20030131: Virginia Areal Outline Product-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20030131: Virginia Areal Outline Product-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:41:31 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 311740
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-06
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1240 PM EST FRI JAN 31 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     GLENN AUSTIN
         ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  VIRGINIA AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT /SLS/ FOR SEVERE
         THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES WILL ORIGINATE FROM
         NWS WFO WAKEFIELD VA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 2003.

EFFECTIVE MONDAY...MARCH 31 2003...THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE
AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT /SLS/ FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO
WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED BY NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/
WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA /AKQ/...USING THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING WWUS61 KAKQ AND THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER
SLSVA.

THE AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT FOR SUCH WATCHES IS CURRENTLY ISSUED BY
THE NWS BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON WFO WITH WMO HEADING WWUS61 KLWX AND
AWIPS IDENTIFIER SLSDC.  THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON WFO WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH
AREAL OUTLINE PRODUCT FOR MARYLAND AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNDER THIS PRODUCT HEADING.

***VERY IMPORTANT***
NWS CUSTOMERS DESIRING THE VIRGINIA SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND
TORNADO WATCH AREAL OUTLINE MUST KEY ON BOTH...REPEAT BOTH...THE
WMO HEADING /WWUS61 KAKQ/ AND THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER /SLSVA/...NOT
JUST THE WMO HEADING.

FOR RECEIPT OF THE MARYLAND AND WASHINGTON DC SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
AND TORNADO WATCH AREAL OUTLINE...CUSTOMERS ARE TO CONTINUE
KEYING ON THE CURRENT WMO HEADING AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER /SEE
TABLE 1/.


TABLE 1.  VIRGINIA...MARYLAND...AND WASHINGTON DC  WATCH AREAL
OUTLINE WMO HEADINGS/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS.

                        NEW WMO HEADING/    CURRENT WMO HEADING/
PRODUCT DECRIPTION       AWIPS ID            AWIPS ID

VIRGINIA SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AND         WWUS61 KAKQ/SLSVA   WWUS61 KLWX/SLSDC
TORNADO WATCH
AREAL OUTLINE


MARYLAND/WASHINGTON DC
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM      ---NO CHANGE        WWUS61 KLWX/SLSDC
AND TORNADO WATCH
AREAL OUTLINE


QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CHANGE CAN BE DIRECTED TO:

TONY SIEBERS - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
BILL SAMMLER - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
10009 GENERAL MAHONE HIGHWAY
WAKEFIELD  VA 23888-2742
PHONE:  757-899-5730 X222/X223
E-MAIL: ANTHONY.SIEBERS@xxxxxxxx    WILLIAM.SAMMLER@xxxxxxxx

JAMES TRAVERS - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
BARBARA WATSON - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NOAA
44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD
STERLING VA 20166-2001
PHONE:  703-260-0107 X222/X223
E-MAIL: JAMES.TRAVERS@xxxxxxxx      BARBARA.WATSON@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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