| [Weather] Changes to Severe Weather Bulletins at EC ALERT: Received the following bulletin at Thu May 17 15:09:08 2012 GMT
NOCN04 CWAO 171516
GENOT NO. 005
BILINGUAL MESSAGE - FRENCH TEXT FOLLOWS ENGLISH TEXT MESSAGE BILINGUE -
LE TEXTE FRANCAIS SUIT LE TEXTE ANGLAIS
EFFECTIVE 4 JULY 2012 AT 1500 UTC, ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MAKE THE
FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC ALERTING PROGRAM:
1. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS FOR
ALL PUBLIC AREAS ACROSS CANADA:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING (WUCN)
TORNADO WARNING (WFCN)
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN (WWCN)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND TORNADO WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
TRANSMITTED USING THE WUCN AND WFCN HEADERS, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WILL BE
NO CHANGE IN THE FORMAT OF THESE MESSAGES.
THE SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRANSMITTED USING THE
WWCN HEADER. THE WWCN BULLETIN WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION
REGARDING THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND TORNADO WARNINGS, BUT
WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF ALL REMAINING PUBLIC WARNINGS AND
WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR EACH PUBLIC AREA.
THE FOLLOWING BULLETINS ARE AFFECTED:
WWCN11 CWHX (ENGLISH) WWCN71 CWHX (FRENCH)
WWCN13 CWHX (ENG) WWCN73 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN14 CWHX (ENG) WWCN74 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN15 CWHX (ENG) WWCN75 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN16 CWHX (ENG) WWCN76 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN17 CWHX (ENG) WWCN77 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN11 CWNT (ENG) WWCN71 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN12 CWNT (ENG) WWCN72 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN13 CWNT (ENG) WWCN73 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN14 CWNT (ENG) WWCN74 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN15 CWNT (ENG) WWCN75 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN16 CWNT (ENG) WWCN76 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN11 CWTO (ENG) WWCN71 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN12 CWTO (ENG) WWCN72 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN13 CWTO (ENG) WWCN73 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN10 CWUL (ENG) WWCN70 CWUL (FRE)
WWCN11 CWVR (ENG) WWCN71 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN13 CWVR (ENG) WWCN73 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN19 CWVR (ENG) WWCN79 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN11 CWWG (ENG) WWCN71 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN12 CWWG (ENG) WWCN72 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN13 CWWG (ENG) WWCN73 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN14 CWWG (ENG) WWCN74 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN15 CWWG (ENG) WWCN75 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN16 CWWG (ENG) WWCN76 CWWG (FRE)
2. THE WARNING CONTENT WITHIN ALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
(WUCN) AND ALL TORNADO WARNINGS (WFCN) WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
ADDITIONAL WARNING INFORMATION IMPROVEMENTS:
A FORECAST VALID TIME FOR EACH ALERT BULLETIN,
IMPACT STATEMENTS AND CALL TO ACTION STATEMENTS LINKED TO THE DEGREE OF
SEVERITY AND DEGREE OF CERTAINTY OF THE SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDS PREDICTED
WITHIN EACH ALERT.
3. A SUMMARY OF ALL ACTIVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND ALL ACTIVE
TORNADO WARNINGS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN JULY 2012, IN A SEPARATE
MESSAGE CALLED THE ALERT MESSAGE SUMMARY. THE ALERT MESSAGE SUMMARY
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE FOLLOWING NEW
HEADERS:
WWCN51 CWHX (ENGLISH) WWCN61 CWHX (FRENCH)
WWCN53 CWHX (ENG) WWCN63 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN54 CWHX (ENG) WWCN64 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN55 CWHX (ENG) WWCN65 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN56 CWHX (ENG) WWCN66 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN57 CWHX (ENG) WWCN67 CWHX (FRE)
WWCN51 CWNT (ENG) WWCN61 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN52 CWNT (ENG) WWCN62 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN53 CWNT (ENG) WWCN63 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN54 CWNT (ENG) WWCN64 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN55 CWNT (ENG) WWCN65 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN56 CWNT (ENG) WWCN66 CWNT (FRE)
WWCN51 CWTO (ENG) WWCN61 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN52 CWTO (ENG) WWCN62 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN53 CWTO (ENG) WWCN63 CWTO (FRE)
WWCN50 CWUL (ENG) WWCN60 CWUL (FRE)
WWCN51 CWVR (ENG) WWCN61 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN53 CWVR (ENG) WWCN63 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN59 CWVR (ENG) WWCN69 CWVR (FRE)
WWCN51 CWWG (ENG) WWCN61 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN52 CWWG (ENG) WWCN62 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN53 CWWG (ENG) WWCN63 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN54 CWWG (ENG) WWCN64 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN55 CWWG (ENG) WWCN65 CWWG (FRE)
WWCN56 CWWG (ENG) WWCN66 CWWG (FRE)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THESE CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT:
JOANNE ST-COEUR
PHONE: (613) 947-9382
E-MAIL: JOANNE.ST-COEUR(AT)EC.GC.CA
A COMPTER DU 4 JUILLET 2012 A 1500 UTC, ENVIRONNEMENT CANADA APPORTERA
LES CHANGEMENTS SUIVANTS AU PROGRAMME D'AVERTISSEMENT PUBLIC :
1. ENVIRONNEMENT CANADA CONTINUERA D'EMETTRE LES AVERTISSEMENTS SUIVANTS
POUR TOUTES LES ZONES PUBLIQUES DU CANADA :
ALERTE D'ORAGE VIOLENT (WUCN)
ALERTE DE TORNADE (WFCN)
BULLETIN DES CONDITIONS METEOROLOGIQUES MENACANTES (WWCN)
LES ALERTES D'ORAGE VIOLENT ET LES ALERTES DE TORNADES CONTINUERONT
D'ETRE EMISES A L'AIDE DES EN-TETES DES BULLETINS WUCN ET WFCN,
RESPECTIVEMENT. IL N'Y AURA PAS DE CHANGEMENT DANS LE FORMAT DE CES
MESSAGES.
