20060105: zone format changes-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:36:31 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 051832
PNSWSH

SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 06-01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
130 PM EST THU JAN 5 2006

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:     ELI JACKS
 CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH

SUBJECT:  ZONE FORECAST BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH
         CAROLINA FOOTHILLS: EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006.

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY...MAY 9 2006 AT 1800 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME
/UTC/...2 PM EDT...FIVE NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST ZONES...IN
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY...WILL BE RECONFIGURED INTO 10 NEW FORECAST ZONES.
CALDWELL /NCZ034/...MCDOWELL /NCZ054/...BURKE /NCZ055/...
RUTHERFORD /NCZ067/...AND POLK /NCZ066/ COUNTIES IN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS.

THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW FORECASTS FOR THESE COUNTIES TO BE MORE
AREA SPECIFIC.

NWS CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROPERLY RECEIVE THESE ZONES USING THE NEW
ZONE FORMAT /Z/ UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODES /UGC/ LISTED IN TABLE 2.
PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE LISTED IN TABLE 3.

USERS CAN DOWNLOAD AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE OF THE
REALIGNED BOUNDARIES FROM THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE /USE LOWER CASE
LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTM


TABLE 1. CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED
AS OUTLINED IN TABLE 2.

UGC /Z/   ZONE NAMECOUNTY NAME/AREA DESIGNATION
-------------------------------------------
NCZ034    CALDWELLCALDWELL
NZZ055    BURKE  BURKE
NCZ054    MCDOWELL  MCDOWELL
NCZ067    RUTHERFORD    RUTHERFORD
NCZ066  POLK  PORK

TABLE 2.  NEW ZONE CODES AND NEW NAMES...EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006

NEW UGC /Z/NEW ZONE NAME       COUNTY NAME/AREA
DESIGNATION

NCZ501 CALDWELL MOUNTAINSNORTHWEST CALDWELL
NCZ502GREATER CALDWELLSOUTHEAST CALDWELL
NZZ503BURKE MOUNTAINSEXTREME NORTHWEST BURKE
NCZ504GREATER BURKECENTRAL AND EAST BURKE
NCZ505MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS  NORTH AND WEST MCDOWELL
NCZ506EASTERN MCDOWELLEASTERN MCDOWELL
NCZ507RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS    EXTREME WEST RUTHERFORD
NCZ508GREATER RUTHERFORD  CENTRAL AND EAST RUTHERFORD
NCZ509POLK MOUNTAINSWESTERN POLK
NCZ510EASTERN POLKEASTERN POLK


TABLE 3.  KEY PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THE WFO GSP ZONE CHANGES...
EFFECTIVE MAY 9 2006

                                        AWIPS/        WMO ID
PRODUCT NAME                            NWWS ID      FOR FOS

PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST                   CAEZFPGSP   FPUS52 KGSP
POINT FORECAST MATRICESCAEPFMGSP   FOUS52 KGSP
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST  CAEFWFGSP   FNUS52 KGSP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKCAEHWOGSP   FLUS42 KGSP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                      CAEFFAGSP   WGUS62 KGSP
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING  CAENPWGSP   WWUS72 KGSP
WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING       CAEWSWGSP   WWUS42 KGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT              CAESPSGSP   WWUS82 KGSP
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE                CAECEMGSP   WOUS42 KGSP
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT           CAEPNSGSP   NOUS42 KGSP
SHORT-TERM FORECAST                    CAENOWGSP   FPUS72 KGSP
RED FLAG WARNING                       CAERFWGSP   WWUS81 KGSP

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE... PLEASE CONTACT:

LARRY GABRIC...METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE -OR-
VINCE DICARLO...WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AIRPORT
1549 GSP DRIVE
GREER SC 29651
PHONE: 864-848-9970

THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

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

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