20000114: Padre Island-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000114: Padre Island-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:41:56 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 131641
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EST THU JAN 13 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...HYROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
  
SUBJECT   IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR SOUTH
           PADRE ISLAND TEXAS...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2000
  
EFFECTIVE MONDAY FEBRUARY 28 2000 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME /CST/...1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME...OR 1700 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...ZONE FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS FOR CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTIES TEXAS WILL BE SPLIT INTO INLAND AND COASTAL
SECTIONS. /TABLE 1/.
  
COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY WILL INCLUDE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND PORT
MANSFIELD.  COASTAL CAMERON COUNTY WILL INCLUDE SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND...PT ISABEL...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...AND LAGUNA VISTA.
  
BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
TO RECEIVE ALL PRODUCTS WHICH USE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE.  THIS
IMPROVEMENT DOES NOT EFFECT PRODUCTS USING UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE. 
  
TABLE 1: ZONE CHANGES FOR CAMERON COUNTY TEXAS. UGC /Z/ CODES 
ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
  
ZONE                     UGC ZONE /Z/             
INLAND WILLACY           TXZ254
INLAND CAMERON           TXZ255
COASTAL WILLACY          TXZ256
COASTAL CAMERON          TXZ257
  
  
TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO
FGF THAT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR THESE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
  
                                          NWWS ID    WMO HEADING
  
  PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                   SATZFPBRO   FPUS54 KBRO
  FLASH FLOOD WATCH                      SATFFABRO   WGUS64 KBRO
  NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  SATNPWBRO   WWUS74 KBRO
  WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       SATWSWBRO   WWUS44 KBRO
  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              SATSPSBRO   WWUS35 KBRO
  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT               SATSVSBRO   WWUS34 KBRO  
  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                SATCEMBRO   MMUS40 KBRO
  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT           SATPNSBRO   ABUS34 KBRO
  SHORT-TERM FORECAST                    SATNOWBRO   FPUS74 KBRO 
  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                  SATFFSBRO   RWUS32 KBRO 
  LOCAL STORM REPORT                     SATLSRBRO   WWUS30 KBRO
  
  
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/...THIS UPDATES PAGES
A-69 AND A-70. 
  
  
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
  
RICHARD HAGAN                      KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
20 SOUTH VERMILLION                SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
BROWNSVILLE TX 78521-5798          819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
956-504-1432                       FORT WORTH TX 76102
                                    817-978-2652 EX107
  
..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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