2 AFOS MESSAGES SENT TODAY

• To: MSD.NWS(REC)
• Subject: 2 AFOS MESSAGES SENT TODAY
• From: C.ALEX
• Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1993 15:49:07 -0600

Posted: Wed, Jun  9, 1993   3:37 PM EDT              Msg: LGJD-5744-3594
CC:     L.MILLER.UCAR(REC)
Subj:   2 AFOS MESSAGES SENT TODAY                    
I sent the following messages on AFOS today.  The first one is a correction of 
a message originally transmitted on 6/2/93, and it is avaialble to all loops 
of the AFOS network, Alaska Region (via WMSC), Pacific Region, NOAA Weather 
Wire, the Family of Services' Public Products Service, ISPAN, and other 
miscellaneous lines.

The second one was sent internally on AFOS only.  It will need to be 
distributed to all affected field offices in Alaska and Pacific Regions.

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(first message)

WSHPNSWSH
ADMN81 KWBC 091838

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993

TO:       NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) EMPLOYEES, FAMILY OF
          SERVICES (FOS) SUBSCRIBERS, NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          (NWWS) SUBSCRIBERS, OTHER NWS PRODUCT USERS

FROM:     DONALD R. WERNLY, CHIEF, WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH,
          OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY, NWS HEADQUARTERS

...CORRECTION OF THE LAST LINE IN THE PRODUCT TABLE OF A
   WSHPNSWSH MESSAGE ORIGINALLY ISSUED 6/2/93.....

This is to give you advance notice of the National Weather
Service's intent to reconfigure public zone forecast areas on
October 1, 1993.  These changes will occur in all states in the
eastern two-thirds of the country, mainly from the Rocky
Mountains eastward.  The western states of Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona will NOT
be reconfigured at this time, although there will be slight
modifications to certain zones in southern California.  No
adjustments will need to be made to Alaska and Hawaii.  We will
send you specific details including a nationwide set of zone
forecast area maps for all states (for completeness, including
those states not reconfigured) about August 1, 1993.

Following is general information on the reconfiguration.  Most
zones in the reconfiguration will contain only a single county as
compared with the current multi-county zones.  Some large and/or
topographically diverse counties, especially in mountainous
areas, will be further subdivided into separate zones.  The
reconfiguration will provide better site-specific forecasts,
since smaller zones can be grouped with the needed flexibility to
more accurately reflect the ongoing weather.   

Within each state, all zones will be uniquely identified with a
number and a plain language name.  Zones will be numbered
sequentially in each state generally from west to east and north
to south.  In other words, number 1 typically will be the
northwestern-most zone and the highest number in the state will
be the southeastern-most zone.  Some variation to this numbering
scheme will occur in certain states because of geographical
considerations.  A zone that contains a single county will use
the county name.  Zones that are part of a county or counties
will use other recognizable geographical names.     

Many products use the "Z" form of the Universal Generic Code
(UGC) to further identify specific areas by zone within the
state.  These products are listed below with their NOAA Weather
Wire Service (NWWS) categories/Family of Services (FOS)
identifiers.  Users who normally get information only for
specific zones rather than the entire state's information will
need to use the new UGCs for the reconfigured zones.

  Product                                   NWWS/FOS

  Zone Forecast Product                     ZFP/FPUS5
  Short Term Forecast                       NOW/FXUS21
  Agricultural Zone Forecast                AGF/FXUS8
  State Forecast Product                    SFP/FPUS1
  Winter Weather Watch/Warning/Advisory     WSW/WWUS46
  Non-Precipitation Watch/Warning/Advisory  NPW/WWUS45
  Flash Flood Watch                         FFA/RWUS31
  Special Weather Statement                 SPS/WWUS35
  Severe Weather Statement                  SVS/WWUS34
  Hurricane Local Statement                 HLS/WWUS31
  Flash Flood Statement                     FFS/RWUS32
  Public Information Statement              PNS/ABUS34
  Civil Emergency Message                   CEM/MMUS40
  Local Storm Report                        LSR/WWUS30
  State Weather Roundup                     SWR/TTAA00...correct
  
If you need further information, please contact Rod Becker or
Ron Berger of my staff at (301) 713-0090 or write us at:

  NOAA/NWS
  Warning and Forecast Branch W/OM11
  1325 East West Highway #14360
  Silver Spring, MD  20910
 
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(second messge)
WSHADAWSH
TTAA00 KWSH 091930

ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
330 PM EDT WED JUN 9 1993


TO:       WSFOs and Regional Offices

FROM:     Charlie Sprinkle
          Chief, Aviation Services Branch

SUBJECT:  Implementation Time of OML 5-93

...CORRECTED FOR YEAR OF OML (5-93 rather than 5-92) IN BOTH THE
   SUBJECT LINE AND THE FIRST SENTENCE BELOW...


In regard to WSOM D-21 OML 5-93, entitled "Policy and Procedures
for Improving Terminal Forecast (FT) Service", the implementation
of this OML will be AFTER..repeat AFTER..the 0000 UTC issuance of
FTs on June 21, 1993.  FT issuances valid beginning AT 0000 UTC
will utilize the old format and will be amended, if necessary,
with the old rules and old format.

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