980916: hydromet amendment to 8/14/98-NOUS (fwd)

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PNSWSH
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AMENDMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
400 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 1998
 
TO        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...INTEGRATED                 
 
          HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF NEW FORMAT OF WINTER STORM AND  
          NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER WARNINGS FOR MOST OF THE     
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SITES WITH MINOR UPDATE OF THE
          NEW FORMAT...  EFFECTIVE OCT 15 1998
 
***THE AUGUST 14 1998 MESSAGE IS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE
WMO/FOS/AWIPS ID INFORMATION AND THE PRODUCT ISSUING OFFICE
WEBSITE ADDRESS OPTION /LAST LINE/ IN THE GENERIC FORMAT***
 
***IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONS MANUAL LETTER 4-98 OCT 15 1998***
       FOR NWS OFFICES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE OFFICES
 
               ***UPDATE TO SEGMENTED STYLE FORMAT***
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ RELEASED A PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT ON MAY 15 1998 DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW
SEGMENTED STYLE FORMAT FOR WINTER STORM AND NON-PRECIPITATION
WEATHER HAZARD MESSAGES.  THE NWS HAS NOW SET AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF OCTOBER 15 1998 AT 0800 AM EDT... 1200 UNIVERSAL TIME
COORDINATES /UTC/ WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THREE OFFICES THAT WILL
IMPLEMENT THE NEW FORMAT AT A LATER DATE THIS FALL/WINTER.  THOSE
NWS OFFICES PLANNING A LATER IMPLEMENTATION ARE TULSA /TSA/ AND
OKLAHOMA CITY /OUN/ OK... AND DENVER/BOULDER /BOU/ CO.
 
SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF OML 4-98 THE NEW SEGMENTED STYLE FORMAT HAS
BEEN UPDATED /SEE UPDATED FORMAT BELOW/.  THE DATE TIME GROUP IN
EACH INDIVIDUAL SEGMENT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED /PAGE 5... SECTION
VIII - GENERIC WSW/NPW PRODUCT FORMAT/. 
 
........................
 
 
UPDATED GENERIC WSW/NPW PRODUCT FORMAT - AUGUST 1998
 
 
CCCNPWXXX       /OR CCCWSWXXX/ - FOR NWWS ID LINE ONLY
TTAA00 KCCC DDHHMM
    -OR-
TTAAII KCCC DDHHMM BBB    - FOR WMO/FOS/AWIPS ONLY
NPWXXX      /OR WSWXXX/     /BBB=AAX FOR AMENDMENT OR
                             CCX FOR CORRECTION..X=A-Z/
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE     /OR WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NAME ST
HHMM AM/PM LT DAY MTH DD YYYY
 
...OVERVIEW HEADLINE... /OPTIONAL/
.OVERVIEW WITH GENERAL INFORMATION /OPTIONAL/
 
STZXXX-XXX-XXX-DDHHMM-
COUNTIES INCLUDED-
CITIES INCLUDED- /OPTIONAL BY REGION OR AREAL DESCRIPTORS/
 
...HEADLINE TEXT...  
TEXT
$$
 
STZXXX-XXX-DDHHMM-
COUNTIES INCLUDED-
CITIES INCLUDED- /OPTIONAL BY REGION OR AREAL DESCRIPTOR/
 
...HEADLINE TEXT...  
TEXT
$$
ETC.
 
SURNAME AND/OR OFFICE WEBSITE ADDRESS   /OPTIONAL/
 
........................
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS...PLEASE CONTACT
 
JANNIE L. GIBSON            
OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY W/OM12
1325 EAST WEST HWY... SSMC2 
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1726 EXT. 149   
 
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION... THE ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/ IS   
 
     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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