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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-86...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
140 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 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:  ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT EXTENDED TO A 7-DAY FORECAST...
          EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000

...CORRECTED FOR DAY OF WEEK OF THE IMPLEMENTATION IN FIRST SENTENCE BELOW...

ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16 2000...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES WILL BEGIN ISSUING A 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
/ZFP/.  THIS PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN A DAY 1 AND 2 FORECAST SECTION
ENDING AT MIDNIGHT ON DAY 2...FOLLOWED BY A DAY 3 - 7 24-HOUR
EXTENDED FORECAST SECTION.  THE ZFP WILL BE ROUTINELY ISSUED AT
LEAST TWICE DAILY.  OTHER ISSUANCES WILL BE ON AN EVENT-DRIVEN
BASIS.  IMPLEMENTATION OF DAYS 6 AND 7 FOR THE PACIFIC REGION
WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  TABLE 1 SHOWS THE FORMAT
OF THE ROUTINE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT.

NO COMMUNICATIONS CHANGES ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE 7-DAY ZFP.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
CONTACT ESTHER ATKINS AT 301-713-1726 EXT. 114 OR JANNIE GIBSON
EXT 149. 

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET
AT /LOWER CASE/

                WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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TABLE 1: ROUTINE ISSUANCE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT


PRODUCT FORMAT                            DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY

FPUS54 CCCC DDHHMM                        COMMS HEADER - WMO PRODUCT AND
ZFPXXX                                    OFFICE ID...ISSUANCE TIME...
                                          AWIPS ID... BLANK LINE
ZONE FORECASTS /NAME OF AREA - OPTIONAL/  NWS PRODUCT NAME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CITY STATE       ISSUING OFFICE NAME
TIME DATE                                 ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                          BLANK LINE
SSZXXX-XXX>XXX-DDHHMM-                    UGC CODE AND EXPIRATION TIME
COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-COUNTY-              COUNTY NAMES
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CITY-CITY-CITY    CITY NAMES
TIME DATE                                 ISSUANCE TIME/DATE
                                          BLANK LINE
...LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGE HEADER IF NEEDED...
                                          BLANK LINE
.TODAY...           .TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...         .TOMORROW...          2 DAY FORECAST SECTION
.TOMORROW...        .TOMORROW NIGHT...
  /ENDING AT 12AM/  .DAY 2.../ENDING AT 12AM/

.<        TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION     SPECIFIC SITE
CITY      MAX MIN MAX    POP POP POP      FORECAST AT REGIONAL
                                          DISCRETION
.EXTENDED FORECAST...                     EXTENDED HEADER
.DAY 3...
.DAY 4...
.DAY 5...                                 3 TO 7 DAY
.DAY 6...                                 FORECAST SECTION
.DAY 7...

$                                         THIS CODE ENDS THE ZONE
                                          SEGMENT

ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL.  ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS...OTHER THAN
PM...AM...MPH AND TIME ZONES /EST...CST...MDT...PST...ETC./ ARE
NOT ALLOWED.

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