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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-07
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2002
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
SUBJECT: HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL PRODUCT FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TO OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC
VENUES IN AND AROUND SALT LAKE CITY UTAH...EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 3 2002
IN SUPPORT OF THE WINTER OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES IN SALT
LAKE CITY UTAH...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SALT LAKE
CITY UTAH WILL ISSUE A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL PRODUCT
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TO THE OLYMPIC VENUES AND THE
PARALYMPIC VENUES. THE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL
PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED AS A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT /SEE NEXT
PARAGRAPH FOR COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS/ FROM FEBRUARY 3 2002 TO
FEBRUARY 25 2002 AND FROM MARCH 7 2002 TO MARCH 16 2002 /FOR THE
PARALYMPICS/. THE PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED TWICE DAILY DURING THIS
PERIOD BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:00 A.M. MST /1100-1200 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC//... AND 4:00 TO 5:00 P.M. MST
/2300-0000 UTC/. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED BY THE PRODUCT WILL
GENERALLY BE 24 HOURS...EITHER TODAY AND TONIGHT...OR TONIGHT AND
THE NEXT DAY.
THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE WWUS35 KSLC. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL BE SPSSLC. MANY CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS ALREADY
HAVE THESE IDENTIFIERS IN THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. IF
NOT...YOU MAY WANT TO ADD THESE IDENTIFIERS TO YOUR COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCT.
THE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL PRODUCT WILL PROVIDE MORE
DETAILED WEATHER FORECASTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS TO
AND FROM THE OUTDOOR VENUE SITES TO ASSIST ATHLETES...THE
PUBLIC...OLYMPIC OFFICIALS...TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS...AND
SECURITY INTERESTS TO TRAVEL SAFELY.
THE TRAVEL CORRIDORS ADDRESSED IN THE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
POTENTIAL PRODUCT ARE LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE UTAH
ZONES...LISTED WITH THE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES
/UGC/.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
UTZ002 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT
UTZ003 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS
UTZ004 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT
UTZ006 WASATCH MOUNTAINS VALLEYS
UTZ007 WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH
THE NWS IS TEAMED WITH KSL TELEVISION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
IN A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE WEATHER SUPPORT FOR
THE 2002 GAMES. THE NWS WILL PROVIDE BASELINE METEOROLOGICAL
INFORMATION THROUGH ROUTINE NWS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY...TRANSPORTATION...EMERGENCY OPERATIONS...SECURITY...
AVIATION...AND AVALANCHE CONTROL. KSL-TV WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC
VENUE FORECASTS. THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING
SURFACE DATA AND MESOSCALE MODEL DATA. THE OFFICIAL 2002 OLYMPIC
WINTER GAMES' WEATHER OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE LOCATED AT THE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN SALT LAKE CITY...WHERE THE METEOROLOGISTS
WILL JOINTLY PREPARE DAILY FORECASTS ENSURING CONSISTENT
INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL DECISION MAKERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WEATHER SUPPORT FOR THE OLYMPICS...
REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES /USE LOWER CASE/:
NWS FORECAST OFFICE IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SALTLAKE
THE SALT LAKE 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES:
HTTP://WWW.SALTLAKE2002.COM
"A CLIMATOLOGY OF NORTHERN UTAH, FOR THE 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS"
HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/PUB/DATA/TECHRPTS/TR200102/TR2001-02.PDF
ETA 251 MODEL TO SUPPORT OLYMPICS & CLIMATE MODEL DATA
/DATA MANAGEMENT MESSAGE DM 01-02.02...EFFECTIVE JAN 15 2002/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL
PRODUCT...YOU MAY CALL:
NWS SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
DR. LARRY DUNN - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE - 801-524-5133
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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