20051102: zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20051102: zones-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:23:17 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 021708
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SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 05-41
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1210 PM EST WED NOV 2 2005

TO:  FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMRGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
         NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
         /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:  ELI JACKS
 CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES AND ZONE
         NUMBERS FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON:
         EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 28 2006

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY... FEBRUARY 28 2006 AT 400 A.M. PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME /PST/...1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME... THE NWS
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN SEATTLE... WA /SEW/ WILL
INSTITUTE A RECONFIGURATION OF ITS CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES
IN ITS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON.

THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL HELP PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC
FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO
SEPARATE AND HIGHLIGHT SMALLER ZONES BASED ON CLIMATOLOGY...
TOPOGRAPHY AND MEDIA SERVICE AREAS TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT
ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.

ALL OF THE CURRENT WESTERN WASHINGTON ZONES WILL BE REFIGURED AND
RENUMBERED EXCEPT ZONE NUMBER 1 /WAZ001  SAN JUAN/. THE CURRENT
ZONES ARE LISTED IN TABLE 1. THE NEW WESTERN WASHINGTON ZONES ARE
AS LISTED IN TABLE 2.

MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN
THE RECONFIGURED ZONES AND NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER IDENTIFY
SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE. CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED
PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

NWS CUSTOMERS WILL NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO PROPERLY RECEIVE WFO
SEATTLE PUBLIC FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR THE RECONFIGURED
ZONES.

AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE REALIGNED BOUNDARIES IS
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM

TABLE 1. CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED
AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2.

ZONE    ZONE NAMECOUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION
NUMBER
/UGC/

WAZ001SAN JUANSAN JUAN

WAZ002WESTERN WHATCOMWESTERN WHATCOM

WAZ003NORTHERN CASCADE CENTRAL SKAGIT...CENTRAL
         FOOTHILLS SNOHOMISH

WAZ004 CENTRAL CASCADE CENTRAL KING...CENTRAL
         FOOTHILLS LEWIS...CENTRAL PIERCE...
     EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN THURSTON

WAZ005NORTHWEST INTERIORWESTERN SKAGIT...NORTHEASTERN
SNOHOMISH

WAZ006EVERETT AND VICINITYSOUTHWESTERN SNOHOMISH

WAZ007SEATTLE METROPOLITAN WESTERN KING
         AREA

WAZ008TACOMA AREAWESTERN PIERCE

WAZ009ADMIRALTY INLET AREAISLAND...NORTHEASTERN
     JEFFERSON

WAZ010HOOD CANAL/KITSAP EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
 PENINSULA  JEFFERSON...KITSAP...MASON
/EXCEPT SOUTHWESTERN AND
NORTHWESTERN/

WAZ011SOUTHWEST INTERIORCENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAYS
HARBOR...WESTERN LEWIS...
SOUTHWESTERN MASON...THURSTON
   /EXCEPT EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN/

WAZ012OLYMPICSSOUTHERN CLALLAM /EXCEPT
 EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN...
NORTHEASTERN GRAYS HARBOR...
CENTRAL JEFFERSON...
       NORTHWESTERN MASON

WAZ013EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN NORTHEASTERN CLALLAM
       DE FUCA

WAZ014WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN NORTH CENTRAL CLALLAM
         DE FUCA

WAZ015NORTH COASTWESTERN CLALLAM...WESTERN
 JEFFERSON

WAZ016CENTRAL COASTWESTERN GRAYS HARBOR

WAZ017WEST SLOPES NORTHERN EASTERN SKAGIT...EASTERN
   CASCADES AND PASSES  SNOHOMISH...CENTRAL AND
 EASTERN WHATCOM

WAZ018WEST SLOPES CENTRAL EASTERN KING...EASTERN
         CASCADES AND PASSESLEWIS...EASTERN PIERCE



TABLE 2:  NEW RECONFIGURED WFO SEATTLE ZONES...EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY
28 2006.

