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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-07
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST MON FEB 23 2004

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...NWS
          EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THOMAS GRAZIANO
          CHIEF...HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION
          OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  SERVICE TRANSFER OF ONE RIVER FORECAST POINT 
	  TO THE HOUSTON WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...EFFECTIVE 
          MAY 11 2004

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 11 2004 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/... 1500 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRINITY RIVER AT CROCKETT /CRKT2/
IN TEXAS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/
IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON /WFO HGX/ FROM THE WFO IN FORT WORTH /WFO
FWD/.  THESE CHANGES WILL ENABLE MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE IN THIS
HYDROLOGIC AREA.  SEE TABLE 1 FOR THE DETAILS ON THE RIVER
FORECAST POINT.

BECAUSE OF THIS TRANSFER...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR LEON AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES IN TEXAS USING THE HGX IDENTIFIER.

TABLE 1. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECAST POINT
WILL BE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO HOUSTON FROM WFO FORT WORTH ON
MAY 11 2004.

     FORECAST                      LOCATION       COUNTY
     POINT                         IDENTIFIER   
     TRINITY RIVER AT CROCKETT     CRKT2          HOUSTON

TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR THE TRINITY RIVER
AT CROCKETT..WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.

     PRODUCT             WMO HEADING              AWIPS ID

     FLOOD STATEMENT     /NEW/ WGUS84 KHGX        /NEW/ FLSHGX
                       * /OLD/ WGUS84 KFWD      * /OLD/ FLSFTW

     FLOOD WARNING       /NEW/ WGUS44 KHGX        /NEW/ FLWHGX
                       * /OLD/ WGUS44 KFWD      * /OLD/ FLWFTW

     RIVER STATEMENT     /NEW/ FGUS84 KHGX        /NEW/ RVSHGX
                       * /OLD/ FGUS84 KFWD      * /OLD/ RVSFTW

* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE FWD COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

     BILL BUNTING                  BILL REED
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE       METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     WFO FORT WORTH                WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON
     3401 NORTHERN CROSS BLVD      1620 GILL ROAD
     FORT WORTH TX 76137           DICKINSON TX 77539
     PHONE:  817-831-1157          PHONE:  281-534-2157

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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