20050930: local storm report format-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:05:40 -0600

NOUS41 KWBC 301817
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EDT FRI SEP 30 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  MODIFIED PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT:
         EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 8 2006

ON WEDNESDAY... FEBRUARY 8 2006 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT /LSR/ PRODUCT TO INCLUDE A
DESIGNATION AS TO WHETHER THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EVENT IS MEASURED
/M/...ESTIMATED /E/...OR OF UNKNOWN /U/ ORIGIN FOR CERTAIN EVENT
TYPES. THIS PRODUCT FORMAT SWITCHOVER DATE IS CHANGED FROM OCTOBER
4 2005 AS REFLECTED IN NWS INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-517...MULTI-
PURPOSE WEATHER PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION...DATED MARCH 9 2005.  NWSI
10-517 CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01005017D.PDF

NWSI 10-517 IS CORRECT AS POSTED EXCEPT FOR THE NEW SWITCHOVER
DATE. NWSI 10-517 WILL BE UPDATED TO INDICATE FEBRUARY 8 2006 AS
THE NEW SWITCH-OVER DATE.

AN EXAMPLE OF A PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT USING THE MODIFIED
FORMAT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1 BELOW.

TABLE 1:  PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT EXAMPLE

NWUS54 KHGX 180515
LSRHOU

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1115 PM CST SAT FEB 17 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST   ...SOURCE....
           ..REMARKS..

0948 PM     HAIL            WILLIS                  30.42N  95.48W
01/17/2004  M1.00 INCH      MONTGOMERY          TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

           1 TO 1.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED NEAR WILLIS AND
           WAUKEGAN ROADS.

0930 PM     HAIL            CUT AND SHOOT          30.34N  95.35W
01/17/2004  E1.00 INCH      MONTGOMERY          TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 105
NEAR CUT AND SHOOT. HAIL COVERED THE GROUND AND
OFFICER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD

0905 PM     WIND            WILLIS                  30.42N  95.48W
01/17/2004  E40 MPH         MONTGOMERY          TX PUBLIC

           SHED IN BACK YARD DAMAGED

END OF EXAMPLE


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     MARK TEW
     PUBLIC WEATHER WARNING PROGRAM LEADER
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     PHONE:  301-713-1867 X 103
     E-MAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx


THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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