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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
820 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
          -FAMILY OF SERVICES
          -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH 

SUBJECT:  TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
          NWS WARNINGS USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
          EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2009 

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY APRIL 1 2009...NWS WILL TRANSITION WARNINGS 
USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS /GIS/ FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO 
OPERATIONAL STATUS.

ALL NWS SHORT FUSED WEATHER WARNINGS FOR CONUS...ALASKA...HAWAII 
AND PUERTO RICO ARE STORED IN A REAL-TIME DATABASE FROM WHICH 
GIS SHAPEFILES ARE CREATED.  IN ADDITION UPDATED GRAPHICS ARE 
CREATED THAT DISPLAY THEIR CURRENT AND RECENT STATUS.
 
THE GIS SHAPEFILES AND GRAPHICS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM /USE LOWER 
CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/REGSCI/GIS/

A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS SERVICE CAN BE FOUND IN THE 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

    HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT:

    KEN WATERS
    NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    PO BOX 52025 PAB500
    PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
    KEN.WATERS@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

    HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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