20000201: Los Angeles-Fcst Reconfig.SCN: 00-33 (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000201: Los Angeles-Fcst Reconfig.SCN: 00-33 (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 07:06:06 -0700

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> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-33
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
> 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2000
>  
> TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
>           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 NEAR LOS
>           ANGELES CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000
>  
> THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS NEAR LOS
> ANGELES CALIFORNIA /SEE TABLE ONE/ ON MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200
> UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PST.  TABLE TWO LISTS
> THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED.  USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION
> FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
> CODES /UGC/ FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL
> ALLOW FORECASTERS TO MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY ONGOING AND
> PREDICTED WEATHER.
>                      
> TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200 UTC /4 AM
> PST/.  ALL OTHER ZONES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
>  
> UGC Z   ZONE NAME
> CAZ047- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
> CAZ054- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA 
>           RANGE
> CAZ088- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
>  
> TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. 
>  
> PRODUCT                                  NWWS ID   WMO HEADING 
> ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                    LAXZFPLOX FPUS56 KLOX
> WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY    LAXWSWLAX WWUS46 KLOX
> NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXNPWLAX WWUS45 KLAX
> FLASH FLOOD WATCH                        LAXFFALAX RWUS31 KLAX    
> SHORT TERM FORECAST                      LAXNOWLAX FPUS76 KLOX
> S. CA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT             LAXSFPCA  FPUS66 KLOX
> SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                 LAXSVSLAX WWUS34 KLAX
> SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                LAXSPSLAX WWUS35 KLAX
> FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                    LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX 
> FLOOD STATEMENT                          LAXFLSLAX RWUS42 KLAX
> PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT             LAXPNSLAX ABUS34 KLAX
> CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                  LAXCEMLAX MMUS40 KLAX
> LOCAL STORM REPORT                       LAXLSRLAX WWUS30 KLAX
> S. CA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP              LAXSWRCA  ASUS46 KLAX
>  
>  
> THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-109 AND A-110 OF NATIONAL
> WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
> FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. A UPDATED ZONE MAP
> FOR SOUTHERN CA WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
>       
> HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTML  /LOWER CASE/ 
>     
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN A HARD COPY OF THE REVISED
> ZONE MAP...PLEASE CONTACT:
>  
> TODD MORRIS - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
> TIM MCCLUNG - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
> NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
> 520 N ELEVAR ST
> OXNARD CA 93030
> TELEPHONE:- 805-988-6615
>  
> THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
> INTERNET AT FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
>  
> HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/.
>  
> END
> 
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