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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-69
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
425 PM EDT WED OCT 22 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 STANDARDIZATION OF WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS
FOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTS /EQR/...EFFECTIVE NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 7 2004
BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7 2004 AT 1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...ALL NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL BE
STANDARDIZING THE AWIPS IDS FOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTS TO
EQRXXX...WHERE XXX REPRESENTS THE 3-LETTER ISSUING OFFICE ID.
CURRENTLY EARTHQUAKE REPORTS ARE SENT AS EITHER EQREQI OR EQRXXX.
IN ADDITION TO STANDARDIZING THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AWIPS IDS
THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS /SEE TABLE 1 FOR DETAILS/.
NWS CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS EARTHQUAKE REPORTS LISTED
IN TABLE 1 MAY NEED TO PROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM/S/ NO LATER THAN
JANUARY 7 2004 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE EQR/S/ ACCURATELY.
EQREQI/S/ WILL BE DISCONTINUED LATER NEXT YEAR. WE WILL NOTIFY
YOU OF THE LIST OF PRODUCTS AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE IN A FUTURE
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE.
TABLE 1 LIST OF PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS SERVICE CHANGE
IN THE TABLE BELOW...CHANGES TO WMO HEADINGS AND/OR AWIPS IDS ARE
IDENTIFIED BY EXCEPTION ONLY UNDER COLUMNS MARKED NEW... I.E. IF
THERE IS NO ENTRY IN THE NEW COLUMN NO CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE. IN
TWO CASES...THE WMO HEADINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED /IDENTIFIED BY NO
IN THE NEW COLUMN/...BUT THE AWIPS IDS HAVE CHANGED /IDENTIFIED
BY YES IN THE NEW COLUMN/.
NWS EASTERN REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO ALBANY NY SEUS61 KALY EQRALY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY SEUS61 KBGM EQRBGM
WFO BURLINGTON VT SEUS61 KBTV EQRBTV
WFO TAUNTON MA SEUS61 KBOX EQRBOX
WFO BUFFALO NY SEUS61 KBUF EQRBUF
WFO COLUMBIA SC SEUS62 KCAE EQRCAE
WFO CHARLESTON SC SEUS62 KCHS EQRCHS
WFO GREER SC SEUS62 KGSP EQRGSP
WFO CLEVELAND OH SEUS61 KCLE EQRCLE
WFO WILMINGTON OH SEUS61 KILN EQRILN
WFO CHARLESTON WV SEUS61 KRLX EQRRLX
WFO NEW YORK NY SEUS61 KOKX EQROKX
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA SEUS61 KCTP EQRCTP
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA SEUS61 KPHI EQRPHI
WFO PITTSBURGH PA SEUS61 KPBZ EQRPBZ
WFO CARIBOU ME SEUS61 KCAR EQRCAR
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME SEUS61 KGYX EQRGYX
WFO WILMINGTON NC SEUS62 KILM EQRILM
WFO NEWPORT NC SEUS62 KMHX EQRMHX
WFO RALEIGH NC SEUS62 KRAH EQRRAH
WFO WAKEFIELD VA SEUS61 KAKQ EQRAKQ
