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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-04
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST FRI JAN 05 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND EMWIN CUSTOMERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS
EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR BREVARD...
VOLUSIA AND LAKE COUNTIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA...
EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 22 2001
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22 2001 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/...1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME...1700 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...THREE ZONES IN THE MELBOURNE FLORIDA
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE/S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE CHANGED
TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. THE CHANGES
INVOLVE THE FOLLOWING THREE COUNTIES:
THE FIRST CHANGE SPLITS BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE 47...INTO TWO
ZONES. THE ZONES WILL NOW BE NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE
147...AND SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY...ZONE 047. /SEE TABLE 1/.
THE SECOND CHANGE SPLITS VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 41...INTO TWO
ZONES. THE ZONES WILL NOW BE COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 141
AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY...ZONE 041. /SEE TABLE 1/
THE THIRD CHANGE SPLITS LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 44...INTO TWO ZONES.
THE ZONES WILL NOW BE NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 44...AND
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...ZONE 144. /SEE TABLE 1/.
IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR THESE
THREE COUNTIES. THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
COUNTY /C/ UGC.
TABLE 1: ZONE CHANGES FOR THE WFO MELBOURNE FORECAST AREA. ZONE
/Z/ UGC ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
ZONE UGC /Z/
NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FLZ147 /NEW UGC/
SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FLZ047
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY FLZ141 /NEW UGC/
INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY FLZ041
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY FLZ044
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY FLZ144 /NEW UGC/
THE UPDATED ZONE MAP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD APPROXIMATELY
JANUARY 31 2001 FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:
HTTP://ISL715.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MAPDATA/NEWCAT/WSOM/C11-ZONE.HTM
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
BART HAGEMEYER MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
421 CROON RD SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
MELBOURNE FL 32935 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
321-255-0212 X222 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-1100 X107
...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
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