[nws-changes] 20080411: IDs-sev thunderstorms: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

[Linda Miller]

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NOUS41 KWBC 111206
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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-32...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
805 AM EDT FRI APR 11 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  AMENDED: CHANGE IN CONUS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS IN
          SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS:
          EFFECTIVE JUNE 5 2008

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHANGE IN CONUS SITE LOCATION 
IDENTIFIERS IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS HAS 
BEEN CHANGED FROM 1000 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...1500 
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...TUESDAY APRIL 15 2008 TO 800 AM 
CDT...1300 UTC...THURSDAY JUNE 5 2008.

THIS CHANGE IS RELATED TO TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/ 
07-83 ISSUED ON OCTOBER 24 2007 AND AMENDED ON MARCH 3 2008 
REGARDING UPDATING AVIATION WEATHER ADVISORY PLOTTING CHART 
REFERENCE POINTS. THESE TINS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AIM_UPDATE.TXT
AND
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AAA_AIM_UPDATE.TXT

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 5 2008 AT 800 AM CDT...1300 UTC...MULTIPLE 
WATCH ANCHOR POINT SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS /SIDS/ USED IN STORM 
PREDICTION CENTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH 
BULLETINS...WMO HEADER WWUS30 KWNS...WILL CHANGE. SEE TABLE 1 AND 
TABLE 2 BELOW.

CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO USE THE NEW WATCH 
ANCHOR POINTS. TABLE 1 LISTS NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINT SIDS. TABLE 2 
LISTS SIDS BEING REMOVED.

TABLE 1: NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINTS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS

SID       LOCATION             STATE      LAT    LON
---       --------             -----      ----  ------
RSW       LEE_COUNTY            FL        2653  -8178
PZD       PECAN                 GA        3166  -8429
IIU       LOUISVILLE            KY        3810  -8558
HRV       HARVEY                LA        2985  -9000
TTT       MAVERICK              TX        3287  -9704
CWK       CENTEX                TX        3038  -9753
CME       CHISUM                NM        3334 -10462
RSK       RATTLESNAKE           NM        3675 -10810
FTI       FT_UNION              NM        3566 -10514
HUH       WHATCOM               WA        4895 -12258
MCI       KANSAS_CITY           MO        3929  -9474
SAW       SAWYER                MI        4635  -8738

TABLE 2:  THE FOLLOWING SIDS WERE PREVIOUSLY USED AS WATCH ANCHOR 
POINTS AND WILL NO LONGER BE USED:

FMY   ABY   LOU   MSY   DFW   AUS
ROW   FMN   LVS   BLI   MKC   MQT

A COMPLETE LIST OF POINTS USED FOR WATCH LOCATIONS EFFECTIVE WITH 
THIS CHANGE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/MISC/SPCWATCH_JUNE_5_2008.TBL

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER              GREGG GROSSHANS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER            STORM PREDICTION CENTER
120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD            120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD
NORMAN OK 73072                    NORMAN OK 73072
RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER at NOAA.GOV         GREGORY.GROSSHANS at NOAA.GOV
405-325-2066                       405-325-2462              

NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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