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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-55
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
220 PM EST TUE NOV 16 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:  	 THOMAS GRAZIANO
       	 CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
       	 HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT: CHANGE IN WESTERN REGION FOLLOW UP STATEMENT TO 
	 FLASH FLOOD WARNING /FFW/ FROM FLOOD STATEMENT 
	 /FLS/ TO FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT /FFS/...EFFECTIVE 
	 MARCH 17 2005

ON MARCH 17 2005 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN WESTERN REGION WILL 
BEGIN ISSUING FLASH FLOOD STATEMENTS /FFS/ INSTEAD OF FLOOD 
STATEMENTS /FLS/ TO FOLLOW UP FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS /FFW/.   THE 
FLOOD STATEMENT /FLS/ WILL STILL BE USED TO FOLLOW UP FLOOD 
WARNINGS /FLW/ AND FOR ADVISORIES /FLS/.  THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW 
WESTERN REGION OFFICES TO COMPLY WITH NWSI 10-922 WEATHER 
FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION.

THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:

WFO	OLD WMO     	OLD AWIPS 	NEW WMO 	NEW AWIPS
	HEADER		ID		HEADER 	ID 	

BOI	WGUS85 KBOI 	FLSBOI		WGUS75 KBOI	FFSBOI
BYZ 	WGUS85 KBYZ 	FLSBYZ		WGUS75 KBYZ	FFSBYZ
EKA 	WGUS86 KEKA 	FLSEKA		WGUS76 KEKA	FFSEKA
FGZ 	WGUS85 KFGZ 	FLSFGZ		WGUS75 KFGZ	FFSFGZ
GGW 	WGUS85 KGGW 	FLSGGW		WGUS75 KGGW	FFSGGW
HNX 	WGUS86 KHNX 	FLSHNX		WGUS76 KHNX	FFSHNX
LKN 	WGUS85 KLKN 	FLSLKN		WGUS75 KLKN	FFSLKN
LOX 	WGUS86 KLOX 	FLSLOX		WGUS76 KLOX	FFSLOX
MFR 	WGUS86 KMFR 	FLSMFR		WGUS76 KMFR	FFSMFR
MSO 	WGUS85 KMSO 	FLSMSO		WGUS75 KMSO	FFSMSO
MTR 	WGUS86 KMTR 	FLSMTR		WGUS76 KMTR	FFSMTR
OTX 	WGUS86 KOTX 	FLSOTX		WGUS76 KOTX	FFSOTX
PDT 	WGUS86 KPDT 	FLSPDT		WGUS76 KPDT	FFSPDT
PIH 	WGUS85 KPIH 	FLSPIH		WGUS75 KPIH	FFSPIH
PQR 	WGUS86 KPQR 	FLSPQR		WGUS76 KPQR	FFSPQR
PSR 	WGUS85 KPSR 	FLSPSR		WGUS75 KPSR	FFSPSR
REV 	WGUS85 KREV 	FLSREV		WGUS75 KREV	FFSREV
SEW 	WGUS86 KSEW 	FLSSEW		WGUS76 KSEW	FFSSEW
SGX 	WGUS86 KSGX	FLSSGX		WGUS76 KSGX	FFSSGX
SLC 	WGUS85 KSLC 	FLSSLC		WGUS75 KSLC	FFSSLC
STO 	WGUS86 KSTO 	FLSSTO		WGUS76 KSTO	FFSSTO
TFX 	WGUS85 KTFX 	FLSTFX		WGUS75 KTFX	FFSTFX
TWC 	WGUS85 KTWC 	FLSTWC		WGUS75 KTWC	FFSTWC
VEF 	WGUS85 KVEF 	FLSVEF		WGUS75 KVEF	FFSVEF

CUSTOMERS NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE THEIR SYSTEM/SOFTWARE IS 
SET UP PROPERLY TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS.

NWSI 10-922 WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS 
SPECIFICATION IS POSTED AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

   	WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01009022C.PDF

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WELCOMES PUBLIC FEEDBACK. IF YOU 
HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT:

	MELISSA SMITH
	WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE HYDROLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER
	NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
	WESTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
	125 S STATE ST ROOM 1311
	SALT LAKE CITY UT  84138-1102
	PHONE:  801-524-5137 X274

	E-MAIL: MELISSA.SMITH@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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