970916: RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN ARIZONA

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• Subject: 970916: RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN ARIZONA
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:37:04 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EDT TUE SEP 16 1997
 
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL 
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
 
FROM      THERESE Z. PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
          SERVICES
 
SUBJECT   RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN ARIZONA
          EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1997
 
 
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN ARIZONA
AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 15 1997... AT 1100
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... 4 A.M. MST... 3 A.M. PDT. 
THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL HELP PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC
FORECASTS BY AFFORDING FORECASTERS THE NEEDED FLEXIBILITY TO
GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM OUT TO MORE
ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.
 
TABLE 1 IS A LIST OF THE NEW ZONES.  TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES AFFECTED.   A ZONE IS NAMED EITHER BY COUNTY /OR
COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
 
MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED
BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN CERTAIN 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.  USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES
WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UGC/S FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
 
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-105-106 AND A-109-110 OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11... ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/.  UPDATED
ZONE MAPS CAN BE DOWNLOADED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
      
        HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
      
 
HARD COPIES OF ZONE MAPS CAN BE REQUESTED FROM: 
 
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES  
1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY  
SILVER SPRING MD 20910  
301-713-1726 X149 OR X109 
 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT: 
 
NWS FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500
P. O. BOX 52025
PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025
602-379-4607
 
 
THIS MESSAGE AND OTHER PENDING NWS CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
POSTED ON:
 
               HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
                  
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 8 1997 AT 1100 UTC.
 
UGC Z    ...ARIZONA ZONE NAME...
 
AZZ020-   LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ
AZZ021-   WEST CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ022-   NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ023-   GREATER PHOENIX AREA
AZZ024-   SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS
AZZ025-   YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY
AZZ026-   SOUTHWEST DESERTS
AZZ027-   SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
AZZ028-   CENTRAL DESERTS
AZZ029-   SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY
AZZ030-   UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY
AZZ031-   WESTERN PIMA COUNTY
AZZ032-   TOHONO OODHAM NATION
AZZ033-   TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY
AZZ034-   SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
AZZ035-   COCHISE COUNTY
AZZ036-   LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA /ISSUED BY WSFO
          RENO/
 
 
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATION.
 
A.   PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO PHOENIX /PHX/
 
PRODUCT                                 NWWS       WMO/FOS IDS
 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS                  PHXZFPPSR  FPUS55 KPSR
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   PHXWSWPHX  WWUS46 KPHX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/        PHXNPWPHX  WWUS45 KPHX
 ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       PHXFFAPHX  RWUS31 KPHX
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                  PHXSFPPHX  FPUS1 KPHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               PHXSPSPHX  WWUS35 KPHX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   PHXFFSPHX  RWUS32 KPHX
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP                   PHXSWRAZ   ASUS45 KPHX
 
 
     PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO RENO NV /RNO/ - AZZ036
 
PRODUCT                                 NWWS       WMO/FOS IDS
 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                   RNOZFPREV  FPUS55 KREV
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   RNOWSWRNO  WWUS46 KRNO
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/        RNONPWRNO  WWUS45 KRNO
 ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       RNOFFARNO  RWUS31 KRNO
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                  RNOSFPRNO  FPUS1 KRNO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               RNOSPSRNO  WWUS35 KRNO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   RNOFFSRNO  RWUS32 KRNO
 
 
B.   OTHER PRODUCTS ISSUED BY WSFO PHOENIX /PHX/... FLAGSTAFF
/FLG/... TUCSON /TUS/... DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY WARNING AREA
RESPONSIBILITY. 
 
/XXX = PHX... FLG... TUS/
 
PRODUCT                                 NWWS      WMO/FOS
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                PHXSVSXXX  WWUS34 KXXX
SHORT TERM FORECAST                     PHXNOWXXX  FXUS21 KXXX                  
        
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               PHXSPSXXX  WWUS35 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                   PHXFFSXXX  RWUS32 KXXX
FLASH FLOOD WARNING                     PHXFFWXXX  RWUS1  KXXX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT            PHXPNSXXX  ABUS34 KXXX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                 PHXCEMXXX  MMUS40 KXXX
LOCAL STORM REPORT                      PHXLSRXXX  WWUS30 KXXX
 
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