20000919: zone fcsts expanded-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000919: zone fcsts expanded-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
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• Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:29:56 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
545 PM EDT MON SEP 18 2000
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     PAUL STOKOLS...ACTING CHIEF 
          FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES
 
SUBJECT:  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
          EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000

ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 2000...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
/ZFP/.  THIS PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 AND 2 FORECAST SECTION
ENDING AT MIDNIGHT ON DAY 2...FOLLOWED BY A DAY 3 - 7 24-HOUR
EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION.  THE ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED AT
LEAST TWICE DAILY.  OTHER ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN
BASIS.  IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYS 6 AND 7 FOR THE PACIFIC REGION
WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT
OF THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT.

NO COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE 7-DAY ZFP.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT ESTHER ATKINS AT 301-713-1726 EXT. 114 OR JANNIE GIBSON
EXT 149. 

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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TABLE 1: ROUTINE ISSUANCE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT


PRODUCT FORMAT                             DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY

FPUS54 CCCC DDHHMM                         COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT AND
ZFPXXX                                     OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE TIME...
                                           AWIPS ID... BLANK LINE
ZONE FORECASTS /NAME OF AREA - OPTIONAL/   NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CITY STATE        ISSUING OFFICE NAME
TIME DATE                                  ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                           BLANK LINE
SSZXXX-XXX>XXX-DDHHMM-                     UGC CODE AND EXPIRATION TIME
COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-               COUNTY NAMES
                                           INCLUDING THE CITIES OF 
CITY-CITY-CITY             CITY NAMES
TIME DATE                                  ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                           BLANK LINE
...LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HEADER IF NEEDED...
                                           BLANK LINE
.TODAY...           .TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...         .TOMORROW...           2 DAY FORECAST SECTION
.TOMORROW...        .TOMORROW NIGHT...
  /ENDING AT 12AM/  .DAY 2.../ENDING AT 12AM/

.<        TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION      SPECIFIC SITE
CITY      MAX MIN MAX    POP POP POP       FORECAST AT REGIONAL
                                           DISCRETION
.EXTENDED FORECAST...                      EXTENDED HEADER
.DAY 3...
.DAY 4...
.DAY 5...                                  3 TO 7 DAY
.DAY 6...                                  FORECAST SECTION
.DAY 7...

$$                                         THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
                                           SEGMENT

ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL.  ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS...OTHER THAN
PM...AM...MPH AND TIME ZONES /EST...CST...MDT...PST...ETC./ ARE
NOT ALLOWED.

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