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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 01-06...COR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
500 PM EST TUE JAN 16 2001
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: JAMES E. LEE...CHIEF
FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: CHANGES IN ZONE AND LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS IN
FAIRBANKS ALASKA...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...
CORRECTION
*** CORRECTED FOR ZONE DESCRIPTIONS FOR AKZ221 THROUGH AKZ226***
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 24 2001...AT 300 A.M. ALASKA STANDARD TIME
/1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE AT FAIRBANKS WILL MAKE THE CHANGES DESCRIBED
BELOW TO THEIR PUBLIC FORECAST PROGRAM.
NOTE: THESE CHANGES WERE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN SERVICE CHANGE
NOTICE 00-74...TO HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16 2000...BUT THAT
IMPLEMENTATION WAS CANCELED BY SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-108.
1. PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
FAIRBANKS WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FROM
10 TO 26. ZONE NAMES/DESCRIPTIONS...WORLD METEOROLOGICAL
HEADERS...AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES WILL CHANGE. ZONE NAMES/
DESCRIPTIONS WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY MAJOR
HIGHWAY SEGMENTS WITHIN THE ZONE AREA.
THE ZFP WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THREE NEW NINE-CHARACTER PIL
IDENTIFIERS AND THREE NEW WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION /WMO/
HEADERS AS FOLLOWS:
NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID
FPAK51 PAFG FAIZFPNSB
NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION
AKZ201 WESTERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING WAINWRIGHT -
ATQASUK - POINT LAY
AKZ202 NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST INCLUDING BARROW
AKZ203 CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING PRUDHOE BAY -
DEADHORSE - KUPARUK - NUIQSUT - DALTON HIGHWAY
MILEPOST 378 TO 414
AKZ204 EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST INCLUDING KAKTOVIK
AKZ205 NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM THE
COLVILLE RIVER WESTWARD INCLUDING UMIAT
AKZ206 NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE EAST OF THE
COLVILLE RIVER INCLUDING ANAKTUVUK PASS - DALTON
HIGHWAY MILEPOST 245 TO 378
NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID
FPAK52 PAFG FAIZFPWCZ
NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION
AKZ207 CHUKCHI SEA COAST INCLUDING POINT HOPE -
SHISHMAREF - KIVALINA - RED DOG PORT
AKZ208 LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS INCLUDING NOATAK -
KIANA - RED DOG MINE
AKZ209 BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY INCLUDING
KOTZEBUE - SELAWIK - NOORVIK
AKZ210 NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA INCLUDING
BUCKLAND - DEERING - CANDLE - COUNCIL - PILGRIM
HOT SPRINGS - TAYLOR
AKZ211 SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST INCLUDING NOME -
WHITE MOUNTAIN - GOLOVIN
AKZ212 EASTERN NORTON SOUND-NULATO HILLS INCLUDING
UNALAKLEET - STEBBINS - ST. MICHAEL - ELIM -
KOYUK - SHAKTOOLIK
AKZ213 ST LAWRENCE ISLAND-BERING STRAIT COAST INCLUDING
GAMBELL - SAVOONGA - BREVIG MISSION - TELLER -
LITTLE DIOMEDE - WALES
AKZ214 YUKON DELTA INCLUDING EMMONAK - MOUNTAIN VILLAGE -
ALAKANUK - PILOT STATION - KOTLIK - ST. MARYS -
SCAMMON BAY - SHELDON POINT - PITKAS POINT
AKZ215 LOWER YUKON VALLEY INCLUDING MARSHALL - RUSSIAN
MISSION - HOLY CROSS - GRAYLING - SHAGELUK -
ANVIK - FLAT
AKZ216 LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS INCLUDING
GALENA - NULATO - KALTAG - HUSLIA - RUBY - KOYUKUK
AKZ217 UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEY INCLUDING AMBLER -
SHUNGNAK - KOBUK
NEW WMO HEADER NEW PIL ID
FPAK53 PAFG FAIZFPAFG
NEW UGC NEW ZONE NAME/DESCRIPTION
AKZ218 SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE
INCLUDING ARCTIC VILLAGE - WISEMAN - COLDFOOT -
DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOST 160 TO 245
AKZ219 UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY INCLUDING ALLAKAKET - HUGHES
- BETTLES - DALTON HIGHWAY MILEPOST 90 TO 160
AKZ220 YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS INCLUDING FORT
YUKON - VENETIE - BEAVER - STEVENS VILLAGE -
CHALKYITSIK - BIRCH CREEK - STEESE HIGHWAY
NORTHEAST OF SOURDOUGH TO CIRCLE CITY - DALTON
HIGHWAY FROM NEAR LIVENGOOD TO MILEPOST 90
AKZ221 WESTERN TANANA VALLEY AND YUKON VALLEY RAMPART TO
LOWER NOWITNA RIVER INCLUDING NENANA - TANANA -
MINTO - RAMPART - LAKE MINCHUMINA - ELLIOTT
HIGHWAY LIVENGOOD TO MANLEY HOT SPRINGS - PARKS
HIGHWAY NENANA TO ANDERSON
AKZ222 MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY INCLUDING FAIRBANKS - CHENA
HOT SPRINGS ROAD - PARKS HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR
NENANA - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR
SALCHA - STEESE HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO SOURDOUGH -
ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FAIRBANKS TO NEAR LIVENGOOD
AKZ223 DELTANA - TANANA FLATS INCLUDING DELTA JUNCTION -
ALASKA HIGHWAY DELTA JUNCTION TO DOT LAKE -
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SALCHA TO DONNELLY DOME
AKZ224 UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY
INCLUDING TOK - ALASKA HIGHWAY DOT LAKE TO CANADA
TAYLOR HIGHWAY TOK TO EAGLE
AKZ225 DENALI INCLUDING HEALY - DENALI NATIONAL PARK -
KANTISHNA - PARKS HIGHWAY SOUTH OF ANDERSON TO
DENALI PARK ENTRANCE
AKZ226 NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE
INCLUDING - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY DONNELLY DOME TO
THE NORTH END OF SUMMIT LAKE - TOK CUTOFF FROM
SOUTH OF TOK TO MENTASTA LAKE
THE UPDATED ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
FOLLOWING WEB SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://isl715.nws.noaa.gov/mapdata/newcat/wsom/c11-zone.htm
2. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE TERMINATED AND REPLACED DUE TO
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS IN ALASKA:
PIL ID WMO HEADER PRODUCT NAME/DESCRIPTION
FAILFPFAI FPAK11 PAFA FAIRBANKS AND VICINITY FORECAST
FAIZFPAK FPAK59 PAFG ZONE COLLECTIVE
FAIZFPWCZ FPAK69 PAFG ZONE COLLECTIVE
FAIRECFAI FPAK18 PAFA MOTORING /WINTER/ OR DENALI PARK
/SUMMER/
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
PERSONS IN FAIRBANKS:
LEE KELLEY...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 907-458-3730
JOHN LINGAAS...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST 907-458-3712
KRAIG GILKEY...SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 907-458-3704
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING URL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
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