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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-47...AMENDED...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1015 AM EST WED NOV 10 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...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     MARK TEW
          ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED: AMENDED: DISCONTINUATION OF LEGACY 
          CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2005

CORRECTED TO CHANGE DATE OF TECHNICAL WORKSHOP FROM DECEMBER 8 
2005 TO DECEMBER 8 2004.
            
AMENDED TO CONTINUE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS AS OPERATIONAL 
CONVECTIVE WATCH PRODUCTS AFTER FEBRUARY 22 2005.  THE STORM 
PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ AND THE NORMAN OK WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE 
/WFO/ WILL HOST A WATCH BY COUNTY AND VALID TIME EVENT CODE 
TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON DECEMBER 8 2004 IN NORMAN OK TO BRIEF USERS 
ON RECENT DECISIONS AND AMENDED SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES.

ON TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 22 2005 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER /SPC/ WILL DISCONTINUE
PUBLIC WATCH COUNTY LISTS /SEV/ TO DEPICT ALL COUNTIES AND 
INDEPENDENT CITIES IN INITIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO 
WATCH AREAS. 

ON TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 22 2005 AT 1200 UTC... DESIGNATED WFO/S IN 
THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WILL DISCONTINUE ISSUING STATE AREAL 
OUTLINE STATEMENTS /SLS/ TO DEPICT COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES 
IN INITIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCH AREAS FOR THEIR 
STATE OR STATES.    

THE INFORMATION THAT WAS CONTAINED IN THE SEV AND SLS PRODUCTS CAN 
NOW BE FOUND IN THE WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE MESSAGE /WOU/ ISSUED BY 
THE SPC.

ALL WFO/S IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS /SPS/ TO CANCEL COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT 
CITIES AND NEARSHORE MARINE ZONES FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND 
TORNADO WATCH AREAS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHANGES TO THESE 
PRODUCTS... PLEASE CONTACT:

  RICHARD OKULSKI
  NWS/FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
  PHONE: 301.713.1867x114
  RICHARD.OKULSKI@NOAA.GOV

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TECHNICAL WORKSHOP...  
PLEASE CONTACT:

  LINDA CRANK 
  NWS/STORM PREDICTION CENTER 
  NORMAN OKLAHOMA
  PHONE: 405.579.0771
  LINDA.CRANK@NOAA.GOV

MORE INFORMATION ON WATCH BY COUNTY CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE 
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

  http://www.weather.gov/OS/WATCH

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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