20030624: Houston-

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• Subject: 20030624: Houston-
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:24:42 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      THOMAS GRAZIANO
         CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
         HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT   SERVICE TRANSFER OF NINE RIVER FORECAST POINTS TO
         THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 2 2003

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2003 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/... 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LAVACA NAVIDAD RIVER BASIN WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON
/OFFICE IDENTIFIER HGX/ FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /OFFICE IDENTIFIER EWX/.  REFER TO TABLE 1 FOR
A LIST OF FORECAST POINTS ON THE LAVACA RIVER...NAVIDAD RIVER...
AND WEST MUSTANG CREEK TO BE TRANSFERRED ON SEPTEMBER 2 2003.
THESE CHANGES WILL ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE IN THIS
HYDROLOGIC AREA...AND FURTHER IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN TEXAS.

BECAUSE OF THESE TRANSFERS...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2
/LONG-FUSED PRODUCTS/ FOR LAVACA AND JACKSON COUNTIES USING
THE HGX IDENTIFIER.

TABLE 1. THE FOLLOWING LIST CONTAINS FORECAST POINTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2 2003

                                      LOCATION
    FORECAST POINT                   IDENTIFIER    COUNTY

    LAVACA RIVER AT HALLETTSVILLE      HTST2       LAVACA
    NAVIDAD RIVER AT SUBLIME           SBMT2       LAVACA
    NAVIDAD RIVER AT SPEAKS            SPAT2       LAVACA
    NAVIDAD RIVER AT MORALES           MRAT2       JACKSON
    NAVIDAD RIVER AT STRANE PARK       LSNT2       JACKSON
    SANDY CREEK NEAR CORDELE           CODT2       JACKSON
    WEST MUSTANG CREEK NEAR GANADO     GNDT2       JACKSON
    LAVACA RIVER NEAR EDNA             EDNT2       JACKSON
    LAKE TEXANA NEAR EDNA              LTXT2       JACKSON


TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THE TRANSFER OF
THE FORECAST POINTS ON THE LAVACA RIVER...NAVIDAD RIVER...AND
WEST MUSTANG CREEK /SEE TABLE 1/.

PRODUCT                        WMO HEADING            AWIPS ID

RIVER FLOOD STATEMENT   /NEW/  WGUS84 KHGX      /NEW/ FLSHGX
                     * /OLD/  WGUS84 KEWX    * /OLD/ FLSSAT

RIVER FLOOD WARNING     /NEW/  WGUS44 KHGX      /NEW/ FLWHGX
                     * /OLD/  WGUS44 KEWX    * /OLD/ FLWSAT

RIVER STATEMENT         /NEW/  FGUS84 KBMX      /NEW/ RVSHGX
                     * /OLD/  FGUS84 KEWX    * /OLD/ RVSSAT

* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
OTHER AREAS INSIDE THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO
COUNTY WARNING AREA.


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT

    JOE ARELLANO                       BILL READ
    METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    AUSIN/SAN ANTONIO                  HOUSTON/GALVESTON
    JOE.ARELLANO@xxxxxxxx              BILL.READ@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

          http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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