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690 NOUS41 KWBC 241419 
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
920 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

FROM:    THERESE Z. PIERCE
        MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH CHIEF
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010
BEGINNING MAY 15 2010...IN RESPONSE TO USER COMMENTS RECEIVED IN THE 2009 HURRICANE SEASON...CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/ PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWS FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/S. NWS WILL RETAIN THE FORMAT OF THE HLS ADOPTED IN 2009...WITH AN OVERVIEW BLOCK FOLLOWED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH/WARNING VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ SEGMENTS 

THE CHANGES FOR 2010 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ORDERED IN THE OVERVIEW BLOCK...PRIMARILY BY HAZARD TYPE AND SECONDARILY BY RELATIVE LOCATION...AS FOLLOWS: 

HURRICANE WARNING FOR COASTAL ZONES
HURRICANE WIND WARNING FOR INLAND ZONES
HURRICANE WARNING FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND HURRICANE WIND WATCH FOR INLAND ZONES 
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR INLAND ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR MARINE ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR COASTAL ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH FOR INLAND ZONES
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR MARINE ZONES
2. THE SECTION HEADLINES WITHIN THE MARINE ZONE SEGMENTS CHANGE AS FOLLOWS: 

THE /MARINE/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL NO LONGER BE USED.
THE /WINDS/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL CHANGE TO /WINDS AND SEAS/.
THE /TORNADOES/ SECTION HEADLINE WILL CHANGE TO /TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS/.
A SUMMARY OF THE HLS FORMAT FOR 2010 AND AN HLS EXAMPLE IS PROVIDED ON LINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/RESOURCES/HLS.PDF 
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE FOLLOWING:
-AWIPS IDENTIFIERS
-WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS
-PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES
-PRODUCT ISSUANCE CRITERIA.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

   TIMOTHY SCHOTT
   METEOROLOGIST
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
   MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
   301-713-1677 X122
   TIMOTHY.SCHOTT@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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