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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-25...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT TUE APR 29 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ CUSTOMERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT CORRECTED...TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS TO BE
ISSUED BY NWS OFFICES IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S...
EFFECTIVE JUNE 13 2003
CORRECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
1. REMOVED MENTION OF EXPERIMENTAL
2. CHANGED THE STATE ID FROM CA TO /UT/ FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY
OFFICE IN TABLE 1.
3. ADDED INFORMATION CONCERNING CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY RECEIVE A
TABULAR STATE FORECAST UNDER THE SFP AWIPS IDENTIFIERS /ID/
4. CORRECTED SOUTHERN REGION AWIPS IDS TO THE MODERNIZED NAMES
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...JUNE 13 2003 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...200 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME...NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES WILL BEGIN
ISSUING TABULAR STATE /SFT/ FORECAST PRODUCTS UNDER THE SFT AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS /SFTNNN OR SFTXX/. THE SFT WILL PROVIDE WEATHER
FORECAST INFORMATION IN A TABULAR FORMAT FOR VARIOUS CITIES AND
TOWNS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS.
SPECIFICALLY...THESE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN
PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER...EARLY MORNING MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE...DAYTIME MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...AND THE DAYTIME
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /6 AM - 6 PM LOCAL TIME/. CITIES OR
TOWNS INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT MAY BE MODIFIED BY THE LOCAL
OFFICES TO MEET LOCAL CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS TO SUIT BROADCAST
AREAS...RECREATIONAL AREAS...OR OTHER SITES OF WIDESPREAD
INTEREST.
THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...
EACH HAVING A UNIQUE AWIPS IDENTIFIER. THE FIRST VERSION WILL
END IN THE 3-LETTER OFFICE IDENTIFIER AND CONTAIN FORECAST
INFORMATION FOR SELECTED CITIES AND TOWNS WITHIN THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE SECOND
VERSION AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL END IN THE STANDARD 2-LETTER STATE
IDENTIFIER AND CONTAIN FORECAST INFORMATION FOR SELECTED
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE INDICATED STATE.
ALL CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THESE
PRODUCTS WHICH USE THE ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODE /UGC/. CUSTOMERS CURRENTLY RECEIVING STATE FORECAST
PRODUCTS IN A TABULAR FORMAT UNDER THE FPUS6[X] WMO HEADING AND
SFP[XXX] AWIPS ID SHOULD BEGIN ACCESSING THE NEW SFT[XXX]
PRODUCTS TO CONTINUE RECEIVING SIMILAR TABULAR FORECAST
INFORMATION.
THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADINGS AND AWIPS
IDENTIFIERS FOR THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE SHOWN IN
TABLE 1.
TABLE 1. LIST OF WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDENTIFIERS FOR TABULAR
STATE FORECAST /SFT/ PRODUCTS INVOLVED WITH THIS SERVICE CHANGE.
EASTERN REGION
LOCAL NWS OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS IDS
WFO ALBANY NY FPUS61 KALY SFTALY / SFTNY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY FPUS61 KBGM SFTBGM / SFTNY
WFO BURLINGTON VT FPUS61 KBTV SFTBTV / SFTVT
WFO TAUNTON MA FPUS61 KBOX SFTBOX / SFTMA
WFO BUFFALO NY FPUS61 KBUF SFTBUF / SFTNY
WFO COLUMBIA SC FPUS62 KCAE SFTCAE / SFTSC
WFO CHARLESTON SC FPUS62 KCHS SFTCHS / SFTSC
WFO GREER SC FPUS62 KGSP SFTGSP / SFTSC
WFO CLEVELAND OH FPUS61 KCLE SFTCLE / SFTOH
WFO WILMINGTON OH FPUS61 KILN SFTILN / SFTOH
WFO CHARLESTON WV FPUS61 KRLX SFTRLX / SFTWV
