20000612: NM- Zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000612: NM- Zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:57:49 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2000

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

SUBJECT:  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE WEATHER
          FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE...EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2000

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 5 2000 AT 430 A.M. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/... 1030 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...  SEVERAL
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE
/NWWS ID - ABQZFPABQ ... WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KABQ/. CUSTOMERS
HAVE REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS...

1.  THE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS WILL CHANGE FROM CATEGORIES TO THE
ACTUAL VALUE.

2.  THE 2 AND 5 PERCENT PROBABILITIES WILL BE ELIMINATED.  IF THE
POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT OF THE
FORECAST... THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION LISTED WILL BE AT
LEAST 10 PERCENT.  IF NO PRECIPITATION IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT
OF THE FORECAST... THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS ZERO.

EXAMPLE

.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY BUT WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS.  SOUTHWEST WIND 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.  SOUTHEAST
WIND 5-15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY...COOLER...WITH SCATTERED LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.  SOUTH WIND 10-15 MPH.

EXISTING FORMAT...

.<                       TEMPERATURE      /    PRECIPITATION
CHAMA                    N80  L40S  M70S  /    2  20  50
LOS ALAMOS               L80S U50S  M70S  /    2  20  40



NEW FORMAT...
BEGINNING JULY 1...
.<                       TEMPERATURE      /    PRECIPITATION
CHAMA                    80   42   73          0  20  50
LOS ALAMOS               82   58   76          0  20  40

...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING

CHARLIE LILES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2341 CLARK CARR LOOP SE
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106

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