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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-59...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
530 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM ROBERT MCLEOD
CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT UPDATE...IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZED NWS FORMATS AND
CODES FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS
REFERENCES...
1. SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-59...FIRST DISTRIBUTED
NOVEMBER 27 2002
2. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1701...TITLED
TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES
MOST PUBLIC PLAIN LANGUAGE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICES CONFORM AT THIS TIME TO THE FORMAT
SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIBED IN NWSI 10-1701. HOWEVER...
DEVELOPMENT...TESTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF SOME NATIONAL BASELINE
AND NATIONAL CENTER SOFTWARE WILL NOT BE COMPLETED BY
FEBRUARY 12 2003. THE RESULT IS A SMALL NUMBER OF PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY SOME NWS OFFICES AND NATIONAL CENTERS WILL NOT FULLY
CONFORM TO NWSI 10-1701 BY THE FEBRUARY 12 2003 EFFECTIVE DATE.
WE ARE COMPILING A LIST OF IMPACTED PRODUCTS BY PRODUCT CATEGORY
WITH THE DATES THOSE PRODUCTS WILL CONFORM TO NWSI 10-1701. WE
PLAN TO SEND THAT INFORMATION IN AN UPDATE TO THIS SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE BY MARCH 15. PRODUCT CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED TO DATE ON
THIS LIST INCLUDE...
LOCAL OFFICE PRODUCTS
CLI - CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /DAILY/
CLM - CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT /LONGER TERM/
RER - RECORD EVENT REPORT
RWF - FIRE WEATHER WATCH/RED FLAG WARNING
ICE - GREAT LAKES ICE OUTLOOK
HWO - HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
LSR - LOCAL STORM REPORT
NPW - NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
SPS - SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WSW - WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
FFA - FLOOD WATCH
FFW - FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FFS - FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
FLW - FLOOD WARNING
FLS - FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL CENTER PRODUCTS
MCD - MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE DISCUSSION
PWO - PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
SEL - TORNADO/SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
TPT - TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
MOST OF THE LISTED PRODUCTS WILL LACK ONLY THE DOUBLE DOLLAR CODE
/$$/ DESCRIBED BELOW.
NWSI 10-1701 IS A NEW COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE FOR PLAIN LANGUAGE
TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS TO SPECIFY RULES FOR FORMATS AND CODES
APPLICABLE TO TEXT PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PUBLIC /NON-TECHNICAL/
AUDIENCES. NWS OFFICES AND NATIONAL CENTERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED
TO CHANGE...AT A DATE AND TIME THEY DETERMINE BETWEEN NOW AND THE
NWS INSTRUCTION EFFECTIVE DATE...PRODUCT FORMATS TO CONFORM TO
THE SPECIFICATIONS IN NWSI 10-1701. THE MOST COMMON CHANGES TO
PRODUCT FORMATS INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF BLANK LINES IN SPECIFIED
LOCATIONS AND THE ADDITION OF THE DOUBLE DOLLAR CODE /$$/ TO
PRODUCTS WITHOUT SEGMENTS OR WITHOUT THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/. OTHER CHANGES WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ORIGINAL
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-59.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT NWSI 10-1701 OR THE TEXT PRODUCT
FORMAT AND CODE CHANGES...PLEASE CONTACT
HERB WHITE CHRIS ALEX
DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER OR DISSEMINATION SERVICES
PHONE 301-713-0090 X 146 301-713-0090 X 142
E-MAIL HERBERT.WHITE@xxxxxxxx CHRISTINE.ALEX@xxxxxxxx
NWSI 10-1701 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES
CLICK ON 10-OPERATIONS AND SERVICES...AND THEN SCROLL DOWN AND
CLICK ON 10-1701 TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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