME.
TORNADO /TOR/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM /SVR/...SPECIAL MARINE
/SMW/...AND EXTREME WIND /EWW/ WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS /SVS AND
MWS/ WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE TRACKING INFORMATION PER
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-23: NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF
NEW TRACKING LINE ON SHORT DURATION WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS
BEGINNING JULY 16 2007. SCN07-23 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/LIST.PHP
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS
OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES.
THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE TO NWS
INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-922...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION... AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01009022CURR.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JOHN FERREE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD SUITE 2312
NORMAN OK 73072
PHONE: 405-325-2209
JOHN.T.FERREE@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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