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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
HHHH PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009
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 SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
STATEMENTS AND BEGINNING OF SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER
OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER WILL DISCONTINUE THE ISSUANCE
OF SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE /DSA/ STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED ON OR AFTER MAY 15 2009:
PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGSSPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSAAT WONT41 KNHC SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSAEP WOPZ41 KNHC
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSACP ACPA80 PHFOSPECIAL DSA/S WERE FORMERLY ISSUED WHEN IMPORTANT CHANGES IN AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL WATERS NEEDED TO BE CONVEYED BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED RELEASE OF THE TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK. EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009...THE INFORMATION FORMERLY PROVIDED IN DSA STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKS /TWO/S. THESE PRODUCT CHANGES RESULT IN NO DEGRADATION OF SERVICE...BUT PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF THE SAME INFORMATION TO OUR USERS. USERS WISHING TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED THROUGH DSA/S WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR DATABASES...THIS WILL ENSURE THEY RECEIVE ALL ROUTINELY-ISSUED TWO PRODUCTS AS WELL AS SPECIAL TWO/S.
PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGS TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOAT ABNT20 KNHC SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOEP ABPZ20 KNHC SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOCP ACPN50 PHFO SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOKWHEN A SPECIAL /TWO/ TEXT PRODUCT IS ISSUED...THE ONLINE GRAPHICAL TWO PRODUCT WILL ALSO BE UPDATED.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE SPECIAL TWO PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TWO_EXAMPLE.SHTMLTHE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
THE CPHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JAMES FRANKLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 SW 17TH STREET
MIAMI FL 33165
PHONE: 305-229-4415
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF/HTM
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