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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
420 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM GLENN AUSTIN
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT NEW AREA AND POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCTS FROM
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 2003
BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY...OCTOBER 1 2003...AT 1800 UTC
/COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ WILL BEGIN A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION
OF TWO NEW PRODUCTS...POINT AND AREA FORECAST MATRICES. THE
PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 31
2003...AT WHICH TIME ALL WFOS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES
/CONUS/ WILL BE ISSUING THE POINT FORECAST MATRICES /PFM/. THE
AREA FORECAST MATRICES /AFM/ WILL BE AN OPTIONAL PRODUCT. AS
SOFTWARE BECOMES AVAILABLE...OFF CONUS /OCONUS/ WFOS WILL ALSO
BEGIN ISSUING THESE NEW PRODUCTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS CONUS
WFOS.
THE AFM DISPLAYS VARIOUS FORECASTED WEATHER PARAMETERS FOR
FORECAST AREAS SPECIFIED IN THE NWS ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /ZFP/
AND REPLACES THE EXPERIMENTAL REVISED DIGITAL FORECASTS
/RDF/...CURRENTLY DISSEMINATED FROM MANY WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICES. THE PFM DISPLAYS VARIOUS FORECASTED WEATHER PARAMETERS
FOR PRE-DEFINED CITIES AND CLIMATOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT POINTS
WITHIN A WFO/S GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
THESE ALPHANUMERIC TABULAR FORMAT PRODUCTS DISPLAY VARIOUS
FORECAST WEATHER PARAMETERS AT 3 HOUR...6 HOUR...AND/OR 12 HOUR
INTERVALS THROUGH 7 DAYS. INFORMATION IN THESE PRODUCTS IS
PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS AS SUPPLEMENTAL DETAIL AND/OR
HIGHER RESOLUTION DETAIL THAN CAN BE FOUND IN OTHER STANDARD NWS
PRODUCTS. THE AFM AND PFM ALLOW FOR RAPID VISUAL SCANNING OF A
LARGE NUMBER OF FORECAST PARAMETERS. THE FORECAST DATA IS ALSO
IN A FORMAT SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATED COMPUTER RETRIEVAL.
CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD ADD THE
COMMUNICATIONS IDENTIFIERS IN TABLE 1 TO THEIR APPROPRIATE
DATABASES. SINCE THE AFM AND PFM SHARE A COMMON WMO HEADING...
CUSTOMERS MUST ALSO KEY IN ON THE AWIPS ID IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE
BOTH THE AFM AND PFM PRODUCTS DISSEMINATED BY A PARTICULAR WFO.
TABLE 1 LIST OF NEW PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE CHANGE
NWS EASTERN REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBANY NY FOUS51 KALY AFMALY / PFMALY
WFO BINGHAMTON NY FOUS51 KBGM AFMBGM / PFMBGM
WFO BURLINGTON VT FOUS51 KBTV AFMBTV / PFMBTV
WFO TAUNTON MA FOUS51 KBOX AFMBOX / PFMBOX
WFO BUFFALO NY FOUS51 KBUF AFMBUF / PFMBUF
WFO COLUMBIA SC FOUS52 KCAE AFMCAE / PFMCAE
WFO CHARLESTON SC FOUS52 KCHS AFMCHS / PFMCHS
WFO GREER SC FOUS52 KGSP AFMGSP / PFMGSP
WFO CLEVELAND OH FOUS51 KCLE AFMCLE / PFMCLE
WFO WILMINGTON OH FOUS51 KILN AFMILN / PFMILN
WFO CHARLESTON WV FOUS51 KRLX AFMRLX / PFMRLX
WFO NEW YORK NY FOUS51 KOKX AFMOKX / PFMOKX
