20010730: zone fcst extended-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:15:03 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 301913
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2001

TO:       FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

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

SUBJECT:  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
          EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 2001

ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2001...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT /ZFP/.  THE ZFP WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 THROUGH DAY 3 FORECAST
SECTION WITH DETAILED FORECAST ELEMENTS...FOLLOWED BY A DAY 4
THROUGH DAY 7 EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION. THE DAY 4 THROUGH DAY 7
SECTION WILL HAVE 24-HOUR SEGMENTS VALID 12 MIDNIGHT TO 12 MIDNIGHT.
TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT FOR THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT.

THE 7-DAY ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT 4 AM AND
4 PM HAWAII STANDARD TIME /HST/.  OTHER ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN
EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS.

NO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE
IMPROVED ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT.

TABLE 1: ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT

PRODUCT FORMAT                        DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY

FPHW50 PHFO DDHHMM                    COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT
ZFPHI                                 AND OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE
                                      TIME...AWIPS ID ...BLANK LINE
HAWAII ZONE FORECASTS                 NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  ISSUING OFFICE
TIME HST DATE                         ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                      BLANK LINE
HIZ001-DDHHMM-                        UGC CODE - EXPIRATION TIME
KAUAI-                                ZONE NAME
INCLUDING LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...      CITY/TOWN NAMES
TIME HST DATE                         ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                      BLANK LINE
                                      BLANK LINE
.TODAY /4AM-6PM/...               .TONIGHT /4PM-6AM/...
.TONIGHT /6PM-6AM/...             .TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/...               .TOMORROW NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
.DAY 2 NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...         .DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 3 /6AM-6PM/...               .DAY 2 NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
.DAY 3* EVENING /6PM-12AM/...     .DAY 3 /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 4 /12AM-12AM/...             .DAY 3* EVENING /6PM-12AM/...
.DAY 5 /12AM-12AM/...             .DAY 4 /12AM-12AM/...
.DAY 6 /12AM-12AM/...             .DAY 5 /12AM-12AM/...
.DAY 7 /12AM-12AM/...             .DAY 6 /12AM-12AM/...
                                  .DAY 7 /12AM-12AM/...

<                TEMPERATURE          SITE FORECASTS
LIHUE AIRPORT    HI  LO  HI
WAIMEA           HI  LO  HI

$$                                    THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
                                      SEGMENT

* A SEPARATE 6 HOUR PERIOD...THE DAY 3 EVENING...MAY BE ADDED TO
THE DAY 1 THROUGH DAY 3 FORECAST SECTION.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE PLEASE CONTACT:

  TOM HEFFNER
  WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
  NWS HONOLULU WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AND
     CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
  HONOLULU HAWAII
  PHONE:  808-973-5275
  FAX:    808-973-5271

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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