980720: Hawaii zone forecasts

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• Subject: 980720: Hawaii zone forecasts
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 06:48:24 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
310 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 1998

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER
          WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... OTHER NATIONAL
          WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     THERESE Z. PIERCE... CHIEF... HYDROMET. SERVICES

SUBJECT:  NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN HAWAII AND DISCONTINUATION
          OF LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS...EFFECTIVE SEP 15 1998

ON SEPTEMBER 15 1998...TWO CHANGES WILL OCCUR REGARDING
FORECAST PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE HONOLULU NWS FORECAST
OFFICE FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.  THESE CHANGES ARE:

1.   NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE ISLAND OF HAWAII
2.   DISCONTINUATION OF CERTAIN LOCAL FORECAST PRODUCTS 

1.   THE NWS WILL IMPLEMENT NEW PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES FOR THE
ISLAND OF HAWAII ON SEPTEMBER 15 1998... AT 1400 UNIVERSAL
COORDINATED TIME /UTC/... 4 A.M. HST.  THE CURRENT HIZ004 /ISLAND
OF HAWAII/  WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE ZONES... HIZ004...
HIZ007... AND HIZ008 /SEE TABLE A/. THESE NEW FORECAST DIVISIONS
WILL PROVIDE BETTER SITE-SPECIFIC FORECASTS BY AFFORDING
FORECASTERS THE FLEXIBILITY TO SEPARATE OR GROUP THE NEW SMALLER
ZONES TOGETHER TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED
WEATHER.

TABLE A. NEW ZONES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 15 1998 AT 1400 UTC: UGC
UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE

UGC Z          HAWAII ZONE NAME

HIZ004-        NORTH AND EAST HAWAII INCLUDING WINDWARD KOHALA    
                    HAMAKUA HILO AND PUNA
HIZ007-        WEST HAWAII INCLUDING LEEWARD KOHALA AND KONA
HIZ008-        SOUTH HAWAII INCLUDING KAU

THE CATEGORIES OF AFFECTED PRODUCTS THAT USE THE Z FORM OF THE
UGC ARE LISTED BELOW WITH THEIR WMO HEADINGS AND NWWS
IDENTIFIERS.  MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED... NOT JUST ZONE FORECASTS...
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE NEW ZONE DESIGNATIONS /TABLE B/.  THIS IS
BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE UGC USED IN THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN
THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN THE STATE. 
CUSTOMERS WHO SELECT INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC ZONES WILL NEED TO
USE THE NEW UGC/S FOR THE NEW ZONES.


TABLE B. PRODUCT CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY NEW ZONE DESIGNATIONS.
                                                                 
PRODUCT                            WMO HEADING    NWWS ID

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT       ABHW40 PHNL    HNLPNSHNL
FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK            FGHW40 PHNL    HNLESFHNL
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                  FGHW41 PHNL    HNLFFAHNL
+ FLASH FLOOD WARNING              WOHW40 PHNL    HNLFFWHNL
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT              FGHW42 PHNL    HNLFFSHNL
HAWAII ZONE FORECASTS              FPHW1 PHNL     HNLZFPHI
HAWAII STATE FORECAST              FPHW4 PHNL     HNLSFPHI
SHORT TERM FORECAST                FPHW80 PHNL    HNLNOWHI
HIGH SURF ADVISORY                 WOHW2 PHNL     HNLSVRHI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT          WOHW41 PHNL    HNLSPSHNL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT           WWHW40 PHNL    HNLSVSHNL
+ TORNADO WARNING                  WOHW42 PHNL    HNLTORHNL
+ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING      WOHW42 PHNL    HNLSVRHNL
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT           WWHW40 PHNL    HNLSVSHNL
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE            WOHW50 PHNL    HNLCEMHNL
NON-PRECIP WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY  WWHW45 PHNL    HNLNPWHNL
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVY  WWHW46 PHNL    HNLWSWHNL

+ ALSO USES UGC COUNTY /C/ CODES

THE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-127 AND A-128 OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND
LOCAL FORECASTS...APPENDIX A- ZONE FORECAST MAPS.  THE UPDATED
ZONE MAP CAN BE DOWNLOADED OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE /IN
ALL LOWER CASE/:
         HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM

2. ALSO ON SEPTEMBER 15 1998... AT 1400 UTC... 4 A.M. HST... THE
NWS WILL DISCONTINUE THE PRODUCT HAWAII LOCAL FORECASTS /FPHW2
PHNL - HNLLFPHI/ WHICH INCLUDES THE HONOLULU PEARL CITY AND
WINDWARD OAHU COMMUNITIES FORECAST AND THE KAILUA KONA TOWN
FORECAST.

CUSTOMERS THAT CURRENTLY USE THE HONOLULU PEARL CITY AND WINDWARD
OAHU COMMUNITIES  FORECAST OR THE KAILUA KONA TOWN FORECAST WILL
FIND DETAILED FORECASTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THESE AREAS IN
THE HAWAII ZONE FORECASTS WITHIN THE ZONES HIZ002 - OAHU AND
HIZ007 -  WEST HAWAII INCLUDING LEEWARD KOHALA AND KONA ...
RESPECTIVELY.

THE HAWAII ZONE FORECASTS PROVIDE SITE-SPECIFIC HIGH AND LOW
TEMPERATURE FORECASTS IN TABULAR FORMAT FOLLOWING THE
FORECASTS OF SKY...WEATHER  AND WIND CONDITIONS.  THESE
CHANGES SHOULD PROVIDE IMPROVED SERVICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE      NWS/HYDROMET. SERVICES/OM12/ 
2525 CORREA ROAD  SUITE 250   1325 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY
HONOLULU HI  96822            SILVER SPRING MD 20910 
808-973-5275                  301-713-1726 X149