20010722: Digital Fcst-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20010722: Digital Fcst-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 18:43:23 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS41 KWBC 201719
PNSWSH
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
125 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2001
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
 
SUBJECT:  NEW DIGITAL FORECAST PRODUCT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2 2001
 
ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 2001...AT 400 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN ISSUING A
PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST.  THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF
THIS PRODUCT WILL FACILITATE USE WITH COMPUTERS AND THE ISSUANCE
OF TIMELY UPDATES.
 
THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST IS A PRODUCT WHICH DISPLAYS FORECASTED
WEATHER PARAMETERS IN 3-HOUR INTERVALS.  THIS PROVIDES 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.  THE
NARRATIVE VERSION OF THE ZONE FORECAST WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE.
 
THE WMO HEADER FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE FOUS53 KSGF. THE PIL
IDENTIFIER WILL BE STLRDFSGF...AND THE AWIP IDENTIFIER RDFSGF. 
CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO RECEIVE THE DIGITAL
FORECAST.
 
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST...
 
FOUS53 KEAX 210910
RDFMCI

DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000 

KSZ025-103>105-MOZ021-028>030-037-038-212110- 
ATCHISON_KS-CLAY-CLINTON-JACKSON-JOHNSON_KS-LAFAYETTE-LEAVENWORTH
- 
PLATTE-RAY-WYANDOTTE- 
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON KS...KANSAS CITY...OLATHE
310 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2000 

     FRI 01/21/00          SAT 01/22/00           SUN 01/23/00 
CST      03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 24 03 06 09 12 15 18 
MX/MN                   37          31          39          24          28 
TEMP     20 19 19 25 33 36 35 32 33 33 33 36 39 39 37 35 33 31 
DEWPT    10 11 11 14 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 29 31 31 30 30 29 27 
RH       65 71 71 62 51 48 52 63 69 75 78 75 73 73 76 82 85 85 
WIND DIR  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW NW NW NW NW NW 
WIND SPD  2  2  5 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 10 
CLOUDS   CL CL SC BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK 
POP 12HR                 0          10          40          20          10 
QPF 12HR                 0           0     .01-.10           0           0 
RAIN                                    C  C  C  C 
SNOW                                    C  C  C  C 

$$

END OF EXAMPLE 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL MISSOURI IS ALREADY
USING THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST.  FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO 
INTERPRET THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR INTERNET WEB SITE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

          WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX/RDFEXPLAIN.HTM
 
...OR CONTACT THE SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI FORECAST OFFICE AT THE
NUMBER LISTED BELOW.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS...PLEASE
CALL 417-863-8028 FOR BILL DAVIS OR STEVE RUNNELS.

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

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