ZONEZONE NAMECOUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION
NUMBER
/UGC/

WAZ001SAN JUAN COUNTY SAN JUAN   /NO CHANGE/
 /NO CHANGE/

WAZ503WESTERN WHATCOMWESTERN WHATCOM

WAZ504SOUTHWEST INTERIORALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
     THURSTON...CENTRAL AND WESTERN
     LEWIS

WAZ505EAST PUGET SOUNDCENTRAL SNOHOMISH...CENTRAL
 LOWLANDSKING...CENTRAL PIERCE...
CENTRAL LEWIS...EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN THURSTON

WAZ506WESTERN SKAGIT WESTERN SKAGIT

WAZ507EVERETT AND VICINITYWESTERN SNOHOMISH...
     NORTHEASTERN KITSAP

WAZ508SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREAWESTERN KING...EASTERN KITSAP

WAZ509TACOMA AREA WESTERN PIERCE

WAZ510ADMIRALTY INLET AREAISLAND...NORTHEASTERN
     JEFFERSON

WAZ511HOOD CANAL AREASOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...
     WESTERN KITSAP...EASTERN MASON

WAZ512LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY SOUTHWESTERN MASON...EASTERN
     AREA GRAYS HARBOR

WAZ513OLYMPICS SOUTH CENTRAL CLALLAM...
SOUTHEASTERN CLALLAM...CENTRAL
JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN
GRAYS HARBOR...NORTHWESTERN
MASON

WAZ514EASTERN STRAIT OF JUANNORTHEASTERN CLALLAM
           DE FUCA

WAZ515WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN NORTH CENTRAL CLALLAM
   DE FUCA

WAZ516NORTH COAST WESTERN CLALLAM...WESTERN
JEFFERSON

WAZ517CENTRAL COASTWESTERN GRAYS HARBOR

WAZ518WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CENTRAL WHATCOM...EASTERN
     CASCADES AND PASSESWHATCOM...CENTRAL SKAGIT...
EASTERN SKAGIT...EASTERN
SNOHOMISH

WAZ519WEST SLOPES CENTRALEASTERN KING...EASTERN
 CASCADES AND PASSESPIERCE...EASTERN LEWIS


DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NEW ZONES CAN BE FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING SITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SEATTLEZONES06.PDF

PLEASE NOTE:

1 - IN SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE NUMBER SCN05-29 ISSUED JULY 22 2005
AND EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15 2005...WASHINGTON ZONE NUMBERS WAZ501
AND WAZ502 ARE ALREADY ASSIGNED TO WFO PENDLETON OREGON AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY. THEREFORE...THE SEATTLE ZONES RENUMBERING WILL
START WITH WAZ503.

2  SINCE THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE CURRENT SEATTLE ZONE
NUMBER WAZ001 IT WILL NOT BE RENUMBERED. IT WILL REMAIN THE SAME
TO MAINTAIN THE CLIMATOLOGICAL DATABASE.

TABLE 3. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY WFO SEATTLE ZONE
RECONFIGURATIONS.

PRODUCT NAMEWMO HEADING/AWIPS ID

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                        FPUS56 KSEW / ZFPSEW
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY    WWUS46 KSEW / WSWSEW
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WWUS45 KSEW / NPWSEW
COASTAL FLOOD WATCHWHUS46 KSEW / CFWSEW
SHORT TERM FORECASTFPUS76 KSEW / NOWSEW
STATE FORECAST TABLEFPUS66 KSEW / SFTSEW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTWWUS35 KSEW / SPSSEW
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTABUS34 KSEW / PNSSEW
POINT FORECAST MATRICESFPUS56 KSEW / PFMSEW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKFLUS46 KSEW / HWOSEW
EARTHQUAKE REPORTSEUS66 KSEW / EQRSEW

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE CHANGES YOU MAY CONTACT:

CHRIS HILL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WFO SEATTLE/TACOMA
SEATTLE WA 98115
PHONE: 206-526-6095
EMAIL: CHRIS.HILL@xxxxxxxx

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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