980818: zone reconfigurations

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• Subject: 980818: zone reconfigurations
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:18:57 -0600 (MDT)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT MON AUG 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...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
          SERVICES
 
SUBJECT:  RECONFIGURATION OF SOME PUBLIC FORECAST ZONES IN
          CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA ...EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15
          1998

THE NWS WILL RECONFIGURE SOME OF THE PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST AREAS
IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA ON OCTOBER 15 1998...AT 1100
UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ /5 A.M. MDT/. THESE
RECONFIGURATIONS WILL HELP AFFORD FORECASTERS THE NEEDED
FLEXIBILITY TO GROUP NEW SMALLER ZONES TOGETHER OR SEPARATE THEM
OUT TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT ONGOING AND PREDICTED WEATHER.

TABLE 1 LISTS THE RECONFIGURED ZONES.  TABLE 2 LISTS THE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES AFFECTED.  MANY PRODUCTS ISSUED /NOT JUST ZONE
FORECASTS/ WILL BE AFFECTED BY ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.  THIS IS
BECAUSE THE Z FORM OF THE UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/ USED IN
CERTAIN PRODUCTS WILL CONTAIN THE NEW ZONE NUMBERS TO FURTHER
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS BY ZONE WITHIN THE STATE. 
                     
TABLE 1. RECONFIGURED ZONES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15 1998 AT 1100
UTC.

UGC Z     AZ ZONE NAME AND COMMENTS

UGC Z     AZ ZONE NAME AND COMMENTS

AZZ008-   YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS
               YAVAPAI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET ELEVATION
AZZ009-   NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS - FROM HWY 264 NORTH
               JUST NORTHWEST 1/3RD OF OLD ZONE 9 WITH
               ELEVATIONS ABOUT 5000 TO 6500 FEET
AZZ010-   CHINLE VALLEY
               JUST SLIGHT CHANGE TO SOUTHWEST BOUNDARY
AZZ011-   CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU
               ZONE EXTENDED SOUTH TO INCLUDE HIGHER TERRAIN
               SOUTH OF I-40 AND ELIMINATION OF FAR EAST PART OF
               OLD ZONE 11.
AZZ012-   LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY
               MINOR CHANGES TO NORTHEAST BOUNDARY. TUBA CITY NOW 
               IN THIS ZONE
AZZ014-   LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY
               SLIGHT CHANGES TO NORTH BOUNDARY   
AZZ015-   WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM INCLUDING FLAGSTAFF
               SLIGHT CHANGES TO SOUTH BOUNDARY. SOUTHEAST
               BOUNDARY EXTENDED TO INCLUDE MORMAN LAKE
AZZ016-   EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM
               NORTHWEST BOUNDARY MOVED SLIGHTLY SOUTHEAST
AZZ037-   YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS
               NEW ZONE FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI COUNTY
AZZ038-   OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS
               NEW ZONE TAILORED TO CANYONS
AZZ039-   BLACK MESA AREA
               NEW ZONE INCLUDES ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET OF
               OLD ZONE 9.
AZZ040-   NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS - SOUTH OF HWY 264
               NEW ZONE IS SOUTH 1/3RD OF OLD ZONE 9.  ELEVATION
               BETWEEN 5000 AND 6500 FEET.

TABLE 2. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THESE ZONE RECONFIGURATIONS.

PRODUCT                                 NWWS ID   WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT                   PHXZFPFGZ FPUS55 KFGZ
WINTER WEATHER WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY   PHXWSWPHX WWUS46 KPHX
ADDITONAL WINTER WEATHER INFO.          PHXWSWFLG WWUS46 KFLG
NON-PRECIPITATION WATCH/WARNING/ADVY    PHXNPWPHX WWUS45 KPHX
ADDITIONAL NON-PRECIPITATION INFO       PHXNPWFLG WWUS45 KFLG
FLASH FLOOD WATCH                       PHXFFWPHX RWUS31 KPHX
SHORT TERM FORECAST                     PHXNOWFLG FPUS75 KFGZ
STATE FORECAST PRODUCT                  PHXSFPAZ  FPUS65 KPSR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT                PHXSVSFLG WWUS34 KFLG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT               PHXSPSFLG WWUS35 KFLG
FLOOD/FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT             PHXFLSFLG RWUS42 KFLG
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT            PHXPNSFLG ABUS34 KFLG
LOCAL STORM REPORT                      PHXLSRFLG WWUS30 KFLG
STATE WEATHER ROUNDUP                   PHXSWRAZ  ASUS45 KPHX

THESE ZONE CHANGES UPDATE PAGES A-105-106 OF NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER C-11...ZONE AND LOCAL
FORECASTS...APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST MAPS/.  UPDATED ZONE MAPS
WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD OFF THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE:
      
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/MODERNIZE/ST-MAPS/MAPS.HTM
  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY CONTACT: 

MICHAEL CAMPBELL -PH. 520-556-9161  ANTON HAFFER- PH.602-379-4607
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE             METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE 
NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE       NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
P O BOX 16057                       FORECAST OFFICE PAB 500       
BELLEMONT AZ 86015-6057             P O BOX 52025
                                    PHOENIX AZ 85072-2025

BOTH PARTS OF THIS MESSAGE ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING
URL ADDRESS: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM  /SMALL CASE/

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