20050616: wmo headers-hurricane local stmts

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• Subject: 20050616: wmo headers-hurricane local stmts
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:39:38 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-21 SECOND CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU JUNE 16 2005

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

SUBJECT: ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY
        INLAND WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/

CHANGED WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID FROM BHX TO BMX

ON TUESDAY... JULY 5 2005...THE INLAND WFOS LISTED IN
TABLE 1 WILL ISSUE THE HLS PRODUCT WHEN CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING HLS PRODUCTS OR HLS
PRODUCT COMMUNICATION HEADERS ISSUED BY COASTAL WFOS FROM
TEXAS TO MAINE AND SAN JUAN... PUERTO RICO.

TABLE 1
WFO                     WMO HEADING             AWIPS ID

ATLANTA GA              WTUS82  KFFC            HLSFFC
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX   WTUS84  KEWX            HLSEWX
BIRMINGHAM AL           WTUS84  KBMX            HLSBMX
FORT WORTH/DALLAS TX    WTUS84  KFWD            HLSFWD
HUNTSVILLE AL           WTUS84  KHUN            HLSHUN
JACKSON MS              WTUS84  KJAN            HLSJAN
LUBBOCK TX              WTUS84  KLUB            HLSLUB
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX       WTUS84  KMAF            HLSMAF
SAN ANGELO TX           WTUS84  KSJT            HLSSJT

WFOS DESSIMINATE THE HLS WHEN TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. WFOS
ALSO ISSUE THE HLS WHEN SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED BY THEIR
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED
IN NWS POLICY INSTRUCTION 10-1805. THE SHORT ADVANCE LEAD
TIME WAS CAUSED BY A DELAY IN APPLYING FOR THE COMMUNICATION
HEADERS.

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

SCOTT KISER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
PHONE:  301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
E-MAIL: SCOTT.KISER@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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