20000114: Zones-Guadalupe Mtns-SCN: 0029 COR (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000114: Zones-Guadalupe Mtns-SCN: 0029 COR (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:22:46 -0700

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> PUBLIC INFO. STATEMENT...CORRECTION...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-29
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
> 730 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2000
>  
> ...THE UGC CODE FOR NEW GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ZONE IN TABLE 1 IS
> TXZ258 AND NOT TXZ257.  ALL OTHER INFORMATION REMAINS THE SAME...
>  
> TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
>           WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND EMWIN CUSTOMERS...OTHER
>           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS
>           EMPLOYEES
>  
> FROM      THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
>  
> SUBJECT   IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR THE
>           GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AREA...DAVIS
>           MOUNTAINS...AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...EFFECTIVE
>           FEBRUARY 28 2000          
>  
> EFFECTIVE MONDAY FEBRUARY 28 2000 AT 1100 A.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
> TIME /CST/...1200 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME...OR 1700 UNIVERSAL
> COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...ZONE FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
> FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND TEXAS WILL BE IMPROVED TO ACCOUNT FOR
> TOPOGRAPHY.  THIS CHANGE INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING THREE
> IMPROVEMENTS.  
>  
> THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN AREA WILL BECOME SEPARATE
> ZONES.  THE NEW GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ZONE WILL ENCOMPASS THE NORTH
> PORTION OF CURRENT ZONE TXZ057 AND THE EXTREME NORTHWEST PORTION
> OF CURRENT ZONE TXZ058.  THIS SEPARATION CAN BE FURTHER DESCRIBED
> USING TIME ZONES.  THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ZONE WILL BE THE
> MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE PORTION OF CULBERSON COUNTY. /TABLE 1/.
>  
> THE SECOND CHANGE IS THE EXPANSION OF ZONE TXZ074 TO INCLUDE THE
> HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF ZONES TXZ057 AND
> TXZ058.  THE EXPANSION OF ZONE TXZ074 WILL INCLUDE BORACHO...
> KENT... AND THE INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I-20. /TABLE 1/
>  
> THE THIRD CHANGE WILL BE DIVIDING LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO INTO
> THREE PARTS.  SINCE LEA COUNTY IS 110 MILES LONG...THIS CHANGE
> WILL IMPROVE SERVICE TO RESIDENTS.  LEA COUNTY WILL BE DIVIDED
> INTO NORTHERN LEA /TATUM AND CROSSROADS/...CENTRAL LEA /LOVINGTON
> AND HOBBS/...AND SOUTHERN LEA /JAL AND EUNICE/.  CENTRAL LEA
> COUNTY WILL BE BOUNDED BY 33 DEGREES 0 MINUTES TO THE NORTH AND
> 32 DEGREES 30 MINUTES TO THE SOUTH. /TABLE 1/
>  
> BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES...CUSTOMERS MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
> TO RECEIVE ALL PRODUCTS WHICH USE UGC ZONE /Z/ CODE.  THIS CHANGE
> DOES NOT EFFECT PRODUCTS USING UGC COUNTY /C/ CODE. 
>  
>  
> TABLE 1: ZONE IMPROVEMENT FOR THE WFO MIDLAND FORECAST AREA. UGC
> ZONE /Z/ CODES ARE SHOWN IN THE TABLE.
>  
> ZONE                               UGC ZONE /Z/             
> GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS                TXZ258 /NEW UGC/ --CORRECTED 
> VAN HORN AND HWY 54 CORRIDOR       TXZ057
> REEVES COUNTY/UPPER TRANS PECOS    TXZ058
> DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA        TXZ074
>  
> NORTHERN LEA COUNTY                NMZ029
> CENTRAL LEA COUNTY                 NMZ033 /NEW UGC/
> SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY                NMZ034 /NEW UGC/
>  
> TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WFO
> FGF THAT WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION FOR THESE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
>  
>                                          NWWS ID    WMO HEADING
>  
>  PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                   LBBZFPMAF   FPUS54 KMAF
>  FLASH FLOOD WATCH                      LBBFFAMAF   WGUS64 KMAF
>  NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  LBBNPWMAF   WWUS74 KMAF
>  WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       LBBWSWMAF   WWUS44 KMAF
>  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              LBBSPSMAF   WWUS84 KMAF
>  SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT               LBBSVSMAF   WWUS54 KMAF  
>  CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                LBBCEMMAF   WOUS44 KMAF
>  PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT           LBBPNSMAF   NOUS44 KMAF
>  SHORT-TERM FORECAST                    LBBNOWMAF   FPUS74 KMAF 
>  FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                  LBBFFSMAF   WGUS74 KMAF 
>  LOCAL STORM REPORT                     LBBLSRMAF   WWUS54 KMAF
>  
> FOR HOLDERS OF WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL /WSOM/ CHAPTER
> C-11...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARIES/....THIS UPDATES
> PAGES A-61...A-62...A-71...AND A-72. 
>  
> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:
>  
> RAY FAGEN                          KEN GRAHAM
> METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
> 2500 CHALLENGER DRIVE              SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
> MIDLAND TX 79706-2606              819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
> 915-563-5006 X222                  FORT WORTH TX 76102
>                                    817-978-2652 X107
>  
> ...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
>  
> END
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