20001113: zone fcst-7days-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001113: zone fcst-7days-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:46:20 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON NOV 13 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

SUBJECT:  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
          EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000


   ***AMENDED TO CHANGE SOME FORECAST TIME PERIODS IN TABLE 1 -
      TOMORROW AND DAY 2...AND TO UPDATE POINTS OF CONTACT.
      OPTIONAL DAY 2 NIGHT ADDED***


ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 2000...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
/ZFP/.  THIS PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 AND 2 FORECAST SECTION
FOLLOWED BY A DAY 3 TO 7 24-HOUR EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION.  THE
ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED AT LEAST TWICE DAILY.  OTHER
ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS.  IMPLEMENTATION OF
DAYS 6 AND 7 FOR THE PACIFIC REGION WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.  TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT OF THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE
FORECAST PRODUCT.

NO COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE 7-DAY ZFP.


               ...AMENDED POINTS OF CONTACT...

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT PAUL STOKOLS AT 301-713-1726 EXT. 131 OR JANNIE GIBSON
EXT 149.

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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


*** AMENDED TABLE 1: ROUTINE ISSUANCE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT

PRODUCT FORMAT                             DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY

FPUS54 CCCC DDHHMM                         COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT AND
ZFPXXX                                     OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE TIME...
                                           AWIPS ID...   BLANK LINE
ZONE FORECASTS /NAME OF AREA - OPTIONAL/   NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CITY STATE        ISSUING OFFICE NAME
TIME DATE                                  ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                           BLANK LINE
SSZXXX-XXX>XXX-DDHHMM-                     UGC CODE AND EXPIRATION TIME
COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-               COUNTY NAMES
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CITY-CITY-CITY     CITY NAMES
TIME DATE                                  ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                           BLANK LINE
...LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HEADER IF NEEDED...
                                           BLANK LINE
.TODAY /RELEASE-6PM/...    .TONIGHT /RELEASE-6AM/...
.TONIGHT /6PM-6AM/...      .TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/...      2 DAY FORECAST SECTION
.TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/...     .TOMORROW NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
                           .DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/...

.<        TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION      SPECIFIC SITE
CITY      MAX MIN MAX    POP POP POP       FORECAST AT REGIONAL
                                           DISCRETION

.EXTENDED FORECAST...                      EXTENDED HEADER
.DAY 3*...(TEXT)
.DAY 4...(TEXT)
.DAY 5...(TEXT)                            3 TO 7 DAY
.DAY 6...(TEXT)                            FORECAST SECTION
.DAY 7...(TEXT)

$$                                         THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
                                           SEGMENT

       ...AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE...

* - A SEPARATE 12-HOUR DAY 2 NIGHT SECTION MAY BE ADDED TO THE
3 TO 7 DAY FORECAST SECTION.

ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL.  ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS...OTHER THAN
PM...AM...MPH AND TIME ZONES /EST...CST...MDT...PST...ETC./ ARE
NOT ALLOWED.

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