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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ GFS V16.3.22 RELEASE NOTES
 PRELUDE
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-The Gulf of Mexico is renamed to the Gulf of America.
+The Gulf of Mexico is renamed to the Gulf of America. This is a non-science change and does not impact model output.
 
 IMPLEMENTATION INSTRUCTIONS
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@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ VERSION FILE CHANGES
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-* New MODEL tag `GFS.v16.3.22` - includes WW3 updates for name change
+* New MODEL tag `GFS.v16.3.22` - includes WW3 updates for name change, results do not change
 
 JOBS CHANGES
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