19990811: zones-Nevada-NOUS (fwd)

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• Subject: 19990811: zones-Nevada-NOUS (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:26:43 -0600

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 99-68
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1100 AM EDT WED AUG 11 1999
  
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 MUCH OF
           NEVADA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13...1999
  
  
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS IN MUCH OF
NEVADA ON OCTOBER 13...1999 AT 1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/ /4 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 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED.  TABLE 2 IS A LIST
OF THE RECONFIGURED NEW ZONES.  A ZONE WILL BE NAMED EITHER BY
COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
  
MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST 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 1 WITH THEIR NOAA
WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ IDENTIFIERS AND WMO HEADINGS.  USERS
WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE
NEW UGC FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
  
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-115 AND A-116 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.HTML /LOWER CASE/
       
OR YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING: 
  
NWS ELKO NEVADA - 702-778-6716
NWS LAS VEGAS NEVADA - 702-263-9744
NWS RENO NEVADA - 702-673-8100
  
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/
  
TABLE 1. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. 
  
NEVADA PRODUCTS                         NWWS /WMO 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                    ZFP /FPUS55 -SEE TABLE 2
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY    WSW /WWUS45
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW /WWUS45 +
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                        FFA /RWUS31 +
                                               OR WGUS45 
SHORT TERM FORECAST                      NOW / FPUS75
PARTIAL STATE FORECAST PRODUCT           SFP / FPUS65
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                 SVS / WWUS34 +
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                SPS / WWUS35 +
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                    FFS / RWUS32 +
FLOOD STATEMENT                          FLS / RWUS42 +
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT             PNS / ABUS34 +
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                  CEM / MMUS40 +
LOCAL STORM REPORT                       LSR / WWUS30 +
  
NV STATE /WIDE/ WEATHER ROUNDUP     RNOSWRNV / ASUS45 KRNO +
NV STATE /WIDE/ FORECAST PRODUCT    RNOSFPNV / FPUS65 KREV
  
+ THESE WMO HEADINGS TO BE CHANGED AT A LATER DATE. MONITOR
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/NOTICES/NOTICES.SHTML /LOWER CASE/ OR
NOXX10 KWBC FOR ANNOUCEMENTS REGARDING WMO HEADING CHANGES.
                       
TABLE 2. RECONFIGURED NEVADA ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 13...1999 AT
1100 UTC.
  
2A. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWSFO RENO NEVADA
ZONE FORECAST - RNOZFPREV -  FPUS55 KREV
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
NVZ001- MINERAL/SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES
NVZ002- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA
NVZ003- GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA
NVZ004- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE
NVZ005- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY
  
  
2B. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWSO LAS VEGAS NEVADA
ZONE FORECAST - RNOZFPVEF  - FPUS55 KVEF
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
NVZ013- NORTHERN NYE
NVZ014- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES
NVZ015- LINCOLN COUNTY 
NVZ016- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY
NVZ017- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES
NVZ018- SHEEP RANGE
NVZ019- SPRING MOUNTAINS/RED ROCK CANYON
NVZ020- LAS VEGAS VALLEY
NVZ021- LAKE MEAD/LAKE MOHAVE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
NVZ022- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY
  
  
2C. PRODUCTS ISSUED BY NWSO ELKO NEVADA - 
ZONE FORECAST - RNOZFPLKN -  FPUS55 KLKN
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
NVZ030- HUMBOLDT COUNTY
NVZ031- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY
NVZ032- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTIES
NVZ033- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
NVZ034- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE
NVZ035- WHITE PINE COUNTY
NVZ036- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY
NVZ037- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY
  
END