20041116: Western Reg-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20041116: Western Reg-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:33:34 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 161922
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EST TUE NOV 16 2004

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

SUBJECT: CHANGE IN WESTERN REGION FOLLOW UP STATEMENT TO
FLASH FLOOD WARNING /FFW/ FROM FLOOD STATEMENT
/FLS/ TO FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT /FFS/...EFFECTIVE
MARCH 17 2005

ON MARCH 17 2005 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN WESTERN REGION WILL
BEGIN ISSUING FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS /FFS/ INSTEAD OF FLOOD
STATEMENTS /FLS/ TO FOLLOW UP FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS /FFW/.   THE
FLOOD STATEMENT /FLS/ WILL STILL BE USED TO FOLLOW UP FLOOD
WARNINGS /FLW/ AND FOR ADVISORIES /FLS/.  THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW
WESTERN REGION OFFICES TO COMPLY WITH NWSI 10-922 WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION.

THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

WFOOLD WMO     OLD AWIPS NEW WMO NEW AWIPS
HEADERIDHEADER ID

BOIWGUS85 KBOI FLSBOIWGUS75 KBOIFFSBOI
BYZ WGUS85 KBYZ FLSBYZWGUS75 KBYZFFSBYZ
EKA WGUS86 KEKA FLSEKAWGUS76 KEKAFFSEKA
FGZ WGUS85 KFGZ FLSFGZWGUS75 KFGZFFSFGZ
GGW WGUS85 KGGW FLSGGWWGUS75 KGGWFFSGGW
HNX WGUS86 KHNX FLSHNXWGUS76 KHNXFFSHNX
LKN WGUS85 KLKN FLSLKNWGUS75 KLKNFFSLKN
LOX WGUS86 KLOX FLSLOXWGUS76 KLOXFFSLOX
MFR WGUS86 KMFR FLSMFRWGUS76 KMFRFFSMFR
MSO WGUS85 KMSO FLSMSOWGUS75 KMSOFFSMSO
MTR WGUS86 KMTR FLSMTRWGUS76 KMTRFFSMTR
OTX WGUS86 KOTX FLSOTXWGUS76 KOTXFFSOTX
PDT WGUS86 KPDT FLSPDTWGUS76 KPDTFFSPDT
PIH WGUS85 KPIH FLSPIHWGUS75 KPIHFFSPIH
PQR WGUS86 KPQR FLSPQRWGUS76 KPQRFFSPQR
PSR WGUS85 KPSR FLSPSRWGUS75 KPSRFFSPSR
REV WGUS85 KREV FLSREVWGUS75 KREVFFSREV
SEW WGUS86 KSEW FLSSEWWGUS76 KSEWFFSSEW
SGX WGUS86 KSGXFLSSGXWGUS76 KSGXFFSSGX
SLC WGUS85 KSLC FLSSLCWGUS75 KSLCFFSSLC
STO WGUS86 KSTO FLSSTOWGUS76 KSTOFFSSTO
TFX WGUS85 KTFX FLSTFXWGUS75 KTFXFFSTFX
TWC WGUS85 KTWC FLSTWCWGUS75 KTWCFFSTWC
VEF WGUS85 KVEF FLSVEFWGUS75 KVEFFFSVEF

CUSTOMERS NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THEIR SYSTEM/SOFTWARE IS
SET UP PROPERLY TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS.

NWSI 10-922 WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS
SPECIFICATION IS POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01009022C.PDF

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

MELISSA SMITH
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WESTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
125 S STATE ST ROOM 1311
SALT LAKE CITY UT  84138-1102
PHONE:  801-524-5137 X274

E-MAIL: MELISSA.SMITH@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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


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