WFO STATE COLLEGE PA FOUS51 KCTP AFMCTP / PFMCTP
WFO PHILADELPHIA PA FOUS51 KPHI AFMPHI / PFMPHI
WFO PITTSBURGH PA FOUS51 KPBZ AFMPBZ / PFMPBZ
WFO CARIBOU ME FOUS51 KCAR AFMCAR / PFMCAR
WFO GRAY/PORTLAND ME FOUS51 KGYX AFMGYX / PFMGYX
WFO WILMINGTON NC FOUS52 KILM AFMILM / PFMILM
WFO NEWPORT NC FOUS52 KMHX AFMMHX / PFMMHX
WFO RALEIGH NC FOUS52 KRAH AFMRAH / PFMRAH
WFO WAKEFIELD VA FOUS51 KAKQ AFMAKQ / PFMAKQ
WFO STERLING VA FOUS51 KLWX AFMLWX / PFMLWX
WFO ROANOKE VA FOUS51 KRNK AFMRNK / PFMRNK
NWS CENTRAL REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO GAYLORD MI FOUS53 KAPX AFMAPX / PFMAPX
WFO DETROIT MI FOUS53 KDTX AFMDTX / PFMDTX
WFO GRAND RAPIDS MI FOUS53 KGRR AFMGRR / PFMGRR
WFO MARQUETTE MI FOUS53 KMQT AFMMQT / PFMMQT
WFO BISMARCK ND FOUS53 KBIS AFMBIS / PFMBIS
WFO ERN ND/GRAND FORKS FOUS53 KFGF AFMFGF / PFMFGF
WFO CHICAGO IL FOUS53 KLOT AFMLOT / PFMLOT
WFO QUAD CITIES IA IL FOUS53 KDVN AFMDVN / PFMDVN
WFO LINCOLN IL FOUS53 KILX AFMILX / PFMILX
WFO CHEYENNE WY FOUS55 KCYS AFMCYS / PFMCYS
WFO RIVERTON WY FOUS55 KRIW AFMRIW / PFMRIW
WFO BOULDER CO FOUS55 KBOU AFMBOU / PFMBOU
WFO GRAND JUNCTION CO FOUS55 KGJT AFMGJT / PFMGJT
WFO PUEBLO CO FOUS55 KPUB AFMPUB / PFMPUB
WFO DES MOINES IA FOUS53 KDMX AFMDMX / PFMDMX
WFO ABERDEEN SD FOUS53 KABR AFMABR / PFMABR
WFO SIOUX FALLS SD FOUS53 KFSD AFMFSD / PFMFSD
WFO RAPID CITY SD FOUS53 KUNR AFMUNR / PFMUNR
WFO NORTHERN INDIANA FOUS53 KIWX AFMIWX / PFMIWX
WFO INDIANAPOLIS IN FOUS53 KIND AFMIND / PFMIND
WFO LACROSSE WI FOUS53 KARX AFMARX / PFMARX
WFO GREEN BAY WI FOUS53 KGRB AFMGRB / PFMGRB
WFO MILWAUKEE WI FOUS53 KMKX AFMMKX / PFMMKX
WFO DULUTH MN FOUS53 KDLH AFMDLH / PFMDLH
WFO MINNEAPOLIS MN FOUS53 KMPX AFMMPX / PFMMPX
WFO HASTINGS NE FOUS53 KGID AFMGID / PFMGID
WFO NORTH PLATTE NE FOUS53 KLBF AFMLBF / PFMLBF
WFO OMAHA NE FOUS53 KOAX AFMOAX / PFMOAX
WFO JACKSON KY FOUS53 KJKL AFMJKL / PFMJKL
WFO LOUISVILLE KY FOUS53 KLMK AFMLMK / PFMLMK
WFO PADUCAH KY FOUS53 KPAH AFMPAH / PFMPAH
WFO PLEASANT HILL MO FOUS53 KEAX AFMEAX / PFMEAX
WFO SAINT LOUIS MO FOUS53 KLSX AFMLSX / PFMLSX
WFO SPRINGFIELD MO FOUS53 KSGF AFMSGF / PFMSGF
WFO DODGE CITY KS FOUS53 KDDC AFMDDC / PFMDDC
WFO GOODLAND KS FOUS53 KGLD AFMGLD / PFMGLD
WFO WICHITA KS FOUS53 KICT AFMICT / PFMICT
WFO TOPEKA KS FOUS53 KTOP AFMTOP / PFMTOP
NWS SOUTHERN REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ALBUQUERQUE NM FOUS55 KABQ AFMABQ / PFMABQ
WFO ATLANTA GA FOUS52 KFFC AFMFFC / PFMFFC
WFO BIRMINGHAM AL FOUS54 KBMX AFMBMX / PFMBMX
WFO MOBILE AL FOUS54 KMOB AFMMOB / PFMMOB
WFO FORT WORTH TX FOUS54 KFWD AFMFWD / PFMFWD
WFO JACKSON MS FOUS54 KJAN AFMJAN / PFMJAN
WFO AMARILLO TX FOUS54 KAMA AFMAMA / PFMAMA
WFO EL PASO TX FOUS54 KEPZ AFMEPZ / PFMEPZ
WFO LUBBOCK TX FOUS54 KLUB AFMLUB / PFMLUB
WFO MIDLAND TX FOUS54 KMAF AFMMAF / PFMMAF
WFO SAN ANGELO TX FOUS54 KSJT AFMSJT / PFMSJT
WFO LITTLE ROCK FOUS54 KLZK AFMLZK / PFMLZK
WFO NASHVILLE TN FOUS54 KOHX AFMOHX / PFMOHX
WFO MEMPHIS TN FOUS54 KMEG AFMMEG / PFMMEG
WFO KNOXVILLE TN FOUS54 KMRX AFMMRX / PFMMRX
WFO KEY WEST FL FOUS52 KEYW AFMEYW / PFMEYW
WFO JACKSONVILLE FL FOUS52 KJAX AFMJAX / PFMJAX
WFO MIAMI FL FOUS52 KMFL AFMMFL / PFMMFL
WFO MELBOURNE FL FOUS52 KMLB AFMMLB / PFMMLB
WFO TAMPA FL FOUS52 KTBW AFMTBW / PFMTBW
