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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
233 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

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

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

SUBJECT: ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND
         FIELD GRAPHICS BECOME OPERATIONAL: EFFECTIVE 
         MAY 15 2009

ON MAY 15 2009...BASED ON USER FEEDBACK... THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER/S/ TROPICAL CYCLONE WIND FIELD GRAPHICS WILL 
BECOME OPERATIONAL FOR THE ATLANTIC AND EASTERN PACIFIC 
HURRICANE BASINS FOR 2009.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE PRODUCED WITH EACH FULL ADVISORY PACKAGE 
FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE ATLANTIC AND 
EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE BASINS.  THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES THE 
AREA POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 
VARYING FORCE. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND FIELD...THIS GRAPHIC 
PROVIDES AN APPROXIMATE REPRESENTATION OF COASTAL AREAS UNDER A 
HURRICANE WARNING...HURRICANE WATCH...TROPICAL STORM 
WARNING...AND TROPICAL STORM WATCH.  

DURING PERIODS OF ACTIVE STORMS THE PRODUCT WILL BE POSTED 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV

A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION AND EXAMPLE IS POSTED ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ABOUTNHCGRAPHICS.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT

  TIMOTHY SCHOTT
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
  1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124
  SILVER SPRING MARYLAND  20910
  301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122

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

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

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