Special Tropical Weather Outlooks instead of STDS

[cycloneye]

More changes at NHC with Bill Read as their leader,this one stripping the Special Tropical Disturbance Statements,and now the new title will be Special Tropical Weather Outlooks.

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

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 SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
STATEMENTS AND BEGINNING OF SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER
OUTLOOKS: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009

EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AND
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER WILL DISCONTINUE THE ISSUANCE
OF SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE /DSA/ STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED ON OR AFTER MAY 15 2009:

PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGS
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSAAT WONT41 KNHC
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSAEP WOPZ41 KNHC
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT DSACP ACPA80 PHFO

SPECIAL DSA/S WERE FORMERLY ISSUED WHEN IMPORTANT CHANGES IN
AREAS OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL WATERS
NEEDED TO BE CONVEYED BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED RELEASE OF THE
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK. EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009...THE
INFORMATION FORMERLY PROVIDED IN DSA STATEMENTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER
OUTLOOKS /TWO/S. THESE PRODUCT CHANGES RESULT IN NO DEGRADATION
OF SERVICE...BUT PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF THE SAME
INFORMATION TO OUR USERS.

USERS WISHING TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY
PROVIDED THROUGH DSA/S WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR DATABASES...THIS WILL ENSURE
THEY RECEIVE ALL ROUTINELY-ISSUED TWO PRODUCTS AS WELL AS
SPECIAL TWO/S.

PRODUCT TYPE LINE AWIPS ID/S WMO HEADINGS
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOAT ABNT20 KNHC
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOEP ABPZ20 KNHC
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK /OR/ TWOCP ACPN50 PHFO
SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

WHEN A SPECIAL /TWO/ TEXT PRODUCT IS ISSUED...THE ONLINE
GRAPHICAL TWO PRODUCT WILL ALSO BE UPDATED.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE SPECIAL TWO PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS PROVIDED
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TWO_EXAMPLE.SHTML

THE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.

THE CPHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

JAMES FRANKLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 SW 17TH STREET
MIAMI FL 33165
PHONE: 305-229-4415

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pns3_2009.shtml

[Cyclone1]

No more STD jokes... :/

[HURAKAN]

No more STD jokes... :/

"The joke is over" said Read!!!! j/k

[cycloneye]

More changes to NHC products,this one about the times by zones:

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-09
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
233 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

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: CHANGE TO FORMAT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION FOR THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE BASIN:
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009

THROUGH 2008 THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME ZONE IN THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE DISCUSSION /TCD/ PRODUCT WAS NOTED AS
EASTERN...REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 2009...THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME ZONE FOR THE TCD
PRODUCT WILL BE NOTED AS ATLANTIC...EASTERN...OR
CENTRAL...DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE.
THIS CHANGE WILL ENSURE THE LOCAL ISSUANCE TIME ZONE FOR
ATLANTIC BASIN TCD PRODUCTS IS THE SAME AS IN THE COMPANION
TROPICAL CYCLONE PUBLIC ADVISORY /TCP/ PRODUCT.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE TCD PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TCD_EXAMPLE.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

TIMOTHY SCHOTT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
1325 EAST WEST HWY ROOM 13124
SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910
301-713-1677 EXTENSION 122

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM


Another change will be to the monthly summarys:

NOUS41 KWBC 182047
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
145 PM EST DAY FEB 20 2009

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: FORMAT CHANGE TO THE MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER
SUMMARY PRODUCT: EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009

EFFECTIVE MAY 15 2009 THE TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY /TWS/
PRODUCT...PROVIDING A SUMMARY OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONES FOR THE
PRECEDING MONTH IN THE HURRICANE SEASON...WILL CHANGE FROM A
NARRATIVE TO A MAINLY TABULAR FORMAT.

THE COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS FOR THE AFFECTED PRODUCTS:

HURRICANE BASIN AWIPS ID WMO HEADING
ATLANTIC ABNT30 KNHC TWSAT
EASTERN PACIFIC APBZ30 KNHC TWSEP
CENTRAL PACIFIC ACPN60 PHFO TWSCP

THE TWS HAS TRADITIONALLY CONTAINED A NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF THE
LIFE CYCLE OF EACH TROPICAL CYLONE OCCURRING DURING THE
PRECEDING MONTH FOR USERS WITH HISTORICAL OR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
NEEDS. HOWEVER BECAUSE POST-STORM ANALYSIS IS RARELY COMPLETE BY
THE END OF THE MONTH...TWS PRODUCTS CAN USUALLY ONLY PROVIDE
WEATHER INFORMATION ALREADY CONTAINED IN REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL
PRODUCTS. ACCURATE INFORMATION ON IMPACTS IS ALSO GENERALLY
UNAVAILABLE AT THE NORMAL TWS ISSUANCE TIMES.

BEGINNING IN 2009 THE TWS WILL CONTAIN A TABLE OF BASIC
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS...SUCH AS THE DATES OF OCCURRENCE AND
ESTIMATED PEAK INTENSITY...FOR ALL OF THE SEASON/S TROPICAL
CYCLONES TO DATE. NARRATIVE SUMMARIES FOR INDIVIDUAL CYCLONES
WILL NO LONGER BE INCLUDED...ALTHOUGH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS FOR
RECORDS OF INTEREST MAY BE PROVIDED.

AN EXAMPLE OF THE TWS PRODUCT FOR 2009 IS PROVIDED ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TWS_EXAMPLE.SHTML

USERS REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON EACH TROPICAL
CYCLONE...INCLUDING SYNOPTIC HISTORY...METEOROLOGICAL
STATISTICS...CASUALTIES AND DAMAGES...AND THE POST-ANALYSIS BEST
TRACK /SIX-HOURLY POSITIONS AND INTENSITIES/...ARE ENCOURAGED TO
CONSULT THE END OF SEASON TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS:

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN ARE
PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2008ATLAN.SHTML

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE EAST PACIFIC BASIN
ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/2008EPAC.SHTML

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORTS FOR 2008 IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
HURRICANE BASIN ARE PROVIDED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CPHC/SUMMARIES

THE NHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...NORTH OF THE
EQUATOR AND EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.

THE CPHC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL METEOROLOGICAL DECISIONS
CONCERNING FORECASTING OF TROPICAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM 140 DEGREES WEST TO 180 DEGREES WEST
LONGITUDE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

JAMES FRANKLIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
11691 S.W. 17TH STREET
MIAMI FLORIDA 33165
PHONE: 305-229-4475

RAYMOND TANABE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
2525 CORREA ROAD SUITE 250
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822
PHONE: 808-973-5275

NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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[Evil Jeremy]

I have not been following the NHC for a while, and since we are in double digit days getting ready for the start of the season, I am updating my info, so what other changes have there been to the NHC besides the ones in this thread? You said "More changes" cycloneye, so what other changes have been made?

[WmE]

No more STD jokes... :/

"The joke is over" said Read!!!! j/k

Well there'll always be Subtropical Depressions. (STDs)

[HURAKAN]

Well there'll always be Subtropical Depressions. (STDs)

Quite true my friend, quite true.

Next order of business, eliminate subtropical for hybrids!!!!

HD!!!! Hybrid Depression. HS, Hybrid Storm!!! j/k

[brunota2003]

I actually am kind of bummed about taking out the descriptions of the systems in the monthly reviews. They are great to read when you are gone for an extended period of time and need to catch up (such was the case this year, with Basic for me).