20000821: Zone fcst - Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000821: Zone fcst - Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:42:38 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 211540
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2000

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

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

SUBJECT   CHANGES IN LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS AND ZONE PRODUCTS IN
          ALASKA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000

EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000...AT 4:00 A.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME
/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE AT FAIRBANKS AND THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AT
BARROW...KOTZEBUE...AND NOME WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO
THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAMS:

1.  FAIRBANKS WILL CHANGE THEIR SHORT TERM FORECAST
/NOW/...FPAK79 PAFG/FAINOWFAI...AREA OF COVERAGE.

FROM:

AKZ007 - FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY

TO:

AKZ222 -  MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY INCLUDING FAIRBANKS - FORT
          WAINWRIGHT - EIELSON AFB - NORTH POLE - TWO RIVERS -
          ESTER - CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD - PARKS HIGHWAY
          FAIRBANKS TO NEAR NENANA - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS
          TO NEAR SALCHA - STEESE HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO SOURDOUGH
          - ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR LIVENGOOD


2.  BARROW...KOTZEBUE... AND NOME WILL BEGIN ISSUING SHORT TERM
FORECASTS /NOW/ UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE IDENTIFIERS:


          WMO HEADING         NWWS ID        UGC

BARROW    FPAK79 PABR         FAINOWBRW      AKZ202

KOTZEBUE  FPAK79 PAOT         FAINOWOTZ      AKZ209

NOME      FPAK79 PAOM         FAINOWOME      AKZ211



SHORT TERM FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS
WHENEVER A WEATHER WARNING...WATCH...OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...
PRECIPITATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS OCCURRING OR CATEGORICALLY
FORECAST TO OCCUR...DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR
LESS IS OCCURING.

THE FORECAST WILL CONTAIN CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT ONE TO
SIX HOURS.  MORE FREQUENT ISSUANCES MAY OCCUR AS WEATHER
CONDITIONS CHANGE.

3.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE TERMINATED DUE TO THE ISSUANCE
OF SHORT TERM FORECASTS AT THE THREE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES:

     WMO HEADINGS             NWWS ID
     FPAK11 PABR              FAILFPBRW
     FPAK11 PAOT              FAILFPOTZ
     FPAK11 PAOM              FAILFPOME
     FPAK11 PAFA              FAILFPFAI

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT EITHER ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS:

LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-458-3730
JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-458-3712
KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 907-458-3704

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/

        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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