NOUS41 KWBC 221200 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-33 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 800 AM EDT WED APR 22 2009 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: CHANGES TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/ FORMAT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009 BEGINNING JUNE 1 2009 NWS FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ WILL ISSUE THE HLS USING AN OVERVIEW BLOCK IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING TROPICAL CYCLONE SEGMENTED VALID TIME EVENT CODE /VTEC/ BLOCKS. THE OVERVIEW BLOCK WILL PROVIDE STORM INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO...AND OF INTEREST TO...THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA/MARINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH WFO. THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN RESPONSE TO USER COMMENTS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE PRODUCT. THE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN A SHORTER OVERALL PRODUCT...WITH STANDARDIZED SECTION HEADERS PROVIDED IN AN OPTIONAL OVERVIEW BLOCK AND IN THE VTEC SEGMENTS. ADDITIONALLY THE NEW PRODUCT WILL BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO /NWR/ BROADCASTS AND TONE ALERT PROCEDURES. A SUMMARY OF THE PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/HURRICANE/PDFS/HLS.PDF THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS...WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS OR PRODUCT ISSUANCE TIMES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: TIMOTHY SCHOTT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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