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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
300 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 1998
TO FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PRODUCT USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES
FROM THERESE Z. PIERCE...CHIEF...HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
SUBJECT CREATION OF A NEW FORECAST ZONE - FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA...EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 2 1998.
EFFECTIVE AT 1400 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/ 9 AM EST...
MONDAY NOVEMBER 2 1998...MARYLAND ZONE 013 /MDZ013/ WHICH IS A
COMBINATION OF PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA ...WILL BE SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA /WASHINGTON DC/ WILL BECOME AN INDEPENDENT ZONE WITH A
NEW IDENTIFIER /ID/...WHILE PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY WILL STAND BY
ITSELF AND RETAIN THE OLD MDZ013 ID. THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW
FORECASTS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC FOR WASHINGTON DC...WHICH TYPICALLY
HAS WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN OUTLYING SUBURBAN AREAS.
CREATING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ZONE WILL REQUIRE SUBSCRIBERS
TO THE NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/...THE FAMILY OF SERVICES
/FOS/...AND OTHER CUSTOMERS...ESPECIALLY CABLE TV OUTLETS... TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO RECEIVE IT...USING THE UGC /Z/ ZONE
CODE LISTED IN TABLE 1. PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 2. FOR HOLDERS OF NWS OPERATIONS MANUAL CHAPTER
C-11... ZONE AND LOCAL FORECASTS... APPENDIX A /ZONE FORECAST
MAPS/ THIS UPDATES PAGES A-17 AND A-18.
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN LOWER
CASE LETTERS/: HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
TABLE 1. NEW ZONE IDENTIFIER
ZONE NAME UGC /Z/ CODE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DCZ001 /NEW/
TABLE 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY RELATED PRODUCTS ENHANCED BY THE
CHANGE:
PRODUCT NAME NWWS ID WMO HEADING
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT WBCZFPMD FPUS51 KLWX
FLASH FLOOD WATCH WBCFFAWBC RWUS31 KWBC
NON-PRECIPITATION ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WBCNPWWBC WWUS45 KWBC
WINTER WEATHER ADVSY/WATCH/WARNING WBCWSWWBC WWUS46 KWBC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WBCSPSWBC WWUS35 KWBC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT WBCSVSWBC WWUS34 KWBC
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE WBCCEMWBC MMUS40 KWBC
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WBCPNSWBC ABUS34 KWBC
SHORT-TERM FORECAST WBCNOWWBC FPUS71 KLWX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT WBCFFSWBC RWUS32 KWBC
IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS... YOU MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:
JAMES TRAVERS
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE -OR-
BARBARA MCNAUGHT-WATSON
WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
NWS FORECAST OFFICE
44087 WEATHER SERVICE ROAD
STERLING VA 20166-2001
PHONE 703-260-0107
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