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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-106
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: PAUL STOKOLS...ACTING CHIEF
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: MORE EVENT DRIVEN ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC FORECASTS IN
EASTERN UNITED STATES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11 2000
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 11 2000...AT 400 A.M. EST...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING MORE EVENT-DRIVEN PUBLIC
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS /ZFP/ FROM OFFICES IN THE EASTERN U.S.
/LISTED BELOW/.
THIS PROGRAM CHANGE MEANS THAT THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCTS ISSUED AROUND 11 A.M. AND 9 P.M. LOCAL TIME WILL BE
REPLACED BY UNSCHEDULED EVENT-DRIVEN ZFP UPDATES...AS NEEDED.
SCHEDULED ZONE FORECASTS WILL STILL BE ISSUED FROM AROUND 3 A.M.
TO 4:30 A.M. AND 3 P.M. TO 4:30 P.M. LOCAL TIME. AS IN THE
PAST...BOTH EVENT-DRIVEN AND SCHEDULED FORECASTS WILL BE
HEADLINED WITH LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION IF
IT IS NEEDED.
THIS SERVICE CHANGE DOES NOT REQUIRE CUSTOMERS TO MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO PIL IDENTIFIERS...WMO HEADERS...OR UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODES FOR ZONES INVOLVED.
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
ISSUING OFFICE PIL IDENTIFIER WMO HEADER
ALBANY NY ALBZFPALY FPUS51 KALY
BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC WBCZFPLWX FPUS51 KLWX
BINGHAMTON NY ALBZFPBGM FPUS51 KBGM
BLACKSBURG VA WBCZFPRNK FPUS51 KRNK
BUFFALO NY BUFZFPBUF FPUS51 KBUF
BURLINGTON VT ALBZFPBTV FPUS51 KBTV
CARIBOU ME PWMZFPCAR FPUS51 KCAR
CHARLESTON SC CAEZFPCHS FPUS52 KCHS
CHARLESTON WV CRWZFPRLX FPUS51 KRLX
CLEVELAND OH CLEZFPCLE FPUS51 KCLE
COLUMBIA SC CAEZFPCAE FPUS52 KCAE
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG SC CAEZFPGSP FPUS52 KGSP
GRAY ME PWMZFPGYX FPUS51 KGYX
MOREHEAD CITY NC RDUZFPMHX FPUS52 KMHX
MT HOLLY NJ PHLZFPPHI FPUS51 KPHI
PITTSBURGH PA PITZFPPBZ FPUS51 KPBZ
RALEIGH NC RDUZFPRAH FPUS52 KRAH
STATE COLLEGE PA PHLZFPCTP FPUS51 KCTP
TAUNTON MA BOSZFPBOX FPUS51 KBOX
UPTON NY NYCZFPOKX FPUS51 KOKX
WAKEFIELD VA WBCZFPAKQ FPUS51 KAKQ
WILMINGTON NC RDUZFPILM FPUS52 KILM
WILMINGTON OH CLEZFPILN FPUS51 KILN
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT RICK WATLING AT NWS
EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS ON LONG ISLAND NY AT 631-244-0123.
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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