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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-05
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
400 PM EST WED JAN 10 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E LEE...CHIEF
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN SHORT-TERM AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN
ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD 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 CHANGES DESCRIBED
BELOW TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAMS.
NOTE: THESE CHANGES WERE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 00-74...TO BE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...BUT THAT
IMPLEMENTATION WAS CANCELED BY SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-108.
1. FAIRBANKS WILL CHANGE THEIR SHORT TERM FORECAST /NOW/ AREA OF
COVERAGE. THE WMO HEADER OF THE FAIRBANKS SHORT-TERM FORECAST IS
FPAK79 PAFG. THE NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER IS FAINOWFAI.
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 WMO AND NINE-CHARACTER PIL
IDENTIFIERS:
WMO HEADER PIL 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...OR DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1/4 MILE OR
LESS IS OCCURRING.
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
IMPLEMENTATION OF SHORT TERM FORECASTS IN ALASKA.
WMO HEADER PIL ID
FPAK11 PABR FAILFPBRW
FPAK11 PAOT FAILFPOTZ
FPAK11 PAOM FAILFPOME
FPAK11 PAFA FAILFPFAI
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS:
LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE AT 907-458-3730
JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST AT 907-458-3712
KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER AT 907-458-3704
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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