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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
730 AM EDT WED APR 28 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JUD LADD
CHIEF...OPERATIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS FORT WORTH TEXAS
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
PRODUCT /RWSTX/ FOR WFOS AUSTIN/SAN
ANTONIO AND BROWNSVILLE TX EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
EFFECTIVE MONDAY JUNE 1 2009 THE SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY
PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES /WFOS/ IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS /EWX/ AND BROWNSVILLE TEXAS /BRO/.
THIS PRODUCT IS BEING DISCONTINUED IN RESPONSE TO USER FEEDBACK
AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRODUCT CONSOLIDATION.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT TO BE DISCONTINUED ON JUNE 1 2009
PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER SUMMARY RWSTX AWUS84 KEWX
ENHANCED GRAPHICAL PRODUCTS PROVIDING SIMILAR INFORMATION ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/BRO/GRAPHICAST.HTM
AND
HTTP://WWW.SRH.WEATHER.GOV/EWX/HTML/GRAPHICAST.HTM
A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ REQUESTING COMMENTS REGARDING
DISCONTINUATION OF THE EWX AND BRO RWSTX PRODUCT WAS ISSUED IN
JANUARY 2009 AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/PNS09-EWX-BRO_RWS.TXT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
JOE ARELLANO
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
2090 AIRPORT ROAD
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130
830-629-0130 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: JOE.ARELLANO@xxxxxxxx
NEZETTE RYDELL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION ROAD
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS 78521
956-504-1432 EXTENSION 222
E-MAIL: NEZETTE.RYDELL@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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