20000822: Zones-Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000822: Zones-Alaska-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:39:15 -0600

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NOUS41 KWBC 221734
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-75
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON D.C.
135 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2000

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

SUBJECT   CHANGES IN LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS AND ZONE PRODUCTS IN
          ALASKA...EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 27 2000

EFFECTIVE  SEPTEMBER 27 2000...AT 4:00 A.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT
TIME/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT ANCHORAGE WILL MAKE THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM:

1.   PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES

     ANCHORAGE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
FROM 3 TO 11.  THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL HEADINGS /WMO/ AND SOME
ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTORS AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES WILL CHANGE.
ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTORS WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY
MAJOR HIGHWAY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE AREA.

      THE ZFP WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THREE NEW WMO AND NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ PRODUCT IDENTIFIERS AS FOLLOWS:

     NEW WMO HEADING/NEW NWWS ID
     FPAK51 PAFC/ANCZFPSWB

     CURRENT UGC    CURENT ZONE NAME

     AKZ011         KUSKOKWIM DELTA
     AKZ016         BRISTOL BAY

     NEW WMO HEADING/NEW NWWS ID
     FPAK52 PAFC/ANCZFPWCM

     NEW UGC   NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION

     AKZ110    ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY TO BIRD CREEK INCLUDING
               GLENN HIGHWAY NORTH TO THE FIRST KNIK RIVER BRIDGE
               - SEWARD HIGHWAY SOUTH TO BIRD POINT

     AKZ111    MATANUSKA VALLEY INCLUDING PALMER - WASILLA -
               GLENN HIGHWAY 1ST KNIK RIVER BRIDGE TO CHICKALOON
               - PARKS HIGHWAY NORTH TO HOUSTON

     AKZ121    KENAI PENINSULA INCLUDING KENAI - SOLDOTNA - HOMER
               - STERLING HIGHWAY


     NEW WMO HEADING/NWWS ID
     FPAK53 PAFC/ANCZFPAFC

     NEW UGC   NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION

     AKZ125    WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI MOUNTAINS
               INCLUDING  WHITTIER - GIRDWOOD - SEWARD - SEWARD
               HIGHWAY BIRD POINT TO SEWARD

     AKZ131    NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING VALDEZ -
               RICHARDSON HIGHWAY NORTH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS

     AKZ135    SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING
               CORDOVA

     AKZ141    COPPER RIVER BASIN INCLUDING GLENNALLEN - GLENN
               HIGHWAY CHICKALOON TO GLENNALLEN - TOK CUTOFF
               GAKONA JUNCTION TO MENTASTA PASS - RICHARDSON
               HIGHWAY THOMPSON PASS TO THE NORTH END OF SUMMIT
               LAKE

     AKZ145    SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW -
               PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE

     CURRENT UGC    CURRENT ZONE NAME

     AKZ012         KUSKOKWIM VALLEY

2.  THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF THE
CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST PROGRAM.

     FPAK11 PANC -  ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY INCLUDING PALMER AND
                    WASILLA FORECAST
     FPAK12 PANC -  COLLECTIVE OF CITY FORECASTS
     FPAK13 PANC -  WILLOW AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST
     FEAK01 PANC -  EXTENDED FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE...PALMER...
                    AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
     FPAK11 PAVD -  VALDEZ AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST
     FPAK15 PANC -  SEASONAL RECREATION OR MOTORING FORECAST
     FPAK58 PAFC -  COLLECTIVE OF ZONE FORECASTS

3.  THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY /FPAK78
PAFC/...WILL BE CHANGED TO ANCHORAGE MUNICIPALITY TO BIRD CREEK
INCLUDING GLENN HIGHWAY NORTH TO THE FIRST KNIK RIVER BRIDGE -
SEWARD HIGHWAY SOUTH TO BIRD POINT...NEW UGC AKZ110.

4.  A SHORT TERM FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED BY VALDEZ UNDER:

     WMO HEADING         NWWS ID        UGC
     FPAK78 PAVD         ANCNOWVWS      AKZ131

FPAK11 PAVD - VALDEZ AND VICINITY LOCAL FORECAST...WILL BE
TERMINATED

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT EITHER ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING PERSONS IN ANCHORAGE:

BOB HOPKINS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-266-5120
DAVE GOLDSTEIN...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-266-5117.

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/

        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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