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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 04-57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EST TUE DEC 28 2004
TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
/NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: MARK A. TEW
ACTING CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA CHANGE FOR WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICES SALT LAKE CITY... UT AND POCATELLO...
ID...EFFECTIVE MAY 2 2005
EFFECTIVE MONDAY...MAY 2 2005 AT 2200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL
TIME /UTC/...400 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...NWS WILL
TRANSFER PUBLIC COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA /CWFA/
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEAR LAKE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES... ID FROM
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/ UT TO WFO
POCATELLO /PIH/ ID. THIS CHANGE IN PUBLIC CWFA RESPONSIBILITY
AFFECTS BEAR LAKE COUNTY ID /COUNTY CODE IDC007...ZONE CODE
IDZ025/ KNOWN AS WASATCH MOUNTAINS... ID PORTION AND FRANKLIN
COUNTY... ID /COUNTY CODE IDC041...ZONE CODE IDZ024/ KNOWN AS
CACHE VALLEY... ID PORTION. ZONE CONFIGURATIONS AND NAMES WILL
NOT CHANGE AND CONTINUE TO COVER EACH COUNTY. CLIMATE DATA WILL
BE PROVIDED BY WFO POCATELLO. INTERNET SERVICES WILL BE UPDATED
TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES.
AFTER THIS CHANGE WFO POCATELLO /PIH/ UT WILL ISSUE ALL PUBLIC
WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ IDZ024 AND
IDZ025 AND ALL WEATHER WARNING PRODUCTS FOR UGC IDC007 AND
IDC041. TABLE 1 IS A LISTING OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS:
TABLE 1
KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE TRANSFER OF BEAR LAKE AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES FORECAST AND WARNING RESPONSIBILITIES.
TRANSFERRED /REMOVED/ FROM WFO SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/ COUNTY
FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR BEAR LAKE /IDC007/ AND FRANKLIN
/IDC041/ COUNTIES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS55 KSLC SVRSLC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KSLC SVSSLC
TORNADO WARNING WFUS55 KSLC TORSLC
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS65 KSLC WCNSLC
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KSLC FFASLC
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WGUS55 KSLC FFWSLC
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS75 KSLC FLSSLC
TRANSFERRED /REMOVED/ FROM WFO SALT LAKE CITY /SLC/ ZONE FORECAST
AND WARNING PRODUCTS FOR BEAR LAKE /IDZ025/ AND FRANKLIN /IDZ024/
COUNTIES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KSLC ZFPSLC
WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KSLC WSWSLC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KSLC HWOSLC
LOCAL STORM REPORT NWUS55 KSLC LSRSLC
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KSLC NOWSLC
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING WWUS75 KSLC NPWSLC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KSLC SPSSLC
RECORD EVENT REPORT SXUS75 KSLC RERSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS65 KSLC AFDSLC
TRANSFERRED /ADDED/ TO WFO POCATELLO /PIH/ COUNTY FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR BEAR LAKE /IDC007/ AND FRANKLIN /IDC041/
COUNTIES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WUUS55 KPIH SVRPIH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KPIH SVSPIH
TORNADO WARNING WFUS55 KPIH TORPIH
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION WWUS65 KPIH WCNPIH
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KPIH FFAPIH
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WGUS55 KPIH FFWPIH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS75 KPIH FLSPIH
TRANSFERRED /ADDED/ TO WFO POCATELLO /PIH /ZONE FORECAST AND
WARNING PRODUCTS FOR BEAR LAKE /IDZ025/ AND FRANKLIN
/IDZ024/ COUNTIES.
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KPIH ZFPPIH
WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KPIH WSWPIH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FLUS45 KPIH HWOPIH
LOCAL STORM REPORT NWUS55 KPIH LSRPIH
SHORT TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KPIH NOWPIH
NON-PRECIPITATION WARNING WWUS75 KPIH NPWPIH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KPIH SPSPIH
RECORD EVENT REPORT SXUS75 KPIH RERPIH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FXUS65 KPIH AFDPIH
NWS PARTNERS AND CUSTOMERS WHO AUTOMATICALLY PROCESS THESE
PRODUCTS MAY NEED TO REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEMS NO LATER THAN MAY 2
2005 TO CONTINUE PROCESSING THE PRODUCTS ACCURATELY.
THIS CHANGE WILL BETTER SERVE PUBLIC AND FIRE WEATHER SERVICES
USERS BY CONSOLIDATING FORECAST PREPARATION FOR THESE TWO
COUNTIES IN THE POCATELLO OFFICE.
HYDROLOGIC SERVICES FOR BEAR LAKE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES /BEAR
RIVER BASIN/ WILL STAY AT WFO SALT LAKE CITY.
THREE SHAPEFILES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. UPDATED MAP
SHAPEFILES CONTAINING THE CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC ZONE...COUNTY AND
CWA BOUNDARY SHAPFILES RESPECTIVELY ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/CWA.HTM
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/COUNTY/HTML/COUNTY.HTM
A MAP SHOWING THIS ZONE COUNTY WARNING FORECAST AREA ASSIGNMENT
CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PIH/NEWS/BEAR-FRANK-XFER.PHP
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE CONTACT
LARRY DUNN...
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
2242 W NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
PHONE 801-524-4378
-OR-
JIM MEYER
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
1945 BEECHCRAFT AVE
POCATELLO ID 83204
PHONE 208-232-9306
THIS AND OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
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