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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-48
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1015 AM EDT THU AUG 29 2002
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP
PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE OCT 31 2002
ON THURSDAY...OCTOBER 31 2002...AT 400 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /EWX/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT.
IN ADDITION TO SELECTED CITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN,
THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP IS BROKEN
OUT BY REGIONS WITHIN MEXICO /E.G... BAJA CALIFORNIA...WESTERN
MEXICO...YUCATAN PENINSULA/. THE PRODUCT IS SET UP TO ONLY REPORT
CITIES WHICH ARE RECEIVED. THE ROUNDUP CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING
ELEMENTS... AS AVAILABLE...FOR EACH LOCATION:
GENERAL SKY/WEATHER CONDITIONS;
AIR TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/;
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/;
RELATIVE HUMIDITY;
WIND DIRECTION /N...NE...E...SE...S...SW...W...OR NW/ AND SPEED
IN MILES
PER HOUR;
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE /INCHES OF MERCURY/ AND PRESSURE
TENDENCY...AS APPLICABLE; AND
GENERAL REMARKS /E.G...FOG...HAZE...HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY...WIND
CHILL...HEAT INDICES...ETC./.
THE WMO HEADING FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ASUS45 KEWX. THE AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL BE SWRMX. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE
IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO
RECEIVE THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP
PRODUCT.
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRODUCT...
ASUS45 KEWX 311212
SWRMX
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
700 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2002
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATED FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
BAJA CALIFORNIA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TIJUANA PTCLDY 61 57 88 NW3 30.01F FOG
NORTHWESTERN MEXICO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DURANGO MOCLDY 61 59 94 E3 30.29S
HERMOSILLO MOCLDY 82 68 61 CALM 29.96
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
CHIHUAHUA PTCLDY 66 64 94 CALM 30.19
VICTORIA PTCLDY 77 73 88 S14 30.06
MATAMOROS CLEAR 77 77 100 CALM 30.00
MONCLOVA CLEAR 75 63 64 E5 30.05
NUEVO LAREDO CLEAR 79 72 78 SE7 30.02
PIEDRAS NEGRAS CLEAR 77 72 83 S12 29.97
REYNOSA CLEAR 79 77 94 S9 29.92S
SALTILLO CLEAR 68 54 60 S9 30.18
MONTERREY PTCLDY 72 66 83 E3 30.04F
TORREON PTCLDY 68 63 83 CALM 30.18
WESTERN MEXICO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
COLIMA CLEAR 73 63 68 CALM N/A
DEL BAJIO MOCLDY 59 54 82 CALM 30.28S
GUADALAJARA PTCLDY 61 54 77 CALM 30.21F
MAZATLAN MOCLDY 77 66 69 N5 29.92F
P. VALLARTA MOCLDY 75 72 88 CALM 29.96
URUAPAN PTCLDY N/A N/A N/A CALM 30.20
ZACATECAS PTCLDY 52 48 87 CALM 30.26R
CENTRAL MEXICO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
CUERNAVACA PTCLDY 70 55 60 CALM 30.20
MEXICO CITY PTCLDY 59 48 67 W5 30.42S
S. LUIS POTOSI MOCLDY 55 55 100 CALM 30.35R FOG
TAMPICO MOCLDY 77 72 83 CALM 29.99S FOG
TOLUCA FOG 46 46 100 CALM 30.40F VSB 1
SOUTHERN MEXICO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ACAPULCO MOCLDY 79 72 78 CALM 29.89S
OAXACA CLOUDY 64 55 72 CALM 30.26F
VERACRUZ MOCLDY 77 73 88 CALM 30.00S
YUCATAN PENINSULA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
CAMPECHE FOG 75 73 94 CALM N/A VSB 1/2
CANCUN PTCLDY 79 79 100 SE5 30.03R
C. DEL CARMEN MOCLDY 79 77 94 E12 30.00F HAZE
COZUMEL MOCLDY 79 75 89 CALM 29.98
MERIDA MOCLDY 79 79 100 E5 30.00R FOG
MINATITLAN CLOUDY 79 77 94 E7 30.00S
TAPACHULA MOCLDY 75 73 94 CALM 29.95
TUX. GUTIERREZ FOG 66 66 100 NE5 30.14 VSB 1/2
VILLAHERMOSA MOCLDY 77 75 94 E7 29.97
CENTRAL AMERICA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
BELIZE CITY MOCLDY 77 77 100 MISG N/A
SAN JOSE N/A 72 63 73 E15 N/A
SAN SALVADOR MOCLDY 73 72 94 N2 29.93S
GUATEMALA CITY PTCLDY 63 61 94 N9 N/A
TEGUCIGALPA MOCLDY 66 66 100 CALM N/A
MANAGUA PTCLDY 75 73 94 S5 29.90R
PANAMA CITY TSTM 75 73 94 CALM N/A
CARIBBEAN
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
GRENADA PTCLDY 84 77 79 E14 N/A HX 94
NASSAU MOSUNNY 82 79 89 VRB2 N/A HX 92
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
SAN JUAN SUNNY 82 73 74 CALM 30.03R
SANTO DOMINGO MOSUNNY 79 75 89 N5 N/A
ST. CROIX MOSUNNY 81 75 83 N3 30.03R
ST. KITTS PTCLDY 82 77 83 E5 N/A HX 91
ST. THOMAS SUNNY 82 75 78 E6 30.02S
/DOUBLE DOLLAR SIGN/
END OF EXAMPLE
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
JOE ARELLANO MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC PROGRAM MANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2090 AIRPORT ROAD 819 TAYLOR STREET
NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130 FORT WORTH TX 76102
PHONE: 830-629-0205 PHONE: 817-978-1100 EXT 107
THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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