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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT WED JUN 5 2002
 
TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          NOAAPORT 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 PUBLIC FORECAST SERVICE CHANGES FOR
          DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...EFFECTIVE AUGUST 6 2002

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 6 2002 AT 400 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME
/CDT/...1000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT BROWNSVILLE TX /BRO/ WILL MAKE
CHANGES TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM.  THE 7-DAY LOCAL
FORECAST PRODUCT /LFP/ FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL BE REPLACED BY
THE 7-DAY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT /ZFP/.  ALSO...A 7-DAY GRAPHICAL
FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOW PRODUCES A 7-DAY FORECAST FOR
EVERY COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS.  CONTINUED ADVANCEMENTS IN
TECHNOLOGY HAVE LED TO MORE DETAILED FORECASTS...AS A RESULT THE
ZFP PROVIDES AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT LOCAL FORECAST
PRODUCT FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS 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.

GRAPHICAL 7-DAY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WFO BROWNSVILLE
WEB SITE AT:

        www.srh.noaa.gov/bro

THIS PROVIDES EVEN MORE CHOICES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS DEPENDING ON 
YOUR NEEDS.

CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO RECEIVE THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT...WHICH
USES THE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE...SHOULD ADD THE COMMUNICATION
IDENTIFIERS IN TABLE 1 TO THE APPROPRIATE DATABASES. 
     

TABLE 1.  LIST OF PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN THIS SERVICE CHANGE.

     CURRENT PRODUCT                  REPLACEMENT PRODUCT
  WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID           WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

  FLUS84 KBRO    LFPBRO             FPUS54 KBRO    ZFPBRO


REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING TABLE FOR ZONE CODES FOR COUNTIES IN THE
WFO BROWNSVILLE AREA. 


TABLE 2.  ZONE CODES INVOLVED IN THIS SERVICE CHANGE.

     COUNTY         UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
 
     ZAPATA         TXZ248
     JIM HOGG       TXZ249
     BROOKS         TXZ250
     KENEDY         TXZ251
     STARR          TXZ252
     HIDALGO        TXZ253
     WILLACY        TXZ254...TXZ256
     CAMERON        TXZ255...TXZ257

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

     RICHARD HAGAN                 MELINDA BAILEY
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE       PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE      NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
     20 S. VERMILLION              SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
     BROWNSVILLE TX 78521          819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
     PHONE: 956-504-1432 X 222     FORT WORTH TX 76102      
                                   PHONE: 817-978-2652 X 107

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /USE LOWER CASE/:
                
           http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm

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