NOUS41 KWBC 211450 PNSWSH Public Information Statement 16-26 National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 650 AM EDT Wed Jul 20 2016 To: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees From: Eli Jacks Chief, Forecast Services Division Subject: Experimental Offshore Waters Forecasts for the Northeast Pacific Ocean within 250 NM of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador Effective July 20, 2016 Effective Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 830 am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) or 1530 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center is issuing, on an experimental basis, offshore waters forecasts in the East Pacific within 250 NM of Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Ecuador. Currently the area is only covered by the Northeast Pacific High Seas Forecast and Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Discussion, while Offshore Waters Forecasts are provided for the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea on the opposite coast. The experimental East Pacific Offshore Waters Forecast will derive the text from the oceanic/national digital forecast database (NDFD) which covers the same area. Users who do not currently have the capability to download and view the oceanic/national digital forecast database will be able to access the text product instead. Ten (10) marine zones will cover the area within 250 NM of the Pacific coast of Mexico, with seven (7) marine zones covering the area within 250 NM of the Pacific coast of Central America, Colombia and Ecuador. Marine observations, local effects, and substantial user feedback all indicate that the current forecast services provided for this area do not adequately provide the level of detail out to 5 days and do not address the local effects for the marine community. These experimental products are intended to improve the precision of marine warnings, forecasts and other services by allowing forecasters to be more specific and detailed while providing a forecast out to 5 days. The experimental east Pacific offshore waters text products are available at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/experimental/epoffshores/data/WRKOFFPZ7 http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/experimental/epoffshores/data/WRKOFFPZ8 Table 1. Marine zones and corresponding UGCs for which TAFB will issue experimental forecasts and warnings effective July 20, 2016: New Marine Zone Name New UGC -------------------- -------- Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 NM PMZ001 of Mexico US Mexico Border S to 29N within 60 NM offshore PMZ009 Mexico S OF 29N to Punta Eugenia to 250 NM PMZ011 offshore Punta Eugenia to Cabo San Lazaro to 250 NM PMZ013 offshore Cabo San Lazaro to Cabo San Lucas to 250 NM PMZ015 offshore Northern Gulf of California PMZ017 Central Gulf of California PMZ019 Southern Gulf of California PMZ021 Entrance to the Gulf of California including PMZ023 Cabo Corrientes Mexico - States of Michoacan and Guerrero to PMZ025 250 NM offshore Mexico - States of Oaxaca and Chiapas including PMZ027 the Gulf of Tehuantepec Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 NM of PMZ101 Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 NM offshore PMZ111 El Salvador to Northern Costa Rica including the PMZ113 Gulfs of Fonseca and Papagayo Northern Costa Rica to Western Panama to 250 NM PMZ115 offshore Eastern Panama and Colombia including the PMZ117 Gulf of Panama Ecuador including Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 NM PMZ119 offshore Ecuador between 250 NM and 500 NM offshore PMZ121 Offshore Galapagos Islands PMZ123 TABLE 2. Table 2 lists the experimental offshore waters forecasts issued by TAFB starting July 20, 2016: Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID ------------ ----------- -------- Offshore Waters Forecast FZPN27 KNHC OFFPZ7 Offshore Waters Forecast FZPN28 KNHC OFFPZ8 Comments may be provided via the survey below: www.nws.noaa.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=POWFCST The Experimental Feedback period will run from July 20, 2016, through July 20, 2018. At the end of the comment period, the product will be evaluated and a decision will be made to transition to operational status, discontinue or extend the experimental comment period for additional feedback. If you have any questions or comments about the proposed TAFB experimental East Pacific Offshore Waters marine zones please contact: Hugh D. Cobb Richard May Chief, TAFB NWS Headquarters National Hurricane Center Marine Services 11691 SW 17th Street 1325 East-West Highway Miami, FL 33165-2149 Silver Spring, MD 20910 305-229-4454 301-427-9378 Hugh.Cobb@noaa.gov Richard.May@noaa.gov National Weather Service Change notices are posted at: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm NNNN
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