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PNSWSH
SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE 09-43...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT WED SEP 30 2009
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM: ELI JACKS
CHIEF...FIRE AND PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES BRANCH
SUBJECT: AMENDED EFFECTIVE DATE TO OCTOBER 5 2009. ADJUSTMENT OF
CURRENT AND CREATION OF NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE
BOUNDARIES IN MUCH OF WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA FOR
WFO CHEYENNE WYOMING EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5 2009
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS DELAYED UNTIL MONDAY OCTOBER
5 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED
UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...DUE TO ONGOING WEATHER IN WFO CHEYENNE WY
AREA OF FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IS BELOW FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES.
EFFECTIVE THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 2009 AT 200 PM MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME /MDT/...2000 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE NWS FORECAST OFFICE /WFO/ IN CHEYENNE WYOMING /CYS/ WILL RECONFIGURE SEVERAL OF ITS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES FOR NUMEROUS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS A PORTION OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.
THE PURPOSE OF THESE CHANGES IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC FORECAST AND WARNING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BY BETTER ACCOUNTING FOR CLIMATOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES.
WFO RIVERTON WYOMING /RIW/ WILL ALSO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO SIX CURRENT PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE BOUNDARIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... PRIMARILY TO ALIGN THOSE ZONES WITH THE NEW WFO CYS ZONES. A SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE WFO RIW CHANGES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/SCN09-42RIW_PUB_ZONES.TXTTHERE ARE NO CHANGES TO WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION HEADINGS OR ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEM IDENTIFIERS WITH THESE PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE CHANGES. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS FROM WFO CYS.
AN UPDATED ZONE MAP SHAPEFILE CONTAINING THE REALIGNED ZONES IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GEODATA/CATALOG/WSOM/HTML/PUBZONE.HTMNEW ZONE /Z/ FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHIC CODE /UGC/ AND PUBLIC FORECAST ZONE NAMES/NUMBERS FOR WFO CYS USERS:
NEW OLD
NEW ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ OLD ZONE NAME UGC /Z/
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CONVERSE COUNTY
LOWER ELEVATIONS WYZ101 CONVERSE WYZ059
NIOBRARA COUNTY WYZ102 NIOBRARA WYZ060
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ103 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ064
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY
MOUNTAINS WYZ104 NORTH CARBON WYZ062
SHIRLEY BASIN WYZ105 N/A N/A
CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE
AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE
COUNTY WYZ106 N/A N/A
EAST PLATTE COUNTY WYZ107 PLATTE WYZ067
GOSHEN COUNTY WYZ108 GOSHEN WYZ068
CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY WYZ109 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061
NORTH SNOWY RANGE
FOOTHILLS WYZ110 N/A N/A SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY WYZ111 SOUTHWEST CARBON WYZ061 SIERRA MADRE RANGE WYZ112 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN WYZ113 N/A N/A SNOWY RANGE WYZ114 SNOWY RANGE WYZ063 LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ115 LARAMIE VALLEY WYZ065 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE WYZ116 LARAMIE RANGE WYZ066 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS WYZ117 N/A N/A CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ118 CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS WYZ069 EAST LARAMIE COUNTY WYZ119 PINE BLUFFS WYZ070 NORTH SIOUX NEZ095 SIOUX NEZ001 SOUTH SIOUX NEZ096 SIOUX NEZ001A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE NEW WFO CYS PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/ZONE_DES.PDF AND HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIFICATION/RESOURCES/CYS_ZONES.JPGTHE FOLLOWING KEY PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE FOR WFO CYS PARTNERS AND USERS:
PRODUCT NAME WMO HEADING AWIPS ID PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST FPUS55 KCYS ZFPCYS NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS75 KCYS NPWCYS WINTER STORM ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WWUS45 KCYS WSWCYS SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS85 KCYS SPSCYS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS55 KCYS SVSCYS SHORT-TERM FORECAST FPUS75 KCYS NOWCYS FLOOD WARNING WGUS45 KCYS FLWCYS FLOOD WATCH WGUS65 KCYS FFACYS FLOOD STATEMENT WGUS85 KCYS FLSCYSWFO CYS PRODUCTS USED FOR TORNADO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND NON-WEATHER RELATED EMERGENCY MESSAGES REMAIN UNCHANGED SINCE THOSE PRODUCTS USE THE COUNTY /C/ FORM OF THE UGC CODE.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHANGE IS SOONER THAN SPECIFIED BY NWS POLICY /NWS INSTRUCTION 10-1805/. THE REDUCTION OF THE NORMAL ADVANCE LEAD TIME WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CHANGE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER WEATHER. PARTNERS AND USERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT: JOHN GRIFFITH WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST NWS FORECAST OFFICE 1301 AIRPORT PARKWAY CHEYENNE WYOMING 82009 307-772-2468 X726 NATIONAL SERVICE CHANGE NOTICES ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/: HTTP://WWW.WEAHTER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ NNNN
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