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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1125 AM EDT WED OCT 1 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   IDENTIFIER CHANGE...NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD
          REPORT FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH TEXAS AND NEW PUBLIC
          INFORMATION STATEMENT PRODUCTS FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH
          AND WACO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 2003

EFFECTIVE MONDAY DECEMBER 1 2003 AT 300 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/...0900 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...CLIMATE
INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORT FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH /DFW/ TEXAS
WILL BE TRANSMITTED UNDER NEW COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS. 
CURRENTLY...CLIMATE INFORMATION AND RECORD REPORTS FOR DALLAS/
FORT WORTH /DFW/ ARE COMBINED WITH FORT WORTH /FTW/.

ALSO...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH /DFW/
AND WACO /ACT/ WILL BE TRANSMITTED UNDER NEW COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS.  CURRENTLY...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR
DALLAS/FORT WORTH AND WACO ARE COMBINED WITH FORT WORTH /FTW/.

THIS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT WILL CREATE NEW PRODUCTS WITH NEW AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION...RECORD REPORTS AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENTS FOR THE SPECIFIED LOCATIONS IN TEXAS...SEE
TABLE 1.  THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PRODUCT FOR FORT WORTH
WILL NOT CHANGE.

TABLE 1   WMO HEADINGS AND CURRENT AND NEW AWIPS IDS FOR CLIMATE
          PRODUCTS...RECORD REPORTS...AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
          STATEMENTS.

MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORT PRODUCTS

                              CURRENT   WMO HEADING    NEW
LOCATION      WMO HEADING     AWIPS ID  /NO CHANGE/    AWIPS ID

DALLAS/       CXUS54 KFWD     CLMFTW    CXUS54 KFWD    CLMDFW
FORT WORTH

FORT WORTH    CXUS54 KFWD     CLMFTW    CXUS54 KFWD    CLMFTW
                                                      /NO CHANGE/


RECORD EVENT REPORT PRODUCTS

                             CURRENT    WMO HEADING    NEW
LOCATION      WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID   /NO CHANGE/    AWIPS ID

DALLAS/       SXUS74 KDFW    RERFTW     SXUS74 KFWD    RERDFW
FORT WORTH

FORT WORTH    SXUS74 KDFW    RERFTW     SXUS74 KFWD    RERFTW
                                                      /NO CHANGE/


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS

                             CURRENT    WMO HEADING    NEW
LOCATION      WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID   /NO CHANGE/    AWIPS ID

DALLAS/       NOUS44 KFWD    PNSFTW     NOUS44 KFWD    PNSDFW
FORT WORTH

WACO          NOUS44 KFWD    PNSFTW     NOUS44 KFWD    PNSACT

FORT WORTH    NOUS44 KFWD    PNSFTW     NOUS44 KFWD    PNSFTW
                                                      /NO CHANGE/


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE CHANGES...
PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING...

WILLIAM BUNTING                   VICTOR MURPHY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE           CLIMATE SERVICES PROGRAM MGR.
3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD          819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03
FORT WORTH TEXAS 76137            FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602
PHONE   817-831-1581              PHONE   817-978-1100 X 130
E-MAIL  WILLIAM.BUNTING@NOAA.GOV  E-MAIL  VICTOR.MURPHY@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

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

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