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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-72
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
325 PM EST MON NOV 24 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 ROBERT MCLEOD
CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH
OFFICE OF CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT NEW NWS PROCEDURES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL
CHANGE MESSAGES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 7 2004
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-1805...ENTITLED
NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES...DESCRIBES NEW
PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING NWS STAFF...CUSTOMERS...AND PARTNERS
OF SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGES. SPECIFICALLY...THIS
INSTRUCTION DESCRIBES PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING THE FOLLOWING TYPES
OF NATIONAL LEVEL NOTIFICATIONS...
- SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES /SCN/
- TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES /TIN/
- GENERAL NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES FOR NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
ONE OR MORE EXAMPLES OF EACH OF THESE FIVE TYPES OF MESSAGES ARE
INCLUDED IN NWSI 10-1805.
THIS INSTRUCTION EXPANDS GREATLY ON THE CURRENT PROCEDURES IN
EFFECT...DESCRIBED IN WEATHER SERVICES OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/
CHAPTER A-40...ENTITLED SERVICE CHANGE PROCESS. WSOM A-40 WILL
BECOMES OBSOLETE ON JANUARY 7 2004 WHEN NWSI 10-1805 BECOMES
EFFECTIVE.
WE ENCOURAGE ALL NWS STAFF...PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS TO READ NWSI
10-1805 TO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE NEW PROCEDURES.
FOLLOWING ARE IMPORTANT NEW PROCEDURES IN NWSI 10-1805...
AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REVISIONS FROM WSOM A-40 TO NWSI 10-1805
IS INCLUDED BELOW. A MORE DETAILED LIST OF CHANGES IS AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATIONS/NWSI10-1805SUMMARY.PDF
SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN NWSI 10-1805...
1/ THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD TIMES BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF THE
NOTIFICATION MESSAGE AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE HAVE INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY - SEE SECTION 5 AND TABLE 1. THESE CHANGES
ARE BASED ON INPUT FROM NATIONAL LEVEL CUSTOMERS.
2/ A WAIVER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
CLIMATE...WATER...AND WEATHER SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED IF
THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD TIME SHOWN IN TABLE 1 CANNOT BE
PROVIDED.
3/ ANY CHANGE TO THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION...SUCH AS
SHAPEFILES...SAMPLE PRODUCT FORMATS...OR COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS...AFTER A NATIONAL SERVICE OR TECHNICAL CHANGE
MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED WILL REQUIRE AN UPDATED MESSAGE WITH
A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE...TO ALLOW FOR THE MINIMUM ADVANCE LEAD
TIME FROM THE DATE OF THE NEW NOTIFICATION MESSAGE.
4/ ALL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TRANSMITTED ON OR AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF NWSI 10-1805 WILL HAVE LEAD TIMES AS
SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1 OF NWSI 10-1805.
WE ENCOURAGE REGIONAL AND NWS HEADQUARTERS PROGRAM MANAGERS TO
BEGIN USING THE NEW LEAD TIMES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR
PLANNING...EVEN BEFORE NWSI 10-1805 BECOMES EFFECTIVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT NWSI 10-1805...PLEASE
CONTACT...
CHRIS ALEX
AWARENESS BRANCH
PHONE 301-713-0090 X 142
E-MAIL CHRISTINE.ALEX@xxxxxxxx
NWSI 10-1701 IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/...
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES
CLICK ON 10-OPERATIONS AND SERVICES...AND THEN SCROLL DOWN AND
CLICK ON 10-1805 NATIONAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL CHANGE MESSAGES.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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