LE BULLETIN DES CONDITIONS METEOROLOGIQUES MENACANTES CONTINUERA D'ETRE
EMIS A L'AIDE DE L'EN-TETE DU BULLETIN WWCN. LE BULLETIN WWCN N'INCLURA
PLUS DE RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LES ALERTES D'ORAGE VIOLENT ET LES ALERTES DE
TORNADE, MAIS CONTINUERA D'INCLURE UN RESUME DE TOUS LES AUTRES
AVERTISSEMENTS ET LES VEILLES DESTINEES AU PUBLIC EN VIGUEUR POUR CHAQUE
ZONE PUBLIQUE.
LES BULLETINS SUIVANTS SONT TOUCHES :
WWCN11 CWHX (ANGLAIS) WWCN71 CWHX (FRANCAIS)
WWCN13 CWHX (ANG) WWCN73 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN14 CWHX (ANG) WWCN74 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN15 CWHX (ANG) WWCN75 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN16 CWHX (ANG) WWCN76 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN17 CWHX (ANG) WWCN77 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN11 CWNT (ANG) WWCN71 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN12 CWNT (ANG) WWCN72 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN13 CWNT (ANG) WWCN73 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN14 CWNT (ANG) WWCN74 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN15 CWNT (ANG) WWCN75 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN16 CWNT (ANG) WWCN76 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN11 CWTO (ANG) WWCN71 CWTO(FRA)
WWCN12 CWTO (ANG) WWCN72 CWTO (FRA)
WWCN13 CWTO (ANG) WWCN73 CWTO (FRA)
WWCN10 CWUL (ANG) WWCN70 CWUL (FRA)
WWCN11 CWVR(ANG) WWCN71 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN13 CWVR (ANG) WWCN73 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN19 CWVR (ANG) WWCN79 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN11 CWWG (ANG) WWCN71 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN12 CWWG (ANG) WWCN72 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN13 CWWG (ANG) WWCN73 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN14 CWWG (ANG) WWCN74 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN15 CWWG (ANG) WWCN75 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN16 CWWG (ANG) WWCN76 CWWG (FRA)
2. LE CONTENU DE TOUTES LES ALERTES D'ORAGE VIOLENT
(WUCN) ET DE TOUTES LES ALERTES DE TORNADE (WFCN) COMPRENDRA LES
AMELIORATIONS SUPPLEMENTAIRES SUIVANTES :
UNE PERIODE DE VALIDITE DE PREVISION POUR CHAQUE BULLETIN,
DES ENONCES RELATIFS AUX IMPACTS ET AUX ACTIONS RECOMMANDEES LIES AU
DEGRE DE GRAVITE ET AU DEGRE DE CERTITUDE DES PHENOMENES METEOROLOGIQUES
VIOLENTS PREVUS DANS CHAQUE ALERTE.
3. UN RESUME DE TOUTES LES ALERTES D'ORAGE VIOLENT EN VIGUEUR ET DE
TOUTES LES ALERTES DE TORNADE EN VIGUEUR SERA DISPONIBLE EN JUILLET
2012 DANS UN MESSAGE DISTINCT APPELE SOMMAIRE DES ALERTES. LES BULLETINS
DE SOMMAIRE DES ALERTES SERONT EMIS AVEC LES EN-TETES SUIVANTS :
WWCN51 CWHX (ANGLAIS) WWCN61 CWHX (FRANCAIS)
WWCN53 CWHX (ANG) WWCN63 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN54 CWHX (ANG) WWCN64 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN55 CWHX (ANG) WWCN65 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN56 CWHX (ANG) WWCN66 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN57 CWHX (ANG) WWCN67 CWHX (FRA)
WWCN51 CWNT (ANG) WWCN61 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN52 CWNT (ANG) WWCN62 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN53 CWNT (ANG) WWCN63 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN54 CWNT (ANG) WWCN64 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN55 CWNT (ANG) WWCN65 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN56 CWNT (ANG) WWCN66 CWNT (FRA)
WWCN51 CWTO (ANG) WWCN61 CWTO (FRA)
WWCN52 CWTO (ANG) WWCN62 CWTO (FRA)
WWCN53 CWTO (ANG) WWCN63 CWTO (FRA)
WWCN50 CWUL (ANG) WWCN60 CWUL (FRA)
WWCN51 CWVR (ANG) WWCN61 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN53 CWVR (ANG) WWCN63 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN59 CWVR (ANG) WWCN69 CWVR (FRA)
WWCN51 CWWG (ANG) WWCN61 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN52 CWWG (ANG) WWCN62 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN53 CWWG (ANG) WWCN63 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN54 CWWG (ANG) WWCN64 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN55 CWWG (ANG) WWCN65 CWWG (FRA)
WWCN56 CWWG (ANG) WWCN66 CWWG (FRA) |
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| What exactly does this mean in English? |
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 Mike2009
join:2009-01-13
Ottawa, ON
kudos:3 | said by lugnut :What exactly does this mean in English?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has no idea what this means. |
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| ... nope, you're not alone. I see some kind of warnings in capital letters with no applicable areas. Perhaps a Mega Super Go Go Thunder Tornado is going to blast through all of Canada? |
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 GonePremium
join:2011-01-24
Fort Erie, ON
kudos:3 | reply to 26206549
In the grand scheme, it doesn't mean much to the vast majority of the people out there. This really wasn't worth posting at all. |
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