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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
937 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
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: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGE IN TIME FORMAT USED IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORECAST/ADVISORY /TCM/ AND THE AVIATION TROPICAL
CYCLONE ADVISORY /TCA/ PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE JUNE 29 2006
EFFECTIVE JUNE 29 2006 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...THE TIME FORMAT IN THE ISSUANCE DATE/TIME LINE OF THE TCM
AND TCA MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCKS CHANGES FROM
USING THE COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /Z/ ABBREVIATION TO THE
/UTC/ ABBREVIATION. EXAMPLES OF THE OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS ARE
BELOW.
THE NORMAL 75 DAY NOTIFICATION PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICES INTRODUCING MINOR CHANGES TO PRODUCT FORMAT WAS
WAIVED. SOFTWARE MODIFICATIONS WERE DELAYED AND PUSHING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE TO AUGUST MOVES THE CHANGE TO THE MOST ACTIVE PART
OF THE HURRICANE SEASON.
OLD MND HEADER BLOCK...TCM
HURRICANE INIKI FORECAST ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP102002
0300Z MON SEP 23 2002
NEW MND HEADER BLOCK...TCM
HURRICANE INIKI FORECAST ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP102002
0300 UTC MON SEP 23 2002
OLD MND HEADER BLOCK...TCA
TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA ICAO ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162003
0300Z SUN OCT 26 2003
NEW MND HEADER BLOCK...TCA
TROPICAL STORM PATRICIA ICAO ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162003
0300 UTC SUN OCT 26 2003
NOTE...THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS OR AWIPS IDENTIFIERS
AND NO ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF THESE
PRODUCTS.
IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE STORM AT 1400 UTC ON JUNE 29 2006 IN THE
ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...OR CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE
BASINS...THE CHANGE WILL BE DELAYED BY INCREMENTS OF 24 HOURS
UNTIL A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO ACTIVE STORMS. FOR EXAMPLE...IF
PRODUCTS ARE BEING ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO... THE CHANGE
TO THE TCM AND TCA WOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST 1400 UTC JUNE
30 2006...AND DELAYED FURTHER IF ALBERTO REMAINED ACTIVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
SCOTT KISER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
E-MAIL: SCOTT.KISER@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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