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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 00-69
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1030 AM EDT MON JULY 10 2000
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT CHANGING SOME PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN MONTANA...
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2000
THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS
IN MONTANA ON OCTOBER 4 2000...AT 1100 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/...5 A.M. MDT. CUSTOMERS WHO USE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODES
/UGC/ TO SELECT WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES IN MONTANA
WILL NEED TO CHANGE SOME UGCS. TABLE 1 BELOW LISTS THE NEW ZONES
TO BE IMPLEMENTED OCTOBER 4.
THE PURPOSE FOR RECONFIGURING WEATHER FORECAST ZONES IS TO ALLOW
FORECASTERS TO MORE ACCURATELY PORTRAY ONGOING AND PREDICTED
WEATHER. EACH ZONE WILL BE NAMED EITHER BY A COUNTY /OR
COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES.
NO OTHER MONTANA FORECAST ZONES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
MANY NWS PRODUCTS /NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED
BY THIS ZONE RECONFIGURATION. THIS IS BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN
NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN THE STATE.
TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED 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 UGCS FOR THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.
THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-113 AND 114 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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CALL THE FOLLOWING WFO:
GREAT FALLS MONTANA- 406-453-9957
BILLINGS MONTANA- 406-657-6335
GLASGOW MONTANA- 406-228-4042
MISSOULA MONTANA- 406-329-4840
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. NEW NWS ZONES IN MONTANA EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 4 2000. ALL
OTHER ZONES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
UGC Z ZONE NAME
***WFO GREAT FALLS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY***
MTZ009- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
MTZ010- EASTERN GLACIER
MTZ011- HILL
MTZ012- CASCADE
MTZ013- CHOUTEAU
MTZ014- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK
MTZ015- MADISON
MTZ044- TOOLE
MTZ045- LIBERTY
MTZ046- EASTERN PONDERA
MTZ047- BLAINE
MTZ048- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
MTZ049- EASTERN TETON
MTZ050- JUDITH BASIN
MTZ051- FERGUS
MTZ052- JEFFERSON
MTZ053- BROADWATER
MTZ054- MEAGHER
MTZ055- GALLATIN
***WFO GLASGOW AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY***
MTZ016- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS
MTZ017- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTY
MTZ020- WESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY
MTZ059- NORTHERN PHILLIPS
MTZ060- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS
MTZ061- NORTH VALLEY
MTZ062- EAST ROOSEVELT
***WFO BILINGS AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY***
MTZ031- NORTHERN ROSEBUD COUNTY
MTZ038- SOUTHERN BIG HORN COUNTY
MTZ039- EAST CARBON
MTZ056- WEST CARBON
MTZ057- NORTHERN BIG HORN
MTZ058- SOUTH ROSEBUD
TABLE 2. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.
PRODUCT NWWS / WMO
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT ZFP / FPUS55
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY WSW / WWUS45
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY NPW / WWUS45
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FFA / RWUS31/WGUS45
SHORT TERM FORECAST NOW / FPUS75
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT SFP / FPUS65
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT SVS / WWUS34/WWUS55
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT SPS / WWUS35/WWUS85
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FFS / RWUS32/WGUS75
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT PNS / ABUS34/NOUS45
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CEM / MMUS40/WOUS45
LOCAL STORM REPORT LSR / WWUS30/WWUS55
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP SWR / ASUS45
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