20040212: watch status msgs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:32:52 -0700

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-05

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC

1055 AM EST THU FEB 12 2004



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:     JAMES E. LEE

         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH



SUBJECT:  ENHANCEMENTS TO THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGES FROM THE

         STORM PREDICTION CENTER...EFFECTIVE APRIL 20 2004



ON TUESDAY...APRIL 20 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME

/UTC/ THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL BEGIN ADDING

ENHANCED INFORMATION TO THE SPC WATCH STATUS MESSAGE /WWA/.  THE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT

PRODUCT...FOLLOWING A DOUBLE AMPERSAND /&&/.  THE ADDED

INFORMATION CONSISTS OF UGC AND COUNTY...PARISH...AND

INDEPENDENT-CITY NAMES FOR AREAS WHERE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT

CONTINUES.  THE FORMAT OF THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS SIMILAR

TO THE FORMAT OF THE SPC WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE /WOU/ MESSAGE.



THE ENHANCED INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WATCH STATUS

MESSAGE IS A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

TO THE RIGHT OF THE STATUS LINE LOCATED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE

PRODUCT.



FOR REFERENCE...THE WMO HEADER OF THE STATUS PRODUCT IS WOUS20

KWNS.



FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHANGES TO THIS PRODUCT

PLEASE CONTACT:



RICHARD OKULSKI

NWS/FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

301-713-1867x114



DR. RUSSELL SCHNEIDER

NWS/STORM PREDICTION CENTER

405-579-0704



TWO EXAMPLES OF AN OPERATIONAL WATCH STATUS WITH THE ADDITIONAL

UGC AND COUNTY INFORMATION MAY BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE

(USE LOWER CASE LETTERS).  THE FIRST IS A WATCH STATUS MESSAGE

AND THE SECOND IS A FINAL/CLOSEOUT WATCH STATUS MESSAGE FOR A

PARTICULAR WATCH.



HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/OS/WATCH/WATCHSTATUSSCN04EXAMPLES.PDF



THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE

AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:



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



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