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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-54
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
120 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
SERVICES
SUBJECT FORMAT CHANGE TO FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS IN THE NWS
EASTERN REGION OFFICES... EFFECTIVE JUNE 15 2000
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JUNE 15 2000 AT 0400 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT
TIME/EDT/....0800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/UTC/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN THE EASTERN STATES WILL CHANGE THE
FORMAT OF THE FIRE WEATHER PRESUPPRESSION FORECASTS /GENERIC NWWS
ID CCCFWFXXX - GENERIC WMO HEADING FNUS5I KKKK/. THE AFFECTED
OFFICES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.
THIS FORMAT CHANGE IS PART OF THE OVERALL NATIONAL
STANDARDIZATION EFFORT OF THE FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM. PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS/HEADERS WILL NOT CHANGE AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR
THE CONTINUED RECEIPT OF THESE PRODUCTS. AN EXAMPLE OF THE
FORMAT LAYOUT FOLLOWS:
FNUS52 KFFC 190959
FWFATL
FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 2000
.SYNOPSIS...A SLOW MOVING WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO
CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE SATURDAY.
GAZ002>009-011>016-019-192100-
CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-DAWSON-FANNIN-FLOYD-GILMER-GORDON-LUMPKIN-
MURRAY-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION-WALKER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-
600 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 2000
...CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST...
TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY
CLOUD COVER MOSTLY CLOUDY MOSTLY CLOUDY CLOUDY
TEMPERATURES 80S 60S 75-80
HUMIDITIES(%) 40-45 90-95 50
WINDS(MPH) SW10 SW5 W5-10
PRECIP(TYPE) TSTMS SHOWERS/TSTMS SHOWERS
PRECIP CHANCES(%) 20 50 50
PRECIP DURATION(HRS) <2 <2 <2
PRECIP AMOUNTS(INCHES) ZER0-TRACE TRACE-0.05 <1/4
MIXING HEIGHTS(AGL) 4500-5500 FT
TRANSPORT WINDS(MPH) WEST-SOUTHWEST 20
SMOKE DISPERSION VERY GOOD
VENTILATION FACTOR 27500 25500
INVERSION NONE 2100 NONE
HAINES INDEX 6 5 5
.EXTENDED FORECAST FOR GEORGIA...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH 80 TO 85.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH NEAR 80.
.TUESDAY...DRY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGH NEAR 80.
6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR MEDIAN
PRECIPITATION.
BDL
END /OF EXAMPLE/
TABLE 1
OFFICES THAT WILL SWITCH TO THE NEW FORMAT
WAKEFIELD VA AKQ GRAY ME GYX
ALBANY NY ALY WILMINGTON NC ILM
BINGHAMTON NY BGM WILMINGTON OH ILN
BOSTON MA BOX WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE LWX
BURLINGTON VT BTV NEWPORT NC MHX
BUFFALO NY BUF NEW YORK NY OKX
COLUMBIA SC CAE PITTSBURG PA PBZ
CARIBOU ME CAR PHILADELPHIA PA PHI
CHARLESTON SC CHS RALEIGH NC RAH
CLEVELAND OH CLE CHARLESTON WV RLX
STATE COLLEGE PA CTP BLACKSBURG VA RNK
GREER SC GSP
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
PAUL STOKOLS HARVEY THURM
FIRE WEATHER PROGRAM MANAGER NWS EASTERN REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 630 JOHNSON AVE
1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY BOHEMIA NY
ROOM 14106 631-244-0124
SILVER SPRING MD 20910
301-713-1677 X131
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
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