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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-87
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT THU SEP 23 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS..NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT CHANGE OF STATE FORECAST DISCUSSION PRODUCT /SFD/ HEADERS
TO AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION /AFD/ HEADER...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 1 1999.
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/ 1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 1999...THE STATE FORECAST
DISCUSSION /SFD/ PRODUCT FROM THE PORTLAND NWS FORECAST OFFICE WILL BE
CHANGED TO AN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION /AFD/ PRODUCT...COVERING
SOUTHERN MAINE. ON THE SAME DATE...THE CARIBOU /CAR/ MAINE OFFICE
WILL OFFICIALLY ASSUME AFD RESPONSIBILITY FOR NORTHERN MAINE.
BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: SFD TO AFD PRODUCT HEADER CHANGE TABLE...EFFECTIVE AT
1400 UTC WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 1999.
OLD NWWS ID NEW NWWS ID OLD WMO HEADING NEW WMO HDG
PWMSFDPWM PWMAFDGYX FXUS71 KGYX FXUS61 KGYX
NONE PWMAFDCAR NONE FXUS61 KCAR
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT...
RICHARD WATLING...PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MANAGER
NWS EASTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
630 JOHNSON AVENUE
BOHEMIA...NEW YORK 11716
PHONE 516-244-0123
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
ON THE URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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