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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
740 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

TO:       SUBSCRIBERS:
	  -FAMILY OF SERVICES
	  -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
	  -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK 
          OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     ROBERT J. MCLEOD
          CHIEF...AWARENESS BRANCH
          OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES

SUBJECT:  TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR CHANGE FOR ALASKA OFFICES:
          EFFECTIVE JUNE 18 2008 

ON JUNE 18 2008 AT 0000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE 
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES...WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES...AND THE 
ALASKA PACIFIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER IN ALASKA WILL BEGIN 
ISSUING ALL OPERATIONAL PRODUCTS WITH THE TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR 
FOR ALASKA STANDARD TIME /AKST/ IN THE MASS NEWS DISSEMINATOR 
HEADER BLOCK AND IN THE TEXT MESSAGE. DURING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 
TIME THE DESIGNATOR FOR ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME WILL BE /AKDT/.

THIS CHANGE WILL BRING NWS PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA IN LINE WITH NWS 
AND INTERNATIONAL TIME ZONE DESIGNATOR PRACTICES. TO DATE SOME 
BUT NOT ALL PRODUCTS FOR ALASKA HAVE FOLLOWED THESE PRACTICES.

FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT: 

DUANE CARPENTER               HERB WHITE
DIGITAL SERVICES MET          DISSEMINATION SERVICES MANAGER
ALASKA REGION HEADQUARTERS    SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
907-271-5127                  301-713-0090 X 146 
DUANE.CARPENTER@NOAA.GOV      HERBERT.WHITE@NOAA.GOV

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
    
     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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