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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 10-29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
755 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2010

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

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

SUBJECT:  NEW STATEWIDE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT FOR IOWA
          EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010

EFFECTIVE MONDAY OCTOBER 4 2010 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL 
TIME /UTC/ AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES WILL BE 
CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE AIR QUALITY ALERT PRODUCT:  
AEUS73 KDMX/AQAIA. 

NWS AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES /DNR/ PARTNER 
IN DISSEMINATING AIR QUALITY ALERTS COMPOSED/ISSUED BY THE IOWA 
DNR. CURRENTLY FIVE NWS OFFICES WITH COUNTY WARNING AREA /CWA/ 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA DISSEMINATE SEPARATE AIR 
QUALITY ALERT PRODUCTS /TABLE 1/.

TABLE 1.  AFFECTED AIR QUALITY ALERT WFOS AND PRODUCTS

   WFO                WMO ID             AWIPS ID
   ---                ------             --------
   DES MOINES IA      AEUS73 KDMX        AQADMX
   QUAD CITIES IL     AEUS73 KDVN        AQADVN
   LA CROSSE WI       AEUS73 KARX        AQAARX
   SIOUX FALLS SD     AEUS73 KFSD        AQAFSD
   OMAHA NE           AEUS73 KOAX        AQAOAX

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2010 WFO DES MOINES /DMX/ WILL DISSEMINATE 
AIR QUALITY ALERTS FOR ALL IOWA COUNTIES.  THE AQAIA PRODUCT 
WILL REPLACE THE SEPARATE AQAXXX PRODUCTS FOR IOWA AIR QUALITY 
ALERTS ONLY.  AIR QUALITY ALERTS FROM THE FIVE AFFECTED WFOS 
WILL STILL BE DISSEMINATED FOR THE PORTIONS OF THEIR COUNTY 
WARNING AREA /CWA/ OUTSIDE IOWA.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE AQAIA PRODUCT IS ONLINE AT:

 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dmx/scn_dsmaqaia_sample.pdf

AIR QUALITY ALERTS WILL TYPICALLY BE VALID FOR 24 HOURS AND NOT 
BE UPDATED. IF CONDITIONS WARRANT THE IOWA DNR WILL REISSUE THE 
ALERT THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHOULD CONDITIONS IMPROVE WHILE THE 
ALERT IS VALID...THE IOWA DNR WILL CANCEL THE ALERT USING THE 
SAME PRODUCT CODE. 

INTERESTED NWS PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION 
TO ENSURE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZE THE NEW PRODUCT CODE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

   JEFF JOHNSON
   WARNING AND COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES 
   9607 NW BEAVER DRIVE
   JOHNSTON IOWA 50131
   515-270-2614
   JEFF.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV

   KIM RUNK
   CHIEF...INTEGRATED SERVICES DIVISION
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS
   7220 NW 101ST TERRACE
   KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64153
   816-268-3140
   KIM.RUNK@NOAA.GOV

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:

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

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