821
NOUS41 KWBC 131641
PNSWSH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST THU JAN 13 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND EMWIN CUSTOMERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND TEXAS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2000
EFFECTIVE MONDAY FEBRUARY 28 2000 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/...1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME...OR 1700 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...ZONE FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FOR CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTIES TEXAS WILL BE SPLIT INTO INLAND AND COASTAL
SECTIONS. /TABLE 1/.
COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY WILL INCLUDE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND PORT
MANSFIELD. COASTAL CAMERON COUNTY WILL INCLUDE SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND...PT ISABEL...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...AND LAGUNA VISTA.
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE ALL PRODUCTS WHICH USE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE. THIS
IMPROVEMENT DOES NOT EFFECT PRODUCTS USING UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE.
TABLE 1: ZONE CHANGES FOR CAMERON COUNTY TEXAS. UGC /Z/ CODES
ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
ZONE UGC ZONE /Z/
INLAND WILLACY TXZ254
INLAND CAMERON TXZ255
COASTAL WILLACY TXZ256
COASTAL CAMERON TXZ257
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO
FGF THAT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR THESE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST SATZFPBRO FPUS54 KBRO
FLASH FLOOD WATCH SATFFABRO WGUS64 KBRO
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING SATNPWBRO WWUS74 KBRO
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING SATWSWBRO WWUS44 KBRO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SATSPSBRO WWUS35 KBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SATSVSBRO WWUS34 KBRO
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE SATCEMBRO MMUS40 KBRO
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT SATPNSBRO ABUS34 KBRO
SHORT-TERM FORECAST SATNOWBRO FPUS74 KBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT SATFFSBRO RWUS32 KBRO
LOCAL STORM REPORT SATLSRBRO WWUS30 KBRO
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/...THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-69 AND A-70.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
RICHARD HAGAN KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
BROWNSVILLE TX 78521-5798 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
956-504-1432 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
..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
END
---------- End Forwarded Message ----------