Web Page Changes Coming June 21

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
156 PM MDT MON MAY 23 2011

EFFECTIVE TUE JUNE 21 2011 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
(UTC)...NOON LOCAL MDT...CHANGES TO THE FRONT PAGE OF THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WEB SITE IN BILLINGS
MONTANA WILL OCCUR. THESE CHANGES WILL PROVIDE A CONSISTENT LAYOUT
OF THE FRONT PAGES FOR ALL WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN THE WESTERN
US INCLUDING MONTANA...IDAHO...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA...
NEVADA...UTAH AND ARIZONA. THESE CHANGES WILL NOT AFFECT BOOKMARK
ADDRESSES. THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES TO THE LEFT HAND MENU AS
WELL AS DISPLAYS OF THE WEATHER STORY IMAGES AND THE TOP NEWS OF
THE DAY SECTION.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

KEITH MEIER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2170 OVERLAND AVE
BILLINGS MT 59102
PHONE: 406-652-0851
EMAIL: KEITH.MEIER@NOAA.GOV

The following more specific changes will take place on our home page on June 21:

The Weather Fact of the Day link in our Top News section will no longer be linked there. It can be accessed from this link:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/wxfact/wxfactday.php

It will also be accessible from a new set of tabs that will show up on June 21 between the top News Section and the Map on the home page.

The Current Conditions widget in our Top News section will be deactivated. If you have your home page set as the following links:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/?mystation=KBHK
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/?mystation=KBIL
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/?mystation=KLVM
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/?mystation=KMLS
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/?mystation=KSHR

these links will no longer work on June 21. Please change your home page back to http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/byz/ on this day. The current conditions can then be accessed from the Observations page under Current Conditions on the left hand menu. It can also be accessed by clicking on the map on the home page for your location. This will bring up a forecast for the point you clicked on along with the nearest observation data from that location.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to E-mail The Webmaster.