19980929: COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TRANSFERS

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• Subject: 19980929: COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TRANSFERS
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:26:48 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 1998
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECTS  COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TRANSFERS FROM MARYLAND TO THE UPPER
          GEORGIA COAST...AND BOUNDARY CHANGE BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA 
          MARINE ZONES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998
 
     EFFECTIVE AT 8 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/ 1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ DECEMBER 1 1998...COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 30 MARINE ZONES FROM MARYLAND TO THE UPPER GEORGIA
COAST /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE
/LWX/...RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/ NC...COLUMBIA /CAE/ SC AND MIAMI /MFL/ FL
WEATHER OFFICES TO THE COASTAL WAKEFIELD /AKQ/ VA...NEWPORT /MHX/
NC...WILMINGTON /ILM/ NC AND CHARLESTON /CHS/ SC OFFICES.  BECAUSE OF
THESE TRANSFERS...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE PRODUCTS LISTED USING THE NWWS IDS IN TABLE 1 OR CORRESPONDING WMO
HEADINGS IN TABLE 2.
 
     THIS NOTICE ALSO ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN
MARINE ZONES AMZ256 AND AMZ350 FROM CAPE ROMAIN TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. 
UPDATED MAPS FOR THESE ZONES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY OCTOBER 15 1998 AT
THE FOLLOWING URL /LOWER CASE/
 
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/SHAPEMAP/ZONES/MARINE/MARINE.HTM
  
TABLE 1: MARINE ZONES - LISTED GEOGRAPHICALLY FROM MARYLAND SOUTHWARD
TO THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST WITH ASSOCIATED PRODUCT HEADER CHANGES.
 
NOTE: OLD NWWS IDS  WBCCWFWBC  AND  MIACWFMIA  WILL STILL BE USED
AFTER DEC 1 1998 FOR OTHER MARINE ZONES NOT LISTED IN THIS TABLE.
HOWEVER...OLD NWWS IDS  CAECWFCAE  AND  RDUCWFRDU  WILL NO LONGER BE
USED AFTER DEC 1 1998.
 
MARINE ZONE CODE AND LOCATION               OLD NWWS ID    NEW NWWS ID
 
       CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERS /VA PORTION/
ANZ630 SMITH PT - WINDMILL PT                 WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ631 WINDMILL PT - NEW POINT COMFORT        WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ632 NEW POINT COMFORT - CAPE HENRY         WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
 
       MD COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ650 FENWICK IS. DE - CHINCOTEAGUE VA       WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
 
       VA COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ652 CHINCOTEAGUE - PARRAMORE IS.           WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ654 PARRAMORE IS. - CAPE CHARLES LIGHT     WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ656 CAPE CHARLES LIGHT - VA/NC BORDER      WBCCWFWBC     WBCCWFAKQ
 
       NC SOUNDS
ANZ633 CURRITUCK SOUND                        RDUCWFRDU     WBCCWFAKQ
AMZ130 ALBEMARLE SOUND                        RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ135 PAMLICO SOUND                          RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
 
       NC COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ658 VA/NC BORDER - CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT   RDUCWFRDU     WBCCWFAKQ
AMZ150 CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT - OREGON INLET   RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ152 OREGON INLET - CAPE HATTERAS           RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ154 CAPE HATTERAS - OCRACOKE INLET         RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ156 OCRACOKE INLET - CAPE LOOKOUT          RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ158 CAPE LOOKOUT - SURF CITY               RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
AMZ250 SURF CITY - CAPE FEAR                  RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFILM
AMZ252 CAPE FEAR - LITTLE RIVER INLET         RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFILM
 
       SC HARBORS
AMZ330 CHARLESTON HARBOR                      CAECWFCAE     CAECWFCHS
 
       SC COASTAL WATERS /OUT TO 20 NM/
AMZ254 LITTLE RIVER INLET - MURRELLS INLET    CAECWFCAE     RDUCWFILM 
AMZ256 MURRELLS INLET - S. SANTEE RIVER       CAECWFCAE     RDUCWFILM
AMZ350 S. SANTEE RIVER - EDISTO BEACH         CAECWFCAE     CAECWFCHS
AMZ352 EDISTO BEACH - SAVANNAH GA             CAECWFCAE     CAECWFCHS
 
       GA HARBORS
AMZ335 SAVANNAH HARBOR                        MIACWFMIA     CAECWFCHS 
 
       GA COASTAL WATERS /OUT TO 20 NM/
AMZ354 SAVANNAH - ALTAMAHA SOUND              MIACWFMIA     CAECWFCHS
 
       GA COASTAL WATERS /FROM 20 NM - 50 NM/ 
AMZ374 SAVANNAH - ALTAMAHA SOUND              MIACWFMIA     CAECWFCHS
 
       MARINE OUTLOOKS
ANZ690 FROM FENWICK IS. DE TO CURRITUCK 
       BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING   WBCCWFWBC  
       S. CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND  RDUCWFRDU     WBCCWFAKQ
 
AMZ190 FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO 
       SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING               
       ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS           RDUCWFRDU     RDUCWFMHX
 
AMZ290 FROM SURF CITY NC TO S. SANTEE         RDUCWFRDU
       RIVER SC OUT 20 NM                     CAECWFCAE     RDUCWFILM
 
AMZ390 FROM S. SANTEE RIVER SC TO             
       ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM EXCEPT     CAECWFCAE
       OUT 50 NM GA WATERS                    MIACWFMIA     CAECWFCHS
 
TABLE 2. NWWS-WMO HEADING CONVERSION TABLE.
 
NWWS ID         WMO HEADING
WBCCWFWBC       FZUS51 KLWX
WBCCWFAKQ       FZUS51 KAKQ
RDUCWFRDU       FZUS52 KRAH
RDUCWFMHX       FZUS52 KMHX
RDUCWFILM       FZUS52 KILM
CAECWFCAE       FZUS52 KCAE
MIACWFMIA       FZUS52 KMFL
CAECWFCHS       FZUS52 KCHS
 
     FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
D-51...APPENDIX B /COASTAL BASIC MARINE AREAS WITH WARNING AND
FORECAST ZONES/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES PAGES B-2 AND B-3. 
 
     THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL/LOWER CASE/
 
     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
     IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
 
     HARVEY THURM                    RICHARD WATLING
     MARINE METEOROLOGIST            PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MGR.
     630 JOHNSON AVENUE              630 JOHNSON AVENUE
     BOHEMIA NY 11716                BOHEMIA NY 11716
     PHONE 516-244-0124              PHONE 516-244-0123
 
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