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PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-86
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST MON NOV 13 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
***AMENDED TO CHANGE SOME FORECAST TIME PERIODS IN TABLE 1 -
TOMORROW AND DAY 2...AND TO UPDATE POINTS OF CONTACT.
OPTIONAL DAY 2 NIGHT ADDED***
ON THURSDAY 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
FOLLOWED BY A DAY 3 TO 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.
...AMENDED POINTS OF CONTACT...
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT PAUL STOKOLS AT 301-713-1726 EXT. 131 OR JANNIE GIBSON
EXT 149.
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
*** AMENDED 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 /RELEASE-6PM/... .TONIGHT /RELEASE-6AM/...
.TONIGHT /6PM-6AM/... .TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/... 2 DAY FORECAST SECTION
.TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/... .TOMORROW NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
.DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/...
.< TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SPECIFIC SITE
CITY MAX MIN MAX POP POP POP FORECAST AT REGIONAL
DISCRETION
.EXTENDED FORECAST... EXTENDED HEADER
.DAY 3*...(TEXT)
.DAY 4...(TEXT)
.DAY 5...(TEXT) 3 TO 7 DAY
.DAY 6...(TEXT) FORECAST SECTION
.DAY 7...(TEXT)
$$ THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
SEGMENT
...AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE...
* - A SEPARATE 12-HOUR DAY 2 NIGHT SECTION MAY BE ADDED TO THE
3 TO 7 DAY FORECAST SECTION.
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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