NOUS41 KWBC 241655 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-06 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1200 PM EST THU FEB 24 2005 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: CHANGES IN PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE AND TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE PRODUCTS: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2005 AT 5 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY...JUNE 1 2005...AT 5 AM EDT...BOTH NWS TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/S/...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER /NHC/ AND THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER /CPHC/...WILL CHANGE THE AWIPS AND WMO HEADERS FOR THE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE /TCE/ AND TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE /TCU/ PRODUCTS. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF NWS PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS...NHC AND CPHC WILL ISSUE THE TCU AND TCE PRODUCTS WITH UNIQUE AWIPS AND WMO COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS FOR UP TO FIVE STORMS IN EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE HURRICANE BASINS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE ISSUANCE CRITERIA FOR THESE TWO PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE TCE OR TCU PRODUCTS ON OR AFTER JUNE 1 2005 WILL NEED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN THEIR AWIPS AND WMO COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER DATABASES: FOR THE ATLANTIC: PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT1/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT2/ADD WTNT52 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT3/ADD WTNT53 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT4/ADD WTNT54 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEAT5/ADD WTNT55 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT1/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT2/ADD WTNT62 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT3/ADD WTNT63 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT4/ADD WTNT64 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUAT5/ADD WTNT65 KNHC/ADD FOR THE EASTERN PACIFIC: PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP1/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP2/ADD WTPZ52 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP3/ADD WTPZ53 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP4/ADD WTPZ54 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCEEP5/ADD WTPZ55 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP1/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP2/ADD WTPZ62 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP3/ADD WTPZ63 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP4/ADD WTPZ64 KNHC/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUEP5/ADD WTPZ65 KNHC/ADD FOR THE CENTRAL PACIFIC: PRODUCT NAME AWIPS ID/ACTION WMO ID/ACTION TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP/DELETE WTPA50 PHFO/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP1/ADD WTPA51 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP2/ADD WTPA52 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP3/ADD WTPA53 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP4/ADD WTPA54 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE TCECP5/ADD WTPA55 PFHO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP/DELETE WTPA60 PHFO/DELETE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP1/ADD WTPA61 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP2/ADD WTPA62 PHFO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP3/ADD WTPA63 PFHO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP4/ADD WTPA64 PFHO/ADD TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE TCUCP5/ADD WTPA65 PFHO/ADD THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT: SCOTT KISER TROPICAL CYLCONE PROGRAM MANAGER TELEPHONE: 301-713-1677x121 EMAIL: SCOTT.KISER@NOAA.GOV. THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN