200310221: W TX fcst prods-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-68
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
215 PM EST TUE OCT 21 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...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM      GLENN AUSTIN
         ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT   WEST TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCT CHANGE...
         EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15 2003

ON MONDAY...DECEMBER 15 2003 AT 500 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/...THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SFP/ FOR WEST TEXAS...ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /NWS/ IN LUBBOCK...WILL BE
CHANGING FROM A NARRATIVE FORMAT TO A TABULAR FORMAT.  THE
TABULAR FORMAT WILL INCLUDE FORECASTS FOR NINE INDIVIDUAL CITIES
ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS...EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND
ROLLING PLAINS.

ALSO...NWS OFFICES IN SAN ANGELO...AMARILLO... MIDLAND...AND
EL PASO WILL ISSUE A TABULAR STYLED STATE FORECAST FOR PORTIONS
OF WEST TEXAS.

THE FORECAST ELEMENTS IN THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST WILL INCLUDE
THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE...PREDOMINANT WEATHER...AND
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION.  THESE FORECASTS WILL PROJECT OUT
TO SEVEN DAYS.

CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE TABULAR STATE FORECASTS FOR
WEST TEXAS SHOULD COORDINATE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN TABLE 1
WITH THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS.

TABLE 1   CURRENT AND NEW WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR WEST
         TEXAS STATE FORECAST PRODUCTS

CURRENT WMO HEADING AND AWIPS ID FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED FORECAST
REGIONS BELOW...

CURRENT        CURRENT
WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

FPUS64 KLUB    SFPTX

    NEW           NEW
    WMO HEADING   AWIPS ID   FORECAST REGIONS

    FPUS64 KLUB   SFTLUB     SOUTH PLAINS AREA
    FPUS64 KAMA   SFTAMA     TEXAS PANHANDLE
    FPUS64 KMAF   SFTMAF     WEST TEXAS
    FPUS64 KEPZ   SFTELP     FAR WEST TEXAS
    FPUS64 KSJT   SFTSJT     WEST CENTRAL TEXAS


TABLE 2   EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY
         THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LUBBOCK

FPUS64 KLUB 210850
SFTLUB
TXZ021>044-212349-

TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
349 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2003

ROWS INCLUDE...
  DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM
  FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
  PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 6AM-6PM
   - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
  MM INDICATES MISSING DATA

FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST
TODAY   WED     THU     FRI     SAT     SUN     MON
OCT 21  OCT 22  OCT 23  OCT 24  OCT 25  OCT 26  OCT 27

ASPERMONT
SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /90   58/87   56/84   60/90   56/70   48/67   49/70
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

BROWNFIELD
SUNNY   SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /90   53/86   51/86   55/89   50/65   44/66   45/69
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

CHILDRESS
SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /90   56/87   54/86   56/89   50/62   42/64   47/66
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

FRIONA
SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /87   49/85   46/87   47/84   43/56   37/58   37/61
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

LEVELLAND
SUNNY   SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /89   52/86   49/86   53/88   49/63   41/64   42/67
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

LUBBOCK
SUNNY   SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /90   54/85   50/85   54/87   50/63   41/64   42/67
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

PLAINVIEW
SUNNY   SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /89   52/85   49/85   52/87   46/60   40/61   41/66
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

SPUR
SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /90   55/86   54/86   57/91   50/65   45/66   48/68
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

TULIA
SUNNY   SUNNY   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  MOCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY
 /89   52/85   49/84   52/85   45/57   38/59   40/64
POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 0   POP 20  POP 20  POP 0

/END OF TABLE 2/


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


LARRY VANNOZZI                     MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC PROGRAM MGR.
2579 SOUTH LOOP 289 SUITE 100      819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03
LUBBOCK TEXAS 79423                FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602
PHONE  806-745-3916 X 222          PHONE 817-978-1100 X 107
E-MAIL  LARRY.VANNOZZI@xxxxxxxx    E-MAIL MELINDA.BAILEY@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/...

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

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