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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-73
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT MON AUG 21 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 PUBLIC FORECAST AND LOCAL WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE HONOLULU WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE ON AUGUST 31 2000
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY AUGUST 31 2000 AT 4:00 P.M. HAWAII STANDARD
TIME /HST/...10:00 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/...OR 0200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...SEPTEMBER 1 2000...PUBLIC
COUNTY FORECAST AND LOCAL WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
FOR 2 COUNTY ZONES /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE HILO
HAWAII /ITO/... AND LIHUE HAWAII /LIH/...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
/WSO/ TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN HONOLULU HAWAII
/HFO/.
THIS SERVICE TRANSFER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL STRATEGIC
PLAN OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION EFFORT AND WILL ENABLE THE HONOLULU
OFFICE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF ITS INCREASED TECHNOLOGICAL
CAPABILITIES THEREBY PROVIDING AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF SERVICE TO
THE STATE OF HAWAII. THIS COMPLETES THE TRANSFER OF COUNTY
WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE STATE OF HAWAII.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WFO HFO.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO HFO. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN.
LOCAL FORECASTS FROM WSO HILO /ITO/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
HAWAII HIZ004
LOCAL FORECASTS FROM WSO LIHUE /LIH/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
KAUAI HIZ001
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC FORECAST AND LOCAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO HFO.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST */NEW/ HFOZFPHI FPHW50 PHFO
ITO /OLD/ HFOLFPITO FLHW80 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOLFPLIH FLHW80 PHLI
PUBLIC INFORMATION */NEW/ HFOPNSHI NOHW40 PHFO
STATEMENT ITO /OLD/ HFOPNSITO NOHW40 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOPNSLIH NOHW40 PHLI
URBAN/SMALL STREAM */NEW/ HFOFSSHI FGHW50 PHFO
FLOOD ADVISORY ITO /OLD/ HFOFSSITO FGHW50 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOFSSLIH FGHW50 PHLI
TORNADO/SPECIAL */NEW/ HFOTORHI WFHW50 PHFO
MARINE WARNING ITO /OLD/ HFOTORITO WFHW50 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOTORLIH WFHW50 PHLI
FLASH FLOOD WARNING */NEW/ HFOFFWHI WGHW50 PHFO
ITO /OLD/ HFOFFWITO WGHW50 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOLFPLIH WGHW50 PHLI
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT */NEW/ HFOFFSHI WGHW70 PHFO
ITO /OLD/ HFOFFSITO WGHW70 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOFFSLIH WGHW70 PHLI
CIVIL EMERGENCY */NEW/ HFOCEMHFO WOHW40 PHFO
MESSAGE ITO /OLD/ HFOCEMITO WOHW40 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOCEMLIH WOHW40 PHLI
TROPICAL CYCLONE */NEW/ HFOHLSHFO WTHW80 PHFO
LOCAL STATEMENT ITO /OLD/ HFOHLSITO WTHW80 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOHLSLIH WTHW80 PHLI
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM */NEW/ HFOSVRHI WUHW50 PHFO
WARNING ITO /OLD/ HFOSVRITO WUHW50 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOSVRLIH WUHW50 PHLI
SEVERE WEATHER */NEW/ HFOSVSHI WWHW50 PHFO
STATEMENT ITO /OLD/ HFOSVSITO WWHW50 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOSVSLIH WWHW50 PHLI
NON-PRECIPITATION */NEW/ HFONPWHI WWHW70 PHFO
WATCH/WARNING ITO /OLD/ HFONPWITO WWHW70 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFONPWLIH WWHW70 PHLI
SPECIAL WEATHER */NEW/ HFOSPSHI WWHW80 PHFO
STATEMENT ITO /OLD/ HFOSPSITO WWHW80 PHTO
LIH /OLD/ HFOSPSLIH WWHW80 PHLI
* HFO CURRENTLY HAS PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AND LOCAL
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ZONES DURING 0400
AND 1000 UTC WHEN ITO AND LIH ARE CLOSED...BUT WILL NOW HAVE 24
HOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES PAGE
A-44. THIS SERVICE CHANGE ALSO CHANGES WSOM CHAPTER C-11...ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A...PAGE A-127.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
JAMES WEYMAN EDWARD H. YOUNG
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE CHIEF TECHNICAL SERVICES DIV
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2525 CORREA ROAD PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS
HONOLULU HI 96822 737 BISHOP STREET SUITE 2200
808-973-5272 HONOLULU HI 96813
808-532-6412
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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