WFO NEW YORK NY FPUS61 KOKX SFTOKX / SFTNY
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA FPUS61 KCTP SFTCTP / SFTPA
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA FPUS61 KPHI SFTPHI / SFTPA
WFO PITTSBURGH PA FPUS61 KPBZ SFTPBZ / SFTPA
WFO CARIBOU ME FPUS61 KCAR SFTCAR / SFTME
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME FPUS61 KGYX SFTGYX / SFTME
WFO WILMINGTON NC FPUS62 KILM SFTILM / SFTNC
WFO NEWPORT NC FPUS62 KMHX SFTMHX / SFTNC
WFO RALEIGH NC FPUS62 KRAH SFTRAH / SFTNC
WFO WAKEFIELD VA FPUS61 KAKQ SFTAKQ / SFTVA
WFO STERLING VA FPUS61 KLWX SFTLWX / SFTVA
WFO ROANOKE VA FPUS61 KRNK SFTRNK / SFTVA
CENTRAL REGION
LOCAL NWS OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS IDS
WFO GAYLORD MI FPUS63 KAPX SFTAPX / SFTMI
WFO DETROIT MI FPUS63 KDTX SFTDTX / SFTMI
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI FPUS63 KGRR SFTGRR / SFTMI
WFO MARQUETTE MI FPUS63 KMQT SFTMQT / SFTMI
WFO BISMARCK ND FPUS63 KBIS SFTBIS / SFTND
WFO GRAND FORKS ND FPUS63 KFGF SFTFGF / SFTND
WFO CHICAGO IL FPUS63 KLOT SFTLOT / SFTIL
WFO DAVENPORT IA FPUS63 KDVN SFTDVN / SFTIA
WFO LINCOLN IL FPUS63 KILX SFTILX / SFTIL
WFO CHEYENNE WY FPUS65 KCYS SFTCYS / SFTWY
WFO RIVERTON WY FPUS65 KRIW SFTRIW / SFTWY
WFO BOULDER CO FPUS65 KBOU SFTBOU / SFTCO
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO FPUS65 KGJT SFTGJT / SFTCO
WFO PUEBLO CO FPUS65 KPUB SFTPUB / SFTCO
WFO DES MOINES IA FPUS63 KDMX SFTDMX / SFTIA
WFO ABERDEEN SD FPUS63 KABR SFTABR / SFTSD
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD FPUS63 KFSD SFTFSD / SFTSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD FPUS63 KUNR SFTUNR / SFTSD
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA IN FPUS63 KIWX SFTIWX / SFTIN
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN FPUS63 KIND SFTIND / SFTIN
WFO LACROSSE WI FPUS63 KARX SFTARX / SFTWI
WFO GREEN BAY WI FPUS63 KGRB SFTGRB / SFTWI
WFO MILWAUKEE WI FPUS63 KMKX SFTMKX / SFTWI
WFO DULUTH MN FPUS63 KDLH SFTDLH / SFTMN
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN FPUS63 KMPX SFTMPX / SFTMN
WFO HASTINGS NE FPUS63 KGID SFTGID / SFTNE
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE FPUS63 KLBF SFTLBF / SFTNE
WFO OMAHA NE FPUS63 KOAX SFTOAX / SFTNE
WFO JACKSON KY FPUS63 KJKL SFTJKL / SFTKY
WFO LOUISVILLE KY FPUS63 KLMK SFTLMK / SFTKY
WFO PADUCAH KY FPUS63 KPAH SFTPAH / SFTKY
WFO KANSAS CITY MO FPUS63 KEAX SFTEAX / SFTMO
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO FPUS63 KLSX SFTLSX / SFTMO
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO FPUS63 KSGF SFTSGF / SFTMO
WFO DODGE CITY KS FPUS63 KDDC SFTDDC / SFTKS
WFO GOODLAND KS FPUS63 KGLD SFTGLD / SFTKS
WFO WICHITA KS FPUS63 KICT SFTICT / SFTKS
WFO TOPEKA KS FPUS63 KTOP SFTTOP / SFTKS
SOUTHERN REGION
LOCAL NWS OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS IDS
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM FPUS65 KABQ SFTABQ / SFTNM
WFO ATLANTA GA FPUS62 KFFC SFTFFC / SFTGA
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL FPUS64 KBMX SFTBMX / SFTAL
WFO MOBILE AL FPUS64 KMOB SFTMOB / SFTAL
WFO FORT WORTH TX FPUS64 KFWD SFTFWD / SFTTX
WFO JACKSON MS FPUS64 KJAN SFTJAN / SFTMS
WFO AMARILLO TX FPUS64 KAMA SFTAMA / SFTTX
WFO EL PASO TX FPUS64 KEPZ SFTEPZ / SFTTX
WFO LUBBOCK TX FPUS64 KLUB SFTLUB / SFTTX
WFO MIDLAND TX FPUS64 KMAF SFTMAF / SFTTX
WFO SAN ANGELO TX FPUS64 KSJT SFTSJT / SFTTX
WFO LITTLE ROCK AR FPUS64 KLZK SFTLZK / SFTAR
WFO NASHVILLE TN FPUS64 KOHX SFTOHX / SFTTN
WFO MEMPHIS TN FPUS64 KMEG SFTMEG / SFTTN
WFO KNOXVILLE TN FPUS64 KMRX SFTMRX / SFTTN
WFO KEY WEST FL FPUS62 KEYW SFTEYW / SFTFL
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL FPUS62 KJAX SFTJAX / SFTFL
WFO MIAMI FL FPUS62 KMFL SFTMFL / SFTFL
WFO MELBOURNE FL FPUS62 KMLB SFTMLB / SFTFL
WFO TAMPA FL FPUS62 KTBW SFTTBW / SFTFL
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL FPUS62 KTAE SFTTAE / SFTFL
