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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-69
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EST MON NOV 19 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN GOODLAND KS...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2002
ON MONDAY JANUARY 14 2002...AT 300 PM MST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GOODLAND KANSAS /GLD/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING AN
EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL FORECAST.
THE DIGITAL FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECAST WEATHER
PARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR AND 12-HOUR INTERVALS. THE DIGITAL FORMAT
OF THIS PRODUCT PROMOTES QUICK VISUAL SCANNING OF SELECTED
WEATHER ELEMENTS AND FACILITATES EASE OF USE WITH COMPUTERS. IT
ALLOWS THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE.
THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KGLD. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL BE RDFGLD. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE
IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO
RECEIVE THE DIGITAL FORECAST FROM NWS GOODLAND.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT...
ISSUED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MISSOURI:
FOUS53 KEAX 210910
RDFMCI
DIGITAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000
KSZ025-103>105-MOZ021-028>030-037-038-212110-
ATCHISON_KS-CLAY-CLINTON-JACKSON-JOHNSON_KS-LAFAYETTE-LEAVENWORTH
-PLATTE-RAY-WYANDOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON KS...KANSAS CITY...OLATHE
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000
FRI 01/21/00 SAT 01/22/00 SUN 01/23/00
CST 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18
MX/MN 37 31 39 24 28
TEMP 20 19 19 25 33 36 35 32 33 33 33 36 39 39 37 35 33 31
DEWPT 10 11 11 14 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 29 31 31 30 30 29 27
RH 65 71 71 62 51 48 52 63 69 75 78 75 73 73 76 82 85 85
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 5 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP 12HR 0 10 40 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 .01-.10 0 0
RAIN C C C C
SNOW C C C C
$$
END OF EXAMPLE
FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO INTERPRET THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND ON
THE PLEASANT HILL FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX/RDFEXPLAIN.HTM
...OR CONTACT SCOTT MENTZER AT THE GOODLAND KANSAS FORECAST
OFFICE AT /785/ 899-6412.
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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