20000608: New Format-SC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000608: New Format-SC-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 14:21:43 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 081757
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-63
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT THU JUN 8 2000

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   NEW FORMAT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FORECAST
          PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE JULY 31 2000

ON MONDAY JULY 31 2000...AT 400 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN COLUMBIA SC WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW TYPE OF STATE
FORECAST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE NEW FORECAST WILL PROVIDE MORE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE STATE IN
A TABULAR FORMAT VALID FOR FIVE DAYS. THE NARRATIVE STATE
FORECAST WILL ALSO CONTINUE OUT TO FIVE DAYS.

FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL CITIES OR TOWNS CAN  EASILY BE ADDED TO
SUIT SPECIFIC BROADCAST AREAS.

AN ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FORMAT IS THAT IT FACILITATES THE
INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WHEN APPROPRIATE.

THE WMO HEADER WILL BE UNCHANGED AND CONTINUE TO BE FPUS62 KCAE.
THE OLD NWWS HEADER OF CAESFPSC WILL ALSO BE UNCHANGED.  FAMILY
OF SERVICES AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE SUBSCRIBERS WILL NOT
HAVE TO MAKE ANY COMMUNICATION HEADER CHANGES TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING THIS PRODUCT.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW STATE FORECAST...

FPUS62 KCAE 170942
SFPSC
SCZALL-172200-

STATE FORECAST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
600 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2000

ROWS INCLUDE...
        PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER
        FORECAST TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME HIGH...NIGHTTIME LOW
                /-/ INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
        SNOW ACCUMULATION /IF ANY/...TODAY...TONIGHT...TOMORROW
                88 INDICATES A TRACE OF SNOWFALL
        PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP/
        / -/ INDICATES MISSING VALUES


                    FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST
                    WED      THU      FRI      SAT      SUN
                    MAY 17   MAY 18   MAY 19   MAY 20   MAY 21

CITY

...CENTRAL SC INCLUDING THE MIDLANDS...

COLUMBIA SC         PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    84/63    91/65    90/65    87/64    85
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 30   POP 10   POP 10

LANCASTER SC        PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    81/63    88/63    89/65    86/63    83
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 30   POP 10   POP 10

ORANGEBURG SC       PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    85/63    92/65    91/65    88/64    86
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 30   POP 10   POP 10

SUMTER SC           PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    83/63    90/65    90/65    87/64    85
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 30   POP 10   POP 10

...NORTHEAST SC INCLUDING THE PEE DEE REGION AND NORTH COAST...

FLORENCE SC         PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    85/63    86/64    86/64    86/63    84
                    POP 20   POP 10   POP 30   POP 10   POP 10

MYRTLE BEACH SC     PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    78/65    80/66    84/66    85/65    82
                    POP 20   POP 10   POP 20   POP 10   POP 10

...NORTHWEST SC INCLUDING THE UPSTATE AND MOUNTAINS...

ANDERSON SC         PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    83/64    86/63    83/62    83/63    81
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 20   POP 20   POP 20

GREENVILLE SC       PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    82/62    86/62    81/60    81/61    80
                    POP 30   POP 0    POP 20   POP 20   POP 20

...SOUTHEAST SC INCLUDING THE LOW COUNTRY AND SOUTH COAST...

BEAUFORT SC         PTCLDY   SUNNY    PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    83/65    87/65    81/67    81/67    81
                    POP 20   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10

CHARLESTON SC       PTCLDY   SUNNY    PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    82/64    87/64    80/67    81/67    80
                    POP 20   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10

WALTERBORO SC       PTCLDY   SUNNY    PTCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY
                    85/62    88/62    86/63    84/63    84
                    POP 20   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10   POP 10


NARRATIVE:

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS UPPER 70S TO MIDDLE 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 80 COAST TO AROUND
90 MIDLANDS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS MIDLANDS AND UPSTATE. HIGHS NEAR 80 COAST TO AROUND
90 MIDLANDS. LOWS IN THE 60S.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 80S. LOWS IN THE 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 80S. LOWS IN THE 60S.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW PRODUCT...PLEASE
CALL 803-765-5501 FOR STEVE NAGLIC EXT 223 OR BERNARD PALMER EXT
222.

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /LOWER CASE/

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

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