20010108: zones-central Florida

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• Subject: 20010108: zones-central Florida
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 06:44:56 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST FRI JAN 05 2001

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND EMWIN CUSTOMERS...OTHER
         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS
         EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR BREVARD...
         VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
         EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2001

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22 2001 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/...1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME...1700 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THREE ZONES IN THE MELBOURNE FLORIDA
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE/S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE CHANGED
TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY.  THE CHANGES
INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING THREE COUNTIES:

THE FIRST CHANGE SPLITS BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE 47...INTO TWO
ZONES.  THE ZONES WILL NOW BE NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE
147...AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE 047.  /SEE TABLE 1/.

THE SECOND CHANGE SPLITS VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 41...INTO TWO
ZONES.  THE ZONES WILL NOW BE COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 141
AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 041.  /SEE TABLE 1/

THE THIRD CHANGE SPLITS LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 44...INTO TWO ZONES.
THE ZONES WILL NOW BE NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 44...AND
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 144.  /SEE TABLE 1/.

IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR THESE
THREE COUNTIES.   THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
COUNTY /C/ UGC.

TABLE 1: ZONE CHANGES FOR THE WFO MELBOURNE FORECAST AREA. ZONE
/Z/ UGC ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.

ZONE                               UGC /Z/
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY            FLZ147 /NEW UGC/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY            FLZ047
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY             FLZ141 /NEW UGC/
INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY              FLZ041
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY               FLZ044
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY               FLZ144 /NEW UGC/

THE UPDATED ZONE MAP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD APPROXIMATELY
JANUARY 31 2001 FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

 HTTP://ISL715.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MAPDATA/NEWCAT/WSOM/C11-ZONE.HTM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

BART HAGEMEYER                     MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
421 CROON RD                       SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
MELBOURNE FL 32935                 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
321-255-0212 X222                  FORT WORTH TX 76102
                                  817-978-1100 X107

...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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