NOFS

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• Subject: NOFS
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 12:28:57 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT WED SEP 17 1997
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL 
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
          SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN CALIFORNIA
          EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997
                  
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 15 1997... AT 1100 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PDT/.  THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL
PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS
THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR
SEPARATE THEM TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED
WEATHER.
 
TABLE 1 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ZONES.  TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES AFFECTED.  A ZONE IS NAMED EITHER BY COUNTY /OR
COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
 
MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS WILL
CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS 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. 
CUSTOMERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO
USE THE NEW UGC/S FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
 
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-107 TO A-110 OF NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11... ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/.  UPDATED ZONE MAPS
CAN BE DOWNLOADED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
      
        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
      
HARD COPIES OF ZONE MAPS CAN BE REQUESTED FROM: 
 
NWS/HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES/OM12  
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY 
SILVER SPRING MD 20910  
301-713-1726 X149 OR X109. 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT: 
 
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 
 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE 
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA   
21 GRACE HOPPER AVE STOP 5
MONTEREY CA 93943
408-656-1710
 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE 
520 N ELEVAR STREET
OXNARD CA 93030
805-988-6615
 
THIS AND OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING:
 
               HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
                      
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997 AT 1100 UTC.
 
..UGC Z..    ...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ZONE NAME...
CAZ003 - NORTH COAST INTERIOR
CAZ006 - SAN FRANCISCO
CAZ018 - CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA
CAZ022 - SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO
          KINGS CANYON
CAZ064 - CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY
CAZ065 - NAPA COUNTY
CAZ069 - WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
CAZ074 - SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
CAZ075 - SAN MATEO COUNTY
CAZ076 - MENDOCINO INTERIOR
                   
..UGC Z..  ...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ZONE NAME...
CAZ028 - SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
CAZ030 - JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
CAZ060 - APPLE AND YUCCA VALLEYS
 
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
 
 
A.   PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/
 
...PRODUCT...                      ...NWWS... ...WMO/FOS IDS...
 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                   SFOZFPMTR  FPUS55 KMTR
                                        SFOZFPEKA  FPUS55 KEKA
                                        SFOZFPHNX  FPUS55 KHNX
                                        SFOZFPSTO  FPUS55 KSTO
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   SFOWSWSFO  WWUS46 KSFO
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/        SFONPWSFO  WWUS45 KSFO
 ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       SFOFFASFO  RWUS31 KSFO
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                  SFOSFPSFO  FPUS1 KSFO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               SFOSPSSFO  WWUS35 KSFO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   SFOFFSSFO  RWUS32 KSFO
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP                   SFOSWRCA   ASUS45 KSFO
 
     PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO LOS ANGELES /LAX/
 
...PRODUCT...                        ...NWWS... ...WMO/FOS IDS...
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                   LAXZFPLOX  FPUS55 KLOX
                                        LAXZFPSGX  FPUS55 KSGX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   LAXWSWLAX  WWUS46 KLAX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/        LAXNPWLAX  WWUS45 KLAX
 ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       LAXFFALAX  RWUS31 KLAX
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                  LAXSFPLAX  FPUS1 KLAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               LAXSPSLAX  WWUS35 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   LAXFFSLAX  RWUS32 KLAX
 
B.   PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA /SFO/...
SACRAMENTO /SAC/... SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY /FAT/... LOS ANGELES
/LAX/... SAN DIEGO /SAN/... EUREKA /EKA/... DEPENDING ON THE
COUNTY WARNING AREA RESPONSIBILITY. 
 
/CCC = SFO... LAX/
/XXX = SFO... SAC... FAT... LAX... SAN... EKA/
 
...PRODUCT...                          ...NWWS...  ...WMO/FOS...
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                CCCSVSXXX  WWUS34 KXXX
SHORT TERM FORECAST                     CCCNOWXXX  FPUS75 KXXX                  
        
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               CCCSPSXXX  WWUS35 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   CCCFFSXXX  RWUS32 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING                     CCCFFWXXX  RWUS1  KXXX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT            CCCPNSXXX  ABUS34 KXXX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                 CCCCEMXXX  MMUS40 KXXX
LOCAL STORM REPORT                      CCCLSRXXX  WWUS30 KXXX
 
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