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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT TUE SEP 2 1997
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: DONALD R. WERNLY..CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE CORE
SUBJECT: FIPS AND UGC CODE CHANGES FOR PUERTO RICO/U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1...1997...PREPARE NOW FOR
THE CHANGE...
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY...OCTOBER 1...1997...AT 1000 A.M.
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (1400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME)...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) WILL UTILIZE NEW FEDERAL
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (FIPS) AND UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES
(UGC) FOR WARNING PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN NWS OFFICE AND
FOR USE WITH THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS).
FOR MANY YEARS... THE SAN JUAN NWS OFFICE HAS USED A
MODIFIED "SUBSET" OF OFFICIAL FIPS CODES FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH WARNING PRODUCTS SUCH AS
TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
(EAS) WHICH IS REPLACING THE EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM... IT IS
NECESSARY TO UPDATE AND ADJUST THE FIPS AND UGS CODES (ON WARNING
PRODUCTS) USED BY THE SAN JUAN NWS OFFICE:
PRODUCT PIL HEADER WMO HEADER
FLASH FLOOD WARNING SJUFFWSJU WGCA42 TJSJ
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SJUSVRSJU WUCA42 TJSJ
TORNADO WARNING SJUTORSJU WFCA1 TJSJ
SPANISH VERSION
FLASH FLOOD WARNING SJUFFWSPN WGCA62 TJSJ
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SJUSVRSPN WUCA62 TJSJ
TORNADO WARNING SJUTORSPN WFCA62 TJSJ
IN THE PAST... EIGHTEEN (18) FIPS CODES WERE USED FOR PR AND 3
FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... EVEN THOUGH 81 FIPS NUMBERS COULD BE
UTILIZED. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1... 1997... SEVEN (7) FIPS CODES
WILL BE USED FOR PR VERSUS 18... AND THE 3 OFFICIALLY AUTHORIZED
FIPS CODES FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL BE USED. BELOW IS A LIST
OF THE NEW AND OLD FIPS NUMBERS FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY AND THE VI:
SPECIFICALLY:
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1... 1997... THE FOLLOWING CHANGES INVOLVING
PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND FIPS CONFIGURATION AND PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED:
MUNICIPALITY NEW FIPS/UGC NUMBER OLD FIPS/UGC NUMBER
1. SAN JUAN REGION
AIBONITO 127 013
AGUAS BUENAS 127 005
BARRANQUITAS 127 027
BAYAMON 127 005
CAGUAS 127 007
CANOVANAS 127 011
CAROLINA 127 011
CATANO 127 005
CAYEY 127 021
CIDRA 127 027
COMERIO 127 027
COROZAL 127 027
DORADO 127 027
GUAYNABO 127 005
LOIZA 127 011
MOROVIS 127 039
NARANJITO 127 027
OROCOVIS 127 039
SAN JUAN 127 005
TOA ALTA 127 027
TOA BAJA 127 027
TRUJILLO ALTA 127 011
VEGA ALTA 127 039
VEGA BAJA 127 039
2. ARECIBO REGION
ARECIBO 013 003
BARCELONETA 013 039
CAMUY 013 009
CIALES 013 039
FLORIDA 013 039
HATILLO 013 009
LARES 013 009
MANATI 013 039
UTUADO 013 003
3. AGUADILLA REGION
AGUADA 005 029
AGUADILLA 005 001
MOCA 005 001
QUEBRADILLAS 005 001
ISABELA 005 001
SAN SEBASTIAN 005 001
4. MAYAGUEZ REGION
ANASCO 097 029
CABO ROJO 097 019
GUANICA 097 023
HORMIGUEROS 097 019
LAJAS 097 019
LAS MARIAS 097 029
MARICAO 097 029
MAYAGUEZ 097 029
RINCON 097 029
SABANA GRANDE 097 023
SAN GERMAN 097 019
5. PONCE REGION
ADJUNTAS 113 003
COAMO 113 013
GUAYANILLA 113 023
JAYUYA 113 003
JUANA DIAZ 113 031
PENUELAS 113 023
PONCE 113 031
SANTA ISABEL 113 013
VILLABA 113 031
YAUCO 113 023
6. GUAYAMA REGION
ARROYO 123 021
GUAYAMA 123 021
MAUNABO 123 021
PATILLAS 123 021
SALINAS 123 021
7. HUMACAO REGION
CEIBA 069 025
CULEBRA ISLAND 069 015
GURABO 069 007
FAJARDO 069 017
HUMACAO 069 025
JUNCOS 069 007
LAS PIEDRAS 069 025
LUQUILLO 069 017
NAGUABO 069 025
SAN LORENZO 069 007
RIO GRANDE 069 011
VIEQUES ISLAND 069 041
YABUCOA 069 025
8. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
ST. CROIX 010 033
ST. JOHN 020 035
ST. THOMAS 030 037
FOR THOSE UTILIZING UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES (UGS'S) FOR PRODUCT
PROCESSING AND ROUTING... YOU WILL HAVE TO REPROGRAM YOUR
DECODING DEVICE FOR A NEW UGC IF YOUR "WARNING PRODUCT" UGC
NUMBER CHANGED. FOR EXAMPLE... THE UGC FOR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FOR ARECIBO WAS PRC003-...BUT NOW IT IS PRC013-. NOTE: THE UGC
NUMBERS FOR PRODUCTS USING THE "Z" FORM OF THE UGC CODE
(FORECASTS... STATEMENTS... WATCHES...ETC.)... DID NOT CHANGE.
THE UGC FOR THE ZONE FORECASTS FOR PUERTO RICO ZONE 7 REMAINS
PRZ007-.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS... YOU MAY CALL OR WRITE:
MR. ISRAEL MATOS or MR. RAFAEL MOJICA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE WARNING COORDINATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST METEOROLOGIST
4000 CARR. 190
CAROLINA PR 00979
PHONE: (787) 253-4586 MON. - FRI. 800 A.M. - 400 P.M.
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