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NOUS41 KWBC 021805 CCA PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-16...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 205 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2006 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: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CORRECTED: CHANGE TO VORTEX DATA MESSAGE PRODUCT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006 CORRECTED TO CHANGE DOD WMO HEADING IN TABLE 2 FROM UPPN12 KNHC TO URPN12 KNHC. ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2006...THE MESSAGE TITLE OF THE VORTEX DATA MESSAGE /VDM/ PRODUCTS WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A CODED STRING/STORM NUMBER IDENTIFIER. THE CHANGE WILL FACILITATE USE OF THE DATA IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE /DOD/ AND DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE /DOC/ FORECAST AND DATABASE SYSTEMS. THE STORM NUMBER IDENTIFIER ADHERES TO A STANDARDIZED FORMAT USED IN SEVERAL OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT PRODUCTS. DOC AND DOD HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PROVIDE VORTEX DATA MESSAGES /VDM/ AS PART OF THE NATIONAL HURRICANE OPERATIONS PLAN /NHOP/. THESE PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED HEADERS ARE PROVIDED IN TABLES 1 AND 2 FOR THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS RESPECTIVELY. TABLE 1. VDM FOR THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN FEDERAL AGENCY WMO HEADING DOC URNT12 KWBC DOD URNT12 KNHC TABLE 2. VDM FOR THE EAST...CENTRAL...AND WEST PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS FEDERAL AGENCY WMO HEADING DOC URPN12 KWBC DOD URPN12 KNHC THE CHANGE FOR THE DOC PRODUCTS WILL OCCUR ON JUNE 1 2006. THE CHANGE FOR THE DOD PRODUCTS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN AUGUST 1 2006 AND NOVEMBER 15 2006...PENDING NEW GROUNDSTATION AND AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE UPDATES. AN EXAMPLE OF THE MESSAGE TITLE UNDER THE OLD FORMAT: VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AN EXAMPLE OF THE MESSAGE TITLE WITH STORM IDENTIFIER UNDER THE NEW FORMAT: VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL272005 STORM NUMBER IDENTIFIERS ARE FORMATTED AS BBCCYYYY WHERE: BB IS THE OCEAN BASIN AL - NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN...NORTH OF THE EQUATOR SL - SOUTH ATLANTIC BASIN...SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR EP - NORTH EAST PACIFIC BASIN...EAST OF 140 WEST CP - NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN...BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE AND 140 WEST WP - NORTH WEST PACIFIC BASIN...WEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE CC IS THE CYCLONE NUMBER NUMBERS 01 THROUGH 49 ARE RESERVED FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONES. A CYCLONE NUMBER IS ASSIGNED TO EACH TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE IN A BASIN AS IT DEVELOPS. NUMBERS ARE ASSIGNED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. NUMBERS 50 THROUGH 79 ARE RESERVED FOR INTERNAL USE BY OPERATIONAL FORECAST CENTERS. NUMBERS 80 THROUGH 89 ARE RESERVED FOR TRAINING...EXERCISES AND TESTING. NUMBERS 90 THROUGH 99 ARE RESERVED FOR TROPICAL DISTURBANCES WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONES. THE NUMBERS ARE GENERALLY ASSIGNED SEQUENTIALLY AND MAY BE REUSED THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR. YYYY IS THE FOUR DIGIT CALENDAR YEAR. FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. THE YEAR BEGINS EFFECTIVE 1 JULY WITH CALENDAR YEAR PLUS ONE. COMPLETE VDM FORMATS ARE PROVIDED IN THE NHOP APPENDIX G. THE NHOP IS PROVIDED ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/: HTTP://WWW.OFCM.GOV/NHOP THE 2005 NHOP IS NOW POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE 2006 NHOP WILL BE POSTED BY JUNE 1 2006. ALTHOUGH THE NOTIFICATION OF THE CHANGE TO THE DOC PRODUCTS PROVIDES LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 75 DAYS SPECIFIED IN NWSI 10-1805...A WAIVER WAS APPROVED BECAUSE THE FORMAT OF THE CHANGES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE /THE JUNE 1 BEGINNING OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON/ WERE AGREED UPON AND FINALIZED AT THE ANNUAL MULTI-FEDERAL AGENCY HURRICANE CONFERENCE HELD LAST WEEK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT CHRIS SISKO TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 11691 SW 17TH STREET MIAMI FLORIDA 33165 PHONE /305/ 229 4431 THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF/HTM $$ NNNN
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