[nws-changes] 20121114: synopsis name in coastal waters fcst-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20121114: synopsis name in coastal waters fcst-Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
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• Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:09:31 -0700

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Service Change Notice 12-44
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
1005 AM EST Wed Nov 14 2012

To:       Subscribers:
          -Family of Services
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          -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
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          Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees

From:     Mark Tew
          Chief, Marine and Coastal Services Branch

Subject:  Change in Synopsis Name in Coastal Waters
          Forecast (CWF) for WFO Mobile
          Effective January 22, 2013

Effective Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 2 pm Central Daylight
Time (CDT), 2000 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the
NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Mobile, AL, will change the
name of its Synopsis in its Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) From
"Synopsis for Destin FL to Pascagoula MS out 60 NM including
Mobile Bay" to "Synopsis for Destin FL to Pascagoula MS out 60 NM
including Bays and Coastal Waterways."

WFO Mobile is changing the name of its synopsis to clarify the
coastal waters forecast includes all the bays and waterways for
its marine area of responsibility.

Current marine synopsis name and corresponding Universal
Geographic Code (UGC) used by WFO Mobile:

Current Marine Synopsis Name                  UGC
----------------------------                  ------
Synopsis for Destin FL to Pascagoula MS       GMZ600
out 60 NM Including Mobile Bay

New marine synopsis name that will be used by WFO Mobile
effective January 22, 2013.  Note the UGC for the synopsis will
not change.

New Marine Synopsis Name                       UGC
------------------------                       ------
Synopsis for Destin FL to Pascagoula MS        GMZ600
out 60 NM including Bays and Coastal
Waterways

effective January 22, 2013:

Product Name                   WMO Heading     AWIPS ID
-----------------------        -----------     ------
Coastal Waters Forecast        FZUS54 KMOB     CWFMOB

Users should be aware of this synopsis name change within WFO
Mobile Coastal Waters Forecast and make any adjustments to their
systems.

If you have any questions or comments about this change to the
marine synopsis name at WFO Mobile please contact:

John Werner                    Melinda Bailey
National Weather Service        National Weather Service
Marine Focal Point              Southern Region Headquarters
8100 Airport Blvd Bldg 11       819 Taylor Street
Mobile, AL 36608                Fort Worth, TX  76102
251 633 6443                    817 978 1100 x 107
John.Werner@xxxxxxxx            Melinda.Bailey@xxxxxxxx

National Weather Service Change notices are posted at:

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