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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-50
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1010 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED FORECASTS FOR VICTORIA
CROSSROADS AREA IN SOUTH TEXAS...EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER 1 2001
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 2001 AT 400 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
/CST/ OR 1000 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...FORECAST SERVICES
FOR THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA OF TEXAS WILL BE IMPROVED. THE
2-DAY LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT /WMO HEADER: FLUS84 KCRP...PIL ID:
SATLFPVCT/ WILL BE REPLACED BY THE CURRENT 7-DAY FORECAST /ZONE
FORECAST PRODUCT/. ALSO...A 7-DAY GRAPHICAL FORECAST IS NOW
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCES A 7 DAY ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT /ZFP/ FOR EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS. CONTINUED
ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE LED TO MORE DETAILED AND ACCURATE
FORECASTS...AS A RESULT THE ZFP PROVIDES AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE
CURRENT LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA.
SEPARATE FORECASTS ARE ISSUED FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES...OR WHEN
CONDITIONS WARRANT...FORECASTS FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES CAN BE
GROUPED TOGETHER BASED ON SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS
FORECAST PROVIDES A CLEAR AND PRECISE PRODUCT TO BETTER SERVE
CUSTOMERS.
TO RECEIVE THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE CROSSROADS AREA...
CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS
LISTED IN TABLE 1 THROUGH YOUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. IN
ADDITION...ALL CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE
THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WHICH USES UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE
/UGC/ ZONE /Z/ CODE.
GRAPHICAL 7-DAY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP
TABLE 1. LIST OF PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THIS IMPROVEMENT.
CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT IMPROVED PRODUCT
PIL ID WMO HEADER AWIPS ID PIL ID WMO HEADER AWIPS ID
SATLFPVCT FLUS84 KCRP LFPVCT SATZFPCRP FPUS54 KCRP ZFPCRP
SATZFPHGX FPUS54 KHGX ZFPHGX
SATZFPSAT FPUS54 KEWX ZFPSAT
REFERENCE TABLE 2 FOR ZONE CODES FOR YOUR COUNTY IN THE WARNING
FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ CORPUS CHRISTI AREA.
TABLE 2. ZONE CODES INVOLVED IN THIS IMPROVEMENT.
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
VICTORIA TXZ234
CALHOUN TXZ247
GOLIAD TXZ233
DEWITT TXZ224
LAVACA TXZ225
JACKSON TXZ235
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
KENNETH GRAHAM -OR- MELINDA BAILEY
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
300 PINSON DRIVE SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78406 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
PHONE: 361-299-1353 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 X 107
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICES ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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