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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
200 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2015

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

FROM:    MEGAN TERRY
         SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
         NWS SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI

SUBJECT: CHANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI
HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA (HSA) EFFECTIVE JUNE 17 2015

EFFECTIVE TODAY...1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC)...THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO) SERVING THE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI (SGF)
HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA WILL HAVE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN WICHITA KANSAS EXPAND THEIR COVERAGE OF FLOOD WARNINGS ON
THE NEOSHO RIVER AT OSWEGO KANSAS (OSWK1) INTO SOUTHWEST CHEROKEE
COUNTY KANSAS.

THIS CHANGE IN SERVICE MAINLY IMPACTS INTERNET DISPLAYS OF FLOOD
WARNINGS AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE RIVER FLOOD IMPACT INFORMATION
FOR THE PUBLIC.

SPECIFIC NWS PRODUCTS AFFECTED INCLUDE:

FLOOD WARNING        - FLW   WGUS43     TOPFLWICT
FLOOD STATEMENT      - FLS   WGUS83     TOPFLSICT