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ABUS34 KPHX 152148
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SIGNIFICANT PRODUCT CHANGES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
250 PM MST TUE AUG 15 1995
....NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CUSTOMERS...
SUBJECT...PUBLIC ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS FOR ARIZONA...EFFECTIVE
TUESDAY...OCTOBER 3 1995
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN ARIZONA AT
1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...5 A.M. MST.
THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS
...SINCE THE NEW SMALLER ZONES CAN BE GROUPED WITH THE NEEDED
FLEXIBILITY TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ONGOING WEATHER.
TABLE 1 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY THE
RECONFIGURATIONS.
TABLE 2 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ARIZONA ZONES.
THE NAME OF A ZONE THAT CONTAINS A SINGLE WHOLE COUNTY WILL USE THE
COUNTY NAME. ZONES THAT CONTAIN PART OF A COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ AND/OR
SEVERAL COUNTIES WILL USE OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED FOR ALL OR PARTS OF
ARIZONA...AND NOT JUST THE PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS...WILL BE AFFECTED
BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED
IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE.
THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC
ARE LISTED IN TABLE 2 WITH THEIR NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ AND
FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ IDENTIFIERS.
CUSTOMERS WHO NORMALLY GET INFORMATION ONLY FOR SPECIFIC ZONES RATHER
THAN THE ENTIRE STATE/S INFORMATION WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGCS FOR
THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
TABLE 1...PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT CATEGORIES NWWS/FOS IDS
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFP/FPUS5
SHORT-TERM FORECAST NOW/FXUS21
STATE FORECAST SFP/FPUS1
STATE WEATHER SUMMARY SWS/ABUS30
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSW/WWUS46
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW/WWUS45
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFA/RWUS31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS/WWUS35
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SVS/WWUS34
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FFS/RWUS32
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS/ABUS34
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEM/MMUS40
LOCAL STORM REPORT LSR/WWUS30
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP SWR/ASUS45
TABLE 2...NEW RECONFIGURED ARIZONA ZONES EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...
OCTOBER 3 1995 AT 5 A.M. MST.
UGC Z NEW ARIZONA ZONE NAME
AZZ001- NORTHEAST PLATEAU/ARIZONA STRIP
AZZ002- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ003- NORTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ004- KAIBAB PLATEAU
AZZ005- GRAND CANYON COUNTRY
AZZ006- COCONINO PLATEAU
AZZ007- YAVAPAI COUNTY
AZZ008- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS/MESAS
AZZ009- CHINLE VALLEY
AZZ010- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS/DEFIANCE PLATEAU
AZZ011- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ012- MOGOLLON RIM/PLATEAU
AZZ013- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY
AZZ014- WHITE MOUNTAINS
AZZ015- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
AZZ016- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ017- SOUTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ018- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ019- PHOENIX METRO/CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ020- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY AND SALT/VERDE RIVER VALLEYS
AZZ021- TOHONO O'ODHAM/ORGAN PIPE NATIONAL MONUMENT
AZZ022- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY
AZZ023- TUCSON METRO/SANTA CRUZ VALLEY
AZZ024- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY
AZZ025- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY
AZZ026- COCHISE COUNTY
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARIZONA ZONES OR AFFECTED ARIZONA
PRODUCTS...OR IF YOU NEED A MAP OF THE NEW RECONFIGURED ZONES...
PLEASE CONTACT...
ANTON HAFFER - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...OR
MIKE FRANJEVIC - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PO BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025 TELEPHONE/BUSINESS HOURS/ 602-379-4607
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