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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

 

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Geographical Designator A1 A2

For bulletins containing ship weather reports and oceanographic data
including reports from automatic marine stations

Instructions for the proper application of the data type designator

1. The first letter A1 will denote the nature of the ship or automatic marine station:

      For ocean weather stations:                         W
      For mobile ships and other marine stations:   V

2. The second letter A2 will denote the area from which the reports contained in the bulletin originate:

Designator Data Area
A Area between 30° N - 60° S, 035° W - 070° E
B Area between 90° N - 05° N, 070° E - 180° E
C Area between 05° N - 60° S, 120° W - 035° W
D Area between 90° N - 05° N, 180° W - 035° W
E Area between 05° N - 60° S, 070° E - 120° W
F Area between 90° N - 30° N, 035° W - 070° E
J Area between 60° S
X More than one area