20030122: UGC-Hydrology products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:56:45 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
445 PM EST WED JAN 22 2003

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:     THOMAS GRAZIANO
         CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
         HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT:  CONSISTENT UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TYPES FOR
         HYDROLOGY PRODUCT SUITE IN CENTRAL REGION...EFFECTIVE
         MARCH 25 2003

ON MARCH 25 2003...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES
IN CENTRAL REGION WILL ISSUE THE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCT SUITE USING
CONSISTENT UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TYPES AS SPECIFIED IN
THE FOLLOWING TABLE.

                             PRODUCT
PRODUCT TYPE                  CATEGORY       UGC

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK              ESF          COUNTY CODE
FLOOD WATCH                     FFA          ZONE CODE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING             FFW          COUNTY CODE
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT           FFS          COUNTY CODE
FLOOD WARNING                   FLW          COUNTY CODE
FLOOD STATEMENT                 FLS          COUNTY CODE
HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT            RVS          COUNTY CODE
HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY              RVA          COUNTY CODE
DAILY RIVER AND LAKE SUMMARY    RVD          COUNTY CODE

PLEASE NOTE THE PRODUCT...FLOOD WATCH...WILL REMAIN A ZONE CODED
UGC.

AN EXPLICIT LIST OF IMPACTED PRODUCTS IS POSTED AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

              WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/HYDROUGC

THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS /ILX/ WILL BE
ISSUING ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS USING END STATE WORLD
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS BY MARCH 4 2003.
REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-02 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

ALL OTHER CENTRAL REGION WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL BE
CONVERTING THEIR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...FLASH FLOOD
STATEMENTS...FLOOD WARNINGS...AND FLOOD STATEMENTS TO END STATE
WMO HEADINGS ON MARCH 25 2003.  LOOK FOR A FUTURE SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE...EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED THE WEEK OF JANUARY 27TH 2003...
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT CHANGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WELCOMES PUBLIC FEEDBACK.  IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

    FRANK RICHARDS
    HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION CENTER
    OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
    SILVER SPRING MD 20910
    PHONE: 301-713-1630 X 164
    EMAIL: FRANCIS.RICHARDS@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

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

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