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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-08
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EST FRI JAN 15 1999
TO - FAMILY OF SERVICES / FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE / NWWS/ NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM - THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...INTEGRATED
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT - TRANSFER OF PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECAST RESPONSIBILITIES
TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...
EFFECTIVE MARCH 15 1999.
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MARCH 15 1999 AT 1200 NOON CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
OR 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME... THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL TRANSFER FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CORPUS
CHRISTI COUNTY AND MARINE WARNING AREAS /TABLE 1/ TO THE CORPUS
CHRISTI WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE /WFO CRP/ FROM THE WFO IN SAN
ANTONIO TEXAS /EWX/.
FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI COUNTY AND MARINE WARNING AREAS...WFO CRP
WILL ISSUE THE PRODUCTS IN TABLES 2 AND 3 AND CODED CITIES
FORECASTS. TRANSFERRING THESE SERVICES TO WFO CRP WILL COMPLETE
ONE OF THE FINAL PHASES IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/S
MODERNIZATION AND RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM AND ENABLE A MORE
EFFICIENT MANNER TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS.
OTHER CHANGES WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AS FOLLOWS:
WFO CRP WILL NO LONGER ISSUE THE LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT FOR
CORPUS CHRISTI /SATLFPCRP - FLUS84 KCRP/. THIS INFORMATION WILL
BE FOUND IN THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT IN TABLE 2.
THE MARINE FORECAST PORTION OF THE TIDE INFORMATION PRODUCT
/SATTIDCRP - SOUS44 KCRP/ WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE COASTAL
MARINE FORECAST PRODUCT IN TABLE 2. THIS WILL IMPROVE
DISSEMINATION OF MARINE INFORMATION BY PLACING MARINE FORECASTS
IN A SINGLE PRODUCT. HOWEVER...TIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS MARINE
WEATHER INFORMATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOUND IN THE TIDE
INFORMATION PRODUCT.
A CHANGE WILL BE SEEN ON THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT. FOLLOWING
THIS TRANSFER OF SERVICE...THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED
FOR EACH ZONE GROUP AND CONTAINED IN THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
LISTED IN TABLE 2. THIS CHANGE IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
PLACING MORE INFORMATION ON FEWER PRODUCTS.
THE CODED CITY FORECAST FOR CORPUS CHRISTI WILL APPEAR IN WFO
CRP/S PRODUCT /SATCCFCRP - FPUS44 KCRP/ INSTEAD OF WFO EWX/S
PRODUCT /SATCCFSAT - FPUS44 KEWX/.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES...APPENDIX A....THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47...A-69...AND CHAPTER D-51 APPENDIX A...PAGE A-4.
BECAUSE OF THESE TRANSFERS...USERS OF PRODUCTS FOR THE ZONES IN
TABLE 1 MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE ALL PRODUCTS THAT
WILL BE ISSUED BY WFO CRP /TABLE 2/ AND /TABLE 3/.
TABLE 1. ZONES TO BE TRANSFERRED
UGC = UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE
ZONE BY COUNTY UGC ZONE BY COUNTY UGC
ARANSAS TXZ245- BEE TXZ232-
CALHOUN TXZ247- DUVAL TXZ240-
GOLIAD TXZ233- JIM WELLS TXZ241-
KLEBERG TXZ242- LA SALLE TXZ229-
LIVE OAK TXZ231- MCMULLEN TXZ230-
NUECES TXZ243- REFUGIO TXZ246-
SAN PATRICIO TXZ244- VICTORIA TXZ234-
WEBB TXZ239-
MARINE ZONE UGC
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM GMZ255-
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 50 NM GMZ275-
PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY OUT 20 NM GMZ250-
PORT ARANSAS TO BAFFIN BAY 20 TO 50 NM GMZ270-
SOUTH MUSTANG BAYS
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY TO BAFFIN BAY GMZ230-
NORTH MUSTANG BAYS
PORT OCONNOR TO ARANSAS PASS GMZ235-
OUTLOOK FOR MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TO BAFFIN BAY TX GMZ290-
OUT 50 NM
TABLE 2. THE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST BELOW WILL BE USED FOR THE
COUNTY ZONES ABOVE AND THE COASTAL MARINE FORECAST BELOW WILL BE
USED FOR THE MARINE ZONES ABOVE.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT SATZFPCRP FPUS54 KCRP
COASTAL MARINE FORECAST SATCWFCRP FZUS54 KCRP
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE NON-ROUTINE PRODUCTS FOR THE ZONES
IN TABLE 1.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
FLASH FLOOD WATCH SATFFACRP WGUS64 KCRP
RIVER FLOOD WATCH SATESFCRP FGUS74 KCRP
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS SATWSWCRP WWUS44 KCRP
NON-PRECIP.PRODUCTS SATNPWCRP WWUS74 KCRP
OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE CONVECTIVE WATCH REDEFINE STATEMENT
/SATSLSTX - WWUS32 KSAT/ AND STATE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
SUMMARY /SATSTPTX - ABUS21 KSAT/ WILL REMAIN THE SAME UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
THE STATE FORECAST PRODUCT /SATSFPTX - FPUS64 KEWX/ WILL CONTINUE
TO BE ISSUED BY THE WFO EWX.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:
JOE ARELLANO JR KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
300 PINSON DRIVE SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78406 ROOM 10A11
512-289-0959 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2367 EX 107
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