NOUS41 KWBC 161249 PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-35 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 850 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 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: ELI JACKS CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 18 2006 EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY... JANUARY 18 2006 AT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/...1600 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST... FLORIDA WILL BE CHANGING ITS COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER FROM KEYW TO KKEY. THE CHANGE IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE MOVING TO A LOCATION THAT IS NOT AT THE KEY WEST AIRPORT. THE NEW LOCATION WILL BE AT 1315 WHITE STREET IN KEY WEST. A LISTING OF THE PRODUCTS REQUIRING CHANGE CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SRH/CWWD/MSD/PUBLICMARINE/KEYWEST_IDS.PDF USERS OF NWS KEY WEST FORECAST OFFICE FORECASTS... WARNINGS... AND OTHER PRODUCTS MUST ENSURE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES EXACTLY MATCH THE NEW HEADINGS. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL PREVENT THESE PRODUCTS FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE. ALL USERS OF NWS PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE KEY WEST FORECAST OFFICE MAY REFER TO THE ABOVE WEB SITE TO OBTAIN THE NEW IDENTIFIERS NEEDED TO UPDATE THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DIRECTORIES. FAILURE TO DO SO BY 1200 EST ON JANUARY 18 2006 MAY PREVENT NEW NWS MESSAGES FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT: MATT STRAHAN MELINDA HINOJOSA METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC AND MARINE METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 1315 WHITE STREET 819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26 KEY WEST FL 33040 FORT WORTH TX 76102 305-295-1316 817 978 1100 EXT 107 MATT.STRAHAN@NOAA.GOV MELINDA.HINOJOSA@NOAA.GOV THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN