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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST WED JAN 3 2001
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: COASTAL WATERS FORECAST /CWF/ OUTLOOK UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ NO LONGER IN USE FOR
FLORIDA...THE GULF COAST...AND PUERTO RICO
ON DECEMBER 13 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COASTAL OFFICES
FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TO JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA...AND INCLUDING
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO...BEGAN ISSUING COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS
/CWF/ OUT TO FIVE DAYS. AS A RESULT...THE OUTLOOK FOR THESE
MARINE AREAS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS A SEPARATE UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...
TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REMOVE THE OLD UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ FROM YOUR SYSTEM.
THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE:
NWS OFFICE/ OLD OUTLOOK OLD OUTLOOK
PIL ID/ UNIVERSAL DESCRIPTOR
WMO HEADER/ GEOGRAPHIC CODE
AWIPS ID /UGC/
BROWNSVILLE TX/ GMZ190 OUTLOOK FOR BAFFIN BAY
SATCWFBRO/ TO RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NM
FZUS54 KBRO/
CWFBRO
CORPUS CHRISTI TX/ GMZ290 OUTLOOK FOR MATAGORDA
SATCWFCRP/ SHIP CHANNEL TO BAFFIN
FZUS54 KCRP/ BAY TX OUT 60 NM
CWFCRP
HOUSTON TX/ GMZ390 OUTLOOK FOR HIGH ISLAND
SATCWFHGX/ TO MATAGORDA SHIP
FZUS54 KHGX/ CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
CWFHGX
LAKE CHARLES LA/ GMZ490 OUTLOOK FOR
NEWCWFNEW/ ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA TO
FZUS54 KLIX/ HIGH ISLAND TX
CWFNEW
NEW ORLEANS LA/ GMZ590 OUTLOOK FOR PASCAGOULA MS
NEWCWFNEW/ TO THE SW PASS OF THE
FZUS54 KLIX/ MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUT 60
CWFNEW NM INCLUDING LAKES
PONCHARTRAIN AND
MAUREPAS
NEW ORLEANS LA/ GMZ591 OUTLOOK FOR THE SW PASS
NEWCWFNEW/ OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
FZUS54 KLIX/ TO ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA
CWFNEW OUT 60 NM
MOBILE AL/ GMZ690 OUTLOOK FOR DESTIN FL TO
BHMCWFMOB/ PASCAGOULA MS OUT 60 NM
FZUS54 KMOB/ INCLUDING MOBILE BAY
CWFMOB
TALLAHASSEE FL/ GMZ790 OUTLOOK FOR SUWANNEE
MIACWFTLH/ RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL
FZUS52 KTAE/ OUT 60 NM
CWFTLH
TALLAHASSEE FL/ GMZ791 OUTLOOK FOR APALACHICOLA
MIACWFTLH/ TO DESTIN FL OUT 60 NM
FZUS52 KTAE/
CWFTLH
TAMPA BAY FL/ GMZ890 OUTLOOK FOR BONITA BEACH
MIACWFTBW/ TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT
FZUS52 KTBW/ 60 NM
CWFTBW
KEY WEST FL/ GMZ095 OUTLOOK FROM OCEAN REEF
MIACWFEYW/ TO KEY WEST OUT 60 NM
FZUS52 KEYW/ INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY
CWFEYW
KEY WEST FL/ GMZ096 OUTLOOK FROM KEY WEST TO
MIACWFEYW/ 20 NM WEST OF DRY
FZUS52 KEYW/ TORTUGAS. NORTH 20 NM
CWFEYW AND SOUTH 60 NM FROM DRY
TORTUGAS
KEY WEST FL/ GMZ097 OUTLOOK FROM EAST CAPE
MIACWFEYW/ SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE FROM
FZUS52 KEYW/ 20 TO 60 NM AND GULF SIDE
CWFEYW OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT
20 NM
SAN JUAN PR/ AMZ790 OUTLOOK FOR PUERTO RICO
SJUCWFSJU/ AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND
FZCA52 TJSJ/ WATERS
CWFSJU
MIAMI FL/ AMZ690 OUTLOOK FOR LAKE
MIACWFMIA/ OKEECHOBEE
FZUS52 KMFL/
CWFMIA
MIAMI FL/ AMZ691 OUTLOOK FOR JUPITER INLET
MIACWFMIA/ TO OCEAN REEF OUT 60 NM
FZUS52 KMFL/ INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY
CWFMIA
MIAMI FL/ GMZ696 OUTLOOK FOR EAST CAPE
MIACWFMIA/ SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE FL
FZUS52 KMFL/ OUT 20 NM AND CHOKOLOSKEE
CWFMIA TO BONITA BEACH OUT 60 NM
MELBOURNE FL/ AMZ590 OUTLOOK FOR FLAGLER BEACH
MIACWFMLB/ TO JUPITER INLET OUT 60
FZUS52 KMLB/ NM
CWFMLB
JACKSONVILLE FL/ AMZ490 OUTLOOK FOR ALTAMAHA
MIACWFJAX/ SOUND TO FLAGLER BEACH FL
FZUS52 KJAX/ OUT 60 NM
CWFJAX
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
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE /SCN/ 00-109 PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ON
THE ISSUANCE OF COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS OUT TO FIVE DAYS AND IS
POSTED WITH ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES AT
/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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