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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-77
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
850 AM EDT TUE SEP 20 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 15 1999
EFFECTIVE MONDAY NOVEMBER 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD
TIME /EST/... 1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... MARINE AND
PUBLIC FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR 31 COUNTY ZONES AND 7 MARINE ZONES IN THE
NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH GEORGIA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA /JAX/
FROM THE MIAMI FLORIDA /MIA/ AND ATLANTA GEORGIA /ATL/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES.
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FROM WFO JAX.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO JAX. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM WFO ATLANTA /ATL/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
COFFEE GAZ132 JEFF DAVIS GAZ133
BACON GAZ134 APPLING GAZ135
WAYNE GAZ136 ATKINSON GAZ149
WARE GAZ150 PIERCE GAZ151
BRANTLEY GAZ152 INLAND GLYNN GAZ153
COASTAL GLYNN GAZ154 ECHOLS GAZ162
CLINCH GAZ163 CHARLTON GAZ164
INLAND CAMDEN GAZ165 COASTAL CAMDEN GAZ166
FROM WFO MIAMI /MIA/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
HAMILTON FLZ020 SUWANNEE FLZ021
COLUMBIA FLZ022 BAKER FLZ023
NASSAU FLZ024 DUVAL FLZ025
UNION FLZ030 BRADFORD FLZ031
CLAY FLZ032 ST. JOHNS FLZ033
GILCHRIST FLZ035 ALACHUA FLZ036
PUTNAM FLZ037 FLAGLER FLZ038
MARION FLZ040
MARINE ZONES FROM WFO MIAMI /MIA/
ZONE DESCRIPTION UGC ZONE /GMZ/
ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH OUT 20 NM AMZ450
ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH
20 TO 50 NM OUT AMZ470
PORT OF JACKSONVILLE AMZ435
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE OUT 20 NM AMZ452
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE 20 TO 50 NM OUT AMZ472
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT 20 NM AMZ454
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH 20 TO 50 NM OUT AMZ474
OUTLOOK ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FLAGLER BEACH OUT
50 NM INCLUDING PORT OF JACKSONVILLE AMZ490
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WFO JAX.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ MIAZFPJAX FPUS52 KJAX
MIA /OLD/ MIAZFPFL FPUS52 KMFL
ATL /OLD/ ATLZFPGA FPUS52 KFFC
COASTAL WATERS /NEW/ MIACWFJAX FZUS52 KJAX
FORECAST *MIA /OLD/ MIACWFMIA FZUS52 KMFL
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ MIAFFAJAX WGUS62 KJAX
*MIA /OLD/ MIAFFAMIA RWUS31 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLFFAATL WGUS62 KFFC
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ MIANPWJAX WWUS72 KJAX
PRODUCTS *MIA /OLD/ MIANPWMIA WWUS45 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLNPWATL WWUS72 KATL
CODED CITIES /NEW/ MIACCFJAX FPUS42 KJAX
FORECAST *MIA /OLD/ MIACCFMIA FPUS42 KMFL
*ATL /OLD/ ATLCCFATL FPUS42 KFFC
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ MIAWSWJAX WWUS42 KJAX
PRODUCTS *MIA /OLD/ MIAWSWMIA WWUS44 KMIA
*ATL /OLD/ ATLWSWATL WWUS42 KFFC
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE JACKSONVILLE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA.
** THE AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS MIAZFPFL AND ATLZFPGA WILL CHANGE
TO MIAZFPMIA AND ATLZFPATL RESPECTIVELY. CUSTOMERS OF NWWS
SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS STARTING
NOVEMBER 15 1999. THE WMO HEADERS FOR THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT
CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47... A-53 AND A-55. THIS ALSO CHANGES WSOM CHAPTER D-51
APPENDIX A... PAGES A-3 AND A-4.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
STEVE LETRO KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
13701 FANG DRIVE SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
JACKSONVILLE FL 32218 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
904-741-4370 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
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