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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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Table C2

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