NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-94 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 330 PM EDT MON OCT 2 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 OHIO STATE FORECAST PRODUCT... EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1 2000 ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1 2000...AT 400 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WILMINGTON OH WILL BEGIN ISSUING A NEW TYPE OF STATE FORECAST FOR OHIO. 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 2 2001. FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL CITIES OR TOWNS CAN EASILY BE ADDED TO THE TABULAR VERSION TO SUIT SPECIFIC BROADCAST AREAS...AS CAN FORECASTS FOR RECREATIONAL AREAS OR OTHER SITES OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST. ON NOVEMBER 1...THE STATE FORECAST FOR ALL OF OHIO WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WILMINGTON OFFICE. THIS FORECAST WILL REPLACE THE STATE FORECAST FOR OHIO ISSUED BY THE CLEVELAND OH OFFICE AND THE AREA FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY ISSUED BY THE CHARLESTON WV OFFICE. THE NEW WMO HEADER FOR THE STATE FORECAST FOR OHIO WILL BE FPUS61 KILN. THE PIL IDENTIFIER REMAINS UNCHANGED...AND IS CLESFPOH. CUSTOMERS RECEIVING THE OHIO STATE FORECAST PRODUCT...AND KEYING ON THE CURRENT WMO HEADER...FPUS61 KCLE... MUST CHANGE THEIR SYSTEMS TO KEY ON THE NEW WMO HEADER... FPUS61 KILN. SIMILARLY...CUSTOMERS RECEIVING THE AREA FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY...WMO HEADER FPUS61 KCRW...AND PIL IDENTIFIER CRWSFPWV...MUST CHANGE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS HEADERS TO KEY ON THE NEW WMO HEADER OF FPUS61 KILN...AND NEW PIL IDENTIFIER CLESFPOH...TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE STATE FORECAST. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEW STATE FORECAST... FPUS61 KILN 280939 SFPOH OHZALL-282300- STATE FORECAST TABULAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 540 AM EST MON AUG 28 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 MON TUE WED THU FRI AUG 28 AUG 29 AUG 30 AUG 31 SEP 01 CITY CENTRAL OH COLUMBUS PTCLDY PTCLDY FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 81/64 86/67 87/67 88/68 88 POP 0 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 EAST CENTRAL OH NEW PHILADELPHIA PTCLDY FAIR FAIR PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/62 85/66 85/65 85/65 85 POP 10 POP 20 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 ZANESVILLE PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/63 85/66 85/65 85/65 85 POP 10 POP 20 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 MIAMI VALLEY OF OH DAYTON PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/64 85/67 86/67 87/68 87 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 NORTH CENTRAL OH MANSFIELD PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/64 85/66 86/66 87/67 87 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 SANDUSKY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/64 80/64 86/66 87/67 87 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 NORTHEAST OH AKRON-CANTON SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY 79/69 88/66 86/66 86/67 86 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 CLEVELAND SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY 79/69 88/66 86/65 86/65 85 POP 20 POP 20 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 YOUNGSTOWN SUNNY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY 78/68 85/65 85/65 86/65 85 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 NORTHWEST OH TOLEDO SUNNY HAZE PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 80/70 90/66 86/67 87/67 87 POP 0 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 BELLEFONTAINE PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY 81/67 86/66 87/67 87/65 86 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 0 POP 0 SOUTHEAST OH ATHENS PTCLDY FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR 83/61 88/64 88/67 89/67 89 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 JACKSON PTCLDY FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR 83/61 88/64 88/67 89/67 89 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 SOUTH CENTRAL OH PORTSMOUTH PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 82/63 87/67 88/67 89/69 89 POP 0 POP 10 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 SOUTHWEST OH CINCINNATI PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 81/66 86/68 87/68 88/69 89 POP 0 POP 10 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 WILMINGTON PTCLDY PTCLDY SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY 81/65 86/67 86/67 87/68 89 POP 0 POP 10 POP 0 POP 0 POP 0 .TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S. .EXTENDED FORECAST... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NORTHEAST. PARTLY SUNNY ELSEWHERE. LOWS IN THE 60S AND HIGHS IN THE 80S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NORTHEAST. MOSTLY SUNNY ELSEWHERE. LOWS IN THE 60S AND HIGHS IN THE 80S. END OF EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS NEW PRODUCT...PLEASE CALL THE NWS OFFICE IN WILMINGTON AT 937-383-0031 AND SPEAK TO KEN HAYDU...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...MARY JO PARKER...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST... OR SAM MCNEIL...DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER. THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE/ WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM END NNNN