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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE TRAVELERS FORECAST PRODUCT
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2009
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2009 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ PRODUCT.
TABLE 1: NWS PRODUCTS TO BE DISCONTINUED
WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
FPUS10 KWNH TAV10
FPUS12 KWNH TAV12
FPUS13 KWNH TAV13
THE APRIL 14 2009 2300 UTC TAV WILL BE THE FINAL TAV PRODUCT
ISSUED.
A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ REQUESTING COMMENTS
REGARDING DISCONTINUATION OF THE TAV PRODUCTS WAS ISSUED IN
SEPTEMBER 2008 AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS08TAV_COMMENTS.TXT
TAV USERS SHOULD ACCESS THE FOLLOWING NWS PRODUCTS FOR
EQUIVALENT DATA CURRENTLY IN THE TRAVELERS FORECAST.
TABLE 2: NWS PRODUCTS TO BE USED IN LIEU OF THE TAV PRODUCTS
PRODUCT WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
SCS /PART 1/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS01
SCS /PART 2/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS02
SCS /PART 3/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS03
SCS /PART 4/ FPUS20 KWBN SCS04
FOX3 RXUS30 KWBN XF03DY
FOX7 RXUS30 KWBN XF07DY
SCS PRODUCTS CONTAIN FORECASTS FOR THE TAV CITIES IN A SIMILAR
FORMAT. MORE DETAIL REGARDING THE SCS PRODUCTS IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005004CURR.PDF
EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ FOX3 AND FOX7 FORECAST
PRODUCTS...ISSUED AROUND 50 MINUTES PAST EACH HOUR...CONTAIN
DAYTIME AND NIGHTIME FORECASTS FOR THREE AND SEVEN DAYS
RESPECTIVELY FOR TAV CITIES.
MORE DETAIL REGARDING THE XML PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
DETAILS REGARDING THE XML SCHEMA USED IN THE TPEX PRODUCTS ARE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/TPEX
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
ANDY HORVITZ
NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 13208
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
ANDY.HORVITZ@xxxxxxxx
301-713-1858 X166
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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