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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
815 AM EDT WED AUG 19 1998
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...HYDROMET SERVICES
SUBJECT: RECONFIGURATION OF PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN PARTS OF
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN IDAHO AND EASTERN WASHINGTON
...EFFECTIVE OCT 15 1998
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN NORTHERN
AND SOUTHERN IDAHO AND EASTERN WASHINGTON ON OCTOBER 15 1998...AT
1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PDT/ /5 A.M. MDT/.
THESE RECONFIGURATIONS WILL HELP AFFORD 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. A ZONE IS NAMED EITHER BY
COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCTS AFFECTED.
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.
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-111-112 AND A-121-122 OF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE
AND LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. UPDATED
ZONE MAPS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB
SITE /IN LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CALL:
JOHN JANNUZZI CHRISTOPHER HILL
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
NWS FORECAST OFFICE BOISE NWS FORECAST OFFICE
3833 S DEVELOPMENT AVE BLDG 3807 7600 SAND POINT WAY NE
BOISE ID 83705-5354 SEATTLE WA 98115
208-334-9861 206-526-6095
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN LOWER
CASE LETTERS/: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. NEW RECONFIGURED ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1998 AT 1100
UTC.
UGC Z IDAHO ZONE NAME UGC Z IDAHO ZONE NAME
GROUP A - GROUP B -
IDZ013- BOISE MOUNTAINS IDZ031- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER
REGION
IDZ018- SALMON/SAWTOOTH IDZ032- LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI
MOUNTAINS
IDZ028- CAMAS PRAIRIE
IDZ029- OWYHEE MOUNTAINS
IDZ030- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS
COUNTY
GROUP C - GROUP D -
IDZ003- IDAHO PALOUSE IDZ009- WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY
IDZ004- CENTRAL PANHANDLE IDZ010- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY
MOUNTAINS
IDZ026- LEWISTON AREA
IDZ027- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN
NEZ PERCE COUNTIES
WAZ031- NORTHEAST BLUE
MOUNTAINS
WAZ032- LOWER GARFIELD AND
ASOTIN COUNTIES
WAZ033- WASHINGTON PALOUSE
WAZ034- MOSES LAKE AREA
WAZ035- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN
WAZ036- SPOKANE AREA
WAZ037- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS
WAZ038- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS
WAZ039- OKANOGAN VALLEY
WAZ040- WATERVILLE PLATEAU
WAZ041- WENATCHEE AREA
WAZ042- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN
CASCADES
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT NWWS ID WMO HEADING
FOR ALL GROUPS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT BOIZFPID FPUS55 KBOI
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/ BOIWSWBOI WWUS46 KBOI
WARNING/ADVISORY
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/ BOINPWBOI WWUS45 KBOI
WARNING/ADVISORY
FLASH FLOOD WATCH BOIFFABOI RWUS31 KBOI
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT BOISFPID FPUS65 KBOI
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP BOISWRID ASUS55 KBOI
GROUPS AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 1
GROUP CCC/XXX/QQ/KCCC
A BOI BOI/BOI/75/KBOI
B PIH BOI/PIH/75/KPIH
C GEG SEA/GEG/76/KOTX
D MSO BOI/MSO/75/KMSO
SHORT TERM FORECAST CCCNOWXXX FPUSQQ KCCC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSVSXXX WWUS34 KCCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CCCSPSXXX WWUS35 KCCC
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT CCCFFSXXX RWUS42 KCCC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT CCCPNSXXX ABUS34 KCCC
LOCAL STORM REPORT CCCLSRXXX WWUS30 KCCC
ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER WATCH/ CCCWSWXXX WWUS46 KCCC
WARNING/ADVISORY
ADDITIONAL NON-PRECIPITATION CCCNPWXXX WWUS45 KCCC
WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY
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