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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-XX DRAFT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ CUSTOMERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM X. WILLIAM PROENZA...SOUTHERN REGION DIRECTOR
SUBJECT FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITY TRANSFER TO THE SHREVEPORT /SHV/ WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE ON JULY 15 1999
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY JULY 15 1999 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT
TIME /CDT/... 1600 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... FORECAST
AND LONG-FUSED WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR 48
COUNTY AND PARISH ZONES IN EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA /TABLE 1/ WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN SHREVEPORT /SHV/ LOUISIANA FROM THE NEW ORLEANS
/LIX/... FORT WORTH /FWD/... TULSA /TSA/... AND LITTLE ROCK /LZK/
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. TRANSFERRING THESE SERVICES WILL
ENABLE A MORE EFFICIENT MANNER TO SERVE THESE COUNTIES.
BECAUSE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS... CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION TO RECEIVE THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE 2 USING THE NEW
PRODUCT IDENTIFIER FROM WFO SHV.
TABLE 1: ZONES TRANSFERRED TO SHV. UNIVERSAL CODES /UGC/ FOR
THESE ZONES /Z/ ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
FROM NEW ORLEANS /NEW/
PARISH UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE PARISH UGC ZONE /Z/
CADDO LAZ001 JACKSON LAZ013
BOSSIER LAZ002 QUACHITA LAZ014
WEBSTER LAZ003 SABINE LAZ017
CLAIBORNE LAZ004 NATCHITOCHES LAZ018
LINCOLN LAZ005 WINN LAZ019
UNION LAZ006 GRANT LAZ020
DE SOTO LAZ010 CALDWELL LAZ021
RED RIVER LAZ011 LA SALLE LAZ022
BIENVILLE LAZ012
FROM FORT WORTH /FWD/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
RED RIVER TXZ096 SMITH TXZ136
BOWIE TXZ097 GREGG TXZ137
FRANKLIN TXZ108 HARRISON TXZ138
TITUS TXZ109 CHEROKEE TXZ149
CAMP TXZ110 RUSK TXZ150
MORRIS TXZ111 PANOLA TXZ151
CASS TXZ112 NACOGDOCHES TXZ152
WOOD TXZ124 SHELBY TXZ153
UPSHUR TXZ125 ANGELINA TXZ165
MARION TXZ126 SAN AUGUSTINE TXZ166
SABINE TXZ167
FROM TULSA /TSA/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE
MCCURTAIN OKZ077
FROM LITTLE ROCK /LZK/
COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE COUNTY UGC ZONE /Z/
SEVIER ARZ050 MILLER ARZ070
HOWARD ARZ051 LAFAYETTE ARZ071
LITTLE RIVER ARZ059 COLUMBIA ARZ072
HEMPSTEAD ARZ060 UNION ARZ073
NEVADA ARZ061
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING FORECAST AND LONG-FUSED
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO SHV.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION NWWS ID WMO HEADING
**ZONE FORECAST /NEW/ NEWZFPSHV FPUS54 KSHV
LIX /OLD/ NEWZFPLA FPUS54 KLIX
FTW /OLD/ FTWZFPTX FPUS54 KFWD
*TSA /OLD/ OKCZFPTUL FPUS54 KTSA
LZK /OLD/ LITZFPAR FPUS54 KLZK
FLASH FLOOD WATCH /NEW/ NEWFFASHV WGUS64 KSHV
*LIX /OLD/ NEWFFANEW RWUS31 KNEW
*FTW /OLD/ FTWFFAFTW RWUS31 KFTW
*TSA /OLD/ OKCFFATUL WGUS64 KTSA
*LZK /OLD/ LITFFALIT RWUS31 KLIT
NON-PRECIPITATION /NEW/ NEWNPWSHV WWUS74 KSHV
*LIX /OLD/ NEWNPWNEW WWUS45 KNEW
*FTW /OLD/ FTWNPWFTW WWUS45 KFTW
*TSA /OLD/ OKCNPWTUL WWUS45 KTSA
*LZK /OLD/ LITNPWLIT WWUS45 KLIT
CODED CITY /NEW/ NEWCCFSHV FPUS44 KSHV
FORECAST *LIX /OLD/ NEWCCFNEW FPUS44 KLIX
*FTW /OLD/ FTWCCFFTW FPUS44 KFWD
*TSA /OLD/ OKCCCFTUL FPUS44 KTSA
*LZK /OLD/ LITCCFLIT FPUS44 KLZK
WINTER WEATHER /NEW/ NEWWSWSHV WWUS44 KSHV
PRODUCTS *LIX /OLD/ NEWWSWNEW WWUS44 KLIX
*FTW /OLD/ FTWWSWFTW WWUS44 KFWD
*TSA /OLD/ OKCWSWTUL WWUS44 KTSA
*LZK /OLD/ LITWSWLIT WWUS44 KLZK
* THESE OLD PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST...BUT WILL COVER
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE SHV COUNTY AND PARISH WARNING AND FORECAST
AREA.
** CUSTOMERS THAT USE THE NEWZFPLA... FTWZFPTX... AND/OR LITZFPAR
FOR AREAS NOT LISTED IN TABLE 1... THE PRODUCT AFOS/AWIPS
IDENTIFIER WILL CHANGE TO NEWZFPNEW... FTWZFPFTW... AND LITZFPLIT
RESPECTIVELY. CUSTOMERS OF NWWS SERVICE MUST MAKE CHANGES TO
RECEIVE THIS PRODUCT AFTER JULY 15 1999. THE WMO HEADERS FOR
THESE PRODUCTS WILL NOT CHANGE.
FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/.... THIS UPDATES
PAGES A-47...A-51... A-57... A-63... AND A-69.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
LEE HARRISON KEN GRAHAM
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVENUE SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
SHREVEPORT LA 71109-7750 819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
318-631-3669 FORT WORTH TX 76102
817-978-2652 EX107
..NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ON /USE
LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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