20061122: ID change-Las Vegas-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006

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:    ELI JACKS
         FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF

SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES OF WFO LAS VEGAS
         NV /VEF/ AVALANCHE PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 21 2007

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21 2007 AT 1200 COORDINATED 
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...0400 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME...THE NWS
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN LAS VEGAS NV /VEF/ WILL CHANGE THE 
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR ITS AVALANCHE PRODUCT. TABLE 1 
BELOW DETAILS THE PROPOSED AWIPS ID AND WMO HEADING CHANGES.

THIS PRODUCT ORIGINATES FROM THE TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST OFFICE 
IN LAS VEGAS NV BUT IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED BY WFO LAS VEGAS.

THESE CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY IN AVALANCHE
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WITH NEIGHBORING NWS FORECAST OFFICES.

TABLE 1. NEW AND CURRENT AWIPS ID AND WMO HEADING

                            NEW                  CURRENT
PRODUCT             AWIPS ID  WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID  WMO HEADING

AVALANCHE WARNING   AVWVEF    WOUS45 KVEF   SABLAS    WWUS85 KLAS

USERS OF THIS NWS LAS VEGAS PRODUCT MUST ENSURE THEIR 
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE NEW HEADING. 
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THIS PRODUCT FROM REACHING ITS 
INTENDED AUDIENCE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT:

     ANDY BAILEY
     WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
         -OR-
     KIM RUNK
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     7851 DEAN MARTIN DRIVE
     LAS VEGAS NV 89139
     PHONE: 702-263-9744
     EMAIL: ANDY.BAILEY at NOAA.GOV
     KIM.RUNK at NOAA.GOV

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

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

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Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 


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