US41 KWBC 131735 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 135 PM EDT TUE MAR 7 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: DATA AND PRODUCT CHANGES FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE /DOD/ WC-130J RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 DOD IS CONTINUING THE WC-130J AIRCRAFT RETROFIT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF HIGH DENSITY/HIGH ACCURACY DATA COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS HIGH DENSITY OBSERVATIONS /HDOB/ THROUGH 2007. 1. NEW PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ WILL BEGIN ISSUANCE OF THREE NEW PRODUCTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF AIR FORCE HDOB. USERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THIS DATA MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THEIR WMO COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY JUNE 1 2007: BASIN WMO HEADING/ACTION AWIPS ID/ACTION ATLANTIC URNT15 KNHC/ADD AHONT1/ADD EASTERN/CENTRAL PACIFIC URPN15 KNHC/ADD AHOPN1/ADD WESTERN PACIFIC URPA15 KNHC/ADD AHOPA1/ADD IN 2006 THIS DATA WAS ROUTED VIA THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SXXX50 MESSAGE. 2. NEW BACKUP PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007...IN THE EVENT THE PRIMARY MEANS OF DISSEMINATION FOR AIR FORCE HDOB CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE NHC...BACKUP PRODUCTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE. USERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THIS DATA MUST MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY JUNE 1 2007: BASIN WMO HEADING/ACTION AWIPS ID/ACTION ATLANTIC URNT15 KBIX/ADD AHONT1/ADD EASTERN/CENTRAL PACIFIC URPN15 KBIX/ADD AHOPN1/ADD WESTERN PACIFIC URPA15 KBIX/ADD AHOPA1/ADD THESE NEW PRODUCTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE FOS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/...NOAAPORT...AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/. 3. NEW PRODUCT FORMAT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007...IN ADDITION TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF NEW PRODUCT HEADERS...THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN THE HDOB MESSAGE FORMAT. USERS WISHING TO READ ABOUT THE NEW HDOB MESSAGE FORMAT MAY GO TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTHDOBS_2007.SHTML USERS WISHING TO VIEW A SAMPLE HDOB IN THE NEW DATA FORMAT MAY GO TO /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/HDOBS_SAMPLE_2007.SHTML HDOB MESSAGE FORMATS ARE PROVIDED IN NATIONAL HURRICANE OPERATIONS PLAN /NHOP/ APPENDIX G. THE 2006 NHOP...ALONG WITH THE 2006 HDOB MESSAGE FORMAT...IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.OFCM.GOV/NHOP THE 2007 NHOP WILL BE POSTED ONLINE BY JUNE 1 2007...ALONG WITH THE 2007 NEW HDOB MESSAGE FORMAT. PLEASE NOTE: 2007 WILL BE A TRANSITION YEAR TO RETROFIT THE ENTIRE WC-130J FLEET WITH THE ENHANCED DATA CAPABILITY. WHEN AIRCRAFT NOT OUTFITTED WITH THE NEW INSTRUMENTATION ARE DEPLOYED IN 2007...THEN THE ASSOCIATED DATA BLOCKS IN THE HDOB MESSAGE FORMAT WILL BE REPORTED AS MISSING...USING THE FIGURE NINE /9/ AS A PLACEHOLDER. 4. PRODUCT DISCONTINUATION: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2007 THE DISSEMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL VORTEX MESSAGE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISCONTINUED. THE NEW HDOB INFORMATION IS NOW PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE USER COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES FAR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. USERS CAN MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS DATABASES BY JUNE 1 2007: BASIN WMO HEADING/ACTION ATLANTIC URNT14 KNHC AND KBIX/DELETE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC URPN14 KNHC AND KBIX/DELETE WESTERN PACIFIC URPA14 KNHC AND KBIX/DELETE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT TIMOTHY SCHOTT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 PHONE: 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122 EMAIL: TIMOTHY.SCHOTT@NOAA.GOV THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF/HTM $$ NNNN
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