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA FPUS64 KLCH SFTLCH / SFTLA
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA FPUS64 KLIX SFTLIX / SFTLA
WFO SHREVEPORT LA FPUS64 KSHV SFTSHV / SFTLA
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK FPUS64 KOUN SFTOUN / SFTOK
WFO TULSA OK FPUS64 KTSA SFTTSA / SFTOK
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX FPUS64 KBRO SFTBRO / SFTTX
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX FPUS64 KCRP SFTCRP / SFTTX
WFO HOUSTON TX FPUS64 KHGX SFTHGX / SFTTX
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX FPUS64 KEWX SFTEWX / SFTTX
WFO HUNTSVILLE AL FPUS64 KHUN SFTHUN / SFTAL
WFO SAN JUAN PR FPCA62 TJSJ SFTSJU / SFTPR
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/ FPCA82 TJSJ SFTSPN / SFTPR
WESTERN REGION
LOCAL NWS OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS IDS
WFO BOISE ID FPUS65 KBOI SFTBOI / SFTID
WFO POCATELLO ID FPUS65 KPIH SFTPIH / SFTID
WFO BILLINGS MT FPUS65 KBYZ SFTBYZ / SFTMT
WFO GLASGOW MT FPUS65 KGGW SFTGGW / SFTMT
WFO MISSOULA MT FPUS65 KMSO SFTMSO / SFTMT
WFO GREAT FALLS MT FPUS65 KTFX SFTTFX / SFTMT
WFO LOS ANGELES CA FPUS66 KLOX SFTLOX / SFTCA
WFO SAN DIEGO CA FPUS66 KSGX SFTSGX / SFTCA
WFO MEDFORD OR FPUS66 KMFR SFTMFR / SFTOR
WFO PENDLETON OR FPUS66 KPDT SFTPDT / SFTOR
WFO PORTLAND OR FPUS66 KPQR SFTPQR / SFTOR
WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ FPUS65 KFGZ SFTFGZ / SFTAZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ FPUS65 KPSR SFTPSR / SFTAZ
WFO TUCSON AZ FPUS65 KTWC SFTTWC / SFTAZ
WFO ELKO NV FPUS65 KLKN SFTLKN / SFTNV
WFO RENO NV FPUS65 KREV SFTREV / SFTNV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV FPUS65 KVEF SFTVEF / SFTNV
WFO SPOKANE WA FPUS66 KOTX SFTOTX / SFTWA
WFO SEATTLE WA FPUS66 KSEW SFTSEW / SFTWA
WFO EUREKA CA FPUS66 KEKA SFTEKA / SFTCA
WFO HANFORD CA FPUS66 KHNX SFTHNX / SFTCA
WFO MONTEREY CA FPUS66 KMTR SFTMTR / SFTCA
WFO SACRAMENTO CA FPUS66 KSTO SFTSTO / SFTCA
WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT FPUS65 KSLC SFTSLC / SFTUT
A MORNING EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /USING
THE OFFICE IDENTIFIER/ IS SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
TABLE 2. MORNING EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT
FPUS65 KPSR 100959
SFTPSR
AZZ020>028-110059-
TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
259 AM MST THU APR 10 2003
ROWS INCLUDE...
DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER
FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
C INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
MM INDICATES MISSING DATA
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 6AM-6PM
FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST
TODAY FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED
APR 10 APR 11 APR 12 APR 13 APR 14 APR 15 APR 16
...SOUTHCCENTRAL ARIZONA...
PHOENIX
SUNNY SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY
/91 63/91 63/89 62/86 60/70 52/74 52/74
POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 30 POP 40 POP 5
GLOBE
PTCLDY SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY
/78 50/78 50/77 40/75 46/69 41/64 41/64
POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 30 POP 40 POP 10
...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...
YUMA
SUNNY SUNNY PTCLDY SUNNY MOCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY
/91 61/90 61/88 59/84 57/75 53/77 53/77
POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 POP 40 POP L0 POP 0
/DOUBLE DOLLAR SIGN CODE/
END OF EXAMPLE
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT
DOUGLAS YOUNG...NATIONAL PUBLIC WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
PHONE 301-713-1867 X 113
EMAIL DOUGLAS.YOUNG@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE AT
THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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