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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-74
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
1130 AM EDT MON AUG 21 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 CHANGES IN LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS AND ZONE PRODUCTS IN
ALASKA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000...AT 4:00 A.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME
/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE AT FAIRBANKS AND THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES AT
BARROW...KOTZEBUE...AND NOME WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO
THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAMS:
1. FAIRBANKS WILL CHANGE THEIR SHORT TERM FORECAST
/NOW/...FPAK79 PAFG/FAINOWFAI...AREA OF COVERAGE.
FROM:
AKZ007 - FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY
TO:
AKZ222 - MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY INCLUDING FAIRBANKS - FORT
WAINWRIGHT - EIELSON AFB - NORTH POLE - TWO RIVERS -
ESTER - CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD - PARKS HIGHWAY
FAIRBANKS TO NEAR NENANA - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS
TO NEAR SALCHA - STEESE HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO SOURDOUGH
- ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR LIVENGOOD
2. BARROW...KOTZEBUE... AND NOME WILL BEGIN ISSUING SHORT TERM
FORECASTS /NOW/ UNDER THE FOLLOWING WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
ORGANIZATION /WMO/ AND NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE IDENTIFIERS:
WMO HEADING NWWS ID UGC
BARROW FPAK79 PABR FAINOWBRW AKZ202
KOTZEBUE FPAK79 PAOT FAINOWOTZ AKZ209
NOME FPAK79 PAOM FAINOWOME AKZ211
SHORT TERM FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS
WHENEVER A WEATHER WARNING...WATCH...OR ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...
PRECIPITATION IN ANY AMOUNT IS OCCURRING OR CATEGORICALLY
FORECAST TO OCCUR...DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR
LESS IS OCCURING.
THE FORECAST WILL CONTAIN CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT ONE TO
SIX HOURS. MORE FREQUENT ISSUANCES MAY OCCUR AS WEATHER
CONDITIONS CHANGE.
3. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE TERMINATED DUE TO THE ISSUANCE
OF SHORT TERM FORECASTS AT THE THREE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES:
WMO HEADINGS NWWS ID
FPAK11 PABR FAILFPBRW
FPAK11 PAOT FAILFPOTZ
FPAK11 PAOM FAILFPOME
FPAK11 PAFA FAILFPFAI
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT EITHER ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS:
LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-458-3730
JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-458-3712
KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 907-458-3704
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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