19970409: Offshored forecasts

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• Subject: 19970409: Offshored forecasts
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 14:08:15 -0600 (MDT)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
 300 PM EDT WED APRIL 9 1997
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE         
SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
                                                                           
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT:  TRANSFER OF OFFSHORE MARINE FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FROM
          NWS FIELD OFFICES 
 
AS PART OF THE NWS MODERNIZATION...OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS /OFF/
WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ELEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION /NCEP/.  THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TRANSFERS IS
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10 1997.  ON THAT DATE THE OFF RESPONSIBILITIES FROM
NWSFO/S TAUNTON MASSACHUSSETTS... STERLING VIRGINIA...SEATTLE
WASHINGTON...AND MONTEREY CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT TO NCEP/S MARINE
PREDICTION CENTER /MPC/... LOCATED IN CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND.  PHASE 2
IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR IN THE WINTER OF 1997-1998 AND WILL SHIFT OFF
RESPONSIBILITIES FROM NWSFO/S MIAMI FLORIDA AND NEW ORLEANS
LOUISIANA TO NCEP/S TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER /TPC/...LOCATED IN MIAMI 
FLORIDA.  A LATER ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE WITH THE EXACT DATE
WHEN PHASE 2 WILL OCCUR.
 
NEW IDENTIFIERS FOR THE PRODUCTS WILL BE USED WHEN THE TRANSFERS
TAKE PLACE.  THE OLD AND NEW IDENTIFIERS ARE LISTED IN THE TABLE
BELOW.
 
               OLD                      NEW
 
                    PHASE 1   /JUNE 10 1997/
       AFOS       WMO            AFOS        WMO
     
     BOSOFFBOS  FZUS8 KBOS         NFDOFFNT1  FZNT21 KWBC
                    PHASE 2   /WINTER 1997-98/
     MIAOFFMIA  FZUS8 KMIA     MIAOFFNT3  FZNT23 KNHC
     NEWOFFNEW  FZUS8 KNEW     MIAOFFNT4  FZNT24 KNHC
 
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
 
     MR. KEVIN MCCARTHY                 
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY
     1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY #14110 
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND  20910
 
     PHONE: /301/ 713-1726 EXTENSION 109 /M-F 730 AM - 400 PM/
 
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE NWS OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY/S HOME PAGE IN THE
NOTIFICATION SECTION.  THE ADDRESS OF THE NOTIFICATION SECTION /IN
SMALL CASE/ IS:  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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