20000718: Digital Fcst-PA

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• Subject: 20000718: Digital Fcst-PA
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:48:26 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-71
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 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 DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
        SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 2000

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2000...AT 400 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT
CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THIS PRODUCT WILL
FACILITATE ITS USE WITH COMPUTERS AND THE ISSUANCE OF TIMELY UPDATES.

THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST IS A NEW PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECASTED WEATHER
PARAMETERS IN UP TO 3-HOUR INTERVALS.  THE INFORMATION IN A 3 HOURLY
INTERVAL...COMBINED WITH THE MATRIX FORMAT...CREATES A MORE DETAILED FORECAST
AND ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF
CHOICE.  IT IS ESSENTIALLY A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE ZONE FORECAST IN MUCH
GREATER DETAIL AND WITH FORECAST PROJECTIONS OUT TO 5 DAYS. THE NARRATIVE
VERSION OF THE ZONE FORECAST /ZFP/ WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE.

THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS51 KCTP. THE NWWS HEADER
WILL BE PHLRDFCTP.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST...

FOUS51 KCTP 101600
RDFCTP
DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1019 AM EDT THU APR 20 2000

PAZ004-005-006-010-011-210219-
CAMERON-ELK-MCKEAN-POTTER-WARREN
1019 AM EDT THU APR 20 2000

             THU   4/20/00     \     FRI  04/21/00     \     SAT  4/22/00
EDT        03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18

POP 12HR                70         100         100          70          30
QPF 12HR           .25-.49     .50-.99     .25-.49     .10-.24     .10-.24
MAX QPF            .50-.99   1.00-1.99     .50-.99     .10-.24     .10-.24
SNOW 12HR            00-00       00-00       00-00
MN/MX                   68          56          56          41          53
TEMP           48 52 58 64 62 61 56 56 56 56 56 56 52 49 46 44
DEWPT          44 46 49 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 49 47 47 46 44
RH             86 80 72 63 67 70 80 80 80 80 80 77 83 93100100
WIND DIR       SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       10 10 10 20 10 10 10 20 10 10 15 15 10 10  5  5 10 10 10 10
CLOUDS         OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK
RAIN SHWRS      L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C
TSTMS           L  L  L  L  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C

            \SUN 04/23/00\MON 04/24/00\
EDT        21 03 09 15 21 03 09 15 21

POP 12HR     35     0      0    10
MN/MX        43    57     40    65
CLOUDS       BK    BK     BK    SC
RAIN SHWRS    C
$$

THIS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED EXPERIMENTALLY.

FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO INTERPRET THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND ON
OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://NWS.WCTP.NOAA.GOV/WEATHER/RDFEXPLAIN.HTM

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE NEW
PRODUCTS...PLEASE CALL 814 234 9412 FOR BRUCE BUDD...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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