20030722: Alaska hydro -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20030722: Alaska hydro -ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:58:40 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
955 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 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      THOMAS GRAZIANO
         CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
         HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION

SUBJECT   CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF SELECTED
         ALASKA REGION HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
         AUGUST 20 2003

ON AUGUST 20 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN ALASKA REGION
WILL CHANGE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE TIME OF SELECTED HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.  THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED TO ALLOW OPTIMIZED USE OF QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION
FORECASTS GENERATED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
ON A TRIAL BASIS THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER 2003.  FORECASTS WILL
BE ISSUED AT THESE TIMES UNTIL PRODUCTS ARE SUSPENDED AT THE
END OF OPEN WATER SEASON.

TABLE 1.  DELIVERY TIME OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL
NWS FORECAST OFFICES IN ALASKA WILL BE MODIFIED...EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 20 2003 AT 1200 UTC.

FORECAST                            FORMER          NEW
OFFICE      WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID  ISSUANCE TIME   ISSUANCE TIME

FAIRBANKS   SRAK49 PAFG   RVAYKN    2000 UTC        1900 UTC
FAIRBANKS   SRAK49 PAFG   RVAAFG    1900 UTC        2100 UTC
ANCHORAGE   SRAK48 PAFC   RVAAFC    2200 UTC        2300 UTC
JUNEAU      SRAK47 PAJK   RVAAJK    2300 UTC        0030 UTC
FAIRBANKS   FGAK59 PAFG   RVDYKN    2000 UTC        0100 UTC
FAIRBANKS   FGAK59 PAFG   RVDAFG    1900 UTC        0100 UTC
ANCHORAGE   FGAK58 PAFC   RVDAFC    2200 UTC        0100 UTC
JUNEAU      FGAK57 PAJK   RVDAJK    2300 UTC        0100 UTC


IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT

    ROBIN RADLEIN
    REGIONAL HYDROLOGIST
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
    ALASKA REGION
    ANCHORAGE ALASKA
    PHONE   907-266-5151
    E-MAIL  ROBIN.RADLEIN@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

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

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