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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 08-34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
945 AM EDT THU APR 30 2008
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
- FAMILY OF SERVICES
- NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
- EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
- OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES.
FROM: THERESE Z. PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTING IMPROVED MARINE ZONE COVERAGE
ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY TEXAS: EFFECTIVE
JUNE 3 2008
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JUNE 3 2008 AT 1030 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/ OR 530 AM CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME /CDT/...THE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON TEXAS WILL RECONFIGURE ITS CURRENT MARINE ZONES FOR MATAGORDA BAY. EAST MATAGORDA BAY WILL BE MERGED WITH THE REMAINDER OF MATAGORDA BAY. THIS CHANGE SHOULD RESULT IN BETTER FORECAST SERVICES BY REALIGNING THE BAY AND COASTAL GULF ZONES FOR CLIMATOLOGICAL...GEOGRAPHICAL...AND BATHYMETRICAL EFFECTS.
CURRENTLY MARINE ZONE GMZ350 EXTENDS FROM THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TO FREEPORT OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES /NM/... INCLUDING EAST MATAGORDA BAY. EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2008 EAST MATAGORDA BAY WILL BE REMOVED FROM THIS COASTAL GULF ZONE AND BE PLACED INTO MATAGORDA BAY ZONE GMZ330.
THESE RECONFIGURED ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1 BELOW. WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES IN TABLE 1 VIA THE PRODUCTS LISTED TABLE 2.
TABLE 1. MARINE ZONES BEING RECONFIGURED EFFECTIVE JUNE 3 2008. ZONE NAMES AND UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ WILL NOT CHANGE ON JUNE 3 2008.
RECONFIGURED MARINE ZONE UGC COMMENT MATAGORDA BAY GMZ330 NOW INCLUDES EAST MATAGORA BAY IN THIS
ZONE GROUP
COASTAL WATERS FROM GMZ350 REMOVES EAST
FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA MATAGORDA BAY
SHIP CHANNEL TO OUT FROM THIS ZONE GROUP TO 20 NMBECAUSE THE MARINE ZONES IN TABLE 1 WILL NOT CHANGE NAME OR UGC...CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THE MARINE TEXT PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 BELOW. CUSTOMERS PROVIDING NWS GRAPHIC MARINE FORECASTS MUST DOWNLOAD AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE TO CORRECTLY PROVIDE GRAPHIC MARINE FORECASTS FOR EAST MATAGORDA BAY.
THIS UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/MARINEZONES.HTM A MAP SHOWING THE TRANSFER OF EAST MATAGORDA BAY FROM GMZ350 TO GMZ330 IS POSTED ON THE WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON WEBSITE AT /USE LOWER CASE/:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX/MARINE/POINT_CLICK_CHANGE.HTMTABLE 2. WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON MARINE TEXT PRODUCTS THAT USE THE UGC DESIGNATORS /Z/ INCLUDING MARINE ZONES GMZ350 AND GMZ330. CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THESE TEXT PRODUCTS.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FZUS54 KHGX CWFHGX MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE WHUS74 KHGX MWWHGX SPECIAL MARINE WARNING WHUS54 KHGX SMWHGX MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FZUS74 KHGX MWSHGX HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WTUS84 KHGX HLSHGX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS44 KHGX HWOHGX WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS64 KHGX WCNHGX UPPER TEXAS TIDE FORECAST SOUS44 KHGX TIDHGX AND INFORMATIONIF YOU QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RECONFIGURATION OF THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST ZONES...CONTACT:
BRIAN KYLE MELINDA BAILEY MARINE FOCAL POINT PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEHOUSTON/GALVESTON TX SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS 1353 FM 646, #202 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
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