NOUS41 KWBC 161735 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1235 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK -NOAAPORT -OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: FORMAT CHANGE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC...EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC BASINS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010 REFERENCE: SCN 10-07...FORMAT CHANGE TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY PRODUCTS FOR THE ATLANTIC... EASTERN PACIFIC...AND CENTRAL PACIFIC BASINS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010...ISSUED ON JANUARY 27 2010 EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2010... BASED ON USER INPUTS...A FORMAT CHANGE WILL BE MADE IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE /TCU/ PRODUCT. THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW EASIER PARSING AND DECODING OF INFORMATION BY AUTOMATED GRAPHICS AND WEB APPLICATIONS. WHEN A TCU IS ISSUED TO CHANGE THE STATUS OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE...FOR EXAMPLE TROPICAL STORM TO A HURRICANE...OR TO UPDATE STORM INTENSITY...LOCATION OR MOTION INFORMATION...THE TCU WILL INCLUDE A STORM SUMMARY SECTION IDENTICAL TO THE STORM SUMMARY SECTION FOUND IN THE TCP...AS DETAILED IN SCN 10-07. A TCU MAY CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED WITHOUT A STORM SUMMARY SECTION TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE THAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO STORM INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED SHORTLY...EITHER THROUGH A SUBSEQUENT TCU OR THROUGH A SPECIAL ADVISORY. A TCU ISSUED TO CONVEY CHANGES TO WATCHES OR WARNINGS WILL ALSO NOT REQUIRE A STORM SUMMARY SECTION. AN EXAMPLE OF THE TCU IS POSTED ONLINE AT: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tcu_example.shtml THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AWIPS IDENTIFIERS AND WMO PRODUCT HEADINGS FOR THE TCU PRODUCTS. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/ IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN KUHN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH 1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126 SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121 JOHN.F.KUHN@NOAA.GOV NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$ NNNN
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