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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 94-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
200 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 1994
TO: USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY
FROM: MARY C. NEWTON
ACTING CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN FORMAT FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PRODUCTS
REFERENCE: NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGES 94-09,
94-15, AND 94-16 DATED APRIL 20, 1994, MAY 23, 1994,
AND JUNE 14, 1994
(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY HOWARD DIAMOND, OFFICE
OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS)
NOTE TO AFOS AND NWWS USERS: THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WILL HAVE NO
IMPACT TO EITHER NWS AFOS OFFICES OR TO NWWS USERS.
The 6-hour test of the new second line of text (NNNXXX) for NWS
field generated products was SUCCESSFULLY conducted on
June 16, 1994, from 1100 hours UTC to 1700 hours UTC with NO
problems reported by any users. For a review of the format
change, please refer to National Technical Information Messages
94-09, 94-15, 94-16, and the "Dear Colleague" letter dated
May 26, 1994, which was direct-mailed (hard copy) to a wide
audience of users.
As a result of this successful test, the format change will be
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 94-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
200 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 1994
TO: ALL USERS OF NWS UPPER AIR DATA
FROM: MARY C. NEWTON
ACTING CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SUBJECT: UPPER AIR STATION MOVE FROM HATTERAS, NC TO MOREHEAD
CITY/NEWPORT, NC
Effective July 18, 1994, at 1200 Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC), the upper air program at Weather Service Office (WSO)
Hatteras, NC (location identifier HAT), will begin moving to NEXRAD
Weather Service Office (NWSO) Morehead City/Newport, NC (location
identifier MHX).
The last upper air observation at WSO Hatteras will be taken
at 1200 UTC on July 18, 1994. The first upper air observation at
NWSO Morehead City/Newport will be taken at 1200 UTC on July 21,
1994. The move is expected to take 3 days, and no upper-air data
will be available until the move is completed. In conjunction with
this change, the product identifier (XXX) for the 4 upper air
products will change from HAT to MHX. The node (CCC) for these
products will remain RDU (see below). The block and station id
will change from 72304 to 72305, and the WBAN number will change
from w93729 to wn9307.
NOTE: AFOS users will have to update their data bases and any
software or data files which key on the HAT upper air identifier.
FROM: MARY C. NEWTON
ACTING CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN FORMAT FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PRODUCTS
REFERENCE: NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGES 94-09,
94-15, AND 94-16 DATED APRIL 20, 1994, MAY 23, 1994,
AND JUNE 14, 1994
(THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY HOWARD DIAMOND, OFFICE
OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS)
NOTE TO AFOS AND NWWS USERS: THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WILL HAVE NO
IMPACT TO EITHER NWS AFOS OFFICES OR TO NWWS USERS.
The 6-hour test of the new second line of text (NNNXXX) for NWS
field generated products was SUCCESSFULLY conducted on
June 16, 1994, from 1100 hours UTC to 1700 hours UTC with NO
problems reported by any users. For a review of the format
change, please refer to National Technical Information Messages
94-09, 94-15, 94-16, and the "Dear Colleague" letter dated
May 26, 1994, which was direct-mailed (hard copy) to a wide
audience of users.
As a result of this successful test, the format change will be
permanently implemented on July 18, 1994, beginning at 1100 UTC
for the text products originated by NWS forecast and warning
offices. The NWS encourages each user of the affected NWS
TEXT PRODUCTS to review any software applications which they may
use to process, decode, and/or data base NWS text products to
determine if the addition of this new second line will require
any software modifications.
If you experience any data problems and/or questions as a result
of the July 18th implementation, please contact Al Mongeon,
Systems Operation Center, Central Communications Software Branch,
at (301) 713-0877, or via e-mail at the following address:
amongeon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION MESSAGE 94-18...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
230 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994
TO: ALL USERS OF NWS UPPER AIR DATA
FROM: MARY C. NEWTON
ACTING CHIEF, SERVICES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SUBJECT: UPPER AIR STATION MOVE FROM STEPHENVILLE, TX
TO FORT WORTH, TX
...CORRECTED LONGITUDE FOR NEW LOCATION (FWD)...
Effective July 12, 1994, at 0000 Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC), the upper air program at Weather Service Meteorological
Observatory (WSMO) Stephenville, TX (location identifier SEP),
will move to Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO) Fort Worth,
TX (location identifier FWD).
The last upper air observations at WSMO Stephenville will be
taken at 1200 hours UTC on July 11, 1994. In conjunction with
this change, the location identifier (XXX) for the 4 upper air
products listed below will change from SEP to FWD. The node
(CCC) for these products will remain FTW. The block and station
id will change from 72260 to 72249, and the WBAN number will
change from 13901 to 03990.
NOTE: AFOS users will have to update their data bases and any
software or data files which key on the SEP identifier. Users of
WMO headers will not see a change in the communication
identifier, but may have to adapt software or data files to
accommodate the new location.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (FWD), STATION INFORMATION:
BLOCK AND STATION ID: 72249
WBAN NUMBER: 03990
ELEVATION: 642.9 FEET (196 METERS)
LAT/LON: 32.8 DEG NORTH 97.3 DEG WEST
(...CORRECTED LONGITUDE...)
OLD PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS: NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS:
AFOS ID WMO HEADER AFOS ID WMO HEADER
FTWABVSEP UJUS82 KWBC FTWABVFWD UJUS82 KWBC
FTWSGLSEP UJUS81 KWBC FTWSGLFWD UJUS81 KWBC
FTWMANSEP USUS80 KWBC FTWMANFWD USUS80 KWBC
FTWFZLSEP UXUS99 KWBC FTWFZLFWD UXUS99 KWBC
NOTE TO AFOS USERS: The AFOS Change Notice for this change will
be transmitted in the next few days.
If you have any questions, call Marty Baron at (301)-713-1724.
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