19990921: Transfer Fcst to Jacksonville, FL

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• Subject: 19990921: Transfer Fcst to Jacksonville, FL
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 07:11:58 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-77
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
850 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 1999
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
          SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
          RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA
          WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 15 1999
 
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD
TIME /EST/... 1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... MARINE AND
PUBLIC FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 31 COUNTY ZONES AND 7 MARINE ZONES IN THE
NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH GEORGIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA /JAX/
FROM THE MIAMI FLORIDA /MIA/ AND ATLANTA GEORGIA /ATL/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES.
 
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FROM WFO JAX.
 
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO JAX.  UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
 
FROM WFO ATLANTA /ATL/
 
COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/        COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/             
COFFEE         GAZ132              JEFF DAVIS     GAZ133
BACON          GAZ134              APPLING        GAZ135
WAYNE          GAZ136              ATKINSON       GAZ149
WARE           GAZ150              PIERCE         GAZ151
BRANTLEY       GAZ152              INLAND GLYNN   GAZ153
COASTAL GLYNN  GAZ154              ECHOLS         GAZ162
CLINCH         GAZ163              CHARLTON       GAZ164
INLAND CAMDEN  GAZ165              COASTAL CAMDEN GAZ166
 
FROM WFO MIAMI /MIA/
 
COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/        COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/
HAMILTON       FLZ020              SUWANNEE       FLZ021
COLUMBIA       FLZ022              BAKER          FLZ023
NASSAU         FLZ024              DUVAL          FLZ025
UNION          FLZ030              BRADFORD       FLZ031
CLAY           FLZ032              ST. JOHNS      FLZ033
GILCHRIST      FLZ035              ALACHUA        FLZ036
PUTNAM         FLZ037              FLAGLER        FLZ038
MARION         FLZ040
 
MARINE ZONES FROM WFO MIAMI /MIA/
 
ZONE DESCRIPTION                                  UGC ZONE /GMZ/
ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH OUT 20 NM      AMZ450
ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH
     20 TO 50 NM OUT                              AMZ470
PORT OF JACKSONVILLE                              AMZ435
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE OUT 20 NM        AMZ452
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE 20 TO 50 NM OUT  AMZ472
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT 20 NM           AMZ454
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH 20 TO 50 NM OUT     AMZ474
OUTLOOK ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT
     50 NM INCLUDING PORT OF JACKSONVILLE         AMZ490
 
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO JAX. 
 
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION           NWWS ID        WMO HEADING
 
**ZONE FORECAST        /NEW/ MIAZFPJAX       FPUS52 KJAX
                   MIA /OLD/ MIAZFPFL        FPUS52 KMFL
                   ATL /OLD/ ATLZFPGA        FPUS52 KFFC
 
COASTAL WATERS         /NEW/ MIACWFJAX       FZUS52 KJAX
FORECAST          *MIA /OLD/ MIACWFMIA       FZUS52 KMFL    
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCH      /NEW/ MIAFFAJAX       WGUS62 KJAX
                  *MIA /OLD/ MIAFFAMIA       RWUS31 KMIA
                  *ATL /OLD/ ATLFFAATL       WGUS62 KFFC
 
NON-PRECIPITATION      /NEW/ MIANPWJAX       WWUS72 KJAX
PRODUCTS          *MIA /OLD/ MIANPWMIA       WWUS45 KMIA 
                  *ATL /OLD/ ATLNPWATL       WWUS72 KATL
 
CODED CITIES           /NEW/ MIACCFJAX       FPUS42 KJAX
FORECAST          *MIA /OLD/ MIACCFMIA       FPUS42 KMFL
                  *ATL /OLD/ ATLCCFATL       FPUS42 KFFC
 
WINTER WEATHER         /NEW/ MIAWSWJAX       WWUS42 KJAX
PRODUCTS          *MIA /OLD/ MIAWSWMIA       WWUS44 KMIA
                  *ATL /OLD/ ATLWSWATL       WWUS42 KFFC
 
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE JACKSONVILLE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA.
 
** THE AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS MIAZFPFL AND ATLZFPGA WILL CHANGE
TO MIAZFPMIA AND ATLZFPATL RESPECTIVELY.  CUSTOMERS OF NWWS
SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS STARTING
NOVEMBER 15 1999. THE WMO HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT
CHANGE.
 
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47... A-53 AND A-55.  THIS ALSO CHANGES WSOM CHAPTER D-51
APPENDIX A... PAGES A-3 AND A-4.
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
 
STEVE LETRO                        KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
13701 FANG DRIVE                   SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
JACKSONVILLE FL 32218              819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
904-741-4370                       FORT WORTH TX 76102
                                   817-978-2652 EX107
..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
 
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