2 AFOS MESSAGES

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• Subject: 2 AFOS MESSAGES
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• Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 13:29:38 -0600

Sorry this is being posted so late, but it slipped through the cracks.

Posted: Fri, Oct  9, 1992   3:59 PM EDT              Msg: DGJC-5409-3276
From:   C.ALEX
To:     MSD.NWS(REC), L.MILLER.UCAR(REC), T.WHITTAKER(REC)
CC:     M.GLACKIN(REC)
Subj:   2 AFOS MESSAGES                               
 
I sent the following 2 messages on AFOS, Public Products Service, NWWS, 
Honolulu X.25, WMSC, ISPAN this afternoon:
 
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 091853
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
250 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 1992
 
TO:    NWS EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER     
       WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
FROM:  DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
 
 
NWS HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN RECEIVING CALLS ASKING "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
EXTENDED FORECAST?"
 
THE ANSWER IS THAT THE OLD EXTENDED (3- to 5- DAY) FORECAST
PRODUCT...PREVIOUSLY ISSUED UNDER AFOS AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE HEADER
"cccEFPxx" (WHERE "xx" IS THE TWO LETTER STATE ABBREVIATION) AND
FAMILY OF SERVICES HEADER "FEUS1 Kccc" (WHERE "ccc" IS THE THREE
LETTER LOCATION IDENTIFIER OF THE ISSUING NWS FORECAST OFFICE)... HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM USE IN THE CONTERMINOUS U.S, PUERTO RICO AND
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.  ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS
CHANGE.
 
THE EXTENDED FORECAST HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE STATE FORECAST
PRODUCT...AFOS AND NWWS IDENTIFIER "cccSFPxx" AND FAMILY OF SERVICES
HEADER "FPUS1 Kccc".  THIS CHANGE BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 30,
1992.  THE NEW STATE FORECASTS COVER A 1- TO 5-DAY PERIOD.
 
WE WILL ARRANGE FOR THE DELETION OF ALL EFP PRODUCTS IN THE
CONTERMINOUS U.S, PUERTO RICO, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THE AFOS
MASTER DATABASE, THE NWWS MASTER DATABASE AND FROM THE NWS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY SWITCHING DIRECTORY.  YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED
OF THESE ACTIONS VIA AN AFOS CHANGE NOTICE, A NWWS CHANGE NOTICE AND
GENOTS, AS APPROPRIATE.
 
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL RON
BERGER OF MY STAFF AT (301)-713-0090.
 
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WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 091945
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
345 PM EDT FRI OCT 9 1992
 
TO:     NWS EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA
        WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS
 
FROM:   ED GROSS
        CHIEF, INDUSTRIAL METEOROLOGY STAFF
 
                  Natural Disaster Awareness Day
 
October 14, 1992, marks National Disaster Awareness Day.  On that
day in many Nations, there will be educational activities
designed to raise awareness of the potential for natural
disasters and what can be done to reduce the impact of a
hurricane, typhoon, flood, tornado, earthquake, landslide,
drought, wildfire, or volcanic eruption.  These activities are
part of an international effort sponsored by the United Nations,
which declared the 1990's the International Decade for Natural
Disaster Reduction, and named the second Wednesday of each
October "Natural Disaster Awareness Day."
 
As part of the United States' effort, students from 10 elementary
schools will participate that day in a pilot program designed to
teach them skills to help their families reduce the damaging
effects of natural disasters.  Students will learn about natural
hazards and steps they can take to be prepared.  Teams made up of
a National Weather Service meteorologist, a representative from
either the U.S. Geological Survey or the U.S. Forest Service, a
local emergency manager, and a local Red Cross representative
will participate in a program at schools in Derry, New Hampshire; 
Mastic Beach, New York; Beaver, Pennsylvania;  Atlanta, Georgia; 
Joliet, Illinois;  Grand Prairie, Texas;  Wichita, Kansas; 
Denver, Colorado;  Pescadero, California;  Seattle, Washington; 
and Lanham, Maryland.
 
The Weather Channel has also dedicated a major portion of their
programming on October 14th to subjects related to disaster
awareness and preparedness.  Marilyn Quayle, a member of the
Special High-level Council for the U.N. International Decade for
Natural Disaster Reduction, will be on the program, along with 
Dr. Elbert W. Friday, Jr., Director of the National Weather
Service; Dr. Dallas Peck, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey; 
and Mrs. Elizabeth Dole, Executive Director of the American Red
Cross.
 
The long-term goal of Natural Disaster Awareness Day activities
is to inform every elementary student by the year 2000 about
basic disaster preparedness skills for coping with events ranging
from severe storms to earthquakes.
 
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