NOUS41 KWBC 141515 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-26 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1118 AM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006 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: MIKE CAMPBELL CHIEF...OBSERVING SERVICES DIVISION OFFICE OF CLIMATE, WATER, AND WEATHER SERVICES SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST /KEY/ UPPER-AIR PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 26 2006 EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 2006 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...0800 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME...THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA /KEY/ WILL BE CHANGING ITS COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR UPPER-AIR CODED TEXT PRODUCTS FROM EYW TO KEY. THE CHANGE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE UPPER-AIR /RAWINSONDE/ FACILITY HAS MOVED TO A LOCATION NOT AT THE KEY WEST AIRPORT. THE NEW LOCATION IS 1315 WHITE STREET IN KEY WEST. TABLE 1. NEW AWIPS IDS AND UNCHANGING WMO HEADINGS. CURRENT CURRENT NEW UNCHANGED AWIPS ID WMO HEADINGS AWIPS ID WMO HEADINGS ABVEYW UFUS42 KKEY ABVKEY UFUS42 KKEY FZLEYW UXUS42 KKEY FZLKEY UXUS42 KKEY MANEYW USUS42 KKEY MANKEY USUS42 KKEY SGLEYW UMUS42 KKEY SGLKEY UMUS42 KKEY USERS OF THESE NWS KEY WEST FORECAST OFFICE PRODUCTS MUST ENSURE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE NEW HEADINGS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: MATT STRAHAN ALTON ABERNATHY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE UPPER AIR PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 1315 WHITE STREET 819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A26 KEY WEST FL 33040 FORT WORTH TX 76102 305-295-1316 817-978-7777 EXT 136 MATT.STRAHAN@NOAA.GOV ALTON.ABERNTATHY@NOAA.GOV THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN