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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-05...COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
500 PM EST TUE JAN 16 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...CORRECTION
*** UNDER ITEM 1...THE ZONE DESCRIPTION FOR AKZ222 HAS BEEN
CORRECTED ***
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 HAVE BEEN 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 - 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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