2s0041029: sev wx stmts-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 2s0041029: sev wx stmts-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:58:27 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 292039
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-40...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT FRI OCT 29 2004

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
 WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
 MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
 SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
 CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     LEROY SPAYD
         CHIEF...METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  AMENDED...CHANGE TO SEGMENTED FORMAT FOR SEVERE
 WEATHER STATEMENT...FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...MARINE
 WEATHER STATEMENT...AND COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCT...
 EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 2004

AMENDED TO CHANGE EFFECTIVE DATE FROM NOVEMBER 3 2004 TO
DECEMBER 8 2004 AND HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS AND COASTAL FLOOD
PRODUCTS WILL NOT INCLUDE THE VALID TIME EVENT CODE STRING
AT THIS TIME

ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8 2004 AT 1800 UTC...ALL WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE TO A SEGMENTED FORMAT FOR THE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT /SVS/ ...FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
/FFS/...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT /MWS/AND COASTAL FLOOD
/CFW/PRODUCTS.

UPDATED EXAMPLES OF SEGMENTED SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENTS...
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTSAND COASTAL
FLOOD PRODUCTS MAY BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING SITE /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/.

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

SEGMENTED FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS WILL ALLOW FORECASTERS TO
NOTIFY CUSTOMERS WHEN WEATHER HAZARDS HAVE ENDED FOR
INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES AND MARINE ZONES INCLUDED IN LARGE
MULTIPLE COUNTY OR MARINE ZONE WARNINGS.  SEGMENTED
STATEMENTS WILL ALSO ALLOW FORECASTERS TO INFORM CUSTOMERS
WHEN THEIR COUNTIES OR MARINE ZONES WERE ERRONEOUSLY
INCLUDED IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS...TORNADO
WARNINGS...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

RICHARD J. OKULSKI
NWS SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE:  301-713-1867 EXT. 114
E-MAIL: RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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


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