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Service Change Notice 13-48
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
145 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2013
To: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS Partners and NWS Employees
From: Mark Tew
Chief, Marine and Coastal Weather Services Branch
Subject: Changes in Marine Forecast Zones in the Charlotte
Harbor Area Across Portions of West and Southwest
Florida Effective December 3, 2013
Effective Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard
Time (EST), 2000 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), one new marine zone will be created within the NWS Tampa Bay Area Florida (TBW) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) area of responsibility. The new zone will provide more accurate forecasts and greater watch, warning, advisory flexibility for marine customers. Specifically, the Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound area will be split from its current marine zone, GMZ856, to become zone GMZ836. Table 1: Current marine zones and corresponding Universal Geographic Codes (UGCs) for WFO Tampa Bay Current Marine Zone Name UGC ------------------------ -------- Waters from Tarpon Springs to GMZ870 Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 nm Waters from Englewood to GMZ873 Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 nm Waters from Bonita Beach GMZ876 to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 nm Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to GMZ850 Suwannee River FL out 20 nm Coastal waters from Englewood to GMZ853 Tarpon Springs FL out 20 nm Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to GMZ856 Englewood FL out 20 nm Tampa Bay Waters GMZ830 Table 2: Marine zones and UGCs for which WFO Tampa Bay will issue forecasts and warnings effective December 3, 2013 Waters from Tarpon Springs to GMZ870 Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 nm Waters from Englewood to GMZ873 Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 nm Waters from Bonita Beach GMZ876 to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 nm Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to GMZ850 Suwannee River FL out 20 nm Coastal waters from Englewood to GMZ853 Tarpon Springs FL out 20 nm Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to GMZ856 Englewood FL out 20 nm Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound GMZ836 Tampa Bay Waters GMZ830 Table 3: WFO Tampa Bay products affected by the changes in marine forecast zones in the Charlotte Harbor Area effective December 3, 2013. Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID ------------ ----------- -------- Coastal Waters Forecast FZUS52 KTBW CWFTBW Special Marine Warning WHUS52 KTBW SMWTBW Marine Weather Statement FZUS72 KTBW MWSTBW Marine Weather Message WHUS72 KTBW MWWTBW Hazardous Weather Outlook FLUS42 KTBW HWOTBW Hurricane Local Statement WTUS82 KTBW HLSTBW Tsunami Message WEXX20 PAAQ TSUAT1 Watch County Notification WWUS62 KTBW WCNTBW Please ensure your systems recognize the new UGC and new zone alignments and names. Updated marine zone maps are online at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/geodata/catalog/wsom/html/marinezones.htm A graphical depiction of WFO TBWs new marine weather forecast zones are online at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/rtimages/tbw/TopNews/TBWzonechanges.pdfIf you have any questions please contact:
Brian LaMarre Melinda Bailey Meteorologist In Charge Public/Marine Meteorologist National Weather Service NWS Southern Region Headquarters Ruskin FL 33570 Fort Worth Tx 76102 813-645-4111 X222 817-978-1100 X107 National service change notices are online at (use lower case): http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm $$
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