970917: California bulletin changes

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• Subject: 970917: California bulletin changes
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 08:19:52 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT WED SEP 17 1997
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL 
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
          SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   NEW PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT NOAA WEATHER WIRE
          SERVICE /NWWS/... WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
          /WMO/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICE /FOS/IDENTIFIERS FOR
          CALIFORNIA... EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997
 
 
NOTE:  THE CHANGE NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MESSAGE /DRG2149/  HAS BEEN 
APPROVED BUT DUE TO MINOR DIFFICULTIES WILL NOT BE      ISSUED UNTIL MONDAY OR 
TUESDAY... SEPTEMBER 22 OR 23 1997.
 
               
THE NWS WILL IMPLEMENT NEW NWWS... WMO AND FOS ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT /ZFP/ IDENTIFIERS FOR USE BY FORECAST OFFICES IN
CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 15 1997... AT 1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME /UTC/... 4 A.M. PDT.  NEW IDENTIFIERS ARE NEEDED IN
PREPARATION FOR WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES TO ASSUME FORECASTING
RESPONSIBILITIES AS PART OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION PLAN.  THE NWS
FORECAST OFFICES RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING AND ISSUING THE
PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SAN FRANCISO AND LOS ANGELES.
   
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NWWS AND THE FOS  WILL BE REQUIRED TO INITIATE
ACTION TO ACCOMMODATE THESE CHANGES.  THESE PROGRAM CHANGES WILL
REQUIRE PRODUCT IDENTIFIER CHANGES AND ADDITIONS.
 
TABLE 1 LISTS THE NEW IDENTIFIERS ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING
OLD IDENTIFIERS.
 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT: 
 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943
408-656-1710
 
 
 
 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
805-988-6615
 
 
THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
POSTED ON:    HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
                     
TABLE 1. NEW ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS EFFECTIVE 
          OCTOBER 15 1997 AT 1100 UTC.
 
 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA /LOS ANGELES... SAN DIEGO/
 
     ...NEW ID...                       ...OLD ID...        
...NWWS...     ..WMO/FOS...        ...NWWS... ..WMO/FOS...  
 
LAXZFPLOX      NO CHANGE           LAXZFPCA  FPUS56 KLOX
LAXZFPSGX      FPUS56 KSGX         N/A       N/A
 
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA /SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA... EUREKA... SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY... SACRAMENTO/
 
SFOZFPMTR      NO CHANGE           SFOZFPCA  FPUS56 KMTR
SFOZFPEKA      FPUS56 KEKA         N/A       N/A
SFOZFPHNX      FPUS56 KHNX         N/A       N/A
SFOZFPSTO      FPUS56 KSTO         N/A       N/A
 
 
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