NOTE: The nws-changes mailing list is no longer active. The list archives are made available for historical reasons.
NOUS41 KWBC 071240
PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
740 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ROBERT J. MCLEOD
CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH
OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR ALASKA OFFICES:
EFFECTIVE JUNE 18 2008
ON JUNE 18 2008 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES...AND THE
ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER IN ALASKA WILL BEGIN
ISSUING ALL OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS WITH THE TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR
FOR ALASKA STANDARD TIME /AKST/ IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR
HEADER BLOCK AND IN THE TEXT MESSAGE. DURING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
TIME THE DESIGNATOR FOR ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME WILL BE /AKDT/.
THIS CHANGE WILL BRING NWS PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA IN LINE WITH NWS AND INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR PRACTICES. TO DATE SOME BUT NOT ALL PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA HAVE FOLLOWED THESE PRACTICES.
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:
DUANE CARPENTER HERB WHITE DIGITAL SERVICES MET DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER ALASKA REGION HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MARYLAND907-271-5127 301-713-0090 X 146 DUANE.CARPENTER@xxxxxxxx HERBERT.WHITE@xxxxxxxx
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
$$
NNNN
Melody Magnus <melody.magnus@xxxxxxxx <mailto:melody.magnus@xxxxxxxx>>
Webmaster
Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services
National Weather Service
nws-changes archives: