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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1110 AM EDT MON APR 7 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ IN
THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ AND NEARSHORE MARINE
FORECAST /NSH/: EFFECTIVE AUGUST 5 2008
REFER TO: SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-27: TRANSMITTED APR 7 2008ON TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2008 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE CWF AND NSH PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER CARRY OPERATIONAL VTEC. OPERATIONAL VTEC WILL BE CARRIED IN THE MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE /MWW/ PRODUCT. THE MWW PRODUCT WILL SERVE AS THE DEDICATED LONG DURATION MARINE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY BULLETIN AND WILL CONTAIN ALL THE VTEC INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN THE CWF AND NSH. SELECTED WFOS HAVE BEEN ISSUING THE MWW EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE AUGUST 1 2007.
PLEASE SEE SCN 08-27... DATED APR 7 2008... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW OPERATIONAL MWW PRODUCT EFFECTIVE AUG 5 2008. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE MWW PRODUCT AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW FORMAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/MWW
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
MARK TEW
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13118
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 103
E-MAIL: MARK.TEW@xxxxxxxx
NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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