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NOUS41 KWBC 102020  
PNSWSH  
 
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 26-71  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING, MD  
420 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2026  
 
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:  
- NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE  
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK  
- NOAAPORT  
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND NWS EMPLOYEES  
 
FROM: DAWN PETRAITIS  
SENIOR DATA MANAGER, NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (NDBC)  
OBS24 MARINE MISSION SERVICES BRANCH  
 
SUBJECT: MIGRATION OF GLIDER BUFR MESSAGES TO THE GLIDER BUFR  
TEMPLATE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 25, 2026  
 
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 25, 2026, THE NOAA/NWS/NDBC WILL MIGRATE THE  
GLIDER BUFR MESSAGES FROM A MODIFIED DRIFTING BUOY TEMPLATE  
TM315009 TO THE GLIDER TEMPLATE TM315012. THESE MESSAGES ARE  
CURRENTLY BEING RELEASED UNDER THE WMO HEADER IOSX05 KWNB AND  
WILL CONTINUE UNDER THIS HEADER AFTER THE MIGRATION. PLEASE  
ENSURE THAT YOUR DECODERS CAN HANDLE THE NEW TEMPLATE.  
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:  
 
DAWN PETRAITIS  
NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER  
STENNIS SPACE CENTER MISSISSIPPI  
 
EMAIL: WEBMASTER.NDBC@NOAA.GOV  
 
NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/  
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