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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-60...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
515 PM EST THU NOV 6 2003
TO FAMILY SERVICE /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 GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES
BRANCH
SUBJECT CORRECTED...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CHANGE FROM
NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED FORMAT...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 2 2003
CORRECTED TABLE 3 TO CORRECT WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR ALL
THE AFFECTED ALASKA REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS.
ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIR SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENTS /SPS/ FROM A NON-SEGMENTED TO SEGMENTED
FORMAT.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 3 MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER 2 2003 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE SPS/S/ ACCURATELY.
EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS USING THE SEGMENTED
FORMAT ARE LISTED IN TABLES 1 AND 2 BELOW.
TABLE 1. MULTIPLE SEGMENT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT EXAMPLE
WWUS81 KBOX DDHHMM
SPSBOX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
300 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2002
MAZ002>024-CTZ002>004-RIZ001>007-251000-
WESTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN FRANKLIN-NORTHERN WORCESTER-WESTERN
MIDDLESEX-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE-
WESTERN HAMPDEN-EASTERN HAMPHSHIRE-EASTERN HAMPDEN-SOUTHERN
WORCESTER-WESTERN NORFOLK-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX-SUFFOLK-
EASTERN NORFOLK-NORTHERN BRISTOL-WESTERN PLYMOUTH-EASTERN
PLYMOUTH-HARTFORD-TOLLAND-WINDHAM-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-
WESTERN KENT-
300 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2002
...A WHITE CHRISTMAS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...
A WINTER STORM WILL FORM OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY THIS
EVENING...BUT WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE EAST
OF CAPE COD BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF CHRISTMAS
MORNING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...
PARTICULARLY ON LESS TRAVELED ROADS THIS HOLIDAY EVENING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE HOLIDAY WINTER
WEATHER.
$$
MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>007-251000-
SOUTHERN BRISTOL-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH-BARNSTABLE-DUKES-
NANTUCKET-PLYMOUTH-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE-EASTERN KENT-
BRISTOL-WASHINGTON-NEWPORT-
300 PM EST TUE DEC 24 2002
...A WINTRY MIX FOR CHRISTMAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
COAST...
A WINTER STORM WILL FORM OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY THIS
EVENING...BUT WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE EAST
OF CAPE COD BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND ICE WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TAPERS OFF CHRISTMAS MORNING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...
PARTICULARLY ON LESS TRAVELED ROADS THIS HOLIDAY EVENING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON THE HOLIDAY WINTER WEATHER.
$$
/END OF TABLE 1/
TABLE 2. SINGLE SEGMENT SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT EXAMPLE
WWUS81 KLWX DDHHMM
SPSLWX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
504 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2003
DCZ001-MDZ002>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-VAZ021-025>031-
036>042-050>057-WVZ048>055-162100-
504 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2003
...HURRICANE ISABEL IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER
THIS WEEK...
EARLY THIS MORNING THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISABEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.7 WEST OR
ABOUT 660 MILES...1065 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA. ISABEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THE OFFICIAL TRACK FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
BRINGS THE STORM INLAND ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
THURSDAY. AS WITH ALL TROPICAL SYSTEMS THERE IS A MARGIN OF
ERROR. WITH LANDFALL SLATED IN TWO DAYS...NOW IS THE TIME TO
MAKE PREPARATIONS. GO OVER YOUR FAMILY DISASTER PLAN.
GATHER NON PERISHABLE FOODS AND BOTTLED WATER. CHECK FLASH
LIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. GET EXTRA BATTERIES. FILL YOUR
VEHICLES WITH FUEL. GATHER MEDICATIONS AND EXTRA PERSONAL
CARE ITEMS. SHOULD YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE OR MOVE TO A
SHELTER...CONSIDER PLANS FOR PET CARE.
AS THE STORM NEARS THE COAST...THE STORM TRACK FORECAST WILL
BE BETTER DEFINED. LANDFALLING HURRICANES CAN PRODUCE
VIOLENT WINDS... TORNADOES...FLOODING RAINS...AND INUNDATION
OF COASTAL AREAS BY STORM SURGE AND TIDAL FLOODING. FROM
THE CURRENT TRACK...THE STORM IS FORECAST TO BE A FAST
MOVER. A FAST MOVING STORM IS GENERALLY ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONGER WINDS. IF THE STORM SLOWS DOWN...EXPECT HIGHER
RAINFALL TOTALS. STORMS OF SIMILAR HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
ARE THE CHESAPEAKE-POTOMAC HURRICANE IN 1933 AND HURRICANE
HAZEL IN 1954.
$$
/END OF TABLE 2/
TABLE 3. LIST OF PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS THIS SERVICE CHANGE
NWS EASTERN REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBANY NY WWUS81 KALY SPSALY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY WWUS81 KBGM SPSBGM
WFO BURLINGTON VT WWUS81 KBTV SPSBTV
WFO TAUNTON MA WWUS81 KBOX SPSBOX
WFO BUFFALO NY WWUS81 KBUF SPSBUF
WFO COLUMBIA SC WWUS82 KCAE SPSCAE
WFO CHARLESTON SC WWUS82 KCHS SPSCHS
WFO GREER SC WWUS82 KGSP SPSGSP
WFO CLEVELAND OH WWUS81 KCLE SPSCLE
WFO WILMINGTON OH WWUS81 KILN SPSILN
WFO CHARLESTON WV WWUS81 KRLX SPSRLX
WFO NEW YORK NY WWUS81 KOKX SPSOKX
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA WWUS81 KCTP SPSCTP
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA WWUS81 KPHI SPSPHI
WFO PITTSBURGH PA WWUS81 KPBZ SPSPBZ
WFO CARIBOU ME WWUS81 KCAR SPSCAR
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME WWUS81 KGYX SPSGYX
WFO WILMINGTON NC WWUS82 KILM SPSILM
WFO NEWPORT NC WWUS82 KMHX SPSMHX
WFO RALEIGH NC WWUS82 KRAH SPSRAH
WFO WAKEFIELD VA WWUS81 KAKQ SPSAKQ
WFO STERLING VA WWUS81 KLWX SPSLWX
WFO ROANOKE VA WWUS81 KRNK SPSRNK
NWS CENTRAL REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO GAYLORD MI WWUS83 KAPX SPSAPX
WFO DETROIT MI WWUS83 KDTX SPSDTX
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI WWUS83 KGRR SPSGRR
WFO MARQUETTE MI WWUS83 KMQT SPSMQT
WFO BISMARCK ND WWUS83 KBIS SPSBIS
WFO GRAND FORKS ND WWUS83 KFGF SPSFGF
WFO CHICAGO IL WWUS83 KLOT SPSLOT
WFO DAVENPORT IA WWUS83 KDVN SPSDVN
WFO LINCOLN IL WWUS83 KILX SPSILX
WFO CHEYENNE WY WWUS85 KCYS SPSCYS
WFO RIVERTON WY WWUS85 KRIW SPSRIW
WFO BOULDER CO WWUS85 KBOU SPSBOU
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO WWUS85 KGJT SPSGJT
WFO PUEBLO CO WWUS85 KPUB SPSPUB
WFO DES MOINES IA WWUS83 KDMX SPSDMX
WFO ABERDEEN SD WWUS83 KABR SPSABR
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD WWUS83 KFSD SPSFSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD WWUS83 KUNR SPSUNR
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA WWUS83 KIWX SPSIWX
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN WWUS83 KIND SPSIND
WFO LACROSSE WI WWUS83 KARX SPSARX
WFO GREEN BAY WI WWUS83 KGRB SPSGRB
WFO MILWAUKEE WI WWUS83 KMKX SPSMKX
WFO DULUTH MN WWUS83 KDLH SPSDLH
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN WWUS83 KMPX SPSMPX
WFO HASTINGS NE WWUS83 KGID SPSGID
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE WWUS83 KLBF SPSLBF
WFO OMAHA NE WWUS83 KOAX SPSOAX
WFO JACKSON KY WWUS83 KJKL SPSJKL
WFO LOUISVILLE KY WWUS83 KLMK SPSLMK
WFO PADUCAH KY WWUS83 KPAH SPSPAH
WFO KANSAS CITY MO WWUS83 KEAX SPSEAX
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO WWUS83 KLSX SPSLSX
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO WWUS83 KSGF SPSSGF
WFO DODGE CITY KS WWUS83 KDDC SPSDDC
WFO GOODLAND KS WWUS83 KGLD SPSGLD
WFO WICHITA KS WWUS83 KICT SPSICT
WFO TOPEKA KS WWUS83 KTOP SPSTOP
NWS SOUTHERN REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM WWUS85 KABQ SPSABQ
WFO ATLANTA GA WWUS82 KFFC SPSATL
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL WWUS84 KBMX SPSBHM
WFO MOBILE AL WWUS84 KMOB SPSMOB
WFO FORT WORTH TX WWUS84 KFWD SPSFTW
WFO JACKSON MS WWUS84 KJAN SPSJAN
WFO AMARILLO TX WWUS84 KAMA SPSAMA
WFO EL PASO TX WWUS84 KEPZ SPSELP
WFO LUBBOCK TX WWUS84 KLUB SPSLBB
WFO MIDLAND TX WWUS84 KMAF SPSMAF
WFO SAN ANGELO TX WWUS84 KSJT SPSSJT
WFO LITTLE ROCK WWUS84 KLZK SPSLIT
WFO NASHVILLE TN WWUS84 KOHX SPSBNA
WFO MEMPHIS TN WWUS84 KMEG SPSMEM
WFO KNOXVILLE TN WWUS84 KMRX SPSMRX
WFO KEY WEST FL WWUS82 KEYW SPSEYW
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL WWUS82 KJAX SPSJAX
WFO MIAMI FL WWUS82 KMFL SPSMIA
WFO MELBOURNE FL WWUS82 KMLB SPSMLB
WFO TAMPA FL WWUS82 KTBW SPSTBW
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL WWUS82 KTAE SPSTLH
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA WWUS84 KLCH SPSLCH
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA WWUS84 KLIX SPSNEW
WFO SHREVEPORT LA WWUS84 KSHV SPSSHV
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK WWUS84 KOUN SPSOKC
WFO TULSA OK WWUS84 KTSA SPSTUL
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX WWUS84 KBRO SPSBRO
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX WWUS84 KCRP SPSCRP
WFO HOUSTON TX WWUS84 KHGX SPSHOU
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX WWUS84 KEWX SPSSAT
WFO SAN JUAN PR WWCA82 TJSJ SPSSJU
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/WWCA62 TJSJ SPSSPN
WFO HUNTSVILLE AL WWUS84 KHUN SPSHUN
NWS WESTERN REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO BOISE ID WWUS85 KBOI SPSBOI
WFO POCATELLO ID WWUS85 KPIH SPSPIH
WFO BILLINGS MT WWUS85 KBYZ SPSBYZ
WFO GLASGOW MT WWUS85 KGGW SPSGGW
WFO MISSOULA MT WWUS85 KMSO SPSMSO
WFO GREAT FALLS MT WWUS85 KTFX SPSTFX
WFO LOS ANGELES CA WWUS86 KLOX SPSLOX
WFO SAN DIEGO CA WWUS86 KSGX SPSSGX
WFO MEDFORD OR WWUS86 KMFR SPSMFR
WFO PENDLETON OR WWUS86 KPDT SPSPDT
WFO PORTLAND OR WWUS86 KPQR SPSPQR
WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ WWUS85 KFGZ SPSFGZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ WWUS85 KPSR SPSPSR
WFO TUCSON AZ WWUS85 KTWC SPSTWC
WFO ELKO NV WWUS85 KLKN SPSLKN
WFO RENO NV WWUS85 KREV SPSREV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV WWUS85 KVEF SPSVEF
WFO SPOKANE WA WWUS86 KOTX SPSOTX
WFO SEATTLE WA WWUS86 KSEW SPSSEW
WFO EUREKA CA WWUS86 KEKA SPSEKA
WFO HANFORD CA WWUS86 KHNX SPSHNX
WFO MONTEREY CA WWUS86 KMTR SPSMTR
WFO SACRAMENTO CA WWUS86 KSTO SPSSTO
WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT WWUS85 KSLC SPSSLC
NWS ALASKA REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
NOTE...ALL OF THE WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR THE ALASKA
SPS/S SHOWN BELOW ARE CORRECTED FROM THE ORIGINAL SERVICE
CHANGE NOTICE 03-60 ISSUED SEPTEMBER 17 2003.
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ANCHORAGE AK WWAK81 PAFC SPSAER
WWAK82 PAFC SPSALU
WFO FAIRBANKS AK WWAK81 PAFG SPSNSB
WWAK82 PAFG SPSWCZ
WWAK83 PAFG SPSAFG
WFO JUNEAU AK WWAK87 PAKJ SPSAKJ
NWS PACIFIC REGION SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO HONOLULU HI WWHW80 PHFO SPSHFO
WFO GUAM WWMY80 PGUM SPSGUM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT
RICHARD OKULSKI
NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1867 EXT. 114
E-MAIL RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND 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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