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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-59
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1235 PM EDT WED SEP 17 2003
TO FAMILY SERVICE /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 NEW PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT...
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 16 2003
ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL CHANGE THEIR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT /LSR/ TO A NEW FORMAT. THIS
NEW FORMAT PROVIDES EVENT SPECIFIC LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
INFORMATION AND PRESENTS EVENT INFORMATION IN A USER
FRIENDLY MANNER.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS PRODUCTS LISTED IN
TABLE 2 MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER 2 2003 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE LSR/S/
ACCURATELY.
AN EXAMPLE OF A PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT USING THE NEW
FORMAT IS LISTED IN TABLE 1 BELOW
TABLE 1 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT FORMAT EXAMPLE
NWUS51 KLWX DDHHMM
LSRLWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
312 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2003
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0202 PM TORNADO SILVER SPRING 39.00N 77.05W
04/01/2003 MONTGOMERY MD NWS EMPLOYEE
*** 1 FATAL, 3 INJ *** BUILDING DAMAGE
0215 PM WIND GUST CAMP SPRINGS 38.80N 76.92W
04/01/2003 90 MPH MONTGOMERY MD NWS EMPLOYEE
ROOF DAMAGE
0225 PM HAIL COLLEGE PARK 39.00N 76.93W
04/01/2003 2.00 INCH PRINCE GEORGE'S MD EMERGENCY MNGR
0235 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SE GAITHERSBURG 39.09N 77.15W
04/01/2003 MONTGOMERY MD TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER TWO FEET DEEP ACROSS ROUTE 355 AND SHADY GROVE ROAD
0245 PM WIND DAMAGE 4 E GODDARD 38.99N 76.78W
04/01/2003 PRINCE GEORGE'S MD TRAINED SPOTTER
FENCE BLOWN DOWN
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TABLE 2 LIST OF PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS SERVICE CHANGE
NWS EASTERN REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBANY NY NWUS51 KALY LSRALY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY NWUS51 KBGM LSRBGM
WFO BURLINGTON VT NWUS51 KBTV LSRBTV
WFO TAUNTON MA NWUS51 KBOX LSRBOX
WFO BUFFALO NY NWUS51 KBUF LSRBUF
WFO COLUMBIA SC NWUS52 KCAE LSRCAE
WFO CHARLESTON SC NWUS52 KCHS LSRCHS
WFO GREER SC NWUS52 KGSP LSRGSP
WFO CLEVELAND OH NWUS51 KCLE LSRCLE
WFO WILMINGTON OH NWUS51 KILN LSRILN
WFO CHARLESTON WV NWUS51 KRLX LSRRLX
WFO NEW YORK NY NWUS51 KOKX LSROKX
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA NWUS51 KCTP LSRCTP
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA NWUS51 KPHI LSRPHI
WFO PITTSBURGH PA NWUS51 KPBZ LSRPBZ
WFO CARIBOU ME NWUS51 KCAR LSRCAR
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME NWUS51 KGYX LSRGYX
WFO WILMINGTON NC NWUS52 KILM LSRILM
WFO NEWPORT NC NWUS52 KMHX LSRMHX
WFO RALEIGH NC NWUS52 KRAH LSRRAH
WFO WAKEFIELD VA NWUS51 KAKQ LSRAKQ
WFO STERLING VA NWUS51 KLWX LSRLWX
WFO ROANOKE VA NWUS51 KRNK LSRRNK
NWS CENTRAL REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO GAYLORD MI NWUS53 KAPX LSRAPX
WFO DETROIT MI NWUS53 KDTX LSRDTX
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI NWUS53 KGRR LSRGRR
WFO MARQUETTE MI NWUS53 KMQT LSRMQT
WFO BISMARCK ND NWUS53 KBIS LSRBIS
WFO GRAND FORKS ND NWUS53 KFGF LSRFGF
WFO CHICAGO IL NWUS53 KLOT LSRLOT
WFO DAVENPORT IA NWUS53 KDVN LSRDVN
WFO LINCOLN IL NWUS53 KILX LSRILX
WFO CHEYENNE WY NWUS55 KCYS LSRCYS
WFO RIVERTON WY NWUS55 KRIW LSRRIW
WFO BOULDER CO NWUS55 KBOU LSRBOU
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO NWUS55 KGJT LSRGJT
WFO PUEBLO CO NWUS55 KPUB LSRPUB
WFO DES MOINES IA NWUS53 KDMX LSRDMX
WFO ABERDEEN SD NWUS53 KABR LSRABR
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD NWUS53 KFSD LSRFSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD NWUS53 KUNR LSRUNR
