[nws-changes] 20090311: discontin. of Travelers Fcst : ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:57:12 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
930 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
         -FAMILY OF SERVICES
         -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
         -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
         OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    ELI JACKS
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT: DISCONTINUATION OF THE TRAVELERS FORECAST PRODUCT
         EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2009

EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2009 AT 0001 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/
THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE TRAVELERS FORECAST /TAV/ PRODUCT.

TABLE 1:  NWS PRODUCTS TO BE DISCONTINUED

  WMO HEADER   AWIPS ID

  FPUS10 KWNH  TAV10
  FPUS12 KWNH  TAV12
  FPUS13 KWNH  TAV13

THE APRIL 14 2009 2300 UTC TAV WILL BE THE FINAL TAV PRODUCT
ISSUED.

A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /PNS/ REQUESTING COMMENTS
REGARDING DISCONTINUATION OF THE TAV PRODUCTS WAS ISSUED IN
SEPTEMBER 2008 AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/PNS08TAV_COMMENTS.TXT

TAV USERS SHOULD ACCESS THE FOLLOWING NWS PRODUCTS FOR
EQUIVALENT DATA CURRENTLY IN THE TRAVELERS FORECAST.

TABLE 2:  NWS PRODUCTS TO BE USED IN LIEU OF THE TAV PRODUCTS

 PRODUCT         WMO HEADER   AWIPS ID

 SCS /PART 1/    FPUS20 KWBN  SCS01
 SCS /PART 2/    FPUS20 KWBN  SCS02
 SCS /PART 3/    FPUS20 KWBN  SCS03
 SCS /PART 4/    FPUS20 KWBN  SCS04
 FOX3            RXUS30 KWBN  XF03DY
 FOX7            RXUS30 KWBN  XF07DY

SCS PRODUCTS CONTAIN FORECASTS FOR THE TAV CITIES IN A SIMILAR
FORMAT.  MORE DETAIL REGARDING THE SCS PRODUCTS IS ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005004CURR.PDF

EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /XML/ FOX3 AND FOX7 FORECAST
PRODUCTS...ISSUED AROUND 50 MINUTES PAST EACH HOUR...CONTAIN
DAYTIME AND NIGHTIME FORECASTS FOR THREE AND SEVEN DAYS
RESPECTIVELY FOR TAV CITIES.

MORE DETAIL REGARDING THE XML PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
TABULAR PRODUCT EVOLUTION IN EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE /TPEX/
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV

DETAILS REGARDING THE XML SCHEMA USED IN THE TPEX PRODUCTS ARE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/XML/TPEX

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

 ANDY HORVITZ
 NWS FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY ROOM 13208
 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
 ANDY.HORVITZ@xxxxxxxx
 301-713-1858 X166

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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