20020418: Western Region Warnings-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20020418: Western Region Warnings-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:26:47 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU APR 18 2002

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  END-STATE WMO/AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WESTERN
          REGION PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MAY 29 2002

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MAY 29 2002...AT 1 AM PDT /2 AM MDT/...24 NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ IN THE WESTERN U.S. WILL COMPLETE
TRANSITION TO END-STATE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR THEIR PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS...SEE
TABLE 1.  THE SECOND LINE OF THE PRODUCT HEADER...KNOWN AS THE
AWIPS IDENTIFIER...WILL ALSO BE CHANGED TO REFLECT MODERN SITE
LOCATION IDENTIFIERS.  FOR EXAMPLE...GTF /GREAT FALLS/ WILL
BECOME TFX...ETC.  THIS WILL AFFECT PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY OFFICES IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: OREGON...WASHINGTON...
CALIFORNIA...ARIZONA...NEVADA...UTAH...IDAHO...AND MONTANA.

     TABLE 1 - PRODUCTS AFFECTED

     TOR    TORNADO WARNING
     SVR    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
     SVS    SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
     SPS    SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
     SLS    SEVERE LOCAL STORM WATCH AND AREAL OUTLINE
     WCN    SEVERE WEATHER WATCH NOTIFICATION STATEMENT
     NPW    NON-PRECIPITATION WARNINGS, WATCHES, AND ADVISORIES
     WSW    WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES
     NOW    SHORT-TERM FORECAST
     CEM    CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
     LSR    LOCAL STORM REPORT
     PNS    PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
     SAB    SNOW AVALANCHE BULLETIN

TO ASSIST NWS CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES WITH THIS TRANSITION...A
SPECIAL WEB SITE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED.  THE SITE CONTAINS TABLES
LISTING ALL OF THE WESTERN REGION WFO PUBLIC WARNING PRODUCTS...
THEIR CURRENT IDENTIFIERS...AND THEIR END-STATE IDENTIFIERS.  THE
TABLES ARE COLOR-CODED AND ANNOTATED TO HELP CUSTOMERS DETERMINE
WHICH IDENTIFIERS WILL BE CHANGED.  THE WEB SITE ADDRESS IS /USE
LOWER CASE/:

     HTTP://WW2.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PUBLIC/WMOHEADERS/WARNINGPRODS.HTM

******IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL USERS OF NWS WARNING
PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE WESTERN U.S. MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE HEADERS
LISTED...BEGINNING ON MAY 15.  FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT HIGH
PRIORITY WARNING PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE
CALL YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN THE WESTERN
REGION OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NWS WESTERN REGION CONTACTS IN
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH:

     CRAIG SCHMIDT  801-524-4000
     TOM AINSWORTH  801-524-4000

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/

        WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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