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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-75
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EST FRI DEC 5 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
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   IDENTIFIER CHANGE FOR GRAND FORKS AIRPORT NORTH DAKOTA
          CLIMATE INFORMATION...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 2004

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JANUARY 1 2004 AT 700 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/...1300 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...CLIMATE
INFORMATION FROM THE GRAND FORKS AIRPORT /GFK/...NORTH DAKOTA
WILL BE TRANSMITTED UNDER A NEW COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER.
CURRENTLY...CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR GRAND FORKS IS COMBINED WITH
FARGO /FAR/...SEE TABLE 1.
                                                       
THIS SERVICE IMPROVEMENT WILL CREATE A NEW PRODUCT WITH A NEW
AWIPS ID FOR CLIMATE INFORMATION AT GRAND FORKS AIRPORT.  THE WMO
HEADING WILL REMAIN THE SAME.  CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR FARGO WILL
REMAIN UNCHANGED.  


TABLE 1   WMO HEADINGS AND CURRENT AND NEW AWIPS IDS FOR GRAND
          FORKS AIRPORT CLIMATE PRODUCTS.

DAILY CLIMATE REPORT PRODUCT

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

GRAND FORKS    CDUS43 KFGF    CLIFAR      CDUS43 KFGF   CLIGFK


MONTHLY CLIMATE REPORT PRODUCT

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

GRAND FORKS    CXUS53 KFGF    CLMFAR      CXUS53 KFGF   CLMGFK

                                        
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE NEW PRODUCTS...YOU MAY
CONTACT

	     MARK EWENS                                             
	     DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER
	     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
	     GRAND FORKS NORTH DAKOTA
	     PHONE   701-795-5198
	     E-MAIL  MARK.EWENS@NOAA.GOV

THIS AND ALL 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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