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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1000 AM EDT THU AUG 3 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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:	 THERESE Z. PIERCE
	 CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH  

SUBJECT: ISSUANCE OF HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS /HLS/ BY 
         THE SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ 
         EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER AUGUST 22 2006

EFFECTIVE ON OR AFTER TUESDAY AUGUST 22 2006...THE SHREVEPORT 
LOUISIANA WFO WILL ISSUE THE HLS PRODUCT WHEN CONDITIONS WARRANT.  
USERS MUST ADD THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT HEADERS TO THEIR DATABASES 
TO BEGIN RECEIVING THE PRODUCT FROM WFO SHREVEPORT:    

WFO		WMO HEADING		AWIPS ID
SHREVEPORT LA	WTUS84	KSHV		HLSSHV

THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE EXISTING HLS PRODUCTS OR HLS 
PRODUCT COMMUNICATION HEADERS FOR OTHER WFOS.

WFOS DISSEMINATE THE HLS WHEN TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR 
WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE 
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. WFOS 
ALSO ISSUE THE HLS WHEN SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED BY THEIR 
REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED IN NWS 
POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/.  THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL 
ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS APPROVED BECAUSE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE 
ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON AND IT IS CRITICAL TO GET THIS 
INFORMATION TO NWS CUSTOMERS...INCLUDING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
PERSONNEL...AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     SCOTT KISER 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
     PHONE:  301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121
     E-MAIL: SCOTT.KISER@NOAA.GOV 

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

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

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