20040427: SCN 04-26 - Atlantic and East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion

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• Subject: 20040427: SCN 04-26 - Atlantic and East Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 20:16:31 -0600

NOUS41 KWBC 201849
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EDT TUE APR 20 2004

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:     THERESE PIERCE
         CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
         FORMAT CHANGES

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 6 2004...AT 1205 PM EDT...1605 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER WILL
CHANGE THE LAYOUT  OF THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC TROPICAL
WEATHER DISCUSSION.

PRODUCT        WMO HEADER     AWIPS ID
ATLANTIC       AXNT20 KNHC    TWDAT
EAST PACIFIC   AXPZ20 KNHC    TWDEP

SUMMARY OF THE NEW LAYOUT FOLLOWED BY THE CURRENT:

NEW LAYOUT FOR BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES...ONLY AVAILABLE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.
TROPICAL WAVES...ONLY AVAILABLE DURING HURRICANE SEASON.
ITCZ...AVAILABLE ALL-SEASON.
DISCUSSION...AVAILABLE ALL-SEASON AND MERGES REMAINING SECTIONS
MENTIONED ABOVE INTO DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS BASED ON THE
WEATHER PATTERN.

EXAMPLES OF THE NEW ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC LAYOUT ARE
AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/newtwdformat.shtml

CURRENT LAYOUT FOR ATLANTIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES
TROPICAL WAVES/ITCZ
MIDDLE/UPPER LEVEL SYNOPTIC FEATURES
SURFACE SYNOPTIC FEATURES
SIGNIFICANT CLOUDS/CONVECTION
GULF OF MEXICO
CARIBBEAN SEA
TROPICAL ATLANTIC
SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC

AN EXAMPLE OF THE CURRENT ATLANTIC LAYOUT IS AVAILABLE AT /USE
LOWER CASE/:
 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/forecast.shtml

CURRENT LAYOUT FOR EAST PACIFIC:
SPECIAL FEATURES
SURFACE SYNOPTIC ANALYSIS
INTERPRETATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY
ITCZ
ELSEWHERE SOUTH OF 32N

AN EXAMPLE OF THE CURRENT EAST PACIFIC LAYOUT IS AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE/:
  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/forecast.shtml

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE...PLEASE CONTACT:

         CHRISTOPHER BURR
         CHIEF...TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH
         TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER
         11691 SW 17 STREET
         MIAMI FLORIDA   33165
         PHONE: 305-229-4430
         EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.A.BURR@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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