950815: ABUS34 (fwd)

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• Subject: 950815: ABUS34 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:45:45 -0600 (MDT)

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ABUS34 KAHN 142023
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
420 PM EDT MON AUG 14 1995

...ATHENS AND VICINITY FORECAST TO BE REPLACED BY THE ZONE FORECAST FOR
BARROW...CLARKE...JACKSON...MADISON...OCONEE...AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...

...CHANGE EFFECTIVE... 800 A.M. ...AUGUST 28 ...1995...

...PREPARE NOW FOR THE CHANGE...

OCTOBER 1...1993...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ DESIGNATED EACH
COUNTY IN /GEORGIA/ AS A SEPARATE ZONE AND ASSIGNED EACH NEW SMALLER
AREA A ZONE FORECAST NUMBER.  PREVIOUSLY EACH FORECAST ZONE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN COMPRISED OF 3 TO 8 COUNTIES.  THIS CHANGE GIVES THE NWS GREATER
FLEXIBILITY IN ITS ZONE FORECAST PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FORECAST ACCURACY
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL USERS.

SINCE THE ATHENS AND VICINITY FORECAST IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS THE
GEORGIA ZONE FORECAST NUMBERS 25...27...35...36...37...AND 38... THE
NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE SEPARATE ATHENS AND VICINITY FORECAST
EFFECTIVE 800 A.M....MONDAY...AUGUST 28...1995.

THE FORECAST FOR THE ATHENS AND VICINITY LISTENING AREA WILL CONTINUE
TO BE BROADCAST ON THE ATHENS NOAA WEATHER RADIO /WXK-56/ OPERATING ON
A FREQUENCY OF 162.400 MHZ/.

BELOW IS A TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTS THAT WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE
UNDER THE /LFP/ IDENTIFIER.

                                          WILL NOW BE
PRODUCT           OLD IDENTIFIER          FOUND UNDER

ATHENS AND        ATLLFPAHN               PIL         ATLZFPGA
VICINITY                                              (ZONES 25, 27, 35-38)
FORECAST                                  UGC         GAZ025-027-035>038-
                                          WMO ID      FPUS5 KATL

TO ASSURE RECEIPT OF THESE PRODUCTS...IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR WEATHER
WIRE SUBSCRIBERS TO CONTACT GTE/CONTEL AND HAVE THE PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS /ATLZFPGA/... ADDED TO YOUR PERMANENT DOWNLOAD FILE.

FOR THOSE WHO USE THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/...THE GEORGIA
ZONE FORECAST USES THE /Z/ FORM OF THE CODE AS CURRENTLY USED IN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS.


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:

MR. CARLOS GARZA, JR.                     OR                MR. BARRY GOODEN
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE                               WARNING COORDINATION MET


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEXRAD OFFICE
4 FALCON DRIVE
PEACHTREE CITY, GA  30269

PHONE:  /404/ 486-1133  /M-F 800 AM - 400 PM/