20000822: Hawaii-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000822: Hawaii-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:40:09 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 221735
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-73
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
135 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2000

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

SUBJECT   PUBLIC FORECAST AND LOCAL WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
          RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE HONOLULU WEATHER
          FORECAST OFFICE ON AUGUST 31 2000

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY AUGUST 31 2000 AT 4:00 P.M. HAWAII STANDARD
TIME /HST/...10:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/...OR 0200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SEPTEMBER 1 2000...PUBLIC
COUNTY FORECAST AND LOCAL WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
FOR 2 COUNTY ZONES /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE HILO
HAWAII /ITO/... AND LIHUE HAWAII /LIH/...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
/WSO/ TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN HONOLULU HAWAII
/HFO/.

THIS SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC
PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE HONOLULU
OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL
CAPABILITIES THEREBY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF SERVICE TO
THE STATE OF HAWAII.  THIS COMPLETES THE TRANSFER OF COUNTY
WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WFO HFO.

TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO HFO.  UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN.

LOCAL FORECASTS FROM WSO HILO /ITO/

COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/
HAWAII         HIZ004

LOCAL FORECASTS FROM WSO LIHUE /LIH/

COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/
KAUAI          HIZ001




TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC FORECAST AND LOCAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO HFO.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST   */NEW/ HFOZFPHI       FPHW50 PHFO
                    ITO /OLD/ HFOLFPITO      FLHW80 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOLFPLIH      FLHW80 PHLI

PUBLIC INFORMATION     */NEW/ HFOPNSHI       NOHW40 PHFO
STATEMENT           ITO /OLD/ HFOPNSITO      NOHW40 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOPNSLIH      NOHW40 PHLI

URBAN/SMALL STREAM     */NEW/ HFOFSSHI       FGHW50 PHFO
FLOOD ADVISORY      ITO /OLD/ HFOFSSITO      FGHW50 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOFSSLIH      FGHW50 PHLI

TORNADO/SPECIAL        */NEW/ HFOTORHI       WFHW50 PHFO
MARINE WARNING      ITO /OLD/ HFOTORITO      WFHW50 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOTORLIH      WFHW50 PHLI

FLASH FLOOD WARNING    */NEW/ HFOFFWHI       WGHW50 PHFO
                    ITO /OLD/ HFOFFWITO      WGHW50 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOLFPLIH      WGHW50 PHLI

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  */NEW/ HFOFFSHI       WGHW70 PHFO
                    ITO /OLD/ HFOFFSITO      WGHW70 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOFFSLIH      WGHW70 PHLI

CIVIL EMERGENCY        */NEW/ HFOCEMHFO      WOHW40 PHFO
MESSAGE             ITO /OLD/ HFOCEMITO      WOHW40 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOCEMLIH      WOHW40 PHLI

TROPICAL CYCLONE       */NEW/ HFOHLSHFO      WTHW80 PHFO
LOCAL STATEMENT     ITO /OLD/ HFOHLSITO      WTHW80 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOHLSLIH      WTHW80 PHLI

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM    */NEW/ HFOSVRHI       WUHW50 PHFO
WARNING             ITO /OLD/ HFOSVRITO      WUHW50 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOSVRLIH      WUHW50 PHLI

SEVERE WEATHER         */NEW/ HFOSVSHI       WWHW50 PHFO
STATEMENT           ITO /OLD/ HFOSVSITO      WWHW50 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOSVSLIH      WWHW50 PHLI

NON-PRECIPITATION      */NEW/ HFONPWHI       WWHW70 PHFO
WATCH/WARNING       ITO /OLD/ HFONPWITO      WWHW70 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFONPWLIH      WWHW70 PHLI

SPECIAL WEATHER        */NEW/ HFOSPSHI       WWHW80 PHFO
STATEMENT           ITO /OLD/ HFOSPSITO      WWHW80 PHTO
                    LIH /OLD/ HFOSPSLIH      WWHW80 PHLI

* HFO CURRENTLY HAS PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AND LOCAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ZONES DURING 0400
AND 1000 UTC WHEN ITO AND LIH ARE CLOSED...BUT WILL NOW HAVE 24
HOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGE
A-44.  THIS SERVICE CHANGE ALSO CHANGES WSOM CHAPTER C-11...ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A...PAGE A-127.

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

JAMES WEYMAN                       EDWARD H. YOUNG
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            CHIEF TECHNICAL SERVICES DIV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2525 CORREA ROAD                   PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS
HONOLULU HI 96822                  737 BISHOP STREET SUITE 2200
808-973-5272                       HONOLULU HI 96813
                                   808-532-6412

...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/

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

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