19991109: NAVTEX Products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 19991109: NAVTEX Products-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 07:40:18 -0700

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PUBLIC INFO.STATEMENT...TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 99-20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
330 PM EST MON NOV 8 1999
  
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL 
           WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
  
FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
  
SUBJECT   IMPLEMENTATION OF NAVTEX PRODUCT...EFFECTIVE NOVEMEBR
           30 1999
  
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30 1999 AT 1300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED
TIME...800 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME...700 AM CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME...500 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME THE MARINE PREDICTION CENTER
/MPC/ AND TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER /TPC/ WILL ISSUE A NEW
PRODUCT SPECIFICALLY FOR U.S. COAST GUARD NAVTEX BROADCASTS. 
  
THE NAVTEX PRODUCT COVERAGE AREA WILL BE A COMBINATION OF COASTAL
AND OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES DESIGNED TO FIT THE BROADCAST RANGES OF
THE USCG NAVTEX TRANSMITTERS ON THE CONUS AND PUERTO RICO. THE 
NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL CONTAIN WARNINGS...SYNOPSES...AND FORECASTS
FROM THE COASTAL /CWF/ AND OFFSHORE /OFF/ PRODUCTS.  UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES WILL BE ADDED TO SYNOPSIS PORTIONS OF THE CWF
AND OFF TO HELP AUTOMATE THE NAVTEX PRODUCT.  TABLE 1 LISTS THE
USCG NAVTEX TRANSMITTER LOCATIONS ON THE CONUS AND PUERTO
RICO...NAVTEX PRODUCT COVERAGE AREAS...COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS...AND ISSUING CENTERS.
  
TABLE 1.  USCG NAVTEX TRANSMITTER LOCATIONS.
  
ISSUING   PRODUCT COVERAGE    NWWS ID   WMO       USCG NAVTEX
CENTER    OUT 200 NM                    HEADER    TRANSMITTER
  
MPC       EASTPORT ME TO      NFDOFFN01 FZNT23/   BOSTON MA
           SANDY HOOK NJ                 KWNM
  
MPC       SANDY HOOK NJ TO    NFDOFFN02 FZNT24/   CHESAPEAKE VA
           MURRELLS INLET SC             KWNM
  
MPC       MURRELLS INLET SC   NFDOFFN03 FZNT25/   SAVANNAH GA
           TO FLAGLER BEACH FL           KWNM
  
TPC       FLAGLER BEACH FL    MIAOFFN04 FZNT25/   MIAMI FL
           TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL          KNHC
  
TPC       SURROUNDING         MIAOFFN05 FZNT26/   SAN JUAN PR
           SAN JUAN                      KNHC
           
TPC       SUWANNEE RIVER FL   MIAOFFN06 FZNT27/   NEW ORLEANS LA
           TO RIO GRANDE                 KNHC
  
MPC       MEXICAN BORDER TO   NFDOFFN07 FZPN22/   CAMBRIA CA
           PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA         KWNM
  
MPC       PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS  NFDOFFN08 FZPN23/   PT REYES CA
           CA TO PT ST GEORGE CA         KWNM
  
MPC       PT ST GEORGE CA TO  NDFOFFN09 FZPN24/   ASTORIA OR
           US/CANADIAN BORDER            KWNM
  
TO FIT INTO THE ALLOTTED BROADCAST TIME...THE NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL
NORMALLY BE NO LONGER THAN 89 LINES.  THE FORECAST PERIODS AND
RELEASE TIMES OF THE NAVTEX PRODUCT WILL GENERALLY BE THE SAME AS
FOR THE OFFSHORE MARINE FORECASTS.  IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
  
      RICHARD MAY...OM12                 CDR TIM RULON...OM12               
      MARINE SERVICES CO-LEADER          MARINE DISSEMINATION MNGR
      1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY             1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
      SILVER SPRING MD 20910             SILVER SPRING MD 20910
      301/713-1677 EXT 127               301/713-1677 EXT 128
  
THIS MESSAGE IS ALSO POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM    /LOWER CASE/
  
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