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA NWUS53 KIWX LSRIWX
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN NWUS53 KIND LSRIND
WFO LACROSSE WI NWUS53 KARX LSRARX
WFO GREEN BAY WI NWUS53 KGRB LSRGRB
WFO MILWAUKEE WI NWUS53 KMKX LSRMKX
WFO DULUTH MN NWUS53 KDLH LSRDLH
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN NWUS53 KMPX LSRMPX
WFO HASTINGS NE NWUS53 KGID LSRGID
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE NWUS53 KLBF LSRLBF
WFO OMAHA NE NWUS53 KOAX LSROAX
WFO JACKSON KY NWUS53 KJKL LSRJKL
WFO LOUISVILLE KY NWUS53 KLMK LSRLMK
WFO PADUCAH KY NWUS53 KPAH LSRPAH
WFO KANSAS CITY MO NWUS53 KEAX LSREAX
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO NWUS53 KLSX LSRLSX
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO NWUS53 KSGF LSRSGF
WFO DODGE CITY KS NWUS53 KDDC LSRDDC
WFO GOODLAND KS NWUS53 KGLD LSRGLD
WFO WICHITA KS NWUS53 KICT LSRICT
WFO TOPEKA KS NWUS53 KTOP LSRTOP
NWS SOUTHERN REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM NWUS55 KABQ LSRABQ
WFO ATLANTA GA NWUS52 KFFC LSRATL
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL NWUS54 KBMX LSRBHM
WFO MOBILE AL NWUS54 KMOB LSRMOB
WFO FORT WORTH TX NWUS54 KFWD LSRFTW
WFO JACKSON MS NWUS54 KJAN LSRJAN
WFO AMARILLO TX NWUS54 KAMA LSRAMA
WFO EL PASO TX NWUS54 KEPZ LSRELP
WFO LUBBOCK TX NWUS54 KLUB LSRLBB
WFO MIDLAND TX NWUS54 KMAF LSRMAF
WFO SAN ANGELO TX NWUS54 KSJT LSRSJT
WFO LITTLE ROCK NWUS54 KLZK LSRLIT
WFO NASHVILLE TN NWUS54 KOHX LSRBNA
WFO MEMPHIS TN NWUS54 KMEG LSRMEM
WFO KNOXVILLE TN NWUS54 KMRX LSRMRX
WFO KEY WEST NW NWUS52 KEYW LSREYW
WFO JACKSONVILLE NW NWUS52 KJAX LSRJAX
WFO MIAMI NW NWUS52 KMNW LSRMIA
WFO MELBOURNE NW NWUS52 KMLB LSRMLB
WFO TAMPA NW NWUS52 KTBW LSRTBW
WFO TALLAHASSEE NW NWUS52 KTAE LSRTLH
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA NWUS54 KLCH LSRLCH
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA NWUS54 KLIX LSRNEW
WFO SHREVEPORT LA NWUS54 KSHV LSRSHV
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK NWUS54 KOUN LSROKC
WFO TULSA OK NWUS54 KTSA LSRTUL
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX NWUS54 KBRO LSRBRO
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX NWUS54 KCRP LSRCRP
WFO HOUSTON TX NWUS54 KHGX LSRHOU
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX NWUS54 KEWX LSRSAT
WFO SAN JUAN PR NWCA52 TJSJ LSRSJU
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/NWCA62 TJSJ LSRSPN
WFO HUNTSVILLE AL NWUS64 KHUN LSRHUN
NWS WESTERN REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO BOISE ID NWUS55 KBOI LSRBOI
WFO POCATELLO ID NWUS55 KPIH LSRPIH
WFO BILLINGS MT NWUS55 KBYZ LSRBYZ
WFO GLASGOW MT NWUS55 KGGW LSRGGW
WFO MISSOULA MT NWUS55 KMSO LSRMSO
WFO GREAT FALLS MT NWUS55 KTFX LSRTFX
WFO LOS ANGELES CA NWUS56 KLOX LSRLOX
WFO SAN DIEGO CA NWUS56 KSGX LSRSGX
WFO MEDFORD OR NWUS56 KMFR LSRMFR
WFO PENDLETON OR NWUS56 KPDT LSRPDT
WFO PORTLAND OR NWUS56 KPQR LSRPQR
WFO NWAGSTAFF AZ NWUS55 KFGZ LSRFGZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ NWUS55 KPSR LSRPSR
WFO TUCSON AZ NWUS55 KTWC LSRTWC
WFO ELKO NV NWUS55 KLKN LSRLKN
WFO RENO NV NWUS55 KREV LSRREV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV NWUS55 KVEF LSRVEF
WFO SPOKANE WA NWUS56 KOTX LSROTX
WFO SEATTLE WA NWUS56 KSEW LSRSEW
WFO EUREKA CA NWUS56 KEKA LSREKA
WFO HANFORD CA NWUS56 KHNX LSRHNX
WFO MONTEREY CA NWUS56 KMTR LSRMTR
WFO SACRAMENTO CA NWUS56 KSTO LSRSTO
WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT NWUS55 KSLC LSRSLC
NWS ALASKA REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ANCHORAGE AK NWAK54 PAFC LSRAFC
WFO FAIRBANKS AK NWAK59 PAFG LSRAFG
WFO JUNEAU AK NWAK57 PAKJ LSRAKJ
NWS PACIFIC REGION PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO HONOLULU HI NWHW50 PHFO LSRHFO
WFO GUAM NWMY50 PGUM LSRGUM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT
RICHARD OKULSKI
NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1467 EXT. 114
E-MAIL RICHARD.OKULSKI@xxxxxxxx
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