20010119: zone corrections-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010119: zone corrections-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:46:09 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 162208
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-05...COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
500 PM EST TUE JAN 16 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE...CHIEF
          FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN
          ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...CORRECTION

     *** UNDER ITEM 1...THE ZONE DESCRIPTION FOR AKZ222 HAS BEEN
         CORRECTED ***

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD TIME
/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE AT FAIRBANKS AND THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AT
BARROW...KOTZEBUE...AND NOME WILL MAKE THE CHANGES DESCRIBED
BELOW TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAMS.

NOTE: THESE CHANGES WERE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 00-74...TO HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...BUT THAT
IMPLEMENTATION WAS CANCELED BY SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-108.

1.  FAIRBANKS WILL CHANGE THEIR SHORT TERM FORECAST /NOW/ AREA OF
COVERAGE.  THE WMO HEADER OF THE FAIRBANKS SHORT-TERM FORECAST IS
FPAK79 PAFG.  THE NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER IS FAINOWFAI.

FROM:

AKZ007 - FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY

TO:

AKZ222 -  MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY INCLUDING FAIRBANKS - CHENA HOT
          SPRINGS ROAD - PARKS HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR NENANA -
  RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR SALCHA - STEESE HIGHWAY
  FAIRBANKS TO SOURDOUGH - ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR
  LIVENGOOD

2.  BARROW...KOTZEBUE... AND NOME WILL BEGIN ISSUING SHORT TERM
FORECASTS /NOW/ UNDER THE FOLLOWING WMO AND NINE-CHARACTER PIL
IDENTIFIERS:

               WMO HEADER          PIL ID         UGC

   BARROW      FPAK79 PABR         FAINOWBRW      AKZ202
   KOTZEBUE    FPAK79 PAOT         FAINOWOTZ      AKZ209
   NOME        FPAK79 PAOM         FAINOWOME      AKZ211

SHORT TERM FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS
WHENEVER A WEATHER WARNING...WATCH...OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...
PRECIPITATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS OCCURRING OR CATEGORICALLY
FORECAST TO OCCUR...OR DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR
LESS IS OCCURRING.

THE FORECAST WILL CONTAIN CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT ONE TO
SIX HOURS.  MORE FREQUENT ISSUANCES MAY OCCUR AS WEATHER
CONDITIONS CHANGE.

3.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE TERMINATED DUE TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF SHORT TERM FORECASTS IN ALASKA.

     WMO HEADER               PIL ID

     FPAK11 PABR              FAILFPBRW
     FPAK11 PAOT              FAILFPOTZ
     FPAK11 PAOM              FAILFPOME
     FPAK11 PAFA              FAILFPFAI

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS:

LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE AT 907-458-3730

JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST AT 907-458-3712

KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER AT 907-458-3704

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE/:

        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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