NOUS41 KWBC 171227 AAC PNSWSH SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-35...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 827 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2006 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...PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES FROM: ELI JACKS CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT: AMENDED: COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIER CHANGES FOR WFO KEY WEST: EFFECTIVE DATE CHANGED TO THURSDAY MAY 18 2006 AMENDED TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SERVICE CHANGE TO THURSDAY MAY 18 2006 AT 900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/... INSTEAD OF WEDNESDAY MAY 17 2006 AT 1200 EDT. DATE CHANGED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 18 2006 AT 900 EDT...1300 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 NOT AT THE KEY WEST AIRPORT. THE NEW LOCATION WILL BE AT 1315 WHITE STREET IN KEY WEST. A LIST 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 900 EDT ON MAY 18 2006 MAY PREVENT NEW NWS MESSAGES FROM REACHING THEIR INTENDED AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: MATT STRAHAN MELINDA HINOJOSA METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC AND MARINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST 1315 WHITE STREET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 33040 819 TAYLOR STREET ROOM 10A26 305-295-1316 FORT WORTH TX 76102 MATT.STRAHAN@NOAA.GOV 817-978-1100 EXT 107 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