Service Change Notice
NOUS41 KWBC 221949
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-03
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EST THU FEB 22 2007
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
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: CHANGES TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
/WHXX01/: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007
EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2007...THE WHXX01 MESSAGE ISSUED BY THE TROPICAL
PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /TPC/NHC/ AND THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES.
1. THE ISSUING OFFICE AND DATE/TIME LINE WILL BE ADDED TO THE
MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK.
FOR THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC BASINS THE MASS NEWS
DISSEMINATOR HEADER BLOCK WILL BE:
TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1444 UTC WED JAN 10 2007
FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC BASIN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR HEADER
BLOCK WILL BE:
TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
1444 UTC WED JAN 10 2007
2. THE SHALLOW BETA ADVECTION MODEL /BAMS/ WILL BE ADDED.
3. THE STATISTICAL TRACK MODELS /A98E/ AND /P91E/ WILL BE
DISCONTINUED.
4. THE PRODUCT WILL BE LEFT JUSTIFIED.
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES:
HURRICANE BASIN AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
ATLANTIC CHGHUR WHXX01 KWBC
EASTERN PACIFIC CHGE77 WHXX01 KMIA
CENTRAL PACIFIC
AN EXAMPLE OF THE REVISED MESSAGE FORMAT AND CONTENTS CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/WHXX01_SAMPLE_2007.SHTML
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT
HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
SCOTT KISER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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