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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
755 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: NEW STATEWIDE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT FOR IOWA
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010
EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/ AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES WILL BE
CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT:
AEUS73 KDMX/AQAIA.
NWS AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES /DNR/ PARTNER
IN DISSEMINATING AIR QUALITY ALERTS COMPOSED/ISSUED BY THE IOWA
DNR. CURRENTLY FIVE NWS OFFICES WITH COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA DISSEMINATE SEPARATE AIR
QUALITY ALERT PRODUCTS /TABLE 1/.
TABLE 1. AFFECTED AIR QUALITY ALERT WFOS AND PRODUCTS WFO WMO ID AWIPS ID --- ------ -------- DES MOINES IA AEUS73 KDMX AQADMX QUAD CITIES IL AEUS73 KDVN AQADVN LA CROSSE WI AEUS73 KARX AQAARX SIOUX FALLS SD AEUS73 KFSD AQAFSD OMAHA NE AEUS73 KOAX AQAOAXEFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2010 WFO DES MOINES /DMX/ WILL DISSEMINATE AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES. THE AQAIA PRODUCT WILL REPLACE THE SEPARATE AQAXXX PRODUCTS FOR IOWA AIR QUALITY ALERTS ONLY. AIR QUALITY ALERTS FROM THE FIVE AFFECTED WFOS WILL STILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PORTIONS OF THEIR COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/ OUTSIDE IOWA.
AN EXAMPLE OF THE AQAIA PRODUCT IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IMAGES/DMX/SCN_DSMAQAIA_SAMPLE.PDFAIR QUALITY ALERTS WILL TYPICALLY BE VALID FOR 24 HOURS AND NOT BE UPDATED. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT THE IOWA DNR WILL REISSUE THE ALERT THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHOULD CONDITIONS IMPROVE WHILE THE ALERT IS VALID...THE IOWA DNR WILL CANCEL THE ALERT USING THE SAME PRODUCT CODE. INTERESTED NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ENSURE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZE THE NEW PRODUCT CODE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
JEFF JOHNSON WARNING AND COORDINATION METEOROLOGISTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES 9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON IOWA 50131 515-270-2614 JEFF.JOHNSON@xxxxxxxx KIM RUNK CHIEF...INTEGRATED SERVICES DIVISION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS 7220 NW 101ST TERRACE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153 816-268-3140 KIM.RUNK@xxxxxxxx NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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