WFO STERLING VA SEUS61 KLWX EQRLWX
WFO ROANOKE VA SEUS61 KRNK EQRRNK
NWS CENTRAL REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO GAYLORD MI SEUS63 KAPX EQRAPX
WFO DETROIT MI SEUS63 KDTX EQRDTX
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI SEUS63 KGRR EQRGRR
WFO MARQUETTE MI SEUS63 KMQT YES EQRMQT YES
WFO BISMARCK ND SEUS63 KBIS EQRBIS
WFO GRAND FORKS ND SEUS63 KFGF EQRFGF
WFO CHICAGO IL SEUS63 KLOT EQRLOT
WFO DAVENPORT IA SEUS63 KDVN EQRDVN
WFO LINCOLN IL SEUS63 KILX EQRILX
WFO CHEYENNE WY SEUS65 KCYS EQRCYS
WFO RIVERTON WY SEUS65 KRIW EQRRIW
WFO BOULDER CO SEUS65 KBOU EQRBOU
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO SEUS65 KGJT EQRGJT
WFO PUEBLO CO SEUS65 KPUB EQRPUB
WFO DES MOINES IA SEUS63 KDMX EQRDMX
WFO ABERDEEN SD SEUS63 KABR EQRABR
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD SEUS63 KFSD EQRFSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD SEUS63 KUNR EQRUNR
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA SEUS63 KIWX EQRIWX
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN SEUS63 KIND EQRIND
WFO LACROSSE WI SEUS63 KARX YES EQRARX YES
WFO GREEN BAY WI SEUS63 KGRB EQRGRB
WFO MILWAUKEE WI SEUS63 KMKX EQRMKX
WFO DULUTH MN SEUS63 KDLH EQRDLH
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN SEUS63 KMPX YES EQRMPX YES
WFO HASTINGS NE SEUS63 KGID EQRGID
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE SEUS63 KLBF EQRLBF
WFO OMAHA NE SEUS63 KOAX EQROAX
WFO JACKSON KY SEUS63 KJKL EQRJKL
WFO LOUISVILLE KY SEUS63 KLMK EQRLMK
WFO PADUCAH KY SEUS63 KPAH YES EQRPAH YES
WFO KANSAS CITY MO SEUS63 KEAX EQREAX
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO SEUS63 KLSX EQRLSX
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO SEUS63 KSGF EQRSGF
WFO DODGE CITY KS SEUS63 KDDC EQRDDC
WFO GOODLAND KS SEUS63 KGLD EQRGLD
WFO WICHITA KS SEUS63 KICT EQRICT
WFO TOPEKA KS SEUS63 KTOP EQRTOP
NWS SOUTHERN REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM SEUS65 KABQ EQRABQ
WFO ATLANTA GA SEUS62 KFFC EQRFFC
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL SEUS64 KBMX EQRBMX
WFO MOBILE AL SEUS64 KMOB YES EQRMOB YES
WFO FORT WORTH TX SEUS64 KFWD EQRFWD
WFO HUNTSVILLE AL SEUS64 KHUN EQRHUN
WFO JACKSON MS SEUS64 KJAN EQRJAN
WFO AMARILLO TX SEUS64 KAMA EQRAMA
WFO EL PASO TX SEUS64 KEPZ EQREPZ
WFO LUBBOCK TX SEUS64 KLUB EQRLUB
WFO MIDLAND TX SEUS64 KMAF EQRMAF
WFO SAN ANGELO TX SEUS64 KSJT EQRSJT
WFO LITTLE ROCK SEUS64 KLZK EQRLZK
WFO NASHVILLE TN SEUS64 KOHX EQROHX
WFO MEMPHIS TN SEUS64 KMEG EQRMEG
WFO KNOXVILLE TN SEUS64 KMRX YES EQRMRX YES
WFO KEY WEST FL SEUS62 KEYW EQREYW
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL SEUS62 KJAX EQRJAX
WFO MIAMI FL SEUS62 KMFL NO EQRMFL YES
WFO MELBOURNE FL SEUS62 KMLB YES EQRMLB YES
WFO TAMPA FL SEUS62 KTBW EQRTBW
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL SEUS62 KTAE EQRTAE
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA SEUS64 KLCH EQRLCH
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA SEUS64 KLIX EQRLIX
WFO SHREVEPORT LA SEUS64 KSHV EQRSHV
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK SEUS64 KOUN EQROUN
WFO TULSA OK SEUS64 KTSA EQRTSA
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX SEUS64 KBRO EQRBRO
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX SEUS64 KCRP EQRCRP
WFO HOUSTON TX SEUS64 KHGX EQRHGX
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX SEUS64 KEWX EQREWX
WFO SAN JUAN PR SECA62 TJSJ EQRSJU
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/SECA62 TJSJ NO EQRSPN YES
NWS WESTERN REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO BOISE ID SEUS65 KBOI EQRBOI
WFO POCATELLO ID SEUS65 KPIH EQRPIH
WFO BILLINGS MT SEUS65 KBYZ EQRBYZ
WFO GLASGOW MT SEUS65 KGGW EQRGGW
WFO MISSOULA MT SEUS65 KMSO YES EQRMSO YES
WFO GREAT FALLS MT SEUS65 KTFX EQRTFX
WFO LOS ANGELES CA SEUS66 KLOX EQRLOX
WFO SAN DIEGO CA SEUS66 KSGX EQRSGX
WFO MEDFORD OR SEUS66 KMFR YES EQRMFR YES
WFO PENDLETON OR SEUS66 KPDT EQRPDT
WFO PORTLAND OR SEUS66 KPQR EQRPQR
WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ SEUS65 KFGZ EQRFGZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ SEUS65 KPSR EQRPSR
WFO TUCSON AZ SEUS65 KTWC EQRTWC
WFO ELKO NV SEUS65 KLKN EQRLKN
WFO RENO NV SEUS65 KREV EQRREV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV SEUS65 KVEF EQRVEF
WFO SPOKANE WA SEUS66 KOTX EQROTX
WFO SEATTLE WA SEUS66 KSEW EQRSEW
WFO EUREKA CA SEUS66 KEKA EQREKA
WFO HANFORD CA SEUS66 KHNX EQRHNX
WFO MONTEREY CA SEUS66 KMTR EQRMTR
WFO SACRAMENTO CA SEUS66 KSTO EQRSTO
WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT SEUS65 KSLC EQRSLC
NWS ALASKA REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO ANCHORAGE AK SEAK68 PAFC YES EQRAFC YES
WCATWC PALMER AK SEAK68 PAAQ YES EQRPAQ YES
WSO BETHEL AK SEAK68 PABE YES EQRBET YES
WSO COLD BAY AK SEAK68 PACD YES EQRCDB YES
WSO KODIAK AK SEAK68 PADQ YES EQRADQ YES
WSO KING SALMON SEAK68 PAKN YES EQRAKN YES
WSO MCGRATH AK SEAK68 PAMC YES EQRMCG YES
WSO SAINT PAUL AK SEAK68 PASN YES EQRSNP YES
WSO VALDEZ AK SEAK86 PAVW YES EQRVWS YES
WFO FAIRBANKS AK SEAK69 PAFG YES EQRAFG YES
WSO BARROW AK SEAK69 PABR YES EQRBRW YES
WSO NOME AK SEAK69 PAOM YES EQROME YES
WSO KOTZEBUE AK SEAK69 PAOT YES EQROTZ YES
WFO JUNEAU AK SEAK67 PAJK YES EQRAJK YES
WSO ANNETTE AK SEAK67 PANT YES EQRANN YES
WSO YAKUTAT AK SEAK67 PAYA YES EQRYAK YES
NWS PACIFIC REGION EARTHQUAKE REPORTS
LOCAL OFFICE WMO HEADING NEW AWIPS ID NEW
WFO HONOLULU HI SEHW60 PHFO EQRHFO
DCO HILO HI SEHW60 PHFO EQRITO
DCO LIHUE HI SEHW60 PHFO EQRLIH
WSO PAGO PAGO AS SEZS60 NSTU EQRPPG
WFO GUAM GU SEGM60 PGUM EQRGUM
WSO YAP FM SEKA60 PTYA EQRT11
WSO CHUUK FM SEKA60 PTKK EQRTKK
WSO KOROR PW SEKA60 PTKR EQRTKR
WSO POHNPEI FM SEKA60 PTTP EQRTTP
WSO MAJURO MH SEMH60 PKMR EQRKMR
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT...
ANDREW P. NOEL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SILVER SPRING MD
PHONE 301-713-1867 EXT. 126
E-MAIL ANDREW.NOEL@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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