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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-75
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT FRI SEP 17 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE TALLAHASSEE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 15 1999
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 1999 AT 1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD
TIME /EST/...1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME /CST/...OR 1700
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... MARINE AND PUBLIC FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 49
COUNTY ZONES AND 4 MARINE ZONES /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA /TLH/
FROM THE MIAMI FLORIDA /MIA/... ATLANTA GEORGIA /ATL/... AND NEW
ORLEANS LOUISIANA /NEW/ FORECAST OFFICES.
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR WFO TLH.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO TLH. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN.
ZONES FROM WFO ATLANTA /ATL/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
QUITMAN GAZ120 CLAY GAZ121
RANDOLPH GAZ122 CALHOUN GAZ123
TERRELL GAZ124 DOUGHERTY GAZ125
LEE GAZ126 WORTH GAZ127
TURNER GAZ128 TIFT GAZ129
BEN HILL GAZ130 IRWIN GAZ131
EARLY GAZ142 MILLER GAZ143
BAKER GAZ144 MITCHELL GAZ145
COLQUITT GAZ146 COOK GAZ147
BERRIEN GAZ148 SEMINOLE GAZ155
DECATUR GAZ156 GRADY GAZ157
THOMAS GAZ158 BROOKS GAZ159
LOWNDES GAZ160 LANIER GAZ161
ZONES FROM WFO MIAMI /MIA/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
INLAND WALTON FLZ007 COASTAL WALTON FLZ008
HOLMES FLZ009 WASHINGTON FLZ010
JACKSON FLZ011 BAY FLZ012
CALHOUN FLZ013 GULF FLZ014
FRANKLIN FLZ015 GADSDEN FLZ016
LEON FLZ017 JEFFERSON FLZ018
MADISON FLZ019 LIBERTY FLZ026
WAKULLA FLZ027 TAYLOR FLZ028
LAFAYETTE FLZ029 DIXIE FLZ034
ZONES FROM WFO BIRMINGHAM /BHM/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
COFFEE ALZ065 DALE ALZ066
HENRY ALZ067 GENEVA ALZ068
HOUSTON ALZ069
MARINE ZONES FROM MIAMI /MIA/
ZONE
UGC ZONE /GMZ/
SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM GMZ755
SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA 20 TO 50 NM OUT GMZ775
OUTLOOK SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA GMZ790
MARINE ZONES FROM NEW ORLEANS /NEW/
ZONE
APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN OUT 20 NM GMZ750
APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN 20 TO 50 NM OUT GMZ770
OUTLOOK FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN GMZ791
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO TLH.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ MIAZFPTLH FPUS52 KTAE
MIA /OLD/ MIAZFPFL FPUS52 KMFL
ATL /OLD/ ATLZFPGA FPUS52 KFFC
BHM /OLD/ BHMZFPFL FPUS52 KTAE
COASTAL WATERS /NEW/ MIACWFTLH FZUS52 KTAE
FORECAST *NEW /OLD/ NEWCWFNEW FZUS54 KLIX
*MIA /OLD/ MIACWFMIA FZUS52 KMFL
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ MIAFFATLH WGUS62 KTAE
*MIA /OLD/ MIAFFAMIA RWUS31 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLFFAATL WGUS62 KFFC
*BHM /OLD/ BHMFFABHM RWUS31 KBHM
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ MIANPWTLH WWUS72 KTAE
PRODUCTS *MIA /OLD/ MIANPWMIA WWUS45 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLNPWATL WWUS72 KATL
*BHM /OLD/ BHMNPWBHM WWUS45 KBHM
CODED CITIES /NEW/ MIACCFTLH FPUS42 KTAE
FORECAST *MIA /OLD/ MIACCFMIA FPUS42 KMFL
*ATL /OLD/ ATLCCFATL FPUS42 KFFC
*BHM /OLD/ BHMCCFBHM FPUS44 KBMX
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ MIAWSWTLH WWUS42 KTAE
PRODUCTS *MIA /OLD/ MIAWSWMIA WWUS42 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLWSWATL WWUS42 KFFC
*BHM /OLD/ BHMWSWBHM WWUS44 KBMX
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE TALLAHASSEE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA.
** THE AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS MIAZFPFL... BHMZFPFL... OR ATLZFPGA
WILL CHANGE TO MIAZFPMIA... BHMZFPBHM... AND ATLZFPATL
RESPECTIVELY. CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO
RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS STARTING NOVEMBER 15 1999. THE WMO HEADERS
FOR THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47... A-49... A-53 AND A-55. THIS ALSO CHANGES WSOM
CHAPTER D-51 APPENDIX A... PAGES A-3 AND A-4.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
PAUL DUVAL KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
3300 CAPITAL CIRCLE, SW SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
TALLAHASSEE FL 32310 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
850-942-8999 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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