20010905: fcst for so Texas-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 08:06:53 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 061403
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED FORECASTS FOR VICTORIA
          CROSSROADS AREA IN SOUTH TEXAS...EFFECTIVE
  NOVEMBER 1 2001

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 2001 AT 400 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/ OR 1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...FORECAST SERVICES
FOR THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA OF TEXAS WILL BE IMPROVED.  THE
2-DAY LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT /WMO HEADER: FLUS84 KCRP...PIL ID:
SATLFPVCT/ WILL BE REPLACED BY THE CURRENT 7-DAY FORECAST /ZONE
FORECAST PRODUCT/.  ALSO...A 7-DAY GRAPHICAL FORECAST IS NOW
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCES A 7 DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT /ZFP/ FOR EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS.  CONTINUED
ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE LED TO MORE DETAILED AND ACCURATE
FORECASTS...AS A RESULT THE ZFP PROVIDES AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE
CURRENT LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA.
SEPARATE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES...OR WHEN
CONDITIONS WARRANT...FORECASTS FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES CAN BE
GROUPED TOGETHER BASED ON SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THIS
FORECAST PROVIDES A CLEAR AND PRECISE PRODUCT TO BETTER SERVE
CUSTOMERS.

TO RECEIVE THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE CROSSROADS AREA...
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 1 THROUGH YOUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.  IN
ADDITION...ALL CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WHICH USES UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE
/UGC/ ZONE /Z/ CODE.

GRAPHICAL 7-DAY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

       WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP

TABLE 1.  LIST OF PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THIS IMPROVEMENT.

CURRENT   CURRENT     CURRENT       IMPROVED PRODUCT
PIL ID    WMO HEADER  AWIPS ID   PIL ID     WMO HEADER   AWIPS ID

SATLFPVCT FLUS84 KCRP LFPVCT     SATZFPCRP  FPUS54 KCRP  ZFPCRP
                                 SATZFPHGX  FPUS54 KHGX  ZFPHGX
                                 SATZFPSAT  FPUS54 KEWX  ZFPSAT

REFERENCE TABLE 2 FOR ZONE CODES FOR YOUR COUNTY IN THE WARNING
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ CORPUS CHRISTI AREA.

TABLE 2.  ZONE CODES INVOLVED IN THIS IMPROVEMENT.

           COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE

           VICTORIA            TXZ234
           CALHOUN             TXZ247
           GOLIAD              TXZ233
           DEWITT              TXZ224
           LAVACA              TXZ225
           JACKSON             TXZ235

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

KENNETH GRAHAM             -OR-    MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
300 PINSON DRIVE                   SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78406            819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
PHONE:  361-299-1353               FORT WORTH TX 76102
                                   817-978-2652 X 107

THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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