20020828: Great Lakes Lakeshore Flood Products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:36:34 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
245 PM EDT WED AUG 28 2002

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
         SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER
         INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
         PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGES TO GREAT LAKES LAKESHORE FLOOD PRODUCTS...
         EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PROVIDES FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR
SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES PORTION OF THE GREAT
LAKES...AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC...PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO
COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES...HAWAII...PUERTO RICO AND GUAM.

IN AN EFFORT TO STREAMLINE THE NWS MARINE PRODUCT SUITE AND TO
PROVIDE SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE UNITED STATES GREAT LAKES
WITH LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES...THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO LAKESHORE
FLOOD PRODUCTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON NOVEMBER 1 2002 AT 0000
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/.

1.   WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES
    WILL BEGIN TO ISSUE LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES.

    REASON: WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES NOW ISSUE LAKESHORE
    FLOOD STATEMENTS AND LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS.  THE ADDITION
    OF LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCHES TO THE MARINE PRODUCTS SUITE WILL
    PROVIDE SHORELINE INTERESTS ALONG THE US GREAT LAKES WITH A
    WATCH/WARNING PRODUCT SUITE EQUIVALENT TO THE WATCH/WARNING
    PRODUCT SUITE ISSUED FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC...
    PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTLINES.

2.   WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES WILL BEGIN TO ISSUE ALL
    LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENTS...LAKESHORE FLOOD PRODUCTS...AND
    LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNINGS USING AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER
    CFWXXX...WHERE XXX IS THE THREE LETTER IDENTIFIER FOR THE
    ISSUING OFFICE.  AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER LSHXXX WILL BE
    DISCONTINUED ON NOVEMBER 1 2002.

    REASON: WFOS SERVING THE US GREAT LAKES CURRENTLY ISSUE
    LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENTS AND LAKESHORE WARNINGS USING
    AWIPS IDENTIFIER LSHXXX.  HOWEVER...WFOS SERVING THE
    ATLANTIC...PACIFIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTLINES ISSUE
    COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENTS/WATCHES/WARNINGS USING AWIPS
    IDENTIFIER CFWXXX.  THE USE OF THE SINGLE AWIPS PRODUCT
    IDENTIFIER CFWXXX CONSOLIDATES COASTAL AND LAKESHORE FLOOD
    PRODUCTS.

3.   THE LIST OF AFFECTED OFFICES AND THE OLD AND NEW WMO AND
    AWIPS COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS ARE:

              OLD WMO       OLD         NEW WMO        NEW
NWS OFFICE     HEADING       AWIPS ID    HEADING        AWIPS ID
BUFFALO        WHUS61 KBUF   LSHBUF      WHUS41 KBUF    CFWBUF
CHICAGO        WHUS63 KLOT   LSHCHI      WHUS43 KLOT    CFWLOT
CLEVELAND      WHUS61 KCLE   LSHCLE      WHUS41 KCLE    CFWCLE
DETROIT        WHUS63 KDTX   LSHDTX      WHUS43 KDTX    CFWDTX
DULUTH         WHUS63 KDLH   LSHDLH      WHUS43 KDLH    CFWDLH
GAYLORD        WHUS63 KAPX   LSHAPN      WHUS43 KAPX    CFWAPX
GREEN BAY      WHUS63 KGRB   LSHGRB      WHUS43 KGRB    CFWGRB
GRAND RAPIDS   WHUS63 KGRR   LSHGRR      WHUS43 KGRR    CFWGRR
MARQUETTE      WHUS63 KMQT   LSHMQT      WHUS43 KMQT    CFWMQT
MILWAUKEE      WHUS63 KMKX   LSHMKE      WHUS43 KMKX    CFWMKX


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    MR. TIM SCHOTT
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
    1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910

    PHONE: /301/ 713 1677 EXTENSION 122

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

    HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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