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ZCZC WSHPNSWSH ALL TTAA00 KWSH DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1 OF 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1045 AM EDT WED SEP 24 1997 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 RECONFIGURATION OF COASTAL MARINE FORECAST ZONES ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO.. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 1997 THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE COASTAL MARINE FORECAST ZONES ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO ON DECEMBER 2 1997...AT 1300 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/. THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL PROVIDE MARINE WEATHER FORECASTERS THE ABILITY TO ISSUE MORE SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS TO USERS BY AFFORDING NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM TO MORE ACCURATELY HIGHLIGHT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER. TABLE 1 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED. TABLE 2 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ZONES. MARINE FORECAST ZONES ARE DEFINED BY RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHIC LANDMARKS (COASTAL CITIES...CAPES... POINTS...ETC.) AND EXTEND UP TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/ OFFSHORE. MARINE FORECAST ZONE IDENTIFIERS FOLLOW THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ CONVENTION SSZNNN WHERE SS IN THESE CASES IS AN OCEAN AREA AND NNN IS THE ZONE /Z/ NUMBER...WHICH IS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS LEFT N = ISSUING NWS OFFICE FOR WARNINGS MIDDLE N = TYPE OF BODY OF WATER RIGHT N = ZONE NUMBER SEQUENCE...INCREASING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND WEST TO EAST. OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC USED IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE. THE MARINE PRODUCTS USING THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1 WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ IDENTIFIERS. USERS SELECTING INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO THE USE NEW UGCS FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. THIS INFORMATION UPDATES APPENDICES A AND B OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER D-51. UPDATED MARINE ZONE MAPS WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL /SMALL CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM BOTH PARTS OF THIS MESSAGE ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL /SMALL CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO/FOS HEADER+++++ CWF/ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CCCCWFXXX FZUS6 KXXX SMW/ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING CCCSMWXXX WMUS1 KXXX OR WMUS01 MWS/ MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCMWSXXX FZUS60 KXXX TOR/ COMBINED TORNADO/SPECIAL CCCTORXXX WFUS1 KXXX OR WFUS01 MARINE WARNING SVR/ COMBINED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CCCSVRXXX WUUS1 KXXX OR WUUS01 AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING PNS/ PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CCCPNSXXX ABUS34 KXXX XXX IS THE ISSUING OFFICE CCC IS THE NWWS SATELLITE UPLINK SITE +++++ NOTE - WMO/FOS HEADERS WILL BE CHANGED SOMETIME AFTER DECEMBER 2 1997. THE NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS WILL BE DECEMBER 2 1997. THE NWS OFFICE OF SYSTEMS OPERATIONS WILL BE SENDING SPECIAL NOTICES REGARDING SUCH CHANGES. ++++++ TABLE 2. NEW MARINE ZONES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2 1997 AT 1300 UTC. 2A. CWF ISSUED BY MIAMI FL XXX=MIA CCC=MIA SMW MWS TOR SVR PNS ISSUED BY TAMPA BAY AREA FL XXX=TBW CCC=MIA ..UGC.. ..ZONE.. GMZ856- COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM GMZ876- WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 50 NM GMZ830- TAMPA BAY GMZ853- COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM GMZ873- WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL...EXTENDING 20 TO 50 NM GMZ850- COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER... FL OUT 20 NM GMZ870- WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 50 NM GMZ890- OUTLOOK FOR BONITA BEACH TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 50 NM 2B. CWF ISSUED BY MIAMI FL XXX=MIA CCC=MIA SMW MWS TOR SVR PNS ISSUED BY TALLAHASSEE FL XXX=TLH CCC=MIA GMZ755- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT 20 NM GMZ775- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 50 NM GMZ790- OUTLOOK FOR SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT 50 NM 2C. CWF ISSUED BY NEW ORLEANS LA XXX=NEW CCC=NEW SMW MWS TOR SVR PNS ISSUED BY TALLAHASSEE FL XXX=TLH CCC=MIA GMZ750- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM GMZ770- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 50 NM GMZ791- OUTLOOK FOR APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 50 NM
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