NOUS41 KWBC 142033 PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 03-71 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 340 PM EST FRI NOV 14 2003 TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES FROM GLENN AUSTIN ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH SUBJECT TENNESSEE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT FORMAT CHANGE... EFFECTIVE JANUARY 14 2004 ON WEDNESDAY...JANUARY 14 2004 AT 400 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME /CST/...THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SFP/ FOR TENNESSEE...ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ OFFICE IN NASHVILLE...WILL BE CHANGING FROM A NARRATIVE FORMAT TO A TABULAR FORMAT. THE TABULAR FORMAT WILL INCLUDE FORECASTS FOR WEST...MIDDLE...AND EAST TENNESSEE. THE FORECAST ELEMENTS IN THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST WILL INCLUDE THE HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE...PREDOMINANT WEATHER...AND PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION. THESE FORECASTS WILL PROJECT OUT TO SEVEN DAYS. CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE TABULAR STATE FORECASTS FOR TENNESSEE SHOULD COORDINATE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN TABLE 1 WITH THEIR SERVICE PROVIDERS. TABLE 1. CURRENT AND NEW WMO HEADINGS AND AWIPS IDS FOR TENNESSEE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT. CURRENT CURRENT NEW NEW WMO HEADING AWIPS ID WMO HEADING AWIPS ID FPUS64 KOHX SFPTN FPUS64 KOHX SFTTN TABLE 2. AN EXAMPLE OF THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NASHVILLE. FPUS64 KOHX DDHHMM SFTTN TNZ001102-062200 TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 0910 AM CST THU NOV 06 2003 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 6AM-6PM - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO MM INDICATES MISSING DATA TODAY FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED NOV 06 NOV 07 NOV 08 NOV 09 NOV 10 NOV 11 NOV 12 ...WEST TENNESSEE... RAIN MOCLDY SUNNY MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY MOCLDY /55 41/58 38/56 36/57 44/65 50/71 54/66 POP 70 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 ...MIDDLE TENNESSEE... SHOWERS PTCLDY SUNNY MOCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY /58 43/57 35/55 37/58 44/62 45/66 49/64 POP 70 POP 10 POP 10 POP 30 POP 30 POP 10 POP 30 ...EAST TENNESSEE... SHOWERS MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY /70 53/61 43/53 35/55 40/62 44/62 46/63 POP 90 POP 10 POP 0 POP 10 POP 10 POP 10 POP 20 END OF EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...YOU MAY CONTACT... DERREL MARTIN MELINDA BAILEY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC PROGRAM MGR. 500 WEATHER STATION ROAD 819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03 NASHVILLE TENNESSEE 37138 FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602 PHONE 615-754-8504 X 222 PHONE 817-978-1100 X 107 E-MAIL DERREL.MARTIN@NOAA.GOV MELINDA.BAILEY@NOAA.GOV THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/... http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm $$ NNNN