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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-76
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE/NWWS/SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NWS CUSTOMERS...NEW 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 WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO
THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM:
1. PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
FAIRBANKS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
FROM 10 TO 26. ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTIONS...WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
HEADINGS AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES WILL CHANGE. ZONE NAMES/
DESCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY MAJOR
HIGHWAY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE AREA.
THE ZFP WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THREE NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AND THREE NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADERS AS FOLLOWS:
WMO HEADING...NEW/NWWS ID
FPAK51 PAFG/FAIZFPNSB
AKZ201 - WESTERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING WAINWRIGHT - ATQASUK AND
POINT LAY
AKZ202 - NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING BARROW
AKZ203 - CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING PRUDHOE BAY -
DEADHORSE - NUIQSUT - KUPARUK - DALTON HIGHWAY
MILEPOSTS 378 TO 414
AKZ204 - EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING KAKTOVIK
AKZ205 - NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM THE COLVILLE
RIVER WESTWARD INCLUDING UMIAT
AKZ206 - NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE EAST OF THE
COLVILLE RIVER INCLUDING ANAKTUVUK PASS - DALTON
HIGHWAY MILEPOSTS 245 TO 378
WMO HEADING/NWWS ID
FPAK52 PAFG/FAIZFPWCZ
AKZ207 - CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE - KIVALINA -
SHISHMAREF - RED DOG PORT
AKZ208 - LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK -
KIANA - RED DOG MINE
AKZ209 - BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING KOTZEBUE
- SELAWIK - NOORVIK
AKZ210 - NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING
BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM HOT
SPRINGS - TAYLOR
AKZ211 - SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME - WHITE
MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN
AKZ212 - EASTERN NORTON SOUND-NULATO HILLS INCLUDING UNALAKLEET
- STEBBINS - ST. MICHAEL - ELIM - KOYUK - SHAKTOOLIK
AKZ213 - ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING
GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER - LITTLE
DIOMEDE - WALES
AKZ214 - YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE -
ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST. MARYS - SCAMMON
BAY - SHELDON POINT - PITKAS POINT
AKZ215 - LOWER YUKON VALLEY INCLUDING MARSHALL - RUSSIAN
MISSION - HOLY CROSS - GRAYLING - SHAGELUK - ANVIK -
FLAT
AKZ216 - LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS INCLUDING
GALENA - NULATO - KALTAG - HUSLIA - RUBY - KOYUKUK
AKZ217 - UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING AMBLER -
SHUNGNAK - KOBUK
WMO HEADING/NWWS ID
FPAK53 PAFG/FAIZFPAFG
AKZ218 - SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE INCLUDING
ARCTIC VILLAGE - WISEMAN - COLDFOOT - DALTON HIGHWAY
MILEPOSTS 160 TO 245
AKZ219 - UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY INCLUDING ALLAKAKET - HUGHES -
BETTLES AND DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOSTS 107 TO 160
AKZ220 - YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS INCLUDING FORT
YUKON - VENETIE - BEAVER - STEVENS VILLAGE - CHALKITSYK
- BIRCH CREEK - STEESE HIGHWAY NORTHEAST OF SOURDOUGH
TO CIRCLE CITY
AKZ221 - WESTERN TANANA VALLEY AND YUKON VALLEY RAMPART TO LOWER
NOWITNA RIVER INCLUDING ANDERSON - NENANA - TANANA -
RAMPART - LAKE MINCHUMINA - LIVENGOOD - ELLIOTT HIGHWAY
LIVENGOOD TO MANLEY HOT PSRINGS - PARKS HIGHWAY NENANA
TO ANDERSON
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
AKZ223 - TANANA RIVER FLATS INCLUDING DELTA JUNCTION - FORT
GREELEY - SALCHA - DRY CREEK - DOT LAKE - HEALY LAKE -
HARDING LAKE - ALASKA HIGHWAY DELTA JUNCTION TO DOT
LAKE - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SALCHA TO DELTA JUNCTION
AKZ224 - UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY INCLUDING
TOK - NORTHWAY - EAGLE - TANACROSS - TETLIN - CHICKEN -
ALCAN - TAYLOR HIGHWAY - ALASKA HIGHWAY DOT LAKE TO
CANADA - TOK CUTOFF FROM SOUTH OF TOK TO MENTASTA LAKE
AKZ225 - DENALI INCLUDING HEALY - DENALI NATIONAL PARK -
KANTISHNA - PARKS HIGHWAY SOUTH OF ANDERSON TO NEAR
CANTWELL
AKZ226 - NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING
MENTASTA LAKE - TRIMS D.O.T. - FIELDING LAKE - BLACK
RAPIDS
2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CHANGES IN
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT:
FPAK11 PAFA - LOCAL FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY FORECAST
FEAK01 PAFA - EXTENDED FORECAST FOR FAIRBANKS AND THE TANANA
VALLEY VALLEY
FPAK59 PAFG - ZONE COLLECTIVE
FPAK69 PAFG - ZONE COLLECTIVE
FPAK18 PAFA - MOTORING /WINTER/ OR DENALI PARK /SUMMER/
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 GLIKEY...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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