WFO TALLAHASSEE FL FOUS52 KTAE AFMTAE / PFMTAE
WFO LAKE CHARLES LA FOUS54 KLCH AFMLCH / PFMLCH
WFO NEW ORLEANS LA FOUS54 KLIX AFMLIX / PFMLIX
WFO SHREVEPORT LA FOUS54 KSHV AFMSHV / PFMSHV
WFO OKLAHOMA CITY OK FOUS54 KOUN AFMOUN / PFMOUN
WFO TULSA OK FOUS54 KTSA AFMTSA / PFMTSA
WFO BROWNSVILLE TX FOUS54 KBRO AFMBRO / PFMBRO
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI TX FOUS54 KCRP AFMCRP / PFMCRP
WFO HOUSTON TX FOUS54 KHGX AFMHGX / PFMHGX
WFO SAN ANTONIO TX FOUS54 KEWX AFMEWX / PFMEWX
WFO SAN JUAN PR FOCA52 TJSJ AFMSJU / PFMSJU
WFO SAN JUAN PR /SPANISH/FOCA82 TJSJ AFMSPN / PFMSPN
NWS WESTERN REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO BOISE ID FOUS55 KBOI AFMBOI / PFMBOI
WFO POCATELLO ID FOUS55 KPIH AFMPIH / PFMPIH
WFO BILLINGS MT FOUS55 KBYZ AFMBYZ / AFMBYZ
WFO GLASGOW MT FOUS55 KGGW AFMGGW / PFMGGW
WFO MISSOULA MT FOUS55 KMSO AFMMSO / PFMMSO
WFO GREAT FALLS MT FOUS55 KTFX AFMTFX / PFMTFX
WFO LOS ANGELES CA FOUS56 KLOX AFMLOX / PFMLOX
WFO SAN DIEGO CA FOUS56 KSGX AFMSGX / PFMSGX
WFO MEDFORD OR FOUS56 KMFR AFMMFR / PFMMFR
WFO PENDLETON OR FOUS56 KPDT AFMPDT / PFMPDT
WFO PORTLAND OR FOUS56 KPQR AFMPQR / PFMPQR
WFO FLAGSTAFF AZ FOUS55 KFGZ AFMFGZ / PFMFGZ
WFO PHOENIX AZ FOUS55 KPSR AFMPSR / PFMPSR
WFO TUCSON AZ FOUS55 KTWC AFMTWC / PFMTWC
WFO ELKO NV FOUS55 KLKN AFMLKN / PFMLKN
WFO RENO NV FOUS55 KREV AFMREV / PFMREV
WFO LAS VEGAS NV FOUS55 KVEF AFMVEF / PFMVEF
WFO SPOKANE WA FOUS56 KOTX AFMOTX / PFMOTX
WFO SEATTLE WA FOUS56 KSEW AFMSEW / PFMSEW
WFO EUREKA CA FOUS56 KEKA AFMEKA / PFMEKA
WFO HANFORD CA FOUS56 KHNX AFMHNX / PFMHNX
WFO MONTEREY CA FOUS56 KMTR AFMMTR / PFMMTR
WFO SACRAMENTO CA FOUS56 KSTO AFMSTO / PFMSTO
WFO SALT LAKE CITY UT FOUS55 KSLC AFMSLC / PFMSLC
NWS PACIFIC REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO GUAM FOMY50 PGUM AFMMY / PFMMY
WFO GUAM FOPQ50 PGUM AMFPQ / PFMPQ
WFO HONOLULU HI FOHW50 PHFO AFMHI / PFMHI
WSO PAGO PAGO AS FOZS50 NSTU AFMPPG /PFMPPG
NWS ALASKA REGION AREA/POINT FORECAST MATRICES
ISSUING OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
WFO ANCHORAGE AK FOAK51 PAFC AFMAER / PFMAER
FOAK52 PAFC AFMALU / PFMALU
WFO FAIRBANKS AK FOAK53 PAFG AFMAFG / PFMAFG
FOAK52 PAFG AFMWCZ / PFMWCZ
FOAK51 PAFG AFMNSB / PFMNSB
WFO JUNEAU AK FOAK57 PAJK AFMAJK / PFMAJK
WEB LINKS PROVIDING REALTIME EXAMPLES OF THE AREA AND POINT
FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCTS ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LSX/DIGI.TXT.HTM
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LUB/PFM.HTM
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/POCATELLO/RDS_DATA/INDEX.SHTML
DETAILS ON HOW TO INTERPRET THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN NWS
INSTRUCTION 10-503 LOCATED ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DIRECTIVES INTERNET WEB SITE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/010/PD01005003A.PDF
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE PRODUCTS PLEASE
CONTACT
DOUGLAS YOUNG...NATIONAL PUBLIC WEATHER PROGRAM LEADER PHONE
PHONE 301-713-1867 EXT 113
E-MAIL DOUGLAS.YOUNG@xxxxxxxx
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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