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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 
505 PM EST FRI MAR 19 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:      JAMES E. LEE 
           CHIEF...PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH  

SUBJECT:   WFO HONOLULU HAWAII MODERNIZATION OF PRODUCTS -
           TRANSITIONING OF WARNING PRODUCTS TO COUNTY-BASED
           CODES...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004

REFER TO:  SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-13...SENT 3/19/04 AND
           SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-14...SENT 3/19/04
           FOR RELATED CHANGES TO PUBLIC PRODUCTS IN HAWAII 
	   ON JULY 15 2004

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 2004...AT 800 AM HAWAIIAN
STANDARD TIME /HST/...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/...SHORT-DURATION WARNING PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN
HONOLULU /HFO/ HAWAII WILL CHANGE FROM ZONE-BASED UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ TO COUNTY-BASED UGC.

TABLE 1 LISTS THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.

USERS OF NWS PUBLIC...HYDROLOGIC...AND FIRE WEATHER
STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ORIGINATING FROM HAWAII MUST UPDATE
THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES TO CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS. 

TABLE 1.  PRODUCTS TRANSITIONING FROM ZONE-BASED UGC TO
          COUNTY-BASED UGC...EFFECTIVE JULY 15 2004
 
     PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

     FLASH FLOOD WARNING           WGHW50 PHFO    FFWHFO
     FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT         WGHW70 PHFO    FFSHFO
     FLOOD STATEMENT               WGHW80 PHFO    FLSHFO
     AREAL OUTLINE STATEMENT       WWHW60 PHFO    SLSHFO
     TORNADO WARNING               WFHW50 PHFO    TORHFO
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING   WUHW50 PHFO    SVRHFO
     SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT      WWHW50 PHFO    SVSHFO
     CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE       WOHW40 PHFO    CEMHFO
     
PARTNERS/CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING POINT OF
CONTACT IF YOU BELIEVE THE CHANGES WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT
YOUR OPERATIONS...OR IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS CHANGE:

               JOEL CLINE 
               DISSEMINATION MANAGER
               PACIFIC REGION HEADQUARTERS
               NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
               HONOLULU HI 
               PHONE:   808-532-6414
               E-MAIL:  JOEL.CLINE@NOAA.GOV

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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