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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU JUL 01 2004
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: LEROY SPAYD
CHIEF...METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT: CHANGE TO SEGMENTED FORMAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
STATEMENT...FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...MARINE WEATHER
STATEMENT...AND COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCT EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 3 2004
ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE TO A SEGMENTED
FORMAT FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT /SVS/ ...FLASH FLOOD
STATEMENT /FFS/...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT /MWS/ AND COASTAL
FLOOD /CFW/ PRODUCTS. THE OFFICES LISTED IN TABLE 1 WILL ISSUE
SEGMENTED FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AND COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCTS WHICH
ALSO INCLUDE AN EXPERIMENTAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE.
TABLE 1 LIST OF EXPERIMENTAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE OFFICES
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA
WFO CHARLESTON SC
WFO DETROIT MI
WFO CHEYENNE WY
WFO RIVERTON WY
WFO DES MOINES IA
WFO BOISE ID
WFO TUCSON AZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ
WFO SAN DIEGO CA
WFO LAS VEGAS NV
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL
WFO MELBOURNE FL
WFO TAMPA FL
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL
SEGMENTED FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS WILL ALLOW FORECASTERS TO
NOTIFY CUSTOMERS WHEN WEATHER HAZARDS HAVE ENDED FOR
INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES AND MARINE ZONES INCLUDED IN LARGE
MULTIPLE COUNTY OR MARINE ZONE WARNINGS. SEGMENTED
STATEMENTS WILL ALSO ALLOW FORECASTERS TO INFORM CUSTOMERS
WHEN THEIR COUNTIES OR MARINE ZONES WERE ERRONEOUSLY
INCLUDED IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS...TORNADO WARNINGS
...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.
EXAMPLES OF SEGMENTED SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS...FLASH
FLOOD STATEMENTS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...AND COASTAL
FLOOD PRODUCTS MAY BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OS/WATCH/FOLLOWUP.PDF
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD J. OKULSKI
NWS SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE: 301-713-1867 EXT. 114
E-MAIL: RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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