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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
940 AM EDT THU APR 29 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...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE...
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2004
ON WEDNESDAY...SEPTEMBER 1 2004 AT 400 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS TIME /CDT/...THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SFP/ FOR SOUTH
TEXAS...ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO...WILL BE CHANGING
FROM A NARRATIVE FORMAT TO A TABULAR FORMAT.
THE TABULAR FORMAT PRODUCT /TABULAR STATE FORECAST/ WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE WFO/S IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /EWX/...HOUSTON /HGX/...
CORPUS CHRISTI /CRP/...AND BROWNSVILLE /BRO/ FOR CITIES IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. FORECASTS FOR SIXTY FIVE
INDIVIDUAL CITIES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE
TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS.
THE FORECAST ELEMENTS IN THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST WILL INCLUDE
THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE...PREDOMINANT WEATHER...AND
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION. THESE FORECASTS WILL PROJECT OUT
TO SEVEN DAYS.
ALL CUSTOMERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO RECEIVE THE NEW
PRODUCTS...WHICH ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. CUSTOMERS CURRENTLY
RECEIVING THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR SOUTH TEXAS IN NARRATIVE
FORMAT UNDER THE CURRENT HEADINGS LISTED IN TABLE 1 SHOULD ENSURE
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE NEW TABULAR STATE FORECAST HEADINGS ALSO
SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1CURRENT AND NEW WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR SOUTH
TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS.
CURRENT CURRENT
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FORECAST REGIONS
FPUS64 KEWX SFPTX SOUTH TEXAS
NEW NEW
WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FORECAST REGIONS
FPUS64 KEWX SFTEWX TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
FPUS64 KHGX SFTHGX SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
FPUS64 KCRP SFTCRP COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS OF TEXAS
FPUS64 KBRO SFTBRO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
AN EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO IS AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/DATA/EWX/SFTEWX
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT:
JOE ARELLANO MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC PROGRAM MGR.
2090 AIRPORT ROAD 819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03
NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130 FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602
PHONE: 830-629-0130 X 222 PHONE: 817-978-1100 X 107
E-MAIL: JOE ARELLANO@xxxxxxxx MELINDA.BAILEY@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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