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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
920 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
-OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FORMAT:
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010
BEGINNING MAY 15 2010...IN RESPONSE TO USER COMMENTS RECEIVED IN
THE 2009 HURRICANE SEASON...CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/ PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS FORECAST
OFFICES /WFO/S. NWS WILL RETAIN THE FORMAT OF THE HLS ADOPTED IN
2009...WITH AN OVERVIEW BLOCK FOLLOWED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE
WATCH/WARNING VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ SEGMENTS
THE CHANGES FOR 2010 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ORDERED IN THE OVERVIEW
BLOCK...PRIMARILY BY HAZARD TYPE AND SECONDARILY BY RELATIVE
LOCATION...AS FOLLOWS:
HURRICANE WARNING FOR COASTAL ZONES
HURRICANE WIND WARNING FOR INLAND ZONES
HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND HURRICANE WIND WATCH FOR INLAND
ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR INLAND ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH FOR INLAND ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MARINE ZONES
2. THE SECTION HEADLINES WITHIN THE MARINE ZONE SEGMENTS CHANGE
AS FOLLOWS:
THE /MARINE/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL NO LONGER BE USED.
THE /WINDS/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL CHANGE TO /WINDS AND SEAS/.
THE /TORNADOES/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL CHANGE TO /TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS/.
A SUMMARY OF THE HLS FORMAT FOR 2010 AND AN HLS EXAMPLE IS
PROVIDED ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/RESOURCES/HLS.PDF
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE FOLLOWING:
-AWIPS IDENTIFIERS
-WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS
-PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES
-PRODUCT ISSUANCE CRITERIA.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:
TIMOTHY SCHOTT
METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
301-713-1677 X122
TIMOTHY.SCHOTT@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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