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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R.WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
SUBJECT USE OF ALL MUNICIPALITY FIPS /C/ CODES IN PUERTO RICO
FOR SHORT-FUSED PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE MARCH 6 2000
EFFECTIVE MONDAY MARCH 6 2000 AT 1100 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME
/AST/ OR 1500 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS /THOSE WHICH USE UGC C CODING IN TABLE 2/ WILL USE THE
FIPS CODE FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY IN PUERTO RICO. CURRENTLY... ONLY
A LIMITED NUMBER OF FIPS CODES ARE USED FOR PUERTO RICO. THIS
IMPROVEMENT WILL ALLOW THE DISSEMINATION OF WARNINGS FOR
INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES OVER THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM /EAS/
AND ALL OTHER DISSEMINATION METHODS. THIS DOES NOT EFFECT LONG-
FUSED PRODUCTS SUCH AS ZONE FORECASTS.
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS MUST BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE SHORT-FUSED
PRODUCTS /UGC C CODE/ FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES LISTED IN TABLE 1.
TABLE 1: MUNICIPALITIES OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS WITH THE CORRESPONDING UGC C CODE. THE IDENTIFIER CODE
FOR PUERTO RICO IS 072 AND 078 FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.
PUERTO RICO
MUNICIPALITY UGC /C/ MUNICIPALITY UGC /C/
ADJUNTAS PRC001 AGUADA PRC003
AGUADILLA PRC005 AGUAS BUENAS PRC007
AIBONITO PRC009 ANASCO PRC011
ARECIBO PRC013 ARROYO PRC015
BARCELONETA PRC017 BARRANQUITAS PRC019
BAYAMON PRC021 CABO ROJO PRC023
CAGUAS PRC025 CAMUY PRC027
CANOVANAS PRC029 CAROLINA PRC031
CATANO PRC033 CAYEY PRC035
CEIBA PRC037 CIALES PRC039
CIDRA PRC041 COAMO PRC043
COMERIO PRC045 COROZAL PRC047
CULEBRA PRC049 DORADO PRC051
FAJARDO PRC053 FLORIDA PRC054
GUANICA PRC055 GUAYAMA PRC057
GUAYANILLA PRC059 GUAYNABO PRC061
GURABO PRC063 HATILLO PRC065
HORMIGUEROS PRC067 HUMACAO PRC069
ISABELA PRC071 JAYUYA PRC073
JUANA DIAZ PRC075 JUNCOS PRC077
LAJAS PRC079 LARES PRC081
LAS MARIAS PRC083 LAS PIEDRAS PRC085
LOIZA PRC087 LUQUILLO PRC089
MANATI PRC091 MARICAO PRC093
MAUNABO PRC095 MAYAGUEZ PRC097
MOCA PRC099 MOROVIS PRC101
NAGUABO PRC103 NARANJITO PRC105
OROCOVIS PRC107 PATILLAS PRC109
PENUELAS PRC111 PONCE PRC113
QUEBRADILLAS PRC115 RINCON PRC117
RIO GRANDE PRC119 SABANA GRANDE PRC121
SALINAS PRC123 SAN GERMAN PRC125
SAN JUAN PRC127 SAN LORENZO PRC129
SAN SEBASTIAN PRC131 SANTA ISABEL PRC133
TOA ALTA PRC135 TOA BAJA PRC137
TRUJILLO ALTO PRC139 UTUADO PRC141
VEGA ALTA PRC143 VEGA BAJA PRC145
VIEQUES PRC147 VILLALBA PRC149
YABUCOA PRC151 YAUCO PRC153
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
ISLAND UGC /C/
ST. CROIX VIC010
ST. JOHN VIC020
ST. THOMAS VIC030
TABLE 2: SHORT-FUSED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN SAN JUAN /SJU/... WHICH USE UGC /C/ CODING.
ENGLISH PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER
TORNADO WARNING SJUTORSJU WFCA52 TJSJ
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SJUSVRSJU WUCA52 TJSJ
FLASH FLOOD WARNING SJUFFWSJU WGCA52 TJSJ
SPANISH PRODUCTS NWWS ID WMO HEADER
TORNADO WARNING SJUTORSPN WFCA62 TJSJ
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SJUSVRSPN WUCA62 TJSJ
FLASH FLOOD WARNING SJUFFWSPN WGCA52 TJSJ
FOR HOLDERS OF WSOM CHAPTER C-47...APPENDIX A...THIS CHANGES
INFORMATION IN PAGES A-18 AND A-19.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
ISRAEL MATOS RAFAEL MOJICA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
4000 CARR. 190 4000 CARR. 190
CAROLINA PR 00979 CAROLINA PR 00979
787-253-4586 X222 787-253-4586 X223
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