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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
545 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: PAUL STOKOLS...ACTING CHIEF
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000
ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 2000...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
/ZFP/. THIS PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 AND 2 FORECAST SECTION
ENDING AT MIDNIGHT ON DAY 2...FOLLOWED BY A DAY 3 - 7 24-HOUR
EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION. THE ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED AT
LEAST TWICE DAILY. OTHER ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN
BASIS. IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYS 6 AND 7 FOR THE PACIFIC REGION
WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT
OF THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT.
NO COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE 7-DAY ZFP.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT ESTHER ATKINS AT 301-713-1726 EXT. 114 OR JANNIE GIBSON
EXT 149.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /LOWER CASE/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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TABLE 1: ROUTINE ISSUANCE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT
PRODUCT FORMAT DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY
FPUS54 CCCC DDHHMM COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT AND
ZFPXXX OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE TIME...
AWIPS ID... BLANK LINE
ZONE FORECASTS /NAME OF AREA - OPTIONAL/ NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CITY STATE ISSUING OFFICE NAME
TIME DATE ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
BLANK LINE
SSZXXX-XXX>XXX-DDHHMM- UGC CODE AND EXPIRATION TIME
COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY- COUNTY NAMES
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
CITY-CITY-CITY CITY NAMES
TIME DATE ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
BLANK LINE
...LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HEADER IF NEEDED...
BLANK LINE
.TODAY... .TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT... .TOMORROW... 2 DAY FORECAST SECTION
.TOMORROW... .TOMORROW NIGHT...
/ENDING AT 12AM/ .DAY 2.../ENDING AT 12AM/
.< TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SPECIFIC SITE
CITY MAX MIN MAX POP POP POP FORECAST AT REGIONAL
DISCRETION
.EXTENDED FORECAST... EXTENDED HEADER
.DAY 3...
.DAY 4...
.DAY 5... 3 TO 7 DAY
.DAY 6... FORECAST SECTION
.DAY 7...
$$ THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
SEGMENT
ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL. ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS...OTHER THAN
PM...AM...MPH AND TIME ZONES /EST...CST...MDT...PST...ETC./ ARE
NOT ALLOWED.
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