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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-84
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM CDT WED SEP 22 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE MOBILE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 15 1999
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/... 1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME /EST/... OR 1700
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... MARINE AND PUBLIC FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 26
COUNTY ZONES AND 5 MARINE ZONES /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN MOBILE ALABAMA /MOB/ FROM
THE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA /BHM/... JACKSON MISSISSIPPI /JAN/ AND NEW
ORLEANS LOUISIANA /NEW/ WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FROM WFO MOB.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO WFO MOB. UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
/UGC/ FOR THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
ZONES IN ALABAMA FROM BIRMINGHAM /BHM/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
MARENGO ALZ039 CHOCTAW ALZ051
WASHINGTON ALZ052 CLARKE ALZ053
WILCOX ALZ054 MONROE ALZ055
CONECUH ALZ056 BUTLER ALZ057
CRENSHAW ALZ058 ESCAMBIA ALZ059
COVINGTON ALZ060 UPPER MOBILE ALZ061
UPPER BALDWIN ALZ062 LOWER MOBILE ALZ063
LOWER BALDWIN ALZ064
ZONES IN FLORIDA FROM WFO BIRMINGHAM /BHM/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
INLAND ESCAMBIA FLZ001
COASTAL ESCAMBIA FLZ002
INLAND SANTA ROSA FLZ003
COASTAL SANTA ROSA FLZ004
INLAND OKALOOSA FLZ005
COASTAL OKALOOSA FLZ006
ZONES IN MISSISSIPPI FROM WFO JACKSON /JAN/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
WAYNE MSZ067 PERRY MSZ075
GREENE MSZ076 STONE MSZ078
GEORGE MSZ079
MARINE ZONES FROM WFO NEW ORLEANS /NEW/
ZONE DESCRIPTION UGC ZONE /GMZ/
DESTIN TO PENSACOLA OUT 20 NM GMZ655
DESTIN TO PENSACOLA 20 TO 50 NM OUT GMZ675
PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA OUT 20 NM GMZ650
PENSACOLA TO PASCAGOULA 20 TO 50 NM OUT GMZ670
MOBILE BAY GMZ630
OUTLOOK FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA GMZ690
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO MOB.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ BHMZFPMOB FPUS54 KMOB
BHM /OLD/ BHMZFPAL FPUS54 KBMX
BHM /OLD/ BHMZFPFL FPUS52 KTAE
JAN /OLD/ JANZFPMS FPUS54 KJAN
COASTAL WATERS /NEW/ BHMCWFMOB FZUS54 KMOB
FORECAST * /OLD/ NEWCWFNEW FZUS54 KLIX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ BHMFFAMOB WGUS64 KMOB
*BHM /OLD/ BHMFFABHM RWUS31 KBHM
*JAN /OLD/ JANFFAJAN RWUS31 KJAN
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ BHMNPWMOB WWUS74 KMOB
PRODUCTS *BHM /OLD/ BHMNPWBHM WWUS45 KBHM
*JAN /OLD/ JANNPWJAN WWUS45 KJAN
CODED CITIES /NEW/ BHMCCFMOB FPUS44 KMOB
FORECAST *BHM /OLD/ BHMCCFBHM FPUS44 KBMX
*JAN /OLD/ JANCCFJAN FPUS44 KJAN
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ BHMWSWMOB WWUS44 KMOB
PRODUCTS *BHM /OLD/ BHMWSWBHM WWUS44 KBMX
*JAN /OLD/ JANWSWJAN WWUS44 KJAN
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MOBILE COUNTY WARNING AND FORECAST AREA.
** THE AFOS/AWIPS IDENTIFIERS BHMZFPAL... BHMZFPFL... AND
JANZFPMS WILL CHANGE TO BHMZFPBHM... BHMZFPBHM... AND JANZFPJAN
RESPECTIVELY. CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO
RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS STARTING NOVEMBER 15 1999. THE WMO HEADERS
FOR THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47... A-49... A-53... AND A-59. THIS ALSO CHANGES WSOM
CHAPTER D-51 APPENDIX A... PAGE A-4.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
RANDY MCKEE KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
8400 AIRPORT BLVD. SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
MOBILE AL 36608 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
334-633-6443 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
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