NOUS41 KWBC DDHHMM PNSWSH PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-48 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 1015 AM EDT THU AUG 29 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: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TEXAS...EFFECTIVE OCT 31 2002 ON THURSDAY...OCTOBER 31 2002...AT 400 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO /EWX/ WILL BEGIN ISSUING THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT. IN ADDITION TO SELECTED CITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP IS BROKEN OUT BY REGIONS WITHIN MEXICO /E.G... BAJA CALIFORNIA...WESTERN MEXICO...YUCATAN PENINSULA/. THE PRODUCT IS SET UP TO ONLY REPORT CITIES WHICH ARE RECEIVED. THE ROUNDUP CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS... AS AVAILABLE...FOR EACH LOCATION: GENERAL SKY/WEATHER CONDITIONS; AIR TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/; DEW POINT TEMPERATURE /DEGREES F/; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WIND DIRECTION /N...NE...E...SE...S...SW...W...OR NW/ AND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE /INCHES OF MERCURY/ AND PRESSURE TENDENCY...AS APPLICABLE; AND GENERAL REMARKS /E.G...FOG...HAZE...HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY...WIND CHILL...HEAT INDICES...ETC./. THE WMO HEADING FOR THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ASUS45 KEWX. THE AWIPS IDENTIFIER WILL BE SWRMX. CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO ADD THESE IDENTIFIERS TO THEIR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IF THEY WISH TO RECEIVE THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP PRODUCT. THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRODUCT... ASUS45 KEWX 311212 SWRMX LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2002 NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATED FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. BAJA CALIFORNIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS TIJUANA PTCLDY 61 57 88 NW3 30.01F FOG NORTHWESTERN MEXICO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS DURANGO MOCLDY 61 59 94 E3 30.29S HERMOSILLO MOCLDY 82 68 61 CALM 29.96 NORTHEASTERN MEXICO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CHIHUAHUA PTCLDY 66 64 94 CALM 30.19 VICTORIA PTCLDY 77 73 88 S14 30.06 MATAMOROS CLEAR 77 77 100 CALM 30.00 MONCLOVA CLEAR 75 63 64 E5 30.05 NUEVO LAREDO CLEAR 79 72 78 SE7 30.02 PIEDRAS NEGRAS CLEAR 77 72 83 S12 29.97 REYNOSA CLEAR 79 77 94 S9 29.92S SALTILLO CLEAR 68 54 60 S9 30.18 MONTERREY PTCLDY 72 66 83 E3 30.04F TORREON PTCLDY 68 63 83 CALM 30.18 WESTERN MEXICO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS COLIMA CLEAR 73 63 68 CALM N/A DEL BAJIO MOCLDY 59 54 82 CALM 30.28S GUADALAJARA PTCLDY 61 54 77 CALM 30.21F MAZATLAN MOCLDY 77 66 69 N5 29.92F P. VALLARTA MOCLDY 75 72 88 CALM 29.96 URUAPAN PTCLDY N/A N/A N/A CALM 30.20 ZACATECAS PTCLDY 52 48 87 CALM 30.26R CENTRAL MEXICO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CUERNAVACA PTCLDY 70 55 60 CALM 30.20 MEXICO CITY PTCLDY 59 48 67 W5 30.42S S. LUIS POTOSI MOCLDY 55 55 100 CALM 30.35R FOG TAMPICO MOCLDY 77 72 83 CALM 29.99S FOG TOLUCA FOG 46 46 100 CALM 30.40F VSB 1 SOUTHERN MEXICO CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ACAPULCO MOCLDY 79 72 78 CALM 29.89S OAXACA CLOUDY 64 55 72 CALM 30.26F VERACRUZ MOCLDY 77 73 88 CALM 30.00S YUCATAN PENINSULA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS CAMPECHE FOG 75 73 94 CALM N/A VSB 1/2 CANCUN PTCLDY 79 79 100 SE5 30.03R C. DEL CARMEN MOCLDY 79 77 94 E12 30.00F HAZE COZUMEL MOCLDY 79 75 89 CALM 29.98 MERIDA MOCLDY 79 79 100 E5 30.00R FOG MINATITLAN CLOUDY 79 77 94 E7 30.00S TAPACHULA MOCLDY 75 73 94 CALM 29.95 TUX. GUTIERREZ FOG 66 66 100 NE5 30.14 VSB 1/2 VILLAHERMOSA MOCLDY 77 75 94 E7 29.97 CENTRAL AMERICA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BELIZE CITY MOCLDY 77 77 100 MISG N/A SAN JOSE N/A 72 63 73 E15 N/A SAN SALVADOR MOCLDY 73 72 94 N2 29.93S GUATEMALA CITY PTCLDY 63 61 94 N9 N/A TEGUCIGALPA MOCLDY 66 66 100 CALM N/A MANAGUA PTCLDY 75 73 94 S5 29.90R PANAMA CITY TSTM 75 73 94 CALM N/A CARIBBEAN CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS GRENADA PTCLDY 84 77 79 E14 N/A HX 94 NASSAU MOSUNNY 82 79 89 VRB2 N/A HX 92 CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS SAN JUAN SUNNY 82 73 74 CALM 30.03R SANTO DOMINGO MOSUNNY 79 75 89 N5 N/A ST. CROIX MOSUNNY 81 75 83 N3 30.03R ST. KITTS PTCLDY 82 77 83 E5 N/A HX 91 ST. THOMAS SUNNY 82 75 78 E6 30.02S /DOUBLE DOLLAR SIGN/ END OF EXAMPLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT: JOE ARELLANO MELINDA BAILEY METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 2090 AIRPORT ROAD 819 TAYLOR STREET NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS 78130 FORT WORTH TX 76102 PHONE: 830-629-0205 PHONE: 817-978-1100 EXT 107 THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/: WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM $$ END NNNN