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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-67
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EDT MON JUN 12 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...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE AND NAMES FOR
PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...EFFECTIVE
TUESDAY JULY 18 2000
EFFECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 18 2000 AT 1200 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD
TIME /AST/ OR 0400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...ZONE
FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN JUAN
PUERTO RICO WILL BE IMPROVED TO ACCOUNT FOR TOPOGRAPHY...
CLIMATOLOGY...AND OCEAN INFLUENCE. TABLE 1 CONTAINS A LIST OF
IMPROVED ZONE NAMES AND MUNICIPALITIES CONTAINED IN EACH ZONE
GROUP.
TABLE 1. IMPROVED ZONE NAMES AND MUNICIPALITIES CONTAINED IN
EACH ZONE GROUP.
ZONE NAME UGC Z MUNICIPALITIES UGC C
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY PRZ001 BAYAMON PRC021
CAROLINA PRC031
CATANO PRC033
GUAYNABO PRC061
SAN JUAN PRC127
TOA ALTA PRC135
TOA BAJA PRC137
TRUJILLO ALTO PRC139
NORTHEAST PRZ002 CANOVANAS PRC029
CEIBA PRC037
FAJARDO PRC053
HUMACAO PRC069
LOIZA PRC087
LUQUILLO PRC089
NAGUABO PRC103
RIO GRANDE PRC119
SOUTHEAST PRZ003 ARROYO PRC015
GUAYAMA PRC057