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076 NOUS41 KWBC 242022 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-72 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 325 PM EST MON NOV 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...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM ROBERT MCLEOD CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT NEW NWS PROCEDURES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2004 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1805...ENTITLED NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES...DESCRIBES NEW PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING NWS STAFF...CUSTOMERS...AND PARTNERS OF SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGES. SPECIFICALLY...THIS INSTRUCTION DESCRIBES PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF NATIONAL LEVEL NOTIFICATIONS... - SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES /SCN/ - TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/ - GENERAL NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK ONE OR MORE EXAMPLES OF EACH OF THESE FIVE TYPES OF MESSAGES ARE INCLUDED IN NWSI 10-1805. THIS INSTRUCTION EXPANDS GREATLY ON THE CURRENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT...DESCRIBED IN WEATHER SERVICES OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER A-40...ENTITLED SERVICE CHANGE PROCESS. WSOM A-40 WILL BECOMES OBSOLETE ON JANUARY 7 2004 WHEN NWSI 10-1805 BECOMES EFFECTIVE. WE ENCOURAGE ALL NWS STAFF...PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO READ NWSI 10-1805 TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE NEW PROCEDURES. FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT NEW PROCEDURES IN NWSI 10-1805... AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REVISIONS FROM WSOM A-40 TO NWSI 10-1805 IS INCLUDED BELOW. A MORE DETAILED LIST OF CHANGES IS AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/NWSI10-1805SUMMARY.PDF SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN NWSI 10-1805... 1/ THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD TIMES BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF THE NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY - SEE SECTION 5 AND TABLE 1. THESE CHANGES ARE BASED ON INPUT FROM NATIONAL LEVEL CUSTOMERS. 2/ A WAIVER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED IF THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD TIME SHOWN IN TABLE 1 CANNOT BE PROVIDED. 3/ ANY CHANGE TO THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION...SUCH AS SHAPEFILES...SAMPLE PRODUCT FORMATS...OR COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS...AFTER A NATIONAL SERVICE OR TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED WILL REQUIRE AN UPDATED MESSAGE WITH A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE...TO ALLOW FOR THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD TIME FROM THE DATE OF THE NEW NOTIFICATION MESSAGE. 4/ ALL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TRANSMITTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF NWSI 10-1805 WILL HAVE LEAD TIMES AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1 OF NWSI 10-1805. WE ENCOURAGE REGIONAL AND NWS HEADQUARTERS PROGRAM MANAGERS TO BEGIN USING THE NEW LEAD TIMES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR PLANNING...EVEN BEFORE NWSI 10-1805 BECOMES EFFECTIVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT NWSI 10-1805...PLEASE CONTACT... CHRIS ALEX AWARENESS BRANCH PHONE 301-713-0090 X 142 E-MAIL 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 10-1805 NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES. THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ ---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
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