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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
155 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2004

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /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:     JAMES E LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
          
SUBJECT:  CHANGE IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
          INSTRUCTION /NWSI/ 10-501...WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
          /WFO/ STATEMENTS...SUMMARIES...TABLES PRODUCTS
          SPECIFICATION

THE PENDING VERSION OF NWSI 10-501 POSTED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DIRECTIVES WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

     http://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/010/pd01005001b.pdf

WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 1 2004 AS INDICATED.  WE ARE
CURRENTLY COORDINATING AN UPDATE TO THIS INSTRUCTION WHICH
CORRECTS TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND REFINES THE ISSUANCE TIME FOR
INTERMEDIATE CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORTS /DAILY/...PRODUCT CATEGORY
CLI.  NO SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN THIS 
UPDATE.  HOWEVER...WE THINK THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND THE
INTERMEDIATE CLI ISSUANCE TIME IN THE APRIL 1 2004 VERSION OF THE
INSTRUCTION ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CORRECT BEFORE
IMPLEMENTATION.

A FUTURE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ ANNOUNCING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE COORDINATION PROCESS
IS COMPLETE.  THIS SCN WILL ALSO PROVIDE 75-DAYS NOTIFICATION
REGARDING THE AWIPS AND WMO ID CHANGES IN THE NEW INSTRUCTION.

THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE INSTRUCTION REMAINS IN EFFECT AND CAN
BE SEEN AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     http://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/010/pd01005001a.pdf

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT: 
  
            ART THOMAS 
            NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
            FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
            SILVER SPRING MD
            PHONE:   301-713-1867 EXT. 193 
            E-MAIL:  ART.THOMAS@NOAA.GOV 

THIS AND OTHER NWS NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

       http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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