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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
955 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2003
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THOMAS GRAZIANO
CHIEF...SERVICES BRANCH
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES DIVISION
SUBJECT CHANGE IN SCHEDULED ISSUANCE TIME OF SELECTED
ALASKA REGION HYDROLOGIC PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 20 2003
ON AUGUST 20 2003 AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ IN ALASKA REGION
WILL CHANGE THE SCHEDULED RELEASE TIME OF SELECTED HYDROLOGIC
PRODUCTS...AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1. THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED TO ALLOW OPTIMIZED USE OF QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION
FORECASTS GENERATED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
ON A TRIAL BASIS THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER 2003. FORECASTS WILL
BE ISSUED AT THESE TIMES UNTIL PRODUCTS ARE SUSPENDED AT THE
END OF OPEN WATER SEASON.
TABLE 1. DELIVERY TIME OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL
NWS FORECAST OFFICES IN ALASKA WILL BE MODIFIED...EFFECTIVE
AUGUST 20 2003 AT 1200 UTC.
FORECAST FORMER NEW
OFFICE WMO HEADING AWIPS ID ISSUANCE TIME ISSUANCE TIME
FAIRBANKS SRAK49 PAFG RVAYKN 2000 UTC 1900 UTC
FAIRBANKS SRAK49 PAFG RVAAFG 1900 UTC 2100 UTC
ANCHORAGE SRAK48 PAFC RVAAFC 2200 UTC 2300 UTC
JUNEAU SRAK47 PAJK RVAAJK 2300 UTC 0030 UTC
FAIRBANKS FGAK59 PAFG RVDYKN 2000 UTC 0100 UTC
FAIRBANKS FGAK59 PAFG RVDAFG 1900 UTC 0100 UTC
ANCHORAGE FGAK58 PAFC RVDAFC 2200 UTC 0100 UTC
JUNEAU FGAK57 PAJK RVDAJK 2300 UTC 0100 UTC
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT
ROBIN RADLEIN
REGIONAL HYDROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALASKA REGION
ANCHORAGE ALASKA
PHONE 907-266-5151
E-MAIL ROBIN.RADLEIN@xxxxxxxx
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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