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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1200 PM EST THU FEB 24 2005
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: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: RENAMING OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT
FOR INLAND AREAS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 5 AM EDT
ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 5 AM EDT...ALL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THE PRODUCT NAME FOR
ONE TEXT PRODUCT.
TO BETTER ALIGN TERMINOLOGY BETWEEN COASTAL AND INLAND WATCHES
AND WARNINGS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES...THE PRODUCT TYPE LINE IN THE
MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR FOR WATCHES/WARNINGS ISSUED BY WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ FOR INLAND COUNTIES WILL CHANGE FROM
INLAND TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE WIND WATCH/WARNING TO INLAND
TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE WATCH/WARNING AS DETAILED IN THE
FOLLOWING TABLE.
OLD PRODUCT TYPE LINE NEW PRODUCT TYPE LINE
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH INLAND TROPICAL STORM
WATCH
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING INLAND TROPICAL STORM
WARNING
INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH INLAND HURRICANE WATCH
INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING INLAND HUURICANE WARNING
THESE PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY DISSEMINATED BY WFOS USING AWIPS
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER /NPW/. THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
DISSEMINATED USING AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER NPW. EXISTING
CUSTOMERS WILL NOT NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR AWIPS OR WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THESE PRODUCTS. HOWEVER...
CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE OR PROVIDE SERVICES BASED ON THE PARSING OF
EXACT TEXT STRINGS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS CHANGE FOR
THEIR SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS OPERATIONS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO
THE ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR THESE PRODUCTS.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:
SCOTT KISER
TROPICAL CYLCONE PROGRAM MANAGER
PHONE: 301-713-1677x121
EMAIL: SCOTT.KISER@xxxxxxxx.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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