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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-109
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
240 PM EST TUE NOV 21 2000
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: THERESE PIERCE
CHIEF...MARINE AND COASTAL WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY
NWS SOUTHERN REGION COASTAL OFFICES...EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER 13 2000
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13 2000 AT 330 AM CST...NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE COASTAL OFFICES FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TO
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND INCLUDING SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO WILL
BEGIN ISSUING COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS /CWF/ OUT TO FIVE DAYS.
CURRENTLY...THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PROVIDES MARINE WEATHER
FORECASTS OUT TO TWO DAYS WITH A GENERAL OUTLOOK COVERING DAYS
THREE TO FIVE.
WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FIVE-DAY COASTAL WATERS
FORECAST WILL HAVE A FORMAT SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TWO-DAY MARINE
FORECAST. THE SYNOPSIS AND OUTLOOK WILL BE COMBINED INTO ONE
COMPLETE SYNOPSIS WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE FIVE-DAY PERIOD.
THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST PRODUCTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE
NWS OFFICE PIL ID WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
BROWNSVILLE SATCWFBRO FZUS54 KBRO CWFBRO
CORPUS CHRISTI SATCWFCRP FZUS54 KCRP CWFCRP
HOUSTON SATCWFHGX FZUS54 KHGX CWFHGX
LAKE CHARLES NEWCWFLCH FZUS54 KLCH CWFLCH
NEW ORLEANS NEWCWFNEW FZUS54 KLIX CWFNEW
MOBILE BHMCWFMOB FZUS54 KMOB CWFMOB
TALLAHASSEE MIACWFTLH FZUS52 KTAE CWFTLH
TAMPA BAY MIACWFTBW FZUS52 KTBW CWFTBW
KEY WEST MIACWFEYW FZUS52 KEYW CWFEYW
MIAMI MIACWFMIA FZUS52 KMFL CWFMIA
MELBOURNE MIACWFMLB FZUS52 KMLB CWFMLB
JACKSONVILLE MIACWFJAX FZUS52 KJAX CWFJAX
SAN JUAN SJUCWFSJU FZCA52 TJSJ CWFSJU
IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS...THEN NO CHANGES ARE
NEEDED TO YOUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
CUSTOMERS... FAMILY OF SERVICES CUSTOMERS AND INTERNET
USERS...WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/FORECAST.HTM...WILL NOT NEED
TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
MELINDA BAILEY
PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
FORT WORTH TX 76102
PHONE: 817-978-2652 EXT 107
E-MAIL: MELINDA.BAILEY@xxxxxxxx
...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
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
/USE LOWER CASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/MARINE/FORECAST.HTM
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