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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE SCN-52
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT THU AUG 26 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:      FRED BRANSKI
           TEAM LEADER FOR DATA MANAGEMENT SECTION

SUBJECT:   COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER TRANSITION OF COMBINED 
           PHASE IMPLEMENTATION...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2004

EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 9 2004 AT 1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME 
/UTC/ THE FINAL ALL-ENCOMPASSING /COMBINED/ PHASE OF THE NWS 
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFER /CID/ TRANSITION PLAN WILL BE 
IMPLEMENTED.  IF NOVEMBER 9 IS DECLARED A CRITICAL WEATHER 
DAY... IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL THE NEXT ALTERNATE 
DATE OF NOVEMBER 16.  ON OCTOBER 5 2004...A REMINDER MESSAGE 
WILL BE SENT OUT.  A LISTING OF THE PRODUCTS REQUIRING CHANGE 
CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE/.  
                                                             
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/CID.HTML                   
                                                             
ONCE THE PAGE OPENS... CLICK ON THE COMBINED PHASE LINK TO OPEN 
SPREADSHEETS LISTING ALL PRODUCTS... INCLUDING THOSE PRODUCTS 
REQUIRING CHANGE.  
                                                          
THE CID TRANSITION IS DESCRIBED IN FURTHER DETAIL IN DATA 
MANAGEMENT MESSAGE 07-04.01 ISSUED JULY 1 2004 AND OTHER 
REFERENCES... WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WEB SITE GIVEN ABOVE.  

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS TRANSITION...PLEASE 
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OR:

      WALTER SMITH
      SILVER SPRING MD
      PHONE:  301.713.0864 EXT. 139
      E-MAIL: WALTER.SMITH@NOAA.GOV

 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON THE
 INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/

         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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