[nws-changes] 20100312: VTEC-[Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC]

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
957 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

TO:      SUBSCRIBERS:
        -FAMILY OF SERVICES
        -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
        -NOAAPORT
        -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
        -OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES

FROM:    THERESE Z. PIERCE
        CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: TEST OF OPERATIONAL VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ FOR RIP CURRENTS IN COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE /CFW/ IN SELECT 
        WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/: EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2010
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MAY 12 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ 7 SELECT NWS WFOS WILL BEGIN USING A NEW VTEC CODE FOR RIP CURRENTS IN THEIR COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGES /CFW/. THESE WFOS WILL BEGIN USING THE NEW VTEC CODE /RP.S/ IN THE CFW. THIS CFW WILL CONTAIN A RIP CURRENT VTEC CODE TO MORE SPECIFICALLY TARGET RIP CURRENT THREAT. THIS VTEC WILL BE CONSIDERED OPERATIONAL AND WILL HAVE THE /O/ IDENTIFIER.
TABLE 1: COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS FOR CFWS ISSUED BY 7 WFOS THAT WILL USE THE NEW VTEC RP.S CODE EFFECTIVE MAY 12 2010. ISSUING WFO WMO HEADER AWIPS ID 
CHARLESTON SC                WHUS42 KCHS           CFWCHS
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC     WHUS42 KMHX           CFWMHX
WILMINGTON NC                WHUS42 KILM           CFWILM
JACKSONVILLE FL WHUS42 KJAX CFWJAX TALLAHASSEE FL WHUS42 KTAE CFWTAE 
CHICAGO IL                   WHUS43 KLOT           CFWLOT
NORTHERN INDIANA IN          WHUS43 KIWX           CFWIWX
CUSTOMERS MUST CHANGE THEIR SYSTEMS TO PROCESS THE RP.S CODE CARRIED IN CFW MESSAGES ISSUED BY THE WFOS LISTED IN TABLE 1.
THE REMAINING NWS COASTAL OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE /CF.S/ OR /LS.S/ VTEC CODE FOR COASTAL/LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. THIS TEST OF THE NEW RP.S CODE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...UNLESS NWS RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE FEEDBACK. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THIS MARINE ZONE RECONFIGURATION BY USING THE BRIEF SURVEY AND COMMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT /RCVTEC//:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM 
GENERAL INFORMATION ON VTEC CAN BE FOUND AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/VTEC THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL NEED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED RIP CURRENT INFORMATION BY THE START OF THIS YEAR'S SWIMMING SEASON. 

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE CONTACT:

DAVID SOROKA
NATIONAL MARINE PROGRAM LEADER 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MD 20910 
301-713-1677 EXT. 111
DAVID.SOROKA@xxxxxxxx

NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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