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PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...CORRECTION...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-70
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1240 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1999
..SLIGHT CORRECTION TO FORMAT OF EXAMPLE 2 FOR SPOT LOCATION
FORECASTS. OTHER INFORMATION REMAINS THE SAME...
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 CHANGE TO ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT TO INCLUDE THE
THREE TO FIVE DAY EXTENDED FORECAST FOR 24 NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES IN WESTERN REGION...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13 1999
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY... OCTOBER 13 1999... AT 0300 PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME/0400 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME /1100 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME/ ALL WESTERN REGION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL INITIATE CHANGES TO THE ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT FORMAT TO INCLUDE THE THREE TO FIVE DAY EXTENDED FORECAST
TO EACH ZONE OR ZONE GROUPING. THESE OFFICES ARE EUREKA CA...
HANFORD CA...LOS ANGELES CA...SACRAMENTO CA...SAN DIEGO CA...SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA...FLAGSTAFF AZ...PHOENIX AZ...TUCSON
AZ...ELKO NV... LAS VEGAS NV...RENO NV...SALT LAKE CITY
UT...MEDFORD OR...PENDLETON OR...PORTLAND OR...BOISE
ID...POCATELLO ID...SEATTLE WA ...SPOKANE WA...BILLINGS
MT...GLASGOW MT...GREAT FALLS MT...AND MISSOULA MT.
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT NWWS IDENTIFIERS /CCCZFPXXX/...WMO
HEADINGS /FPUS5I CCCC/ AND DISSEMINATION TIMES WILL NOT CHANGE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE TWO GENERIC EXAMPLES OF THE NEW FORMAT...ONE
WITH SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION AND ONE
WITHOUT THE SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION.
EXAMPLE 1: EARLY MORNING ZONE FORECAST WITH THREE TO FIVE DAY
EXTENDED FORECAST WITHOUT SPOT TEMPERATURES/PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION.
SSZNNN>NNN-DDHHMM-
ZONE NAME-ZONE NAME-ZONE NAME-
400 AM MDT MON MTH DD YYYY
..HEADLINE... /IF REQUIRED/
.TODAY...TEXT.
.TONIGHT...TEXT.
.TUESDAY...TEXT.
.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...TEXT.
.FRIDAY...TEXT.
$$
EXAMPLE 2: LATE AFTERNOON ZONE FORECAST WITH THREE TO FIVE DAY
EXTENDED FORECAST AND SPOT TEMPERATURES /FFF - IN FAHRENHEIT/ AND
SPOT PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /PPP - IN PERCENT/. THE SPOT
NUMBERS ARE FOR THE FOUR 12-HOUR PERIODS OF 1- TO 2-DAY FORECAST.
SSZNNN-DDHHMM-
ZONE NAME-
300 PM PDT MON MTH DD YYYY
..HEADLINE... /IF REQUIRED/
.TONIGHT...TEXT.
.TUESDAY...TEXT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...TEXT.
.WEDNESDAY...TEXT.
.< TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SPOT LOCATION FFF FFF FFF FFF/PPP PPP PPP PPP
.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.THURSDAY...TEXT.
.FRIDAY...TEXT.
.SATURDAY...TEXT.
$$
FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION...PLEASE CONTACT
CARL GORSKI...DEPUTY CHIEF OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES FOR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WESTERN REGION AT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WESTERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
ATTN: CARL GORSKI
125 SOUTH STATE STREET
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84138
801-524-4000
FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL OFFICE/S ZONE
FORECASTS... PLEASE CONTACT THE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OF THE
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT:
..IN CHARGE... NWS OFFICE TELEPHONE
ROBERT DIAZ BILLINGS MT 406-652-0851
JOHN JANNUZZI BOISE ID 208-334-9508
KEVIN BAKER ELKO NV 775-738-6716
NANCY DEAN EUREKA CA 707-443-5610
MICHAEL CAMPBELL FLAGSTAFF AZ 520-556-9161
JIM REA GLASGOW MT 406-228-4042
KEN MIELKE GREAT FALLS MT 406-453-2081
LARRY JENSEN LAS VEGAS NV 702-263-9744
TODD MORRIS LOS ANGELES CA 805-988-6615
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDFORD OR 541-773-1067
DAVID GOENS MISSOULA MT 406-329-4840
BRUCE BAUCK PENDLETON OR 541-276-4493
ANTON HAFFER PHOENIX AZ 602-379-4607
MARK MOLLNER POCATELLO ID 208-232-9309
STEVE TODD PORTLAND OR 503-326-2340
STEVE BROWN RENO NV 775-673-8100
ELIZABETH MORSE SACRAMENTO CA 916-979-3041
WILLIAM ALDER SALT LAKE CITY 801-524-5154
ARMANDO GARZA SAN DIEGO CA 858-675-8700
NORMAN HOFFMANN S.F. BAY AREA 831-656-1710
STEVEN MENDENHALL HANFORD CA 559-584-0583
CHRIS HILL SEATTLE WA 206-526-6095
JOHN LIVINGSTON SPOKANE WA 509-244-0110
GLEN SAMPSON TUCSON AZ 520-670-5156
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/
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