20020308: Arixz Fire wx-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 15:54:06 -0700

NOUS41 KWBC 082039
PNSWSH

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 02-13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
340 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2002

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
          WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
          OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND
          PARTNERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     JAMES E. LEE
          CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  RENAMING OF ARIZONA ZONE IN PINAL COUNTY...
          EFFECTIVE APRIL 8 2002

EFFECTIVE FRIDAY...APRIL 8 2002...AT 345 AM MOUNTAIN STANDARD
TIME /1045 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME/...THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ZONE FOR PINAL COUNTY ARIZONA /AZZ028/ WILL BE RENAMED
FROM CENTRAL DESERTS TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY.
SEE TABLE 1 BELOW FOR THE NEW ZONE NAME AND CODE.  THIS CHANGE
AFFECTS PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE /WFO/ IN PHOENIX ARIZONA /PSR/...LISTED IN TABLE 2.

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO COMMUNICATION IDENTIFIERS WITH THIS
RENAMING AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF
PRODUCTS FROM WFO PHOENIX.

USERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES NEED TO TAKE THE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SO YOUR SYSTEM/S/ RECOGNIZE THE NEW ZONE /Z/
NAME.  THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ DOES NOT CHANGE WITH
THE NAME CHANGE...IT REMAINS AZZ028.

THIS NAME CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT PRODUCTS USING THE COUNTY /C/
FORM OF UGC.

TABLE 1.  UGC CODE AND NEW AND OLD ZONE NAMES

UGC /Z/     NEW ZONE NAME                    OLD ZONE NAME

AZZ028      NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL      CENTRAL DESERTS
            PINAL COUNTY


TABLE 2.  THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE NAME
CHANGE FOR AZZ028...EFFECTIVE APRIL 8 2002.

PRODUCT NAME                            WMO HEADING    AWIPS ID

PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                    FPUS55 KPSR    ZFPPSR
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       WGUS65 KPSR    FFAPSR
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING   WWUS45 KPHX    NPWPHX
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING        WWUS45 KPSR    WSWPHX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               WWUS35 KPHX    SPSPHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                WWUS34 KPHX    SVSPHX
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                 MMUS40 KPHX    CEMPHX
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK                      FGUS75 KPSR    ESFPSR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT            ABUS34 KPHX    PNSPHX
SHORT-TERM FORECAST                     FPUS75 KPSR    NOWPHX
FLOOD STATEMENT                         WGUS85 KPSR    FLSPHX
RIVER FLOOD WARNING                     WGUS45 KPSR    FLWPHX
RIVER STATEMENT                         FGUS85 KPSR    RVSPSR
LOCAL STORM REPORT                      WWUS30 KPHX    LSRPHX
RECORD REPORT                           SXUS99 KPHX    RERPHX

AN UPDATED ZONE TABLE SHOWING THE NEW ZONE NAME WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE BY APRIL 8 2002 /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

         HTTP://WSOM.NWS.NOAA.GOV/

     ...CLICK ON PART C...THEN CLICK ON FILE NC110105...

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

     ANTON F. HAFFER
     METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
     STATE LIAISON AND NWS FORECAST OFFICE
     P.O. BOX 52025 PAB 500
     PHOENIX ARZIONA 85072-2025
     PHONE: 602-275-0073

THIS NOTICE AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ON THE
INTERNET AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

          HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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