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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 08-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
835 AM EDT TUE APR 8 2008
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: CHANGE IN CONUS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS IN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS: EFFECTIVE
APRIL 15 2008
THIS CHANGE IS RELATED TO TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE /TIN/
07-83 ISSUED ON OCTOBER 24 2007 AND AMENDED ON MARCH 3 2008
REGARDING UPDATING AVIATION WEATHER ADVISORY PLOTTING CHART
REFERENCE POINTS. THESE TINS ARE AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AIM_UPDATE.TXT AND HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/NOTIFICATION/TIN07-83AAA_AIM_UPDATE.TXTEFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 15 2008 AT 1000 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...MULTIPLE WATCH ANCHOR POINT SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS /SIDS/ USED IN STORM PREDICTION CENTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS...WMO HEADER WWUS30 KWNS...WILL CHANGE. SEE TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 BELOW.
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO USE THE NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINTS. TABLE 1 LISTS NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINT SIDS. TABLE 2 LISTS SIDS BEING REMOVED.
TABLE 1: NEW WATCH ANCHOR POINTS SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS SID LOCATION STATE LAT LON --- -------- ----- ---- ------ RSW LEE_COUNTY FL 2653 -8178 PZD PECAN GA 3166 -8429 IIU LOUISVILLE KY 3810 -8558 HRV HARVEY LA 2985 -9000 TTT MAVERICK TX 3287 -9704 CWK CENTEX TX 3038 -9753 CME CHISUM NM 3334 -10462 RSK RATTLESNAKE NM 3675 -10810 FTI FT_UNION NM 3566 -10514 HUH WHATCOM WA 4895 -12258 MCI KANSAS_CITY MO 3929 -9474 SAW SAWYER MI 4635 -8738TABLE 2: THE FOLLOWING SIDS WERE PREVIOUSLY USED AS WATCH ANCHOR POINTS AND WILL NO LONGER BE USED:
FMY ABY LOU MSY DFW AUS ROW FMN LVS BLI MKC MQTA COMPLETE LIST OF POINTS USED FOR WATCH LOCATIONS EFFECTIVE WITH THIS CHANGE NOTICE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/MISC/SPCWATCH_APRIL_15_2008.TBL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT: DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER GREGG GROSSHANS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER STORM PREDICTION CENTER 120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD 120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD NORMAN OK 73072 NORMAN OK 73072 RUSSELL.SCHNEIDER@xxxxxxxx GREGORY.GROSSHANS@xxxxxxxx405-325-2066 405-325-2462 NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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