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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
315 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2001
TO: FAMILY SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1 2001
ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 2001...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
FORECAST OFFICE IN HONOLULU WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT /ZFP/. THE ZFP WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 THROUGH DAY 3 FORECAST
SECTION WITH DETAILED FORECAST ELEMENTS...FOLLOWED BY A DAY 4
THROUGH DAY 7 EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION. THE DAY 4 THROUGH DAY 7
SECTION WILL HAVE 24-HOUR SEGMENTS VALID 12 MIDNIGHT TO 12 MIDNIGHT.
TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT FOR THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT.
THE 7-DAY ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT 4 AM AND
4 PM HAWAII STANDARD TIME /HST/. OTHER ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN
EVENT-DRIVEN BASIS.
NO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIER CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE
IMPROVED ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT.
TABLE 1: ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT
PRODUCT FORMAT DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY
FPHW50 PHFO DDHHMM COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT
ZFPHI AND OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE
TIME...AWIPS ID ...BLANK LINE
HAWAII ZONE FORECASTS NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI ISSUING OFFICE
TIME HST DATE ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
BLANK LINE
HIZ001-DDHHMM- UGC CODE - EXPIRATION TIME
KAUAI- ZONE NAME
INCLUDING LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE... CITY/TOWN NAMES
TIME HST DATE ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
BLANK LINE
BLANK LINE
.TODAY /4AM-6PM/... .TONIGHT /4PM-6AM/...
.TONIGHT /6PM-6AM/... .TOMORROW /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/... .TOMORROW NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
.DAY 2 NIGHT /6PM-6AM/... .DAY 2 /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 3 /6AM-6PM/... .DAY 2 NIGHT /6PM-6AM/...
.DAY 3* EVENING /6PM-12AM/... .DAY 3 /6AM-6PM/...
.DAY 4 /12AM-12AM/... .DAY 3* EVENING /6PM-12AM/...
.DAY 5 /12AM-12AM/... .DAY 4 /12AM-12AM/...
.DAY 6 /12AM-12AM/... .DAY 5 /12AM-12AM/...
.DAY 7 /12AM-12AM/... .DAY 6 /12AM-12AM/...
.DAY 7 /12AM-12AM/...
< TEMPERATURE SITE FORECASTS
LIHUE AIRPORT HI LO HI
WAIMEA HI LO HI
$$ THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
SEGMENT
* A SEPARATE 6 HOUR PERIOD...THE DAY 3 EVENING...MAY BE ADDED TO
THE DAY 1 THROUGH DAY 3 FORECAST SECTION.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE PLEASE CONTACT:
TOM HEFFNER
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS HONOLULU WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AND
CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER
HONOLULU HAWAII
PHONE: 808-973-5275
FAX: 808-973-5271
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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