NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-112 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 345 PM EST WED NOV 22 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 SUBJECT: NEW DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG SC...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE GREENVILLE/ SPARTANBURG OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BEGAN ISSUING A NEW PRODUCT CALLED THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST. THE DIGITAL FORMAT OF THIS PRODUCT FACILITATE AUTOMATED PROCESSING BY COMPUTERS. DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST... THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST DISPLAYS FORECASTED WEATHER PARAMETERS IN UP TO 3-HOUR INTERVALS. THIS PROVIDES A MORE DETAILED FORECAST AND ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE USER TO OBTAIN THE WEATHER PARAMETER/S/ OF CHOICE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF THE ZONE FORECAST IN MUCH GREATER DETAIL AND WITH FORECAST PROJECTIONS OUT TO 5 DAYS. THE NARRATIVE VERSION OF THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /ZFP/ IS STILL AVAILABLE. THE WMO HEADER FOR THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST IS FOUS52 KGSP. THE NINE-CHARACTER PIL IDENTIFIER IS CAERDFGSP. CUSTOMERS NEED TO ADD THIS PRODUCT THESE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO RECEIVE THIS PRODUCTTHE DIGITAL FORECAST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST... FOUS52 KGSP RDFGSP DIGITAL ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG SC 251 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2000 GAZ029-SCZ011-019-290230 ABBEVILLE-ELBERT-GREENWOOD- 251 PM EDT THU SEP 28 2000 \ FRI 09/29/00 \ SAT 09/30/00 \ EDT 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 MN/MX 49 76 55 76 54 POP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 .01-.10 0 MAX QPF 0 0 0 .01-.10 0 TEMP 72 76 69 61 57 54 51 63 73 74 70 64 61 58 57 65 72 74 DEWPT 49 48 49 50 49 49 49 50 51 50 53 54 54 53 53 55 55 55 RH 44 37 49 67 75 83 93 63 46 43 55 70 78 83 86 70 55 52 WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE WIND SPD 10 10 5 5 2 2 8 12 12 12 8 8 5 5 12 12 12 12 8 8 5 5 CLOUDS SC SC CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 RAIN S S S S \SUN 10/01/00\MON 10/02/00\TUE 10/03/00 EDT 09 15 21 03 09 15 21 03 09 15 21 03 09 MN/MX 74 53 80 54 84 55 POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 5 5 CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC $$ END OF EXAMPLE FURTHER DETAILS ON HOW TO INTERPRET THIS PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/RLX/PRODEX/RDFEXPLANATION.HTML IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE NEW PRODUCTS... PLEASE CALL THE GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG NWS OFFICE IN GREER SOUTH CAROLINA AT 864-848-9970...EXT 223 FOR VINCE DICARLO...OR EXT 222 FOR LARRY LEE. THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM END NNNN