20001121: 5-day coastal waters fcst-So Reg-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: 20001121: 5-day coastal waters fcst-So Reg-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:48:35 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 211941
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-109
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST TUE NOV 21 2000

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE PIERCE
          CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY
          NWS SOUTHERN REGION COASTAL OFFICES...EFFECTIVE
          DECEMBER 13 2000

BEGINNING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 2000 AT 330 AM CST...NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE COASTAL OFFICES FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TO
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND INCLUDING SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO WILL
BEGIN ISSUING COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS /CWF/ OUT TO FIVE DAYS.
CURRENTLY...THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PROVIDES MARINE WEATHER
FORECASTS OUT TO TWO DAYS WITH A GENERAL OUTLOOK COVERING DAYS
THREE TO FIVE.

WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST WILL HAVE A FORMAT SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TWO-DAY MARINE
FORECAST.  THE SYNOPSIS AND OUTLOOK WILL BE COMBINED INTO ONE
COMPLETE SYNOPSIS WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE FIVE-DAY PERIOD.

THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE

NWS OFFICE          PIL ID         WMO HEADER     AWIPS ID

BROWNSVILLE         SATCWFBRO      FZUS54 KBRO    CWFBRO

CORPUS CHRISTI      SATCWFCRP      FZUS54 KCRP    CWFCRP

HOUSTON             SATCWFHGX      FZUS54 KHGX    CWFHGX

LAKE CHARLES        NEWCWFLCH      FZUS54 KLCH    CWFLCH

NEW ORLEANS         NEWCWFNEW      FZUS54 KLIX    CWFNEW

MOBILE              BHMCWFMOB      FZUS54 KMOB    CWFMOB

TALLAHASSEE         MIACWFTLH      FZUS52 KTAE    CWFTLH

TAMPA BAY           MIACWFTBW      FZUS52 KTBW    CWFTBW

KEY WEST            MIACWFEYW      FZUS52 KEYW    CWFEYW

MIAMI               MIACWFMIA      FZUS52 KMFL    CWFMIA

MELBOURNE           MIACWFMLB      FZUS52 KMLB    CWFMLB

JACKSONVILLE        MIACWFJAX      FZUS52 KJAX    CWFJAX

SAN JUAN            SJUCWFSJU      FZCA52 TJSJ    CWFSJU


IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS...THEN NO CHANGES ARE
NEEDED TO YOUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.  NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
CUSTOMERS... FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS AND INTERNET
USERS...WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/FORECAST.HTM...WILL NOT NEED
TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.

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

MELINDA BAILEY
PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
FORT WORTH TX 76102
PHONE:  817-978-2652 EXT 107
E-MAIL: MELINDA.BAILEY@xxxxxxxx

...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

FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/FORECAST.HTM

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