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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS
1015 AM CDT THU AUG 10 1995
...MERIDIAN AND VICINITY FORECAST TO BE REPLACED BY THE ZONE
FORECAST FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
...TUPELO AND VICINITY FORECAST TO BE REPLACED BY THE ZONE FORECAST
FOR LEE COUNTY...
...JACKSON AND VICINITY FORECAST TO BE REPLACED BY THE ZONE
FORECAST FOR HINDS, MADISON, AND RANKIN COUNTIES...
...CHANGE EFFECTIVE... 800 A.M....AUG 31 ...1995...
...PREPARE NOW FOR THE CHANGE...
OCTOBER 1...1993...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ DESIGNATED EACH
COUNTY IN /MISSISSIPPI/ AS A SEPARATE ZONE AND ASSIGNED EACH NEW
SMALLER AREA A ZONE FORECAST NUMBER. PREVIOUSLY EACH FORECAST ZONE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN COMPRISED OF 3 TO 8 COUNTIES. THIS CHANGE GIVES THE
NWS GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN ITS ZONE FORECAST PROGRAM TO IMPROVE
FORECAST ACCURACY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL CUSTOMERS.
SINCE THE MERIDIAN AND VICINITY FORECAST IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS
THE MISSISSIPPI ZONE FORECAST NUMBER 52...THE NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE
SEPARATE MERIDIAN AND VICINITY FORECAST EFFECTIVE 800
A.M....THURSDAY...AUGUST 31...1995.
SIMILARLY...THE TUPELO AND VICINITY FORECAST IS THE SAME AS THE
MISSISSIPPI ZONE FORECAST NUMBER 16...AND THEREFORE THE TUPELO AND
VICINITY FORECAST WILL ALSO BE DISCONTINUED AS A SEPARATE FORECAST
PRODUCT.
SIMILARLY...THE JACKSON AND VICINITY FORECAST IS THE SAME AS THE
MISSISSIPPI ZONE FORECAST NUMBERS 43, 48, AND 49...AND THEREFORE THE
JACKSON AND VICINITY FORECAST WILL ALSO BE DISCONTINUED AS A SEPARATE
FORECAST PRODUCT.
THE FORECAST FOR THE MERIDIAN LISTENING AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BROADCAST ON THE MERIDIAN NOAA WEATHER RADIO /KIH-49/ OPERATING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.55 MHZ/.
THE FORECAST FOR THE TUPELO LISTENING AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BROADCAST ON THE TUPELO NOAA WEATHER RADIO /KIH-53/ OPERATING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.55 MHZ/.
THE FORECAST FOR THE JACKSON LISTENING AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BROADCAST ON THE JACKSON NOAA WEATHER RADIO /KIH-38/ OPERATING ON A
FREQUENCY OF 162.40 MHZ/.
BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTS THAT WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE
UNDER THE /LFP/IDENTIFIER.
WILL NOW BE
PRODUCT OLD IDENTIFIER FOUND UNDER
MERIDIAN AND JANLFPMEI PIL JANZFPMS
VICINITY (ZONE 52)
FORECAST UGC MSZ052-
WMO ID FPUS5 KJAN
TUPELO AND JANLFPTUP PIL JANZFPMS
VICINITY (ZONE 16)
FORECAST UGC MSZ016-
WMO ID FPUS5 KJAN
JACKSON AND JANLFPJAN PIL JANZFPMS
VICINITY (ZONES 43, 48, 49)
FORECAST UGC MSZ043-048-049-
WMO ID FPUS5 KJAN
TO ASSURE RECEIPT OF THESE PRODUCTS...IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS TO CONTACT GTE/CONTEL AND HAVE THE PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS /JANZFPMS/ ADDED TO YOUR PERMANENT DOWNLOAD FILE.
FOR THOSE WHO USE THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...THE MISSISSIPPI
ZONE FORECAST USES THE /Z/ FORM OF THE CODE AS CURRENTLY USED IN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
TICE H. WAGNER OR JAMES L. BUTCH
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION MET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEXRAD OFFICE
234 WEATHER SERVICE DR.
JACKSON, MS 39208
PHONE: /601/ 936-2189 /M-F 800 AM - 400 PM/
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