NOFS

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• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:32:09 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS01 KWBC 182029
MESSAGE 97-39

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NWS COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN HAS STARTED.  BELOW IS THE GENERAL SCHEDULE
FOR NOTIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WMO HEADING CHANGES.  THE
CHANGES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS AS INDICATED.
IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 1 IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18 AT
1500 UTC.  PHASE 1 INCLUDES GUIDANCE AND PUBLIC FORECASTS.
PLEASE SEE THE NOUS01 KWBC MESSAGE 97-40 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THE PHASE 1 HEADING CHANGES.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE
AVAILABLE SHORTLY ON THE NWS COMMUNICATIONS AND CODES INFORMATION
WEB PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING URL.  NOTE THE URL SHOULD BE TYPED IN
ALL LOWER CASE.

HTTP TO  WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/COMINFO.SHTML

SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTING COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES

PHASE N NOTIFY/IMPLEMENT  PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

PHASE 1 SEP 97/NOV 18/1500 UTC  GUIDANCE FORECASTS /
         PUBLIC FORECASTS

PHASE 2 SEP 97/DEC 97  EXTENDED FORECASTS / OTHER FORECASTS /
         FIRE WEATHER / AG WEATHER

PHASE 3 OCT 97/JAN 98  WARNINGS / SEVERE WEATHER /
         TROPICAL CYCLONE

PHASE 4 NOV 97/FEB 98  HYDROLOGICAL PRODUCTS / RADAR / SATELLITE

PHASE 5 DEC 97/MAR 98  NOTICES / SIGMETS / AIRMETS /
         FLIGHT ADVISORIES

PHASE 6 JAN 98/APR 98  SURFACE DATA / UPPER AIR PRODUCTS /
         ANALYSES / CLIMATIC DATA

PHASE/S/ IF NEEDED + 1 MONTH/+ 1 MONTH

IF AN OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT ARISES PREVENTING ANY PARTICULAR
PRODUCT/S/ FROM CHANGING ITS COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER WHEN
SCHEDULED WE WILL SLIP THOSE SPECIFIC PRODUCTS ONE MONTH AT A
TIME UNTIL IMPLEMENTED.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT

FRED BRANSKI
SENIOR DATA MANAGER

     PHONE   301-713-0864 EXTENSION 146
     EMAIL   FRED.BRANSKI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV
             EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ALL LOWER CASE

RICHARD K. THIGPEN  CHIEF
NETWORK MONITORING AND ANALYSIS BRANCH
SYSTEMS OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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