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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
100 PM EST THU FEB 11 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECTS 1. FORECAST AND LONG FUSE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MUCH OF COLORADO TRANSFERRED TO THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES IN PUEBLO AND GRAND JUNCTION
COLORADO ...EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 6 1999.
2. CHANGES TO NWWS ID/WMO HEADING FOR SELECTED PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY THE BOULDER/DENVER COLORADO FORECAST
OFFICE...ALSO EFFECTIVE TUESDAY APRIL 6 1999.
1. EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...APRIL 6 1999...AT 3:00 A.M...MOUNTAIN
DAYLIGHT TIME /0900 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES /WSFO/ IN PUEBLO COLORADO /PUB/... AND
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO /GJT/ WILL ASSUME FORECAST AND LONG FUSE
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ZONES ACROSS MUCH OF
COLORADO. REFER TO TABLES 1A...AND 1B.
2. IN ADDITION...THE WSFO IN BOULDER/DENVER /DEN/ WILL RETAIN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO. REFER TO TABLE 2.
TABLE 1A - SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO ...24 ZONES
TRANSFERRED TO WFO PUB:
UGC ZONE
COZ058- LEADVILLE AND VICINITY
COZ059- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS/WESTERN LAKE COUNTY AND
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY
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 COUNTIES/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
TABLE 1B - WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH...27 ZONES
TRANSFERRED TO WFO GJT:
UGC ZONE
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 BASINS/MONTROSE
AND VICINITY
COZ012- WEST ELK AND WESTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS/TAYLOR PARK
COZ014- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY/GUNNISON 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
UTZ022- SOUTHEAST UTAH/BLANDING AND VICINITY
UTZ023- EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS
UTZ024- EASTERN UINTA BASIN/VERNAL AND VICINITY
UTZ025- TAVAPUTS PLATEAU
UTZ026- GRAND FLAT
UTZ027- ARCHES/MOAB AND VICINITY
UTZ028- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS/MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
UTZ029- CANYONLANDS AND NATURAL BRIDGES
TABLE 2 - NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO ...21 COUNTIES
WITH CONTINUED SERVICE FROM WSFO DEN :
UGC ZONE
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 AND SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT COUNTIES
COZ048- LOGAN COUNTY/STERLING AND VICINITY
COZ049- WASHINGTON COUNTY/AKRON AND VICINITY
COZ050- SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES
TABLE 3A: FOR THE ZONES IN TABLES 1A AND 1B...THE FOLLOWING
WILL BE THE PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY TO
WSFO PUB AND GJT.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS *DENZFPPUB FPUS55 KPUB
*DENZFPGJT FPUS55 KGJT
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
*DENWSWPUB WWUS45 KPUB
*DENWSWGJT WWUS45 KGJT
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
*DENNPWPUB WWUS75 KPUB
*DENNPWGJT WWUS75 KGJT
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD WATCH DENFFAPUB WGUS65 KPUB
DENFFAGJT WGUS65 KGJT
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE DENRTPPUB ASUS65 KPUB
DENRTPGJT ASUS65 KGJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION DENAFDPUB FXUS65 KPUB
DENAFDGJT FXUS65 KGJT
CODED CI TIES FORECAST DENCCFPUB FPUS45 KPUB
DENCCFGJT FPUS45 KGJT
*THESE NWWS/FOS IDS ALREADY EXIST...HOWEVER ACTION MAY BE
REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THESE PRODUCTS.
TABLE 3B: FOR THE ZONES IN TABLE 2 THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE
PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS FOR CONTINUING SERVICE PROVIDED BY WSFO DEN:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AFOS/NWWS ID WMO HEADING
PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS *DENZFPBOU FPUS55 KBOU
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING
*DENWSWDEN WWUS45 KBOU
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
*DENNPWDEN WWUS75 KBOU
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION **DENAFDDEN FXUS65 KBOU
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION TABLE DENRTPDEN ASUS65 KBOU
*THESE NWWS/FOS IDS ALREADY EXIST.
**DENAFDDEN REPLACES DENSFDDEN. DENSFDDEN WILL NO LONGER BE
ISSUED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
LARRY E. MOONEY WILLIAM F. FORTUNE
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
10230 SMITH ROAD 3 EATON WAY
DENVER CO. 80238-3238 PUEBLO CO. 81001-4856
303-361-0661 719-948-9429
ROBERT W. JACOBSON WILLIAM J. ALDER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
792 EAGLE DRIVE 2242 W. NORTH TEMPLE
GRAND JUNCTION CO. 81506 SALT LAKE CITY UT. 84116
970-243-7007 801-524-5133
THIS AND ALL OTHER PENDING NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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