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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ASHFALL WARNING WITH
         VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN NON-PRECIPITATION
         WEATHER PRODUCT EFFECTIVE JULY 6 2009
EFFECTIVE WITH EACH NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ INSTALLATION OF ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ OPERATIONAL BUILD /OB/ 9.2 SOFTWARE...WFOS WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO ISSUE ASHFALL WARNINGS IN NON-PRECIPITATION WEATHER /NPW/ PRODUCTS. INSTALLATION OF AWIPS OB9.2 SOFTWARE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON JULY 6 2009.
THE NEW ASHFALL WARNING...VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ AF.W... WILL BE ISSUED BY NWS WFOS WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF VOLCANIC ASH IS EXPECTED OR IS OCCURRING DUE TO A VOLCANIC ERUPTION OR RESUSPENSION OF PREVIOUSLY DEPOSITED ASH.
DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE ASHFALL WARNING WILL BE INCLUDED IN AN UPDATE TO NWS INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-515...WFO NON- PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION...ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: 

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005015CURR.PDF
AND IN NWSI 10-1703...VALID TIME EVENT CODE...APPENDIX C... PARAGRAPH 1...VALID VTEC EVENTS...AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE EXCEPT THE VTEC IN VTECEVENTS.XLS MUST BE UPPER CASE/: 

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/VTEC/RESOURCES/VTECEVENTS.XLS

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    PAUL STOKOLS
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 
    EMAIL: PAUL.STOKOLS@xxxxxxxx

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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