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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-63 CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1015 AM EDT WED DEC 17 2008

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

FROM:     ELI JACKS
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  CORRECTED: REVISED POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCT FOR MOBILE
          ALABAMA EFFECTIVE MARCH 4 2009

CORRECTED TO CHANGE WAYNESBORO MA TO WAYNESBORO MS. 

ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 2009 AT 400 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME 
/CST/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN MOBILE ALABAMA 
/MOB/ WILL REVISE ITS POINT FORECAST MATRICES PRODUCT /PFM/ TO 
INCLUDE THE NEW LOCATIONS OF GREENVILLE ALABAMA AND CRESTVIEW 
FLORIDA. IN ADDITION CITY LOCATIONS OF WAYNESBORO MISSISSIPPI 
...CAMDEN ALABAMA...AND DESTIN FLORIDA WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE 
PRODUCT.

USERS CAN OBTAIN IDENTICAL DATA FOR THE SITES REMOVED VIA THE 
POINT AND CLICK FORECAST AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MOB

ONCE AT THE WEBSITE...CLICK ON THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION WHERE YOU 
DESIRE A FORECAST AND THEN SELECT TABULAR FORECAST IN THE LOWER 
RIGHT PORTION OF THE PAGE. THE TABULAR FORECAST IS NEARLY 
IDENTICAL TO THE PFM.

THIS CHANGE IS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PFM ONLY. THE CURRENT 
ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ ID 
/PFMMOB/ AND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/ HEADING 
/FOUS54 KMOB/ FOR THE PFM FROM WFO MOBILE WILL NOT CHANGE.

THE CHANGES TO THE PFM PRODUCT ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1: NEW/OLD CITIES/LOCATION INCLUDED IN THE PFM.

     TO BE ADDED          TO BE REMOVED 
     GREENVILLE AL        WAYNESBORO MS
     CRESTVIEW FL         CAMDEN AL
                          DESTIN FL 

THE PFM PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NWS INSTRUCTION 
10-503...WFO PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION. 
PRODUCT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DIRECTIVES/SYM/PD01005003CURR.PDF

AN EXAMPLE OF THE PFM PRODUCT ISSUED BY WFO MOB IS AVAILABLE 
ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE EXCEPT USE UPPERCASE FOR MOB AND 
PFMMOB/:

  HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/DATA/MOB/PFMMOB

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...CONTACT:

JEFF MEDLIN                      MELINDA BAILEY
SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS OFFICER    PUBLIC PROGRAM MGR.
8400 AIRPORT BLVD BLDG 11        819 TAYLOR ST ROOM 10A03
MOBILE ALABAMA 36608             FORT WORTH TEXAS 71602
251-607-9512                     817-978-1100 X 107
JEFFREY.MEDLIN@NOAA.GOV          MELINDA.BAILEY@NOAA.GOV

NWS NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT  
/USE LOWERCASE/:

  HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM

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