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804 NOUS41 KWBC 071559
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 07-02...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007

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

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

SUBJECT: CORRECTED: IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVED ZONE COVERAGE FOR PALM BEACH... BROWARD... MIAMI-DADE AND COLLIER COUNTIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA: EFFECTIVE MAY 31 2007

CORRECTED TO CHANGE THE FUTURE ZONE NAMES FOR ZONES 073 AND 074 IN THE THIRD ZONE CHANGE DESCRIPTION AND TABLE 1 BELOW. THE FUTURE ZONE NAMES FOR ZONES 073 AND 074 WILL REMAIN THE SAME AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE.

EFFECTIVE THURSDAY MAY 31 2007 AT 1:00 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME /EDT/...1700 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...EIGHT ZONES IN THE MIAMI FLORIDA WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE RECONFIGURED INTO TWELVE ZONES TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR CLIMATOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY. THE CHANGES INVOLVE THE COUNTIES DESCRIBED BELOW AND IN TABLE 1.

THE FIRST CHANGE SPLITS PALM BEACH COUNTY:

CURRENT CURRENT FUTURE FUTURE ZONE NAME ZONE NO. ZONE NAME ZONE NO. INLAND PALM BEACH 067 INLAND PALM BEACH 067 COUNTY METROPOLITAN PALM 068 METRO PALM BEACH 068 BEACH COUNTY
N/A                   N/A       COASTAL PALM BEACH     168
                                 COUNTY

THE SECOND CHANGE SPLITS BROWARD COUNTY: CURRENT CURRENT FUTURE FUTURE ZONE NAME ZONE NO. ZONE NAME ZONE NO.
INLAND BROWARD        071       INLAND BROWARD         071
                                 COUNTY
METROPOLITAN BROWARD  072       METRO BROWARD          072
                                 COUNTY
N/A                   N/A       COASTAL BROWARD        172
                                 COUNTY

THE THIRD CHANGE SPLITS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY: CURRENT CURRENT FUTURE FUTURE ZONE NAME ZONE NO. ZONE NAME ZONE NO.
INLAND MIAMI-DADE     073       INLAND MIAMI-DADE      073
METROPOLITAN MIAMI-   074       METROPOLITAN MIAMI-    074
 DADE                            DADE
N/A                   N/A       COASTAL MIAMI-         173
                                 DADE COUNTY
N/A                   N/A       FAR SOUTH MIAMI-       174
                                 DADE COUNTY

THE FOURTH CHANGE SPLITS COLLIER COUNTY: CURRENT CURRENT FUTURE FUTURE ZONE NAME ZONE NO. ZONE NAME ZONE NO.

COASTAL COLLIER       069       COASTAL COLLIER        069
                                 COUNTY
INLAND COLLIER        070       INLAND COLLIER         070
                                 COUNTY

IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THESE CHANGES...TAKE THE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/ UNIVERSAL
GEOGRAPHIC CODES /UGC/ AND THE NEW ZONE ALIGNMENTS FOR THESE
THREE COUNTIES. THESE CHANGES DO NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING
COUNTY /C/ UGC.

THESE CHANGES ARE SUMMARIZED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1: ZONE CHANGES FOR THE WFO MIAMI FORECAST AREA... EFFECTIVE MAY 31 2007.

FUTURE ZONE NAME                   FUTURE UGC /Z/

COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY          FLZ168 /NEW UGC/
METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY            FLZ068
INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY           FLZ067
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY             FLZ172 /NEW UGC/
METRO BROWARD COUNTY               FLZ072
INLAND BROWARD COUNTY              FLZ071
COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY          FLZ173 /NEW UGC/
INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY           FLZ073
METRO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY            FLZ074
FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY        FLZ174 /NEW UGC/
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY             FLZ069
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY              FLZ070

TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.

PRODUCT                                  NWWS/FOS IDS

ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                    ZFP / FPUS52 KMFL
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY    WSW / WWUS42 KMFL
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW / WWUS72 KMFL
SHORT TERM FORECAST                      NOW / FPUS72 KMFL
STATE FORECAST TABLE                     SFT / FPUS62 KMFL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                SPS / WWUS82 KMFL
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT             PNS / NOUS42 KMFL
POINT FORECAST MATRICES                  PFM / FOUS52 KMFL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK                HWO / FLUS42 KMFL
EARTHQUAKE REPORT                        EQR / SEUS62 KMFL
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                   SFP / FPUS62 KMFL
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT                HLS / WTUS82 KMFL
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST                    FWF / FNUS52 KMFL
REGIONAL TEMPERATURE/PRECIP TABLE        RTP / ASUS62 KMFL
REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP                 RWR / ASUS42 KMFL
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK                       ESF / FGUS72 KMFL
COASTAL HAZARDS MESSAGE                  CFW / WHUS42 KMFL
FLOOD WATCH                              FFA / WGUS62 KMFL

THE UPDATED ZONE MAP IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...YOU MAY CONTACT:

RUSTY PFOST                        MELINDA HINOJOSA
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE            PUBLIC/MARINE METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE           NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
11691 SW 17TH ST                   SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS
MIAMI FL 33165                     819 TAYLOR ST. RM 10A11
305-229-4502 X222                  FORT WORTH TX 76102
RUSTY.PFOST@xxxxxxxx               817-978-1100 X107
                                  MELINDA.HINOJOSA@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE POSTED ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

$$


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