20000127: Reconfig. of Fcsts-LA,-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20000127: Reconfig. of Fcsts-LA,-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:18:07 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 281523   
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2000
  
TO        FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT
           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 NEAR LOS
           ANGELES CALIFORNIA...EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000
  
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS NEAR LOS
ANGELES CALIFORNIA /SEE TABLE ONE/ ON MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /4 A.M. PST.  TABLE TWO LISTS
THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED.  USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION
FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO USE THE NEW UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC
CODES /UGC/ FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES. THIS RECONFIGURATION WILL
ALLOW FORECASTERS TO MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY ONGOING AND
PREDICTED WEATHER.
                      
TABLE 1. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE MARCH 29 2000 AT 1200 UTC /4 AM
PST/.  ALL OTHER ZONES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
  
UGC Z   ZONE NAME
CAZ047- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
CAZ054- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA 
           RANGE
CAZ088- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
  
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS. 
  
PRODUCT                                  NWWS ID   WMO HEADING 
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                    LAXZFPLOX FPUS56 KLOX
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY    LAXWSWLAX WWUS46 KLOX
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY LAXNPWLAX WWUS45 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                        LAXFFALAX RWUS31 KLAX    
SHORT TERM FORECAST                      LAXNOWLAX FPUS76 KLOX
S. CA STATE FORECAST PRODUCT             LAXSFPCA  FPUS66 KLOX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                 LAXSVSLAX WWUS34 KLAX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT                LAXSPSLAX WWUS35 KLAX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                    LAXFFSLAX RWUS32 KLAX 
FLOOD STATEMENT                          LAXFLSLAX RWUS42 KLAX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT             LAXPNSLAX ABUS34 KLAX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                  LAXCEMLAX MMUS40 KLAX
LOCAL STORM REPORT                       LAXLSRLAX WWUS30 KLAX
S. CA STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP              LAXSWRCA  ASUS46 KLAX
  
  
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-109 AND A-110 OF NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/. A UPDATED ZONE MAP
FOR SOUTHERN CA WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
       
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTML  /LOWER CASE/ 
     
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN A HARD COPY OF THE REVISED
ZONE MAP...PLEASE CONTACT:
  
TODD MORRIS - METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE OR
TIM MCCLUNG - WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
520 N ELEVAR ST
OXNARD CA 93030
TELEPHONE:- 805-988-6615
  
THIS AND OTHER SERVICE CHANGE MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
  
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM /LOWER CASE/.
  
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