20060926: SLC ID change-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 261219
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EDT TUE SEP 26 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
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO SALT LAKE                 
         CITY UT /SLC/ AVALANCHE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 
         2006

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED 
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...0500 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME...THE NWS 
FORECAST OFFICE IN SALT LAKE CITY UT /SLC/ WILL CHANGE ITS 
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR ALL AVALANCHE PRODUCTS. TABLE 1 
BELOW DETAILS THE PROPOSED AWIPS ID AND WMO HEADING CHANGES. 

THESE PRODUCTS ORIGINATE FROM THE FOREST SERVICE UTAH AVALANCHE 
CENTER...BUT ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED BY WFO SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/.  
THE CHANGE IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY IN AVALANCHE 
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS WITH NEIGHBORING NWS FORECAST OFFICES.

TABLE 1.   NEW AND CURRENT AWIPS IDS AND WMO HEADINGS 

PRODUCT                     NEW                  CURRENT
                    AWIPS ID  WMO HEADING  AWIPS ID  WMO HEADING

AVALANCHE WATCH     AVASLC   WOUS45 KSLC   SABSLC    WWUS85 KSLC
AVALANCHE WARNING   AVWSLC   WOUS45 KSLC   SABSLC    WWUS85 KSLC

USERS OF THESE NWS SALT LAKE CITY PRODUCTS MUST ENSURE THEIR 
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE NEW HEADINGS. 
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR 
INTENDED AUDIENCE.

ALTHOUGH THIS NOTIFICATION IS LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 75 DAYS AS 
SPECIFIED BY NWSI 10-1805...THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SLC 
AVALANCHE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS HAVE BEEN CLOSELY 
COORDINATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO BE READY FOR 
IMPLEMENTATION ON NOVEMBER 1 2006.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

KEVIN BARJENBRUCH                     BRUCE TREMPER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST    DIRECTOR                                              
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE              UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER
2242 WEST NORTH TEMPLE                2242 WEST NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116               SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
801-524-5113                          801-231-4744
KEVIN.BARJENBRUCH at NOAA.GOV            BTREMPER at FS.FED.US
                            
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE 
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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