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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009
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: TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
NWS WARNINGS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 2009...NWS WILL TRANSITION WARNINGS
USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS /GIS/ FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO
OPERATIONAL STATUS.
ALL NWS SHORT FUSED WEATHER WARNINGS FOR CONUS...ALASKA...HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO ARE STORED IN A REAL-TIME DATABASE FROM WHICH GIS SHAPEFILES ARE CREATED. IN ADDITION UPDATED GRAPHICS ARE CREATED THAT DISPLAY THEIR CURRENT AND RECENT STATUS.
THE GIS SHAPEFILES AND GRAPHICS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/REGSCI/GIS/
A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS SERVICE CAN BE FOUND IN THE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT: KEN WATERS NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PO BOX 52025 PAB500 PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025 KEN.WATERS@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$
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