[nws-changes] 20090825: recreational fcst

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090825: recreational fcst
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:56:54 -0600

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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-46
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1215 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2009

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

         CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECREATIONAL FORECAST AT THE
         WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AT JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
         EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 3 2009

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3 AT 2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
/UTC/ THE JACKSON /JAN/ MISSISSIPPI WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
/WFO/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING A RECREATIONAL FORECAST /REC/ FOR THE
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PRODUCT WILL BE
ISSUED TWICE DAILY /MORE FREQUENTLY AS NEEDED/ BY WFO JACKSON.

PRODUCT NAME                    WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID
RECREATIONAL FORECAST           SXUS44 KJAN    RECJAN

PERTINENT PERSONNEL/OFFICES/AGENCIES WILL NEED TO ADD THIS
COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO
RECEIVE THIS NWS PRODUCT.

THE RECREATIONAL FORECAST WILL PROVIDE WIND AND PRECIPITATION
FORECASTS FOR FOUR PERIODS. WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

    STEPHEN WILKINSON
    WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
    234 WEATHER SERVICE DRIVE
    JACKSON MS 39232
    601-965-4639 X 223
    STEPHEN.WILKINSON@xxxxxxxx

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

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

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