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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1014 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

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

FROM:		THERESE Z. PIERCE
		CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:	DISCONTINUATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND 
                WARNINGS IN THE NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING 
                /NPW/ PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008 

REFER TO:	SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 08-04: TRANSMITTED
		FEB 5 2008

EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2008... IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK AND 
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE USER COMMUNITY FOR PRODUCT 
CONSOLIDATION...THE NPW PRODUCT WILL NO LONGER CONVEY TROPICAL 
CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

1. ISSUANCE OF THE EVENT KNOWN AS /INLAND TROPICAL STORM/ IS 
DISCONTINUED IN THE NPW. THIS EVENT IS RENAMED /TROPICAL STORM 
WIND/ AND WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT /HLS/ 
PRODUCT. 

2. ISSUANCE OF THE EVENT KNOWN AS /INLAND HURRICANE/ IS 
DISCONTINUED IN THE NPW. THIS EVENT IS RENAMED /HURRICANE WIND/ 
AND WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE HLS.

PLEASE CONSULT SCN 08-04... DATED FEB 5 2008... FOR CHANGES TO 
THE HLS PRODUCT FOR 2008.  
 
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    SCOTT KISER
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
    1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13126
    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
    PHONE:  301-713-1677 EXTENSION 121

THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWER CASE/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF/HTM

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