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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST THU APR 1 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE / NWWS/ NWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS
CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT TRANSFER OF SHORT-FUSE PUBLIC AND MARINE WARNING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOWER MONROE COUNTY /IE. THE KEYS/
IN FLORIDA TO THE KEY WEST FLORIDA WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE...EFFECTIVE MAY 18 1999.
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY MAY 18 1999 AT 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME... 1500 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME... THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE WILL TRANSFER WARNING RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOWER MONROE
COUNTY /IE. THE KEYS/ AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS /TABLE 1/ TO
THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA /EYW/ FROM THE
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI FLORIDA /MIA/. THIS
TRANSFER WILL INCLUDE SHORT-FUSED PUBLIC AND MARINE
RESPONSIBILITIES.
TRANSFERRING SHORT-FUSED SERVICES FROM MIA TO EYW IS THE FIRST
STAGE OF PLANNED SERVICE TRANSFER FOR A NEW OFFICE TO SERVE
RESIDENTS ON THE FLORIDA KEYS.
FOR LOWER MONROE COUNTY... NWSO EYW WILL ISSUE SHORT-FUSED
WARNINGS /TABLE 2/... OTHER RELATED PRODUCTS THAT GIVE FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION CONCERNING WATCHES AND WARNINGS /TABLE 3/... OTHER
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS /TABLE 3/... AND SHORT-FUSED MARINE
PRODUCTS /TABLE 4/.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-47...COUNTY WARNING AREAS...APPENDIX A...THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-11...A-38...AND A-40.
BECAUSE OF THESE TRANSFERS...SUBSCRIBERS TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ AND THE FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ MUST TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE PRODUCTS FOR LOWER MONROE COUNTY
USING THE EYW IDENTIFIER /TABLE 2/ INSTEAD OF THE MIA IDENTIFIER.
THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN THE
SAME.
TABLE 1. AREAS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO EYW FOR SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS
COUNTY AND COASTAL WATERS TO BE TRANSFERRED
/C/ COUNTY CODE /Z/ ZONE CODES
LAND AREA... UGC
LOWER MONROE /C/ FLC087-
LOWER MONROE /Z/
UPPER KEYS FLZ076-
MIDDLE KEYS FLZ077-
LOWER KEYS FLZ078-
MARINE AREA... UGC
ANGEL FISH KEY TO CRAIG KEY
0-20NM AMZ652-
20-50NM AMZ672-
FLORIDA BAY AMZ631-
CRAIG KEY TO PIGEON KEY
0-20NM S OF THE KEYS AMZ653-
20-50NM AMZ673-
PIGEON KEY TO KEY WEST
0-20NM AROUND KEY WEST AMZ654-
20-50NM AMZ674-
KEY WEST TO DRY TORTUGAS AMZ675-
NOTE: ALL SERVICES FOR MAINLAND /OR UPPER/ MONROE COUNTY
/FLZ075-/ WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED BY MIA.
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED WARNING PRODUCTS FOR
LOWER MONROE COUNTY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO EYW. UGC /C/ ARE USED
IN THE FOLLOWING.
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR: NWWS ID NEW WMO PRIOR WMO
HEADING HEADING
TORNADOES MIATOREYW WFUS52 KEYW WFUS1 KEYW
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MIASVREYW WUUS52 KEYW WUUS1 KEYW
FLASH FLOODS MIAFFWEYW WGUS52 KEYW WRUS1 KEYW
TABLE 3. THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS FOR LOWER MONROE
COUNTY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO EYW. UGC COUNTY /Z/ CODES ARE USED IN
THE FOLLOWING.
PRODUCT: NWWS ID NEW WMO PRIOR WMO
HEADING HEADING
SHORT TERM FORECAST MIANOWEYW FPUS72 KEYW
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT MIASVSEYW WWUS52 KEYW WWUS34 KEYW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MIASPSEYW WWUS82 KEYW WWUS35 KEYW
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT MIAFFSEYW WGUS72 KEYW RWUS32 KEYW
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT MIAPNSEYW AXUS42 KEYW
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MIACEMEYW WOUS42 KEYW MMUS40 KEYW
LOCAL STORM REPORT MIALSREYW WWUS52 KEYW WWUS30 KEYW
LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT MIALFPEYW FLUS82 KEYW FLUS82 KMFL
COASTAL FLOOD PRODUCTS MIACFWEYW WHUS42 KEYW FZUS68 KEYW
NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS MIANPWEYW WWUS72 KEYW WWUS72 KMFL
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS MIAWSWEYW WWUS42 KEYW WWUS42 KMFL
DAILY CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT MIACLIEYW CDUS42 KEYW CSUS02 KEYW
MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT MIACLMEYW CXUS52 KEYW CXUS42 KMFL
TABLE 4. THE FOLLOWING ARE SHORT-FUSED MARINE PRODUCTS TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO EYW. MARINE ZONE CODES /AMZ/ ARE USED IN THE
FOLLOWING.
PRODUCT: NWWS ID NEW WMO PRIOR WMO
HEADING HEADING
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING MIASMWEYW WHUS52 KEYW WMUS1 KEYW
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT MIAMWSEYW FZUS72 KEYW
ALL OTHER PUBLIC PRODUCTS SUCH AS THE ZONE FORECAST...COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST...STATE FORECAST...AND LONG FUSED WATCHES AND
WARNINGS WILL REMAIN WITH THE MIAMI FLORIDA OFFICE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
RUSTY PFOST BOBBY MCDANIEL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EYW
11691 SW 17 TH STREET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MIAMI FL 33165-2149 3491 S ROOSEVELT BLVD
305-229-4522 KEY WEST FL 33040-5234
305-295-1316
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/
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