200303314: mods to NWS text products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 200303314: mods to NWS text products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:42:07 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 141939
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST FRI MAR 14 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      JAMES E. LEE
         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   MODIFICATIONS TO SELECTED NWS TEXT PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
         APRIL 15 2003 AT 10 AM EST

REFER TO  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 02-59...DATED
         NOVEMBER 27 2002 AND CORRECTED ON DECEMBER 2 2002 AND
         UPDATED ON JANUARY 31 2003

IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 02-59...ON
TUESDAY...APRIL 15 2003...AT 10 AM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ WILL MODIFY THE TEXT PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED IN
TABLE 1.  THE FOCUS OF THE CHANGE WILL BE IN THE MASS NEWS
DISSEMINATOR /MND/ HEADER BLOCK...THE INCLUSION OF AWIPS IDS FOR
ALL PRODUCTS...CHANGES TO TWO AWIPS IDS /ABNA26 KWBC TPTINT
BECOMES ABNA26 KWBC TPTNAM...AND ABXX06 KWBC TPTEUR BECOMES
ABXX06 KWBC TPTINT/...AND THE ADDITION OF $$ AT THE END OF ALL
PRODUCTS.  ONCE IMPLEMENTED...THE MODIFICATIONS /PREVIOUSLY
IDENTIFIED IN SCN 02-59/ WILL ENSURE THESE PRODUCTS CONFORM TO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1701...ENTITLED
TEXT PRODUCT FORMATS AND CODES.

A WEB PAGE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO ALLOW USERS TO TEST THE
CHANGES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DECODE THE MODIFIED PRODUCTS
CORRECTLY.  SEE EXAMPLES AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

    WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/DOC/TPT_TABLE.HTML

TABLE 1.  NWS TEXT PRODUCTS WHOSE FORMAT WILL BE MODIFIED AT
10 AM EST APRIL 15 2003

PRODUCT                            WMO HEADING         AWIPS ID

LATIN AMERICAN TEMP/WEATHER TABLE  ABXX07 KWBC         TPTLAT

HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR N. AMER. CITIES ABNA26 KWBC         TPTNAM
                                                 /OLD TPTINT/

HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR WESTERN U.S.    ABUS23 KWBC         TPTWRN

HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR EASTERN U.S.    ABUS24 KWBC         TPTERN

HOURLY TEMP/WX FOR CENTRAL U.S.    ABUS25 KWBC         TPTCRN

FOREIGN TEMP & WEATHER TABLE       ABXX06 KWBC         TPTINT
                                                 /OLD TPTEUR/

CANADIAN TEMP & PRECIP TABLE       ABCN01 KWBC         TPTCAN


PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF CONTACT
IF THEY BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THEIR
OPERATIONS:

    ANDY NOEL                          ART THOMAS
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES       OR   PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES
    SILVER SPRING  MD                  SILVER SPRING  MD
    PHONE   301-713-1867 X 126         301-713-1867 X 193
    E-MAIL  ANDREW.NOEL@xxxxxxxx       ART.THOMAS@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 ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

$$


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