[nws-changes] 20090723: exp to op Alaska MRF discussion

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090723: exp to op Alaska MRF discussion
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:50:38 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-39
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
730 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009

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

FROM:     ROBERT KELLY
         CHIEF...FORECAST OPERATIONS
         HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
         NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION

SUBJECT:  TRANSITION FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS OF
         THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION AND THE
         ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRAPHIC
         FORECASTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2009

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2009...THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER /HPC/ OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/ WILL BEGIN OPERATIONAL
PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST
DISCUSSION AND THE ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
/MSLP/ GRAPHIC FORECASTS.  THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AND
DISSEMINATED EXPERIMENTALLY SINCE JANUARY 2008.  THE ONLY CHANGE
BEING MADE ON SEPTEMBER 1 2009 IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSITION
OF THESE PRODUCTS FROM EXPERIMENTAL TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.

MORE DETAIL REGARDING THESE NCEP/HPC ALASKA MEDIUM RANGE
FORECAST PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

   HTTP://WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/ALASKA/ABOUT_AKMEDR.SHTML

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

   ROBERT KELLY
   NOAA/NWS/NCEP
   HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
   5200 AUTH RD
   CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND 20746
   ROBERT.KELLY@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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