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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
800 AM EDT DAY APR 22 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: CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/
FORMAT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009
BEGINNING JUNE 1 2009 NWS FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL ISSUE THE
HLS USING AN OVERVIEW BLOCK IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TROPICAL
CYCLONE SEGMENTED VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ BLOCKS. THE
OVERVIEW BLOCK WILL PROVIDE STORM INFORMATION APPLICABLE
TO...AND OF INTEREST TO...THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA/MARINE
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH WFO.
THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO USER COMMENTS ABOUT
THE LENGTH OF THE PRODUCT. THE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN A SHORTER
OVERALL PRODUCT...WITH STANDARDIZED SECTION HEADERS PROVIDED IN
AN OPTIONAL OVERVIEW BLOCK AND IN THE VTEC SEGMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY THE NEW PRODUCT WILL BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO /NWR/ BROADCASTS AND TONE ALERT PROCEDURES. A SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/PDFS/HLS.PDF THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: TIMOTHY SCHOTT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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