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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1005 AM EST FRI NOV 13 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 ZONE FORECAST IDENTIFIERS/HEADERS FOR IDAHO AND
MONTANA ZONES...EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13 1999
PUBLIC ZONE FORECAST PRODUCTS BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
IN IDAHO AND MONTANA WILL BE ISSUED UNDER NEW NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ IDENTIFIERS AND WMO HEADINGS...STARTING JANUARY 13
1999 AT 1200 UNIVERSAL COORDINATED TIME /UTC/...5 A.M. MST...4
A.M. PST.
USING THE NEW IDENTIFIERS...PUBLIC ZONE FORECASTS FOR IDAHO AND
MONTANA...AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN OREGON AND NORTH-CENTRAL
WYOMING...WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN SEVERAL SHORTER ZONE
FORECAST PRODUCTS. THE CURRENT NWWS ZONE FORECAST IDENTIFIERS
BOIZFPID AND GTFZFPMT WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER 1200 UTC
JANUARY 13 1999.
THIS MESSAGE IDENTIFIES THE FORECAST ZONES THAT WILL BE ISSUED
UNDER EACH NEW NWWS IDENTIFIER AND WMO HEADING. A ZONE IS NAMED
EITHER BY COUNTY /OR COUNTIES/ OR OTHER RECOGNIZABLE GEOGRAPHICAL
NAMES. EACH ZONE HAS A UNIVERSAL GENERIC CODE /UGC/.
A. NORTHERN IDAHO ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE SPOKANE
NWWS ID - SEAZFPOTX WMO HEADING - FPUS56 KOTX
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
IDZ001- NORTHERN PANHANDLE IDZ026- LEWISTON AREA
IDZ002- COEUR D ALENE AREA IDZ027- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN
IDZ003- IDAHO PALOUSE NEZ PERCE COUNTIES
IDZ004- CENTRAL PANHANDLE
MOUNTAINS
B. SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST OREGON ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE BOISE
NWWS ID - BOIZFPBOI WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KBOI
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
IDZ011- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS IDZ028- CAMAS PRAIRIE
IDZ012- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY IDZ029- OWYHEE MOUNTAINS
IDZ013- BOISE MOUNTAINS IDZ030- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS
IDZ014- UPPER TREASURE VALLEY COUNTY
IDZ015- SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS ORZ020- BAKER COUNTY
IDZ016- WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY ORZ021- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
ORZ022- SOUTHEAST OREGON
C. SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE POCATELLO
NWWS ID - BOIZFPPIH WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KPIH
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
IDZ017- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY IDZ022- SOUTH CENTRAL
IDZ018- SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS HIGHLANDS
IDZ019- UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS IDZ023- CARIBOU HIGHLANDS
IDZ020- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN IDZ031- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD
IDZ021- LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN RIVER REGION
IDZ032- LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI
D. ZONE FORECASTS FOR MONTANA WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND NORTH- CENTRAL IDAHO
BY NWS OFFICE MISSOULA
NWWS ID - GTFZFPMSO WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KMSO
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
MTZ001- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION IDZ005- NORTHERN CLEARWATER
MTZ002- WEST GLACIER REGION MOUNTAINS
MTZ003- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS IDZ006- SOUTHERN CLEARWATER
MTZ004- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION MOUNTAINS
MTZ005- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT IDZ007- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE
VALLEYS REGION
MTZ006- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE IDZ008- LOWER HELLS CANYON/
MOUNTAINS SALMON RIVER REGION
MTZ007- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION IDZ009- WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY
MTZ043- BLACKFOOT REGION IDZ010- EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY
E. CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE GREAT FALLS
NWWS ID - GTFZFPTFX WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KTFX
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
MTZ008- BEAVERHEAD MTZ012- CASCADE/EASTERN TETON
MTZ009- ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT MTZ013- FERGUS/JUDITH BASIN
MTZ010- EASTERN GLACIER/EASTERN MTZ014- BROADWATER/JEFFERSON/
PONDERA/TOOLE/LIBERTY MEAGHER/CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK
MTZ011- BLAINE/CHOUTEAU/HILL MTZ015- GALLATIN/MADISON
F. NORTHEAST MONTANA ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE GLASGOW
NWWS ID - GTFZFPGGW WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KGGW
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
MTZ016- PHILLIPS MTZ022- GARFIELD
MTZ017- VALLEY MTZ023- MCCONE
MTZ018- DANIELS MTZ024- RICHLAND
MTZ019- SHERIDAN MTZ025- DAWSON
MTZ020- ROOSEVELT MTZ026- PRAIRIE
MTZ021- PETROLEUM MTZ027- WIBAUX
G. SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTANA/SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING ZONE FORECASTS
BY NWS OFFICE BILLINGS
NWWS ID - GTFZFPBYZ WMO HEADING - FPUS55 KBYZ
UGC Z ZONE NAME UGC Z ZONE NAME
MTZ028- WHEATLAND MTZ037- CARTER
MTZ029- MUSSELSHELL MTZ038- BIG HORN
MTZ030- TREASURE MTZ039- CARBON
MTZ031- ROSEBUD MTZ040- PARK
MTZ032- CUSTER MTZ041- SWEET GRASS
MTZ033- FALLON MTZ042- GOLDEN VALLEY
MTZ034- STILLWATER WYZ098- NORTHEAST BIGHORN
MTZ035- YELLOWSTONE MOUNTAINS
MTZ036- POWDER RIVER WYZ099- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS
THIS MESSAGE IS POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE CHANGES YOU MAY CALL THE
RESPECTIVE METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE:
IDAHO
NWS BOISE NWS POCATELLO NWS SPOKANE /FOR NORTHERN IDAHO/
JOHN JANNUZZI MARK MOLLNER JOHN LIVINGSTON
208-334-9860 208-232-9309 509-244-0110
MONTANA
NWS BILLINGS NWS GREAT FALLS
ROBERT DIAZ KENNETH MIELKE
406-652-0851 406-453-9957
NWS GLASGOW NWS MISSOULA
JIM REA DAVID GOENS
406-228-2850 406-329-4715
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