20000509: site ids

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• Subject: 20000509: site ids
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 12:23:29 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-49
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT TUE MAY 9 2000

TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
         SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

SUBJECT   CHANGE IN SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS IN SEVERE
         THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS...EFFECTIVE
         JUNE 7 2000

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2000 AT 800 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
/CDT/...9 AM. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...OR 1300 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...MULTIPLE SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS /SEE
TABLE ONE/ USED IN STORM PREDICTION CENTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
AND TORNADO WATCH BULLETINS...WMO HEADER WWUS40 KMKC... WILL
CHANGE.  IF THERE ARE ACTIVE CONVECTIVE WATCHES AT THIS
TIME...THE SWITCH WILL BE DELAYED FOR 24 HOURS UNTIL 8 AM CDT
JUNE 8 2000 AND ANNOUNCED VIA ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT.

CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO USE THE NEW
IDENTIFIERS LISTED IN TABLE ONE.

TABLE 1: OLD AND NEW SITE LOCATION IDENTIFIERS

LOCATION            OLD SITE IDENTIFIER      NEW SITE IDENTIFIER

ELKHART KS          1K5                      EHA
EASTPORT ME         47B                      EPM
POPLAR BLUFF MO     P02                      POF
SPENCER IA          3SE                      SPW
MOBRIDGE SD         Y26                      MBG
LAMAR CO            4LJ                      LAA
DOUGLAS WY          4DG                      DGW
SAFFORD AZ          E74                      SAD
SHOW LOW AZ         E03                      SOW
MYRTLE BEACH SC     MYR                      CRE
SAULT STE MARIE MI  SSM                      ANJ
CENTREVILLE AL      CKL                      0A8
WARROAD MN          D45                      RRT
RIVERSIDE CA        RIV                      RAL
CAPE HATTERAS NC    HAT                      HSE
ALAMOGORDO NM       HMN                      ALM

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PRODUCT USING
THE STATION IDENTIFIERS:

WWUS40 KMKC 041913
MKC AWW 041913
WW 689 SEVERE TSTM KS CO OK 042000Z - 050200Z
AXIS..90 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF LINE..
40ESE TOP/TOPEKA KS/ - 10WNW EHA/ELKHART KS/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 80NM EITHER SIDE /5 W LWC - 30NW LBL/
(REST OF PRODUCT OMITTED)

THE LINE ABOVE CONTAINING TOPEKA AND ELKHART KS IS THE LINE WHERE
THESE ANCHOR POINT IDENTIFIERS ARE USED IN EACH WATCH PRODUCT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

DANIEL PETERSEN                    GREGG GROSSHANS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY             STORM PREDICTION CENTER
SILVER SPRING MD 20910             1313 HALLEY CIRCLE
301-713-1726 EXT.143               NORMAN OK 70707
                                  (405)579-0720
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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