------- Forwarded Message
586
NOUS41 KWBC 291510
PNSWSH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1115 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 1998
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECTS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TRANSFERS FROM MARYLAND TO THE UPPER
GEORGIA COAST...AND BOUNDARY CHANGE BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA
MARINE ZONES...EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1 1998
EFFECTIVE AT 8 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/ 1300 UNIVERSAL
TIME COORDINATED /UTC/ DECEMBER 1 1998...COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 30 MARINE ZONES FROM MARYLAND TO THE UPPER GEORGIA
COAST /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE
/LWX/...RALEIGH-DURHAM /RDU/ NC...COLUMBIA /CAE/ SC AND MIAMI /MFL/ FL
WEATHER OFFICES TO THE COASTAL WAKEFIELD /AKQ/ VA...NEWPORT /MHX/
NC...WILMINGTON /ILM/ NC AND CHARLESTON /CHS/ SC OFFICES. BECAUSE OF
THESE TRANSFERS...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE PRODUCTS LISTED USING THE NWWS IDS IN TABLE 1 OR CORRESPONDING WMO
HEADINGS IN TABLE 2.
THIS NOTICE ALSO ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN
MARINE ZONES AMZ256 AND AMZ350 FROM CAPE ROMAIN TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.
UPDATED MAPS FOR THESE ZONES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY OCTOBER 15 1998 AT
THE FOLLOWING URL /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/SHAPEMAP/ZONES/MARINE/MARINE.HTM
TABLE 1: MARINE ZONES - LISTED GEOGRAPHICALLY FROM MARYLAND SOUTHWARD
TO THE UPPER GEORGIA COAST WITH ASSOCIATED PRODUCT HEADER CHANGES.
NOTE: OLD NWWS IDS WBCCWFWBC AND MIACWFMIA WILL STILL BE USED
AFTER DEC 1 1998 FOR OTHER MARINE ZONES NOT LISTED IN THIS TABLE.
HOWEVER...OLD NWWS IDS CAECWFCAE AND RDUCWFRDU WILL NO LONGER BE
USED AFTER DEC 1 1998.
MARINE ZONE CODE AND LOCATION OLD NWWS ID NEW NWWS ID
CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERS /VA PORTION/
ANZ630 SMITH PT - WINDMILL PT WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ631 WINDMILL PT - NEW POINT COMFORT WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ632 NEW POINT COMFORT - CAPE HENRY WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
MD COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ650 FENWICK IS. DE - CHINCOTEAGUE VA WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
VA COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ652 CHINCOTEAGUE - PARRAMORE IS. WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ654 PARRAMORE IS. - CAPE CHARLES LIGHT WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
ANZ656 CAPE CHARLES LIGHT - VA/NC BORDER WBCCWFWBC WBCCWFAKQ
NC SOUNDS
ANZ633 CURRITUCK SOUND RDUCWFRDU WBCCWFAKQ
AMZ130 ALBEMARLE SOUND RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ135 PAMLICO SOUND RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
NC COASTAL WATERS /OUT 20 NM/
ANZ658 VA/NC BORDER - CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT RDUCWFRDU WBCCWFAKQ
AMZ150 CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT - OREGON INLET RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ152 OREGON INLET - CAPE HATTERAS RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ154 CAPE HATTERAS - OCRACOKE INLET RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ156 OCRACOKE INLET - CAPE LOOKOUT RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ158 CAPE LOOKOUT - SURF CITY RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ250 SURF CITY - CAPE FEAR RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFILM
AMZ252 CAPE FEAR - LITTLE RIVER INLET RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFILM
SC HARBORS
AMZ330 CHARLESTON HARBOR CAECWFCAE CAECWFCHS
SC COASTAL WATERS /OUT TO 20 NM/
AMZ254 LITTLE RIVER INLET - MURRELLS INLET CAECWFCAE RDUCWFILM
AMZ256 MURRELLS INLET - S. SANTEE RIVER CAECWFCAE RDUCWFILM
AMZ350 S. SANTEE RIVER - EDISTO BEACH CAECWFCAE CAECWFCHS
AMZ352 EDISTO BEACH - SAVANNAH GA CAECWFCAE CAECWFCHS
GA HARBORS
AMZ335 SAVANNAH HARBOR MIACWFMIA CAECWFCHS
GA COASTAL WATERS /OUT TO 20 NM/
AMZ354 SAVANNAH - ALTAMAHA SOUND MIACWFMIA CAECWFCHS
GA COASTAL WATERS /FROM 20 NM - 50 NM/
AMZ374 SAVANNAH - ALTAMAHA SOUND MIACWFMIA CAECWFCHS
MARINE OUTLOOKS
ANZ690 FROM FENWICK IS. DE TO CURRITUCK
BEACH LIGHT NC OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING WBCCWFWBC
S. CHESAPEAKE BAY AND CURRITUCK SOUND RDUCWFRDU WBCCWFAKQ
AMZ190 FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC TO
SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS RDUCWFRDU RDUCWFMHX
AMZ290 FROM SURF CITY NC TO S. SANTEE RDUCWFRDU
RIVER SC OUT 20 NM CAECWFCAE RDUCWFILM
AMZ390 FROM S. SANTEE RIVER SC TO
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM EXCEPT CAECWFCAE
OUT 50 NM GA WATERS MIACWFMIA CAECWFCHS
TABLE 2. NWWS-WMO HEADING CONVERSION TABLE.
NWWS ID WMO HEADING
WBCCWFWBC FZUS51 KLWX
WBCCWFAKQ FZUS51 KAKQ
RDUCWFRDU FZUS52 KRAH
RDUCWFMHX FZUS52 KMHX
RDUCWFILM FZUS52 KILM
CAECWFCAE FZUS52 KCAE
MIACWFMIA FZUS52 KMFL
CAECWFCHS FZUS52 KCHS
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
D-51...APPENDIX B /COASTAL BASIC MARINE AREAS WITH WARNING AND
FORECAST ZONES/...THIS NOTICE UPDATES PAGES B-2 AND B-3.
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL/LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:
HARVEY THURM RICHARD WATLING
MARINE METEOROLOGIST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MGR.
630 JOHNSON AVENUE 630 JOHNSON AVENUE
BOHEMIA NY 11716 BOHEMIA NY 11716
PHONE 516-244-0124 PHONE 516-244-0123
END
------- End of Forwarded Message