NOUS41 KWBC 251855 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-102 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 300 PM EDT WED OCT 25 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 BRANCH SUBJECT: NEW FORMAT FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT MT HOLLY NEW JERSEY WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW TYPE OF STATE FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE...COMBINED. THE NEW FORECAST WILL PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS CITIES AND TOWNS IN THESE TWO STATES IN A TABULAR FORMAT...OUT TO FIVE DAYS. A NARRATIVE STATE FORECAST WILL FOLLOW THE TABULAR DATA FOR 60 DAYS...THEN BE PHASED OUT ON JANUARY 14 2001. FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL CITIES OR TOWNS CAN BE ADDED TO THE TABULAR VERSION TO SUIT SPECIFIC BROADCAST AREAS...AS CAN FORECASTS FOR RECREATIONAL AREAS OR OTHER SITES OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST. THE WMO HEADER FOR THE NEW JERSEY PRODUCT WILL BE UNCHANGED AND CONTINUE TO BE FPUS61 KPHI. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL BE SFPNJ... AND WILL BE FOUND ON THE SECOND LINE OF THE PRODUCT. THE PIL IDENTIFIER FOR THE NEW JERSEY PRODUCT REMAINS UNCHANGED...AND IS PHLSFPNJ. CUSTOMERS RECEIVING THE DELAWARE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...AND KEYING ON THE CURRENT WMO HEADER...FPUS61 KPHI...AWIPS IDENTIFIER SFPDE...OR PIL IDENTIFIER... PHLSFPDE...MUST CHANGE THEIR SYSTEMS TO KEY ON THE WMO HEADER OR PIL IDENTIFIER OF THE COMBINED PRODUCT...LISTED ABOVE AND SHOWN IN THE EXAMPLE BELOW. THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL EXAMPLE OF THE NEW COMBINED STATE FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE... FPUS61 KPHI 172030 SFPNJ NJZALL-DEZALL-170900- STATE FORECAST FOR NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY NJ 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2000 ROWS INCLUDE... PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER FORECAST TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME HIGH...NIGHTTIME LOW PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION /POP/ -- INDICATES MISSING VALUES FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST SAT SUN MON TUE WED NOV 18 NOV 19 NOV 20 NOV 21 NOV 22 CITY ...NEW JERSEY... TRENTON NJ PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 62/47 58/39 46/29 45/32 47 POP 30 POP 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 ATLANTIC CITY NJ PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 64/51 61/43 50/36 48/35 51 POP 30 POP 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 PLUS ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS ...DELAWARE... WILMINGTON DE PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 65/49 60/41 48/33 46/33 50 POP 30 POP 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 DOVER DE PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 67/51 62/44 51/35 49/36 52 POP 30 POP 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 NARRATIVE: ...NEW JERSEY... .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS IN THE 50S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S. ...DELAWARE... .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LOWS IN THE 50S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 50 TO 55. END OF EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW PRODUCT...PLEASE CALL THE NWS OFFICE IN MT HOLLY NEW JERSEY AT 609-261-6600 FOR JOE MIKETTA EXT 223 OR GARY SZATKOWSKI AT EXT 222. THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM END NNNN