NOUS41 KWBC 251857 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-104 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 THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2000 ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT UPTON NEW YORK WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW TYPE OF STATE FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. THE NEW FORECAST WILL PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE STATE 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 12 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 AND AWIPS IDENTIFIER FOR THE STATE FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK ARE UNCHANGED...AND REMAIN FPUS61 KOKX AND SFPNY. THE PIL IDENTIFIER IS ALSO UNCHANGED...AND REMAINS NYCSFPNY. CONCERNING THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NEW YORK STATE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT ALBANY NY BEGAN ISSUING THIS NEW FORMAT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW YORK STATE ON JULY 31 2000. REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-62...ISSUED JUNE 8 2000. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT BUFFALO NY WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS WITH THIS NEW FORMAT FOR WESTERN NEW YORK STARTING NOVEMBER 14TH. REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-103... ISSUED OCTOBER 25 2000. CONCERNING THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR NEW JERSEY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT MT. HOLLY NJ WILL ISSUE THIS NEW FORMAT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BEGINNING NOVEMBER 14TH. REFER TO SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-102...ISSUED OCTOBER 25 2000. AS OF NOVEMBER 14TH...THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE UPTON NY FORECAST OFFICE WILL NO LONGER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FIVE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY: PASSAIC... BERGEN...ESSEX...HUDSON AND UNION COUNTIES. THESE FIVE NEW JERSEY COUNTIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE NWS OFFICE IN MT. HOLLY NJ. SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS NOTE...CUSTOMERS RECEIVING THE STATE FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...WMO HEADER FPUS61 KOKX... AWIPS IDENTIFIER SFPNY...PIL IDENTIFIER NYCSFPNY...MUST CHANGE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS/IDENTIFIER TO WMO HEADER FPUS61 KPHI... AWIPS IDENTIFIER SFPNJ...PIL IDENTIFIER PHLSFPNJ...TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE STATE FORECAST FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... COVERING CITIES LIKE NEWARK AND TETERBORO. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW STATE FORECAST... FPUS61 KOKX 150900 SFPNY NYZ067>081-151600- STATE FORECAST TABULAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 400 AM EST WED NOV 15 2000 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER FORECAST TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME HIGH...NIGHTTIME LOW DAYTIME PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION -- INDICATES MISSING VALUES FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST WED THU FRI SAT SUN NOV 15 NOV 16 NOV 17 NOV 18 NOV 19 CITY ...EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... CENTRAL PARK NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 57/41 50/37 56/46 66/43 60 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 LAGUARDIA ARPT NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 56/41 50/37 56/46 65/43 60 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 KENNEDY ARPT NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 58/40 50/36 55/47 62/46 58 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 MONTGOMERY NY MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY 53/38 45/30 48/36 60/40 55 POP 20 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 WHITE PLAINS NY MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY 55/40 48/33 51/39 62/44 57 POP 20 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 FARMINGDALE NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 56/40 50/35 55/45 64/46 59 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 ISLIP NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 56/39 49/33 54/43 63/45 58 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 WESTHAMPTON NY PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 57/41 49/32 51/38 57/46 57 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 NARRATIVE: .TODAY...AREAS OF FOG EARLY...OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. .THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S AND HIGHS 55 TO 60. END OF EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW PRODUCT...PLEASE CALL THE NWS OFFICE IN UPTON NEW YORK AT 631-924-0227 FOR MICHAEL WYLLIE...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE. 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