PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
300 PM MDT TUE MAY 25 2004
...CHANGES TO PRODUCT NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS...
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT TWO OF OUR PRODUCTS WILL UNDERGO A NAME/IDENTIFIER CHANGE ON JULY 1. THIS INFORMATION WAS FIRST ANNOUNCED IN A NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT IN APRIL.
THE CHANGES FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2 BELOW ARE PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT TO STANDARDIZE PRODUCT NAMES AND IDENTIFIERS. THESE CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE ON JULY 1. ITEM 3 IS LOCAL TO THE GOODLAND OFFICE AND DISCUSSES PLANS TO CHANGE THE GOODLAND FORECAST AREA HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP FROM THE CURRENT TOPPNSGLD IDENTIFIER TO A NEW TOPRWRGLD IDENTIFIER ON AUGUST 1. IF YOU RECEIVE YOUR WEATHER INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM A SATELLITE FEED OR FROM A VENDOR PROVIDING YOU WITH A PROGRAMMABLE UNIT...YOU SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE CHANGES BELOW ARE MADE TO YOUR SYSTEM.
1) AREA WEATHER SUMMARY
THE CURRENT AREA WEATHER SUMMARY (TOPAWSGLD, AWUS43-KGLD) WILL BE CHANGED TO REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY (TOPRWSGLD, AWUS83-KGLD). PRODUCT CONTENT WILL NOT CHANGE.
2) STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP
THE CURRENT STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP (TOPSWRKS-ASUS43 KTOP) WILL BE CHANGED TO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP (TOPRWRKS, ASUS43-KTOP). PRODUCT CONTENT WILL NOT CHANGE.
3) HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP
THE GOODLAND OFFICE CURRENTLY ISSUES A *GOODLAND FORECAST AREA HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP* PROVIDING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR CITIES IN OUR FORECAST AREA. THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIER *TOPPNSGLD* IS CURRENTLY USED TO RELAY THIS INFORMATION. ON AUGUST 1...THE GOODLAND HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP WILL BE ISSUED USING A NEW IDENTIFIER (TOPRWRGLD, ASUS43-KGLD). STARTING IN JUNE AND CONTINUING THROUGH JULY, WE WILL ISSUE THE HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP USING BOTH THE NEW (TOPRWRGLD) AND CURRENT (TOPPNSGLD) IDENTIFIERS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION.
PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND AT 785-899-7119 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
DAVID FLOYD
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
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