NOUS41 KWBC 211713 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1215 PM EST FRI FEB 21 2003 TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /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 GLENN AUSTIN ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE FOR SELECTED WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE APRIL 15 2003 ON TUESDAY...APRIL 15 2003 AT 1200 UTC /COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN TABLE 1 WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN EXPERIMENTAL TEXT PRODUCT CALLED THE WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION /WCN/. THE WFO/S WILL ISSUE WCN/S ALONG WITH STATE AREAL OUTLINE STATEMENTS /SLS/ AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS /SPS/ AS A FINAL TEST TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT THIS PRODUCT THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ON OCTOBER 1 2003. WCN/S ISSUED DURING THIS TEST ARE FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY. WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES WILL USE WCN MESSAGES TO DEPICT THE STATUS OF ACTIVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WATCHES FOR THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE WCN SHOWS WHICH COUNTIES REMAIN IN...ARE CANCELLED FROM...OR ARE EXTENDED IN AREA OR TIME PERIOD OF THE WATCH. WCN MESSAGES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED DURING THIS TEST PERIOD IF BACKUP SUPPORT FROM ANOTHER NWS OFFICE IS REQUIRED. CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE WCN MESSAGES SHOULD ADD THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER IN TABLE 1 TO THE APPROPRIATE DATABASES. TABLE 1: ISSUING OFFICES ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS. NWS EASTERN REGION WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WFO COLUMBIA SC WWUS62 KCAE WCNCAE WFO CHARLESTON SC WWUS62 KCHS WCNCHS WFO GREER SC WWUS62 KGSP WCNGSP WFO CHARLESTON WV WWUS61 KRLX WCNRLX WFO WILMINGTON NC WWUS62 KILM WCNILM WFO NEWPORT NC WWUS62 KMHX WCNMHX WFO RALEIGH NC WWUS62 KRAH WCNRAH WFO WAKEFIELD VA WWUS61 KAKQ WCNAKQ WFO ROANOKE VA WWUS61 KRNK WCNRNK NWS CENTRAL REGION WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WFO BISMARCK ND WWUS63 KBIS WCNBIS WFO LINCOLN IL WWUS63 KILX WCNILX WFO RIVERTON WY WWUS65 KRIW WCNRIW WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO WWUS65 KGJT WCNGJT WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN WWUS63 KIND WCNIND WFO HASTINGS NE WWUS63 KGID WCNGID WFO PADUCAH KY WWUS63 KPAH WCNPAH WFO KANSAS CITY MO WWUS63 KEAX WCNEAX WFO SAINT LOUIS MO WWUS63 KLSX WCNLSX WFO SPRINGFIELD MO WWUS63 KSGF WCNSGF WFO DODGE CITY KS WWUS63 KDDC WCNDDC WFO GOODLAND KS WWUS63 KGLD WCNGLD WFO WICHITA KS WWUS63 KICT WCNICT WFO TOPEKA KS WWUS63 KTOP WCNTOP NWS SOUTHERN REGION WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WFO ATLANTA GA WWUS62 KFFC WCNFFC WFO BIRMINGHAM AL WWUS64 KBMX WCNBMX WFO FORT WORTH TX WWUS64 KFWD WCNFWD WFO AMARILLO TX WWUS64 KAMA WCNAMA WFO LUBBOCK TX WWUS64 KLBB WCNLUB WFO LAKE CHARLES LA WWUS64 KLCH WCNLCH WFO SHREVEPORT LA WWUS64 KSHV WCNSHV WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK WWUS64 KOUN WCNOUN WFO TULSA OK WWUS64 KTSA WCNTSA WFO HOUSTON TX WWUS64 KHGX WCNHGX WFO MORRISTOWN TN WWUS64 KMRX WCNMRX WFO HUNTSVILLE AL WWUS64 KHUN WCNHUN WFO NASHVILLE TN WWUS64 KOHX WCNOHX NWS WESTERN REGION WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WFO BOISE ID WWUS65 KBOI WCNBOI WFO POCATELLO ID WWUS65 KPIH WCNPIH WFO BILLINGS MT WWUS65 KBYZ WCNBYZ WFO GLASGOW MT WWUS65 KGGW WCNGGW WFO MISSOULA MT WWUS65 KMSO WCNMSO WFO GREAT FALLS MT WWUS65 KTFX WCNTFX WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT WWUS65 KSLC WCNSLC FOR INFORMATION ON AND EXAMPLES OF WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION MESSAGES...PLEASE SEE THE INTERNET SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/watch IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT RICHARD OKULSKI NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER 1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MD PHONE 301-713-1867 EXT. 114 E-MAIL RICHARD.OKULSKI@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN