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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
755 AM EDT THU APR 17 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: REMOVAL OF TRACKING INFORMATION LINE /TIME...MOT...LOC/
FROM FLASH FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD PRODUCTS EFFECTIVE
JULY 1 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 1 2008 AT 1400 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILL REMOVE THE TRACKING
INFORMATION LINE /TIME...MOT...LOC/ FROM THE FOLLOWING FLASH
FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS:
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS /FFW/
CONVECTIVE FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS /FFS/
CONVECTIVE AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS /FLW/
AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND AREAL FLOOD STATEMENTS /FLS/
NWS WILL NO LONG APPEND THE TRACKING INFORMATION LINE THAT BEGINS
WITH THE 16 CHARACTER STRING TIME...MOT...LOC TO THESE FLASH
FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS BECAUSE STORM
TRACKING INFORMATION MAY INCORRECTLY IDENTIFY HOW AND WHERE
FLOODING WILL PROGRESS OVER TIME.
THE TRACKING LINE WILL BE REMOVED ON JULY 1 2008 AT 1400 UTC
UNLESS ADVERSE WEATHER IS AFFECTING AN NWS WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ COUNTY WARNING AREA...IN WHICH CASE THE WFO WILL
IMPLEMENT THE CHANGE AT A MORE SUITABLE TIME.
TORNADO /TOR/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM /SVR/...SPECIAL MARINE /SMW/...AND EXTREME WIND /EWW/ WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS /SVS AND MWS/ WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE TRACKING INFORMATION PER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 07-23: NATIONWIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TRACKING LINE ON SHORT DURATION WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS BEGINNING JULY 16 2007. SCN07-23 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/OLD/LIST.PHPTHERE ARE NO CHANGES TO AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT UPDATE TO NWS INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-922...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION... AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01009022CURR.PDF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN FERREE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH 120 DAVID L. BOREN BLVD SUITE 2312 NORMAN OK 73072 PHONE: 405-325-2209 JOHN.T.FERREE@xxxxxxxx NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$
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