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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-56 CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
335 PM EST MON DEC 9 2002
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: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CORRECTED: NEW WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA BEGINS ISSUING PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY
ISSUED BY WFO BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA...EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 14 2003
UPDATED TO INCLUDE URLS FOR SHAPEFILE INFORMATION...CORRECTED
TIME OF IMPLEMENTATION...CORRECTED WMO HEADINGS IN TABLE 5...AND
CORRECTED TO ADD A FOURTH NOAA WEATHER TRANSMITTER.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JANUARY 14 2003 AT 1000 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/...1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...WARNING AND
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NORTHERN ALABAMA COUNTIES LISTED
IN TABLE 1 WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BMX/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ TO THE NEW WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA /HUN/.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLES 2...3...4...AND 5
USING THE NEW HUNTSVILLE IDENTIFIERS TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE
PRODUCTS.
*****UPDATED SHAPEFILE INFORMATION BELOW*****
THE FOLLOWING SHAPEFILES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE
ADDITION OF THE NEW WFO IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA...AND THEY ARE
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
COUNTY WARNING AREA BOUNDARIES
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/CWA.HTM
PUBLIC ZONES
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
COUNTIES
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/COUNTY/HTML/COUNTY.HTM
IN ALL THE TABLES BELOW...OLD PRODUCTS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK
/*/ WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
HUNTSVILLE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
TABLE 1. COUNTIES TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO BIRMINGHAM /BMX/ TO
WFO HUNTSVILLE /HUN/ AND THEIR ASSOCIATED COUNTY AND ZONE
UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/:
COUNTY COUNTY /C/ UGC ZONE /Z/ UGC
LAUDERDALE ALC077- ALZ001-
COLBERT ALC033- ALZ002-
FRANKLIN ALC059- ALZ003-
LAWRENCE ALC079- ALZ004-
LIMESTONE ALC083- ALZ005-
MADISON ALC089- ALZ006-
MORGAN ALC103- ALZ007-
MARSHALL ALC095- ALZ008-
JACKSON ALC071- ALZ009-
DE KALB ALC049- ALZ010-
CULLMAN ALC043- ALZ016-
TABLE 2. SHORT-DURATION WARNING PRODUCTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO
HUNTSVILLE. COUNTY /C/ UGCS ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING:
PRODUCT AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
TORNADO WARNING /NEW/ TORHUN WFUS54 KHUN
* /OLD/ TORBHM WFUS54 KBMX
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM /NEW/ SVRHUN WUUS54 KHUN
WARNING * /OLD/ SVRBHM WUUS54 KBMX
SEVERE WEATHER /NEW/ SVSHUN WWUS54 KHUN
STATEMENT * /OLD/ SVSBHM WWUS54 KBMX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING /NEW/ FFWHUN WGUS54 KHUN
* /OLD/ FFWBHM WGUS54 KBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT /NEW/ FFSHUN WGUS74 KHUN
* /OLD/ FFSBHM WGUS74 KBMX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE /NEW/ CEMHUN WOUS44 KHUN
* /OLD/ CEMBHM WOUS44 KBMX
TABLE 3. PRODUCTS RELATED TO SHORT-DURATION PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 2. ROUTINE FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE ALSO LISTED. ZONE /Z/
UGC ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING:
PRODUCT AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /NEW/ ZFPHUN FPUS54 KHUN
* /OLD/ ZFPBHM FPUS54 KBMX
FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ FFAHUN WGUS64 KHUN
* /OLD/ FFABHM WGUS64 KBMX
NON-PRECIP. WEATHER /NEW/ NPWHUN WWUS74 KHUN
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY * /OLD/ NPWBHM WWUS74 KBMX
SHORT TERM FORECAST /NEW/ NOWHUN FPUS74 KHUN
* /OLD/ NOWBHM FPUS74 KBMX
SPECIAL WEATHER /NEW/ SPSHUN WWUS84 KHUN
STATEMENT * /OLD/ SPSBHM WWUS84 KBMX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER /NEW/ HWOHUN FLUS44 KHUN
OUTLOOK * /OLD/ HWOBHM FLUS44 KBMX
PUBLIC INFORMATION /NEW/ PNSHUN NOUS44 KHUN
STATEMENT * /OLD/ PNSBHM NOUS44 KBMX
PRELIMINARY /NEW/ LSRHUN NWUS54 KHUN
LOCAL STORM REPORT * /OLD/ LSRBHM NWUS54 KBMX
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ WSWHUN WWUS44 KHUN
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY * /OLD/ WSWBHM WWUS44 KBMX
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST /NEW/ FWFHUN FNUS54 KHUN
* /OLD/ FWFBHM FNUS54 KBMX
RED FLAG WARNING /NEW/ RFWHUN WWUS84 KHUN
* /OLD/ RFWBHM WWUS84 KBMX
CLIMATE REPORT /NEW/ CLIHSV CDUS44 KHUN
FOR HUNTSVILLE /OLD/ CLIHSV CDUS44 KBMX
MONTHLY CLIMATE /NEW/ CLMHSV CXUS54 KHUN
FOR HUNTSVILLE /OLD/ CLMHSV CXUS54 KBMX
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA...HSA...
TRANSFER FOLLOWS.
ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER...THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS AND
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR WHITESBURG ALABAMA /WHIA1/ AND FLORENCE
ALABAMA /FLOA1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM BIRMINGHAM TO
HUNTSVILLE. ON THE PAINT ROCK RIVER...THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER
FORECASTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR /NEAR/ WOODVILLE ALABAMA /WDVA1/
WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM BIRMINGHAM TO HUNTSVILLE AND ON THE
FLINT RIVER...THE ISSUANCE OF RIVER FORECASTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS
FOR /AT/ CHASE ALABAMA /CHSA1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM
BIRMINGHAM TO HUNTSVILLE.
TABLE 4. PRODUCT CHANGES DUE TO HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA CHANGES
AT ALL OF THESE FORECAST POINTS ON THE TENNESSEE...PAINT ROCK AND
FLINT RIVERS. COUNTY CODES ARE USED IN THE FOLLOWING:
WHITESBURG /WHIA1/...FLORENCE /FLOA1/.../NEAR/ WOODVILLE
/WDVA1/...AND /AT/ CHASE /CHSA1/
PRODUCT AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT /NEW/ FLSHUN WGUS84 KHUN
* /OLD/ FLSBHM WGUS84 KBMX
RIVER FLOOD WARNING /NEW/ FLWHUN WGUS44 KHUN
* /OLD/ FLWBHM WGUS44 KBMX
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT /NEW/ RVSHUN FGUS84 KHUN
* /OLD/ RVSBHM FGUS84 KBMX
RIVER SUMMARY /NEW/ RVAHUN SRUS44 KHUN
* /OLD/ RVABHM SRUS44 KBMX
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK /NEW/ ESFHUN FGUS74 KHUN
* /OLD/ ESFBHM FGUS74 KBMX
TABLE 5. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUING THE TERMINAL AERODROME
FORECAST /TAF/ FOR THE AIRPORTS IN HUNTSVILLE /HSV/ AND MUSCLE
SHOALS /MSL/...WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM WFO BIRMINGHAM TO
WFO HUNTSVILLE.
PRODUCT AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
HUNTSVILLE TERMINAL TAFHSV /NEW/ FTUS44 KHUN < CORRECTED
AERODROME FORECAST * /OLD/ FTUS44 KBMX
MUSCLE SHOALS TERMINAL TAFMSL /NEW/ FTUS44 KHUN < CORRECTED
AERODROME FORECAST * /OLD/ FTUS44 KBMX
NWS PERSONNEL NEED TO ADD THE ABOVE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE TAFS.
NON-NWS CUSTOMERS WHO RECEIVE TAFS IN ONE OF THE THREE
COLLECTIVES SHOWN BELOW WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THEM AS THEY DO
NOW. NO CHANGE IS REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE 2 TAFS
IN THE FOLLOWING 3 COLLECTIVES:
WMO HEADINGS AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMERS:
FTUS80 KWBC NON-FAA DOMESTIC AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
FTUS90 KWBC FAA WEATHER MESSAGE SWITCHING CENTER AND FAA
FACILITIES
FTUS52 KWBC GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM CUSTOMERS
*****UPDATED NOAA WEATHER RADIO INFORMATION BELOW*****
NOAA WEATHER RADIO:
THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
HUNTSVILLE /NWR STATION KIH20/...CULLMAN /NWR STATION WWF66/...
FLORENCE /NWR STATION KIH57/ AND FT. PAYNE /NWR STATION WWF44/
TRANSMITTERS WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM BIRMINGHAM TO HUNTSVILLE.
THIS WILL NOT AFFECT HOW YOU RECEIVE YOUR WEATHER INFORMATION OR
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMITTER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
JOHN GORDON KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
WFO HUNTSVILLE WFO BIRMINGHAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
320 SPARKMAN DRIVE 465 WEATHERVANE ROAD
HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 CALERA AL 35040
PHONE: 256-890-8503 PHONE: 205-664-3010
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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