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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
900 AM EST FRI JAN 22 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS..NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ZONES TRANSFERRED TO THE WILMINGTON
(ILM) NORTH CAROLINA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE...EFFECTIVE
MARCH 29 1999
EFFECTIVE AT 9 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/ 1400 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ MARCH 29 1999 FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/
WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 14 ZONES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN WILMINGTON /ILM/... NORTH
CAROLINA FROM THE RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/ NC AND COLUMBIA /CAE/ SC
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.
BECAUSE OF THIS FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
TRANSFER...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE
PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 FOR THESE 14 ZONES USING THE NEW PRODUCT
IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO ILM.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WILMINGTON /ILM/ FOR FORECASTS AND
LONG-FUSED WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/
FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/:
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/ CODE /BY COUNTY/
NCZ096- BLADEN NCZ100- BRUNSWICK NCZ099- COLUMBUS
NCZ101- NEW HANOVER NCZ097- PENDER NCZ087- ROBESON
FROM COLUMBIA /CAE/:
SCZ023- DARLINGTON SCZ024- DILLON SCZ032- FLORENCE
SCZ046- GEORGETOWN SCZ034- HORRY SCZ033- MARION
SCZ017- MARLBORO SCZ039- WILLIAMSBURG
TABLE 2: FOR THE 14 ZONES IN THESE TWO STATES... THE FOLLOWING
FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY INFORMATION WILL SWITCH
TO FOUR NEW PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO ILM.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECASTS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH /NEW/ RDUZFPILM FPUS52 KILM
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH */OLD/ RDUZFPNC FPUS52 KRDU
CAROLINA */OLD/ CAEZFPSC FPUS52 KCAE
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES FOR SOUTHEAST /NEW/ RDUFFAILM WGUS62 KILM
NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH */OLD/ RDUFFARDU WGUS62 KRAH
CAROLLINA */OLD/ CAEFFACAE WGUS62 KCAE
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ RDUNPWILM WWUS72 KILM
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND */OLD/ RDUNPWRDU WWUS72 KRAH
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA */OLD/ CAENPWCAE WWUS72 KCAE
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING /NEW/ RDUWSWILM WWUS42 KILM
FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND */OLD/ RDUWSWRDU WWUS42 KRAH
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA */OLD/ CAEWSWCAE WWUS42 KCAE
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE THE ILM FORECAST AREA.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST AREA MAPS/... THIS NOTICE
UPDATES PAGES A-7... A-29... AND A-37.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT:
RICHARD ANTHONY STEPHEN HARNED
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
2015 GARDNER DRIVE CENTENNIAL CAMPUS NCSU
WILMINGTON... NC 28405 1005 CAPABILITY DRIVE
PHONE: 910-762-4289 RESEARCH BUILDING III SUITE 300
RALEIGH NC 27606
PHONE: 919-515-8209
BERNARD PALMER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE... NOAA
2909 AVIATION WAY
WEST COLUMBIA SC 29170-2102
PHONE: 803-822-8135
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