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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 1 OF 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT WED AUG 2 1995
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT PUBLIC ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS FOR COLORADO AND
ARIZONA...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995
...PART 1 OF A 2-PART MESSAGE...
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN COLORADO
AND ARIZONA AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /6 A.M. MDT...
5 A.M. MST/. THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL PROVIDE BETTER SITE-
SPECIFIC FORECASTS SINCE THE NEW SMALLER ZONES CAN BE GROUPED WITH
THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ONGOING
WEATHER. TABLE 1 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY THESE
RECONFIGURATIONS. TABLE 2 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ARIZONA ZONES AND
TABLE 3 IS A LIST OF THE NEW COLORADO ZONES. THE NAME OF A ZONE
THAT CONTAINS A SINGLE WHOLE COUNTY WILL USE THE COUNTY NAME. ZONES
THAT CONTAIN PART OF A COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ AND/OR SEVERAL COUNTIES
WILL USE OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR ALL OR
PARTS OF COLORADO AND ARIZONA /NOT JUST PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL
BE AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF
THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN
THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE
WITHIN THE STATE. THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS THAT USE THE
Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2 WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ AND FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ IDENTIFIERS. USERS WHO
NORMALLY GET INFORMATION ONLY FOR SPECIFIC ZONES RATHER THAN THE
ENTIRE STATE/S INFORMATION WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGCS FOR THE
RECONFIGURED ZONES.
TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT CATEGORIES NWWS/FOS IDS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFP/FPUS5
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOW/FXUS21
STATE FORECAST SFP/FPUS1
STATE WEATHER SUMMARY SWS/ABUS30
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSW/WWUS46
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW/WWUS45
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFA/RWUS31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS/WWUS35
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SVS/WWUS34
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FFS/RWUS32
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS/ABUS34
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEM/MMUS40
LOCAL STORM REPORT LSR/WWUS30
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP SWR/ASUS45
TABLE 2. NEW ARIZONA ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995 AT 1200 UTC.
UGC Z NEW ARIZONA ZONE NAME
AZZ001- NORTHEAST PLATEAU/ARIZONA STRIP
AZZ002- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ003- NORTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ004- KAIBAB PLATEAU
AZZ005- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY
AZZ006- COCONINO PLATEAU
AZZ007- YAVAPAI COUNTY
AZZ008- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS/MESAS
AZZ009- CHINLE VALLEY
AZZ010- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS/DEFIANCE PLATEAU
AZZ011- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ012- MOGOLLON RIM/PLATEAU
AZZ013- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY
AZZ014- WHITE MOUNTAINS
AZZ015- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ016- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ017- SOUTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ018- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ019- PHOENIX METRO/CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ020- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND SALT/VERDE RIVER VALLEYS
AZZ021- TOHONO O'ODHAM/ ORGAN PIPE NATIONAL MONUMENT
AZZ022- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY
AZZ023- TUCSON METRO/SANTA CRUZ VALLEY
AZZ024- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY
AZZ025- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY
AZZ026- COCHISE COUNTY
COLORADO ZONE INFORMATION IS IN PART 2 OF THIS MESSAGE. IF YOU
HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARIZONA ZONES OR AFFECTED ARIZONA
PRODUCTS...YOU MAY CONTACT
ANTON HAFFER - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
OR MIKE FRANJEVIC - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIDE
PO BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
TELEPHONE /BUSINESS HOURS/ 602-379-4607
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PART 2 OF 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
200 PM EDT WED AUG 2 1995
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...WARNING AND FORECAST BRANCH
SUBJECT PUBLIC ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS FOR COLORADO AND
ARIZONA...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995
...PART 2 OF A 2-PART MESSAGE...
TABLE 3. NEW COLORADO ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 3 1995 AT 1200 UTC.
UGC Z NEW COLORADO ZONE NAME
COZ001- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN / RANGELY AND VICINITY
COZ002- CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN / CRAIG-HAYDEN AND VICINITY
COZ003- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS
COZ004- ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS /FLAT TOPS/ WHITE RIVER
PLATEAU
COZ005- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN / STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY
COZ006- GRAND VALLEY / GRAND JUNCTION AND VICINITY
COZ007- DEBEQUE-RIFLE-GLENWOOD-SPRINGS CORRIDOR
COZ008- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN / EAGLE AND VICINITY
COZ009- GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS
COZ010- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/ CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS/ ASPEN
AND VICINITY
COZ011- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN / MONTROSE
AND VICINITY
COZ012- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS / TAYLOR PARK
COZ014- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY / GUNNISON AND VICINITY
COZ015- LEADVILLE AND VICINITY
COZ017- UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
COZ018- NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
COZ019- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
COZ020- PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER
COZ021- FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER / CORTEZ AND VICINITY
COZ022- ANIMAS RIVER BASIN / DURANGO AND VICINITY
COZ023- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN / PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY
COZ030- NORTH PARK
COZ032- MIDDLE PARK
COZ033- RABBIT EARS AND MEDICINE BOW RANGES / ROCKY MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL PARK
COZ034- SUMMIT COUNTY / MOSQUITO RANGE / INDIAN PEAKS
COZ035- NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS / UPPER LARAMIE AND CACHE
LA POUDRE RIVER BASINS
COZ036- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS / CLEAR CREEK BASIN
COZ037- SOUTH PARK
COZ038- EASTERN LARIMER AND NORTHWESTERN WELD COUNTIES / FORT
COLLINS AND VICINITY
COZ039- EASTERN BOULDER COUNTY / BOULDER AND VICINITY
COZ040- DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA
COZ041- EASTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN ELBERT COUNTIES / CASTLE ROCK
AND VICINITY
COZ042- NORTHEASTERN WELD COUNTY
COZ043- SOUTHERN WELD COUNTY / GREELEY AND VICINITY
COZ044- MORGAN COUNTY / FORT MORGAN AND VICINITY
COZ045- EASTERN ADAMS AND EASTERN ARAPAHOE COUNTIES
COZ046- EASTERN ELBERT AND NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES / LIMON AND
VICINITY
COZ047- SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY
COZ048- LOGAN COUNTY / STERLING AND VICINITY
COZ049- WASHINGTON COUNTY / AKRON AND VICINITY
COZ050- SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES
COZ060- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS
COZ061- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
COZ062- NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY / DEL NORTE AND VICINITY
COZ063- ALAMOSA COUNTY / ALAMOSA AND VICINITY
COZ064- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY
COZ065- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
COZ066- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
COZ067- TELLER COUNTY / RAMPART RANGE / PIKES PEAK
COZ068- WESTERN FREMONT AND NORTHERN CUSTER COUNTIES
COZ069- UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY / SALIDA AND VICINITY
COZ070- WET MOUNTAINS
COZ071- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / COLORADO SPRINGS AND VICINITY
COZ072- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY / MONUMENT RIDGE
COZ073- PUEBLO AND EASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES / PUEBLO AND VICINITY
COZ074- UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN / WALSENBURG AND VICINITY
COZ075- UPPER PURGATOIRE RIVER BASIN / TRINIDAD AND VICINITY
COZ076- CROWLEY AND OTERO MOUNTAINS / LA JUNTA AND VICINITY
COZ077- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
COZ078- KIOWA COUNTY
COZ079- BENT COUNTY / LAS ANIMAS AND VICINITY
COZ080- PROWERS COUNTY / LAMAR AND VICINITY
COZ081- BACA COUNTY / SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY
COZ090- YUMA COUNTY
COZ091- KIT CARSON COUNTY
COZ092- CHEYENNE COUNTY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE COLORADO ZONES OR AFFECTED
COLORADO PRODUCTS...YOU MAY CONTACT
LARRY MOONEY-METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
OR ROBERT GLANCY-WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
10230 SMITH RD
DENVER CO 80239-3238 TELEPHONE /BUSINESS HOURS/ 303-361-0661
THESE CHANGES IN ARIZONA AND COLORADO UPDATE APPENDIX A TO THE
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER C-11...ZONE
FORECASTS. THE APPENDIX WILL BE REISSUED AND SENT TO ALL WSOM CHAPTER
HOLDERS IN OCTOBER. TO REQUEST A COPY OF THIS APPENDIX...CALL
301-713-0091 OR WRITE NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - W/OM11
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY - SILVER SPRING MD - 20910
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