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Service Change Notice 12-46
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
250 PM EST Mon Nov 26 2012
To: Subscribers:
- Family of Services
- NOAA Weather Wire Service
- Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
- NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners, Users, and Employees
From: Mark Tew
Chief, Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
Subject: Implementing Improved Marine Zone Coverage for
Florida Keys Coastal Waters Effective April 2, 2013
Effective Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 2 PM Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) or 1800 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) the NWS Weather
Forecast Office (WFO) in Key West, Florida, will adjust its
current coastal waters zones for the Florida Keys. This
adjustment will provide improved marine weather warning and
forecast services for portions of the Gulf of Mexico and Barnes
Sound.
1. The southwestern portion of GMZ033 and the northern portion
of GMZ034 will be expanded northward to latitude 25 degrees
north.
2. GMZ032 will be split, with GMZ035 added north of the lower
Florida Keys.
3. Barnes Sound will be transferred from the WFO Miami area of
responsibility (AMZ630) to the WFO Key West area of
responsibility (GMZ031).
Table 1 lists all the products issued by WFO Key West that will
be affected by the marine zone changes.
Table 2 lists all the marine zones and corresponding Universal
Geographic Codes (UGCs) for which WFO Key West currently issues
marine warnings, advisories, and forecasts.
Table 3 lists all the marine zones and corresponding UGCs for
which WFO Key West will issue warnings, advisories, and forecasts
effective April 2, 2013.
Table 1: WFO Key West products affected by the marine zone
changes effective April 2, 2013.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS52 KKEY CWFKEY
MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS72 KKEY MWWKEY
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS52 KKEY SMWKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS72 KKEY MWSKEY
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS82 KKEY HLSKEY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS42 KKEY HWOKEY
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS62 KKEY WCNKEY
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS72 KKEY NOWKEY
Customers must reprogram affected hardware and software to
continue processing the products in Table 1.
Table 2: Current marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which
WFO Key West issues marine warnings, advisories, and forecasts.
CURRENT MARINE ZONE NAME UGC
Florida Bay including Blackwater and GMZ031
Buttonwood Sounds
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to GMZ032
Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to
Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 GMZ033
fathoms
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and GMZ034
Rebecca Shoal Channel
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key GMZ042
out to the reef
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of GMZ043
Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile GMZ044
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to GMZ052
Craig Key out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ053
end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ054
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out
20 nm
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig GMZ072
Key 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ073
end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ074
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal
20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ075
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out
Table 3: Marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which WFO Key
West will issue marine warnings, advisories, and forecasts
effective April 2, 2013 are listed below:
MARINE ZONE NAME UGC
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater GMZ031
Sound, and Buttonwood Sound
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to GMZ032
West End of Seven Mile Bridge
Gulf of Mexico from East Cape Sable to GMZ033
Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5
fathoms
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and GMZ034
Rebecca Shoal Channel
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven GMZ035
Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key GMZ042
out to the reef
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of GMZ043
Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile GMZ044
Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to GMZ052
Craig Key out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ053
end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ054
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out
20 nm
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ055
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas out 20 nm
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig GMZ072
Key 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west GMZ073
end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven GMZ074
Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal
20 to 60 nm out
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to GMZ075
20 nm west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 nm out
An updated zone map shapefile containing the new boundaries for
these marine zones is available for download from the following
website:
www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm
Maps showing the existing marine zones and the marine zones
effective April 2, 2013 are posted on the WFO Key West web page
at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/key/?n=marinezonechanges
For questions or comments about these changes please contact:
Kennard "Chip" Kasper Melinda Bailey
Marine Focal Point Public/Marine Meteorologist
National Weather Service National Weather Service
WFO Key West Southern Region Headquarters
1315 White Street 819 Taylor St.
Key West FL 33040 Fort Worth TX 76102
305-295-1316 x 241 817-978-1100 x 107
kennard.kasper@xxxxxxxx melinda.bailey@xxxxxxxx
NWS Service Change Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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