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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-65
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT MON JUN 12 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT: ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE...EFFECTIVE JULY 5 2000
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY JULY 5 2000 AT 430 A.M. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT
TIME /MDT/... 1030 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... SEVERAL
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE WITH THE ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE
/NWWS ID - ABQZFPABQ ... WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KABQ/. CUSTOMERS
HAVE REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS...
1. THE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS WILL CHANGE FROM CATEGORIES TO THE
ACTUAL VALUE.
2. THE 2 AND 5 PERCENT PROBABILITIES WILL BE ELIMINATED. IF THE
POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT OF THE
FORECAST... THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION LISTED WILL BE AT
LEAST 10 PERCENT. IF NO PRECIPITATION IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT
OF THE FORECAST... THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS ZERO.
EXAMPLE
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY BUT WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WIND 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST
WIND 5-15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY...COOLER...WITH SCATTERED LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND 10-15 MPH.
EXISTING FORMAT...
.< TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHAMA N80 L40S M70S / 2 20 50
LOS ALAMOS L80S U50S M70S / 2 20 40
NEW FORMAT...
BEGINNING JULY 1...
.< TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
CHAMA 80 42 73 0 20 50
LOS ALAMOS 82 58 76 0 20 40
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING
CHARLIE LILES
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2341 CLARK CARR LOOP SE
ALBUQUERQUE NM 87106
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