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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-66
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1135 AM EDT WED OCT 1 2003
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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES FROM THE STORM PREDICTION
CENTER...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 6 2004
ON TUESDAY...JANUARY 6 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN
OPERATIONAL TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE
/WOU/ FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THE WOU MESSAGE DEPICTS
ALL COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES WITHIN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
OR TORNADO WATCH AT THE TIME OF INITIAL ISSUANCE.
SPC WILL ALSO BE ISSUING...EXPERIMENTAL...UPDATED WOU/S AT THE
TOP OF EACH HOUR TO DEPICT THE COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES
REMAINING IN THE WATCH AREA AND AN...EXPERIMENTAL...FINAL WOU TO
CANCEL THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ALL WOU/S ISSUED AFTER THE TIME OF
INITIAL ISSUANCE SHOULD BE USED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY.
FOR INFORMATION ON WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES...PLEASE SEE THE
INTERNET SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WATCH
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE WOU MESSAGES SHOULD ADD THE WOU
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER/S/ INDICATED IN TABLE 1 TO THE
APPROPRIATE DATABASES.
TABLE 1 WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES AFFECTED BY THIS SERVICE
CHANGE.
PRODUCT WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE WOUS64 KWNS WOU/1-9/
/END OF TABLE 1/
AN EXAMPLE OF AN OPERATIONAL INITIAL WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE
IS LISTED BELOW IN TABLE 2. EXAMPLES OF EXPERIMENTAL HOURLY
UPDATE AND EXPERIMENTAL FINAL WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGES ARE
LISTED IN TABLES 3 AND 4...RESPECTIVELY.
TABLE 2 OPERATIONAL INITIAL WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE EXAMPLE
WOUS64 KWNS DDHHMM
WOU4
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 914
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
205 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2003
TORNADO WATCH 914 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
ILC025-033-047-059-065-079-101-159-165-185-191-193-020100-
IL .
ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CLAY CRAWFORD EDWARDS
GALLATIN HAMILTON JASPER
LAWRENCE RICHLAND SALINE
WABASH WAYNE WHITE
$$
INC005-013-019-025-027-029-031-037-041-047-051-055-061-071-077-
079-081-083-093-101-105-109-115-117-119-123-125-129-135-137-139-
143-145-147-153-155-161-163-167-173-175-177-020100-
IN .
INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BARTHOLOMEW BROWN CLARK
CRAWFORD DAVIESS DEARBORN
DECATUR DUBOIS FAYETTE
FRANKLIN GIBSON GREENE
HARRISON JACKSON JEFFERSON
JENNINGS JOHNSON KNOX
LAWRENCE MARTIN MONROE
MORGAN OHIO ORANGE
OWEN PERRY PIKE
POSEY RANDOLPH RIPLEY
RUSH SCOTT SHELBY
SPENCER SULLIVAN SWITZERLAND
UNION VANDERBURGH VIGO
WARRICK WASHINGTON WAYNE
$$
KYC015-037-117-020100-
KY .
KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
$$
OHC017-021-023-025-027-037-041-047-049-057-061-071-091-097-109-
113-129-135-141-149-159-165-020100-
OH .
OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BUTLER CHAMPAIGN CLARK
CLERMONT CLINTON DARKE
DELAWARE FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GREENE HAMILTON HIGHLAND
LOGAN MADISON MIAMI
MONTGOMERY PICKAWAY PREBLE
ROSS SHELBY UNION
WARREN
$$
ATTN...WFO...ILX...ILN...LMK...PAH...IND...
/END OF TABLE 2/
TABLE 3 EXPERIMENTAL HOURLY UPDATE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE
EXAMPLE
WOUS64 KWNS DDHHMM
WOU6
EXPERIMENTAL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 866
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
701 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 866 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
NCC001-003-005-007-009-015-023-025-027-029-033-035-037-041-045-
051-053-057-059-063-065-067-069-071-073-077-081-083-085-091-093-
097-101-105-109-119-123-125-127-131-135-139-143-145-151-153-157-
159-163-165-167-169-171-179-181-183-185-189-191-193-195-197-
180000-
NC .
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALAMANCE ALEXANDER ALLEGHANY
ANSON ASHE BERTIE
BURKE CABARRUS CALDWELL
CAMDEN CASWELL CATAWBA
CHATHAM CHOWAN CLEVELAND
CUMBERLAND CURRITUCK DAVIDSON
DAVIE DURHAM EDGECOMBE
FORSYTH FRANKLIN GASTON
GATES GRANVILLE GUILFORD
HALIFAX HARNETT HERTFORD
HOKE IREDELL JOHNSTON
LEE LINCOLN MECKLENBURG
MONTGOMERY MOORE NASH
NORTHAMPTON ORANGE PASQUOTANK
PERQUIMANS PERSON RANDOLPH
RICHMOND ROCKINGHAM ROWAN
SAMPSON SCOTLAND STANLY
STOKES SURRY UNION
VANCE WAKE WARREN
WATAUGA WAYNE WILKES
WILSON YADKIN
$$
SCC021-023-087-091-180000-
SC .
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHEROKEE CHESTER UNION
YORK
$$
VAC003-007-009-011-019-021-023-025-029-031-033-035-036-037-041-
045-049-053-057-063-065-067-071-073-075-077-081-083-085-087-089-
093-095-097-101-103-109-111-115-117-119-121-125-127-133-135-141-
143-147-149-155-159-161-163-173-175-181-183-185-193-197-199-515-
530-540-550-570-590-595-620-640-650-670-678-680-690-700-710-730-
735-740-750-760-770-775-800-810-830-180000-
VA .
VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBEMARLE AMELIA AMHERST
APPOMATTOX BEDFORD BLAND
BOTETOURT BRUNSWICK BUCKINGHAM
CAMPBELL CAROLINE CARROLL
CHARLES CITY CHARLOTTE CHESTERFIELD
CRAIG CUMBERLAND DINWIDDIE
ESSEX FLOYD FLUVANNA
FRANKLIN GILES GLOUCESTER
GOOCHLAND GRAYSON GREENSVILLE
HALIFAX HANOVER HENRICO
HENRY ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY
KING AND QUEEN KING WILLIAM LANCASTER
LOUISA LUNENBURG MATHEWS
MECKLENBURG MIDDLESEX MONTGOMERY
NELSON NEW KENT NORTHUMBERLAND
NOTTOWAY PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA
PRINCE EDWARD PRINCE GEORGE PULASKI
RICHMOND ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE
SMYTH SOUTHAMPTON SURRY
SUSSEX TAZEWELL WESTMORELAND
WYTHE YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
BEDFORD BUENA VISTA CHARLOTTESVILLE
CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS DANVILLE
EMPORIA FRANKLIN GALAX
HAMPTON HOPEWELL LEXINGTON
LYNCHBURG MARTINSVILLE NEWPORT NEWS
NORFOLK PETERSBURG POQUOSON
PORTSMOUTH RADFORD RICHMOND
ROANOKE SALEM SUFFOLK
VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG
$$
ATTN...WFO...RAH...GSP...RNK...AKQ...LWX...
/END OF TABLE 3/
TABLE 4 EXPERIMENTAL FINAL WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE EXAMPLE
WOUS64 KWNS DDHHMM
WOU6
EXPERIMENTAL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 866
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
801 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 866 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
NO COUNTIES OR INDEPENDENT CITIES REMAIN IN THE WATCH.
$$
ATTN...WFO...RAH...GSP...RNK...AKQ...LWX...
/END OF TABLE 4/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...
PLEASE CONTACT...
DANIEL MCCARTHY RICHARD OKULSKI
WARNING COORDINATION NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER
METEOROLOGIST PROGRAM LEADER
STORM PREDICTION CENTER NWS HEADQUARTERS
1313 HALLEY CIRCLE 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
NORMAN OK 73069 SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE 405-579-0747 PHONE 301-713-1867 EXT. 114
EMAIL DANIEL.MCCARTHY@xxxxxxxx